NY Cares Volunteer Server-A-Thon

[ZetaAce]

This is a great opportunity for people to get involved! -ZetaAce
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Join the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Team, New York Cares and 10,000 volunteers for the 9th Annual Volunteer Serve-A-Thon - an incredible day of hands-on volunteering at New York City public schools which
raises money for New York Cares' year-round volunteer programs.

On Saturday, October 14, 2000, New York Cares Day 2000, we will be painting and cleaning 1 of the 110 public schools throughout the 5 boroughs as we strive
to put the spotlight on volunteerism and help to raise more than $100,000 to fund New York Cares' year-round volunteer programs.

·Paint murals, playgrounds, and classrooms!
·Revitalize gardens! Refurbish libraries! Reorganize
storage areas!
·Help to raise pledge money to support thousands of
New York Cares' volunteer programs!
·Make a difference for your community!

New York Cares is a nonprofit organization that plans more than 300 hands-on volunteer projects every month to help New York City's neediest residents. Volunteers tutor children, neediest residents. Volunteers tutor children, feed the hungry, assist people living with HIV/AIDS, revitalize gardens, take homeless children on recreational outings, bridge the Digital Divide, visit the elderly, and do so much more. Projects happen in the mornings, in the evenings, and on weekends. And, New York Cares offers a range of commitment levels so volunteers can give a few hours per week, or a few hours per year.

To register with the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Team (Anyone can register) simply send the following information to BrooklynZeta@yahoo.com :

Full Name
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip Code
Day Phone Number
Evening Phone Number
Fax Number (if available)
E-mail address

After you have registered we'll send you a pledge form and an information packet. Also pledge forms can also be downloaded from nycares.org. Ask family, friends,
neighbors, and co-works for pledge money to support New York Cares Day 2000 and other New York Cares volunteer programs just like it. Volunteer fundraisers who raise $50 or more qualify for great prizes, from New York Cares!

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Team's site assignment will be announced soon. Rain or shine, be prepared to work hard, get dirty, and have FUN! All projects will begin by 10:00am and end by 3:00pm.

With community service at the forefront of our organization's continued success, we invite you to join in our diligent work in the community to foster the ideals of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Thank you.

[mgdzkm433]

That sounds like a terrific idea. I wish I were able to be there, but it gives me a great idea for the area I live in. The West Virginia Public school system is very poor, this kind of event could not only bring communities together, but help raise money/supplies etc for the school system. I live in a town of about 2,000. This past spring, about a week before school was out, 3 kids broke into the middle school in our small town and set fire to it (these are 5th and 6th grade children). The fire caused over 6 million dollars in damage. Now the school still stands as it did the night that it burned. This school was not only a place for learning, but it was a historic part of the town which was built after the depression by Eleanor Roosevelt (who the town was then named after). It saddens me everyday to drive by on my way to work and see the children now walking to 'portable' school buildings located in the front yard of the rubble that used to be their small school. This kind of event could help the teachers (who had to dip into their own pockets to pay for the decorations/bulitin boards/supplies)be reimbursed and help them to aquire more supplies and help with the clean up of the old school to make way for the rebuilding of a new school.

[ZetaAce]

mgdzkm433- That's very sad to hear Children need better facilities to learn in than porto-schools! Maybe you can organize a drive (similar to NYcares) to help get the school rebuilt and/or get better supplies for the schools. Good luck!

[Finer Woman10-A-91]

The New York Cares Spring Clean up day was a blast! The Zetas planted a wonderful garden in Brooklyn. Go Sorors! I actually went up to a location in the Bronx with some friends...We had a blast painting the railing at Orchard Beach!

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated...Every Finer Woman's Dream!

[Finer Woman10-A-91]

October 13, 2001
Join the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Team, New York
Cares and 10,000 volunteers for the 10th Annual
Volunteer Serve-A-Thon - an incredible day of hands-on
volunteering at New York City public schools which
raises money for New York Cares' year-round volunteer
programs.


To register with the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Team
simply send the following information to:

Full Name
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip Code
Day Phone Number
Evening Phone Number
Fax Number (if available)
E-mail address

Please forward to Candace Keeby at BrooklynZeta@Yahoo.com

After you have registered we'll send you a pledge form
and an information packet. Also pledge forms can also
be downloaded from www.nycares.org after August 23,
2001. Ask family, friends, neighbors, and co-works for
pledge money to support New York Cares Day 2001 and
other New York Cares volunteer programs just like it.
Volunteer fundraisers who raise $50 or more qualify
for great prizes, from New York Cares!

The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 's Site is in Brooklyn!
The location is:

School: New Utrecht High School
42 Appletree Drive
16th Avenue & 80th Street
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 232-2500

Principal: Howard Lucks

Pending Activities: Painting (straight painting and indoor murals)

Reorganize Shelves
Dust Books
Bulb Planting
Organize Book/Storge Closets
Technology

Rain or shine, be prepared to work hard, get dirty, and have
FUN! All projects will begin by 8:30am and end by 3:00pm.

Community service is at the forefront of the
organization's continued success; we invite you to
join in our diligent work in the community to foster
the ideals of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Below are a few frequently asked questions that may
help you. We hope you will join the Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc. Team for this incredible day of service
in more than 100 public schools throughout the five
boroughs.

New York Cares Day 2001
Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the schedule for New York Cares Day?
A: This year, like last, we're asking volunteers to go
directly to their school sites to register at 8:30am.
Volunteers will work at their sites until 3:00pm, with
a break for lunch. After clean-up, make plans to head
over to the New York Cares Day Thank You Celebration
to celebrate your effect with other volunteers.

Q: Is there a fee to participate?
A: If you unable to raise pledges, New York Cares will
be requesting a $5 suggested donation to cover the
cost of their T-shirt at registration on the morning
of Cares Day. The only other costs volunteers may
incur will be for lunch and subway fare. New York
Cares Day is a serve-a-thon, and New York Cares'
largest fundraiser. Pledges help support both the work
we do on New York Cares Day and all year round. No
individual is required to raise money, but the more
money you raise, the more we can give back to the New
York community. Simply put, we can't do it without
you!

Q: Children participant in New York Cares?
A: Yes! If you would like to include participants
under the age of 18, then your chapter must assume
liability for these team members. To do so, please
send New York Cares a letter on your chapter's letter
by Tuesday, October 9, 2001, stating that your chapter
will assume liability for these participants. Please
keep in mind that New York Cares Day is designed for
volunteer's age and older.