Salvaging Staten Island

I teamed up with the NYC Hiking, Outdoor and Adventure Group (HOAGies) once again to help our community get back on their feet after Hurricane Sandy. We were able to recruit 30 HOAGies… Continue reading →

Relief for The Rockaways

The Rockaway Beach Surf Club is a command center for volunteers to gather and receive assignments to help out with relief efforts to one of the heavily effected areas hit by Hurricane Sandy.… Continue reading →

Food & Water Distribution Plus Neighborhood Canvassing After Hurricane Sandy

I joined 100 New York Cares volunteers at Confucius Plaza in Chinatown on Saturday, November 3 to help distribute food and water to those who were without power all week. The second part… Continue reading →

National Public Lands Day

For National Public Lands Day I teamed up with REI for their 5 Borough Clean-up in Manhattan and Riverside Park Fund. I joined 200+ volunteers to remove knotweed, lay down landscaping fabric, plant… Continue reading →

Coastal Clean-up Day

Today is International Coastal Clean-up Day. I participated by joining REI‘s 5 Borough Clean-up and the Bronx River Alliance to pick-up trash at Soundview Park. I opted to canoe down to Soundview Park… Continue reading →

12th Annual Winter’s Eve @ Lincoln Square

Winter’s Eve is put on annually by the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District and is the city’s largest holiday festival. The volunteers were split up and assigned different  jobs  and locations to man… Continue reading →

Building Water Filters

I volunteered to  mix the clay to soften it. You know back home I would pay a lot for a pedicure treatment like this. It also made me feel like Lucille Ball when… Continue reading →

Building Clean Burning Stoves

After a six hour bumpy, windy drive over the mountains, and across sketchy bridges, we finally arrived in Yanatile. Piling into the back of the pick-up truck ready to drive up into the… Continue reading →

Arrival in Urubamba

After ten days of traveling through Bolivia and Peru, I arrive at the ProWorld office in Cusco. I spent the night in the offices waiting for the arrival of the other new volunteers… Continue reading →

Gardening in Stuytown

Nestled along the East River is Stuyvesant Cove Park. The volunteers were split up into different groups to pull weeds, trim branches and fixing the fence along the flower beds. I was paired… Continue reading →