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Volunteer New York News: Local Volunteer Opportunities for September 29, 2023

Clubs and Organizations

September 30, 2023

From: Volunteer New York

BREWSTER FALL FESTIVAL
Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition
10/7 @ 9:00am
Brewster

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PUMPKIN PICKING AT MUSCOOT FARM
Westchester Parks Foundation
10/7 @ 10:00am
Katonah

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WESTCHESTER HEART WALK
American Heart Association Hudson Valley Chapter
10/8 @ 7:00am
Valhalla

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WESTCHESTER WALK LIKE MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
10/14 @ 8:00am
Yorktown Heights

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WALK FOR WISHES STREET TEAM
Make-a-Wish Foundation
By 10/7; flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester, Rockland & and Putnam

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GRADUATION COACHES FOR TEENS
Yonkers Partners in Education
Flexible schedule
Yonkers/Virtual

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Still Waiting for the Right Match

WORKSHOP LEADERS
Department of Senior Programs
West Harrison
Register by 10/2

CHESS PLAYERS
DOROT Westchester
10/11 @ 4:30; Wednesdays
Hartsdale
Register by 10/6

PUBLICITY DIRECTOR
Hudson River Audubon Society
Flexible schedule
Virtual

AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Open Door Medical Center
Flexible schedule
Virtual

BOARD MEMBERS
Heartsong
Flexible schedule
White Plains

BOARD MEMBERS
Putnam Service Dogs
Flexible schedule
Brewster/Virtual

Virtual + Remote Opportunities

BOARD MEMBERS
Westchester Residential Opportunities
Flexible schedule
Virtual

BOARD MEMBERS
Homeless Remedies Inc.
Flexible schedule; multiple opportunities
Virtual

READING, WRITING & MATH TUTORS
Westchester Library System
Weekly
Virtual

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Donation Drives

DIAPERS & WIPES DRIVE
Junior League of Central Westchester
Flexible schedule
Scarsdale

CREATE OR DONATE BLANKETS FOR KIDS
Project Linus
Flexible schedule
Remote

WRITE THANK-YOU CARDS FOR THE TROOPS
United for the Troops
Flexible schedule
Shrub Oak

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Youth Opportunities

FOOD PANTRY SORTING
Westchester Youth Alliance
10/9 @ 9:00am
New Rochelle
Register by 10/1

VOLUNTEERS TO PLAY WITH KIDS
Neighbors Link
10/11 & 11/8 @ 5:45pm
Yonkers

VOTER REGISTRATION WORKSHOP FOR TEENS
Volunteer New York!
10/25 @ 7:00pm
Virtual

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Group Opportunities

BUTTERFLY GARDEN VOLUNTEERS
Hudson River Audubon Society
10/15 @ 8:00am; Sundays
Yonkers

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS EVENT VOLUNTEERS
Westchester Library
System
10/21 @ 8:30am
Ossining

LIBRARY BOOK SALE VOLUNTEERS
Warner Library
10/21 @ 8:00am &
10/22 @ 5:00pm
Tarrytown

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Driving Opportunities

FOOD RESCUE HEROES
Together Our Unity Can Heal (TOUCH)
Flexible schedule
Throughout Rockland

CLOTHING DELIVERY DRIVERS
The Sharing Shelf
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester

DRIVERS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
Cancer Support Team
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester
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DRIVERS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
American Cancer Society
Flexible schedule
Throughout Putnam

HOME DELIVERY DRIVERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
Thursdays @ 9:00am
Mount Kisco

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
Riverdale Y
Flexible schedule
Bronx/Yonkers
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MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR FAMILIES
Meals on Wheels of Rockland
10/21 @ 10:00am
Tarrytown

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR FAMILIES
Lifting Up
Westchester
Select Mondays @ 9:00am
Throughout New Rochelle

MEAL DELIVERY DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
Meals on Wheels of New Rochelle
Flexible schedule
Throughout New Rochelle
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DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
TRA
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
RideConnect
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

DRIVERS FOR SENIORS
It Takes a Village 10591
Flexible schedule
Throughout Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow

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On-Site(one-day) Opportunities

