The document discusses three organizations in New York City where one can volunteer: Charity: Water which brings clean drinking water to developing countries and has helped over 2 million people; City Harvest which rescues unsold food from restaurants and distributes it to food programs to end hunger, having distributed over 300 million pounds of food; and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation which is seeking volunteers to plant 15,000 flower bulbs in Washington Square Park before winter.

1. VOLUNTEERING IN NYC
Charity Water,
City Harvest,
New York City Department of Parks and
Recreation

2. CHARITY:WATER

3. CHARITY: WATER
 Mission:
 Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing
clean and safe drinking water to people in
developing nations.
 Over 1 billion people in the world do not have
access to clean drinking water.
 It was founded in New York City by Scott
Harrison, a former night-club impresario.

4. CHARITY: WATER
 In only 5 years charity: water has brought clean
drinking water to 2 million people in 19 countries.
 http://www.charitywater.org/september/
 http://mycharitywater.org/p/campaign/?campaign_id
=19114

5. THANK YOU VIDEOS
 http://www.youtube.com/charitywaterthanks#p/u/32/
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 http://www.youtube.com/charitywaterthanks#p/u/36/
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 http://www.youtube.com/charitywaterthanks#p/u/16/
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6. CITY HARVEST

7. CITY HARVEST
 Mission:
 City Harvest exists to end hunger in communities
throughout New York City. We do this through food
rescue and distribution, education, and other
practical, innovative solutions.

8. VOLUNTEERS SAVE FOOD THAT WOULD BE
THROWN AWAY BY RESTAURANTS.

9. CITY HARVEST
 A group of ordinary citizens became troubled by
the large number of fellow New Yorkers who didn't
have enough to eat. When they saw that local
restaurants were discarding perfectly good
food, these volunteers responded by enlisting
friends and borrowing cars to transport the leftover
food to where it was needed most. This idea led to
the creation of City Harvest in 1982.
 City Harvest has distributed more than 300 million
pounds of food to a network of nearly 600
community food programs throughout NYC.

10. VOLUNTEERS AT WORK

11. NYC DEPT. OF PARKS & RECREATION

12. NYC PARKS & RECREATION
 “We have more than 15,000 flower bulbs to plant in
Washington Square Park before winter. We have
set up two volunteer days so that you can help us
get this project done before the cold weather settles
in. The bulbs we plant now will be the first flowers
to bloom in the spring and always create a joyful
and colorful display. Join your neighbors and bring
your friends to do your part for Washington Square
Park.”

13. WASHINGTON SQ. PARK IN THE SPRING

14. VOLUNTEERING
 Volunteering is part of American life.
 What opportunities for volunteering exist in your
country?
 Is it a common practice? Why or why not?