- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Travel Upstate:Plant & Harvest Organic Produce for Food Pantries! (kids welcome)
ORGANIZATION: Steppin' Up Yonkers
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Come join us EVERY SATURDAY at a 22-acre farm in Goshen, NY to harvest organic produce for distribution to local food pantries. Children are welcome and encouraged to come :)
Breakfast, snack, lunch, beverages, work gloves, and transportation are all provided!
** PLEASE NOTE: We will have a large school bus leaving from two locations: 7:30am from Manhattan at 125th/Lexington. Yonkers: A bus will leave from 22 Main St in Yonkers (next to Paxos Diner) at 8:15am sharp and will return volunteers to the same location around 4:00pm. Volunteers must commit to the entire day for this event.**
If you would like to sign up please email/call/text Krystina: krh182@gmail.com or 347-218-0079.
event intinerary:
7:30am: Pick up from Manhattan at 125th/Lexington in front of Mcdonalds. Will be large school with Royal Coach written on side.
8:15am: Pick up in Yonkers in front of Steppin' Up Yonkers on 22 Main Street, breakfast will be given at this time
8:45am: Bus departs, everyone will have been served breakfast
10:00am: Arrival at the farm
10:15am: Begin planting/harvesting on farm
1:00pm: Lunch served by onsite chef: The Meditating Chef & Co. (www.themeditatingchef.com) vegan, veggie, all organic and sides of meat
3:30pm: Depart from Farm
4:30pm: Drop off in Yonkers, NY
5:15pm: Drop off in Manhattan Please bring sunscreen, hat, and closed-toe shoes.
More about this project: Started by a nonprofit organization: Steppin' Up Yonkers (www.steppinupyonkers.org) Steppin' Up Yonkers is a community development organization serving low income residents of Yonkers in Westchester. Among many of their programs they run, food pantries has been one of the strongest. Steppin' Up has teamed up with a farm in Goshen, NY to plant and harvest organic produce to later be distributed to various food pantries to those in need. A recent article published about the cause: http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2014/06/09/hunger-grows-pantries-lower-hudson-valley/10236927/
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About Steppin' Up Yonkers
Location:
22 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Yonkers, NY 10703, US
Mission Statement
Steppin’ Up Yonkers, Inc. is a community based organization that strives to introduce community based solutions to community problems. We are dedicated to strengthening Yonkers communities through activities and events that focus on the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the people of Yonkers.
Description
Steppin’ Up Yonkers, Inc. seeks to strengthen and rebuild the, now, fractured social networks that had always been the strength and core foundation of our communities. These networks include faith-based institutions, schools, and community-based organizations, which collectively work to enhance and foster interpersonal growth, as well as intergenerational and intercultural exchanges.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Goshen FarmsNew York, NY 10035
DATE POSTED
July 23, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A