FALL FESTIVAL
Wartburg Adult Care Community
9/30 @ 8:00am; multiple opportunities
Mount Vernon

GARDENING AT D.I.G.
D.I.G. Farm
9/30 @ 9:00am; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
North Salem

CHILD CARE FAMILY GATHERING
Child Care Council of Westchester
9/30 @ 9:30am
Yonkers

?SORT/DISTRIBUTE FOOD
LIFE Progressive Services
9/30 @ 10:00am; Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Mount Vernon

ANNUAL GALA PARKING LOT GUIDES
Pegasus Therapeutic
Riding
9/30 @ 2:30pm
Brewster

GARDENING AT MOUNT VERNON GARDEN
D.I.G. Farm
10/2 @ 9:30am;
Mondays
Mount Vernon

?KITCHEN PREP CREW
Second Chance Foods
10/2 @ 4:30pm;
Mondays
Brewster

GARDENING TUESDAYS AT LASDON PARK
Friends of Lasdon Park
10/3 @ 10:00am; Tuesdays
Katonah

FOOD PANTRY BOX BREAKDOWN
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/3 @ 3:00pm; Tuesdays
Mount Kisco

?FOOD PANTRY PARKING LOT ATTENDANTS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/3 @ 4:45pm;
Tuesdays
Mount Kisco

WESTCHESTER LOCAL FOOD PROJECT
D.I.G. Farm
10/4 @ 9:30am; Wednesdays
Bedford Hills

COOKING VOLUNTEERS - BEDFORD
D.I.G. Farm
10/4 @ 10:00am; alternating Wednesdays
Bedford

?MEAL PACKING CREW
Second Chance Foods
10/4 @ 12:00pm; Wednesdays
Brewster

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
Yonkers CAP
10/6 & 10/20 @ 8:00am
Yonkers

FOOD PANTRY STOCKING VOLUNTEERS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/6 @ 9:00am; Fridays
Mount Kisco

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
New Rochelle CAP
10/10 @ 10:00am & 1:00pm; second Tuesdays
New Rochelle

FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/10 @ 3:00pm & 5:00pm; Tuesdays
Mount Kisco

WEEDING INVASIVES AT SCOUT FIELD
Westchester Parks
Foundation
10/12 @ 11:00am
Bronxville

GREEN SQUAD AT SILVER LAKE PRESERVE
Westchester Parks Foundation
10/12 @ 4:15pm
White Plains

DEEP CLEAN COOLER CREW
Second Chance Foods
10/14 @ 10:00am; Saturdays
Brewster

FALL FOOD DRIVE - ARMONK
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/14 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
Armonk

FALL FOOD DRIVE - BEDFORD HILLS
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/14 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
Bedford Hills

FALL FOOD DRIVE - MOUNT KISCO
Mount Kisco Food Pantry
10/14 @ 10:00am & 12:00pm
Mount Kisco

WOOD CHIPPERS
Hudson River Audubon Society
10/15 @ 8:00am; third Sundays
Yonkers

PARK & GARDEN WORK DAYS
Ward Acres Conservancy
10/14 @ 10:00am; select Saturdays
New Rochelle

MID-WEEK VOLUNTEER TRAIL TEAM
Ward Acres Conservancy
10/17 @ 10:00am; first & third Tuesdays
New Rochelle

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WEEDING INVASIVES AT TIBBETTS BROOK PARK
Westchester Parks Foundation
10/18 @ 10:00am
Yonkers

VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE & INFORMATION SESSION
DOROT Westchester
10/18 @ 5:30pm
White Plains

SORT & DISTRIBUTE FOOD FOR FAMILIES
Family Services of Westchester
10/20 @ 10:30am; Fridays
White Plains

?PAINT NIGHT FOR VETS
Family Services of Westchester
10/20 @ 11:00am; alternating Fridays
White Plains

DR. WILDCLIFF'S HAUNTED GREENHOUSE
Hudson Park Children's Greenhouse
10/20-10/29
New Rochelle

2023 BOWL-A-THON EVENT & ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS
Life at 10
10/21 @ 5:00pm
New City
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SPOOKTACULAR OKTOBERFEST
Westchester Parks Foundation
10/28 @ 1:00pm
Cross River

