Sandy Relief Volunteer Opportunities, Beginning Thursday 11/15/12
Minda Aguhob
NOTES:1. $2 Ferry from E 34th St Ferry to Rockaway begins today, Thursday.The ferry service will start at 5:45 am in the Rockaways with ferries departing for Manhattan regularly until 9:20am, with regular service resuming during the evening rush. The ferry service, which will be provided by Seastreak, will depart from Beach 108th street and Beach Channel Drive, where the Economic Development Corporation has been working to install a temporary landing and stop at Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan with free transfers between Pier 11 and East 34th street in Midtown. The cost will be $2.00 each way.
2. Great information for Sandy victims and those helping them - on everything.
3. Have a ride/Need a ride? See link below.
4. List of supplies needed. See link below.
--Sandy Relief Google Group2 projects
1. Clean and Stock up. Organized by Brett A. Scudder, who has been walking up and down Rockaway to assess the island block by block. When: Nov 15-17. Where: Notify us on Google Group or Facebook about your intention to join, preferably 1+ days in advance. We will provide Brett's contact info so you can connect with him. Meet at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center at Mott & Central Ave by 9-10am for briefing. Food and refreshments will be provided for the volunteers. Who/What: You will meet Rockaway residents to provide needed food, water and supplies. The Navy is sending us 300-500 reserves and we have orgs, churches and schools bringing people from all over - it will be an awesome day of togetherness. We have 10,000 garbage bags and people are ready to go.
2. Rockaway Beach Clean Up Effort
4. List of supplies needed. See link below.
When: Nov 15-17. Where: Notify us on Google Group or Facebook about your intention to join, preferably 1+ days in advance. We will provide Brett's contact info so you can connect with him. Meet at the Far Rockaway Shopping Center at Mott & Central Ave by 9-10am for briefing. Food and refreshments will be provided for the volunteers. Who/What: You will meet Rockaway residents to provide needed food, water and supplies. The Navy is sending us 300-500 reserves and we have orgs, churches and schools bringing people from all over - it will be an awesome day of togetherness. We have 10,000 garbage bags and people are ready to go.
PROJECTS: CLEANUP AND / OR DEMOLITION. Please see Facebook link for details on what to bring. And,• DRESS APPROPRIATELY• WEAE PROTECTIVE MASK AND GOGGLES • PACK YOUR OWN LUNCH - DO WHAT YOU CAN
Location 1: 224 beach 100th street - 10 small bungalows need to be emptied (25 people needed)Location 2: 150 beach 121st - 5 FEET of sand needs to come out of a basement - 10 people neededLocation 3: 92nd, 91st and 90th street clean up & 125 beach 91st clean upLocation 4: 2328 Camp Rd. Far Rockaway - x 3 homesLocation 5: Beach 25-305 Far Rockaway– Basement and 1st floor furniture removal and cleanup (10 people)
MANHATTAN PICK-UP and MEET UP LOCATION• Upper West Side - 93rd on Broadway NORTH BOUND – STARBUCKS o BE THERE 7AM
QUEENS PICK-UP LOCATION• Queens Plaza 27th streeto Be there 7:30AM
BROOKLYN PICKUP• TBD or CHURCH AVENUE AND FLATBUSH
ROCKAWAY MEET-UP LOCATIONBEACH 91st Between HOLLAND and SHORE – If I am early – ask for Reid or Mike – they will put you to work.
HERE WE WILL BREAK UP INTO TEAMS – THERE IS MUCH WORK TO DO
IF YOU HAVE A FULL CAR OR VAN - MEET AT BEACH 91st BY 8:30AM
--Bio Warning: If you are helping with clean up in these areas, you need to read all of this article, buy some Vit D and probiotics! Mold alergy outbreak is beginning, just like Katrina. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/01/recovery-from-toxic-mold-exposure.aspx
When a crisis takes place, our instinct is to instantly respond — and to extend a helping hand. Together, we’re alleviating some of the suffering of our fellow New Yorkers who are still without power, food, and other necessities.
Please see the details below on the many worthwhile projects available. For additional opportunities, please fill out a form and someone will contact you shortly. Or donate to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund.
Volunteer (Needs Assessment)
Date: Thursday, November 15th (11:30 a.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Abraham Residence II, 3915 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact 
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty seeks volunteers to help the agency assess the needs of low-income residents at Abraham Residence II, who have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will go door-to-door, asking residents questions, to be used to address their concerns.
Volunteer (Sort and Organize Items)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (1:30 p.m.)
Location: The City of Long Beach Ice Arena, 150 West Bay Drive, Long Beach
Contact: To R.S.V.P., please contact Vera Eisinger at 1.516.677.1841 or 
UJA-Federation of New York needs volunteers to sort items for people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Volunteers will also organize and replenish shelves, and distribute goods.
Volunteer (Socialize With Seniors)
Date: Sunday, November 18th (11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Council Towers III, 1170 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn
Contact: For more information or to sign up, please contact
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to socialize with elderly clients who have been temporarily displaced from their homes. Please bring games or cards.
Volunteer (Hurricane Sandy Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Senior Residence, 171 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan
Contact: Items can be left with the security guard at any time. However, if you have more than four boxes to donate, contact 
Help victims of Hurricane Sandy by donating the following items to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty: new blankets, toilet paper, paper towels, and other paper goods, cleaning products, flashlights and lanterns, and batteries (AA, D, C).
Volunteer (Collection Drive)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Dates: Monday, November 12th – Friday, November 16th (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Services Coalition in Far Rockaway and the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula are working together to help the local community. Volunteers are asked to drop off the following items: blankets, scarves, gloves, hats, cleaning supplies, and plastic bags.
Volunteer (Respite)
Date: Monday, November 12th – Thursday, November 15th (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
Location: Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul), 728 Empire Avenue, Far Rockaway
Contact: Aviva Gordon or Chaim Leibtag at 1.917.913.2014.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to provide respite for parents by spending time with their children. Activities include homework help and games. No sign up necessary.
Volunteer (Donate Food and Supplies)
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: Various throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties, Long Island
UJA-Federation’s network agencies on Long Island continue to need specific items to provide people displaced from their homes by the hurricane. Please bring any of the following items to one of the collection centers:
- Nonperishable Food: canned vegetables, fruit, salmon, tuna, soup, cereal, pasta, oatmeal packets, peanut butter, jelly, condiments, juice boxes, baby food
- Toiletries: deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, baby diapers, toilet paper
- Home Goods: blankets, paper towels, paper goods, plastic cutlery, nonelectric can openers, power strips, batteries
- Clothing (All Sizes): coats, underwear, socks, shoes, sweaters, hats, gloves
Collection Locations:
Kol Ditzrich Kosher Food Pantry - Central Avenue, Woodmere (No clothing, please)
Sunday, November 11th to Thursday, November 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18th to Wednesday, November 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
FEGS Health & Human Services – 6900 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset
To drop off items, please call Gail at 1.516.496.7550 ext. 302250.
Temple Beth Am – 2377 Merrick Avenue, Merrick
Drop off items weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center – 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Drop off items at front desk during The Mid-Island Y’s regular business hours.
Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center – 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack
Drop off items at the front desk, Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Volunteer (Collection)
Dates: Daily (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) (5:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
Location: Oceanside Jewish Center, 2860 Brower Avenue
Contact: If you have questions, please call 1.516.536.6112.
The Oceanside Jewish Center is collecting the following items for victims of Hurricane Sandy: blankets, winter coats, cleaning supplies, baby clothes and other supplies, and adult diapers. All bags of gently used clothing should be freshly laundered, folded, and labeled. Labels should include gender and sizes. All household items must also be labeled, clean, and new or gently used.
Friendly Visitor (Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort)
Date: Ongoing starting Monday, November 5, 2012
Location: Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center, 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview
Contact: For additional information, contact Sue Tregerman at 1.516.822.3535.
The Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center needs volunteers to bring food to local clients, as well as offer companionship and a helping hand.
Volunteer (Assist Homebound Seniors)
Date: Ongoing
Locations: Jewish Association Serving the Aging at 161 Corbin Place, 3161 Brighton 6th Street, and 3601 Surf Avenue, all in Brooklyn
Contact: To sign up, please e-mail 
Meeting Times: Monday – Friday (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
The Jewish Association Serving the Aging needs volunteers to either bring supplies to frail seniors or clean refrigerators. Volunteers should bring flashlights and batteries for distribution.
Distribute Emergency Items for Seniors – COJECO
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, 3300 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn
Volunteers are needed for Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations (COJECO) to bring food, water and supplies to seniors trapped, without electricity, on the upper floors of high-rise buildings in the southern part of Brooklyn. Volunteers will deliver these items, door-to-door, as well as offer comfort, assurance, vital information, and other services. Please meet at the Shorefront Y at 10:30 a.m. daily to receive assignments.
Donate Food and Emergency Supplies at UJA-Federation Offices in Westchester
Dates: Ongoing
Locations: White Plains Office: 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains/ Northern Westchester Office: 27 Radio Circle Drive, Mt. Kisco, from10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: For more information, contact Donna Divon at 
(Please call the Mount Kisco office at 1.914.666.9650 before dropping off.)
UJA-Federation of New York in Westchester is mobilizing a communitywide food and emergency-supply drive. The following items are being requested: baby food, boxed milk, coffee creamer, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meat and vegetables, cereal, cookies, crackers, coffee, teas, hot chocolate, pasta, rice, instant potatoes, