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Giving
to Others in This Season of Light
Since the beginning of the school year, BFS students, teachers
and families have been generous with their time and resources to
help those in need, to care for the environment, and to become
advocates for important causes. In just three months, the school
community participated in Trick or Treat for UNICEF, a “Penny
Harvest” to aid charities working with children, a backpack
drive and Walkathon for Katrina families, gardening at Cadman Plaza
Park, and a holiday toy and gift drive for the children at St.
John’s Place Family Center in Crown Heights. On December
6, the Upper School student body learned about several opportunities
for service with five organizations: Helen Keller Services for
the Blind, Legal Outreach, Citizens’ Committee for the Children
of New York, and Amnesty International USA. (See
a PDF of service opportunities for high school students at these
organizations.)
In addition, the Community Service Committee of the PAT has compiled
a list of several local service groups that are providing holiday
volunteer opportunities for BFS students and families. Here
are the details:
• The Brooklyn Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society
of Friends
Place: 110 Schermerhorn Street
Date: December 25, Christmas Day Dinner*, 1-5 pm
Needed: Food—cooked turkeys and hams, pies. Helpers—cooks,
carvers, servers and kitchen workers.
Contact: Randy Frankel, randymsw@aol.com
* This is a sit-down dinner for people in the community, many of
them homeless.
• Chips
Place: 200 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
Date: by Thursday, December 22nd
Needed: pies, stuffing, cranberry sauce, casseroles, etc.
Will take canned goods any day. Also needed are bags of toiletries,
such as soap, combs, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo and
razors.
Best hours to deliver are from 8-10 am or 2-4 pm but can be flexible.
Contact: Sister Mary Maloney, 718-237-2962
• Hanson Place Campaign Against Hunger
Place: 144 St. Felix Street (Hanson and Lafayette), Brooklyn
Date: Ongoing Tuesdays
Volunteers needed: Groups are needed to load in and stock
shelves. This is a great service project for teen groups. Younger
children (12 and older) can work if accompanied by chaperones.
Must be able to lift 20 lbs and walk upstairs.
Contact: Tamar Auber, 718-783-0908
• Citymeals On Wheels
Place: 355 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Manhattan
Date: Ongoing weekends
Staffing needed: Volunteers are needed to hand-deliver
hot, nutritious meals to homebound, elderly New Yorkers. Meal
recipients look forward to their meal and to meeting new people.
A car is not needed, and children accompanied by adults are welcome.
Available only in Manhattan neighborhoods.
Contact: Sheila, 212-687-1234, volunteer@citymeals.org
• Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter
Place: 237 East 77th Street (between 2nd and 3rd), Manhattan
Date: by Friday, December 23
Holiday needs: Fresh salad, fruits, and apple cider, canned
yams, cranberry sauce, gravy, cooked turkey and ham, and new
socks, underwear and warm shirts for homeless adults. Also, used
or new CDs are wanted for a job training program.
Contact: Millicent, 212-861-0704, x407.
The following organizations also have holiday and ongoing outreach
programs (contact for information and details):
• The Brooklyn Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society
of Friends
110 Schermerhorn Street
Contact: Randy Frankel Randymsw@aol.com.
• Heights-Hill Senior Center
Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street
Contact: Julie Sear 718-596-8789.
• St. Johns Bread and Life Program, Inc.
75 Lewis Avenue @ Hart, Brooklyn,
Contact: Osney Tomlinson, 718-574-0058, ext. 26
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