THANKSGIVING TURKEY DISTRIBUTION
Port Chester
Carver Center
11/16 @ 11:00am & 3:30pm
Port Chester

2023 WESTCHESTER TURKEY TROT
Hillside Food
Outreach
11/23 @ 7:00am
Valhalla

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On-Site(Ongoing) Opportunities

ACADEMIC COACHES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Destination: College
Select weekdays
Mount Vernon

ACADEMIC MENTORS
Family Service Society of Yonkers
Weekly
Yonkers

ACTIVITY VOLUNTEERS FOR SENIORS
DOROT Westchester
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester
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AFTER-SCHOOL HELPERS
Mount Vernon Youth Bureau
Flexible schedule
Mount Vernon

AVIATION PROGRAM PILOTS FOR KIDS
White Plains Youth Bureau
Flexible schedule
White Plains

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION VOLUNTEERS
DOROT Westchester
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester

?CALL BELL VOLUNTEERS FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Burke Rehabilitation
Hospital
Weekly @ 11:00am
White Plains

CANINE THERAPY HANDLERS (WITH DOGS)
Northern Westchester
Hospital
Flexible schedule
Mount Kisco

COACHES FOR CAREGIVERS
Northern Westchester
Hospital
Weekly
Mount Kisco

CAREGIVER SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS
White PlainsHospital
Flexible schedule
White Plains

CLASSROOM HELPERS
Family Services of Westchester
Multiple opportunities
White Plains

CONFLICT RESOLUTION WORKSHOP VOLUNTEERS
Alternatives to Violence Project
Scarsdale

DIRECT CARE VOLUNTEERS FOR HOSPICE PATIENTS
United Hospice
Flexible schedule
New City

FOOD IS MEDICINE VOLUNTEERS
Open Door Family Medical Center
Thursdays @ 10:30am
Port Chester

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
Ossining Food Pantry
Multiple opportunities
Ossining

ESL TUTORS - OSSINING
Neighbors Link
Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:00pm Fridays @ 10:00am
Ossining

ESL TUTORS - MOUNT KISCO
Neighbors Link
Thursdays @ 7:00pm
Mount Kisco

GED TUTORS FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS
Ten Talent Ministries
Weekly
Elmsford

FRIENDLY VISITORS
Northern Westchester
Hospital
Flexible schedule
Mount Kisco

FRIENDLY VISITORS FOR VETS
VA Hudson Valley
Flexible schedule
Montrose
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GARDEN GREETERS
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Weekends @ 10:00am
Yonkers

HOMEWORK HELPERS
Family Service Sciety of Yonkers
Weekly
Yonkers

OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS
Your Life
at 10
Flexible schedule
Virtual

MENTORS FOR YOUTH
Connections
Mentoring
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester

MUSEUM TOUR GUIDE VOLUNTEERS
Percy Grainger Society
Monthly
White Plains

MENTAL HEALTH MENTORS
MHA of Rockland County
Flexible schedule
Throughout Rockland

PUPPY RAISERS
BluePath Service
Dogs
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

PUPPY RAISERS & VACATION RELIEF
Putnam Service Dogs
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester & Putnam

HORSE BARN & WILDLIFE CENTER VOLUNTEERS
Green Chimneys
Weekly; multiple opportunities
Brewster

PUPPY RAISERS & SITTERS
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Flexible schedule
Patterson & Yorktown Heights

PRO-BONO FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS
United Community Center
of Westchester
Flexible schedule
New Rochelle
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TECHNOLOGY COACHES FOR SENIORS
DOROT Westchester
Flexible schedule
Throughout Westchester

TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
G.O.O.D. For Girls
Flexible schedule
Valhalla

VET2VET PEER VOLUNTEERS
Family Services of Westchester
White Plains

?VETS VISITING VETS
Northern Westchester Hospital
Flexible schedule
Mount Kisco

VISIT HOSTS FOR FOSTER FAMILIES
MHA of Westchester
Flexible schedule
Tarrytown

VOLUNTEER ANGELS
Hope Not Handcuffs Hudson Valley Chapter
Flexible schedule
New Rochelle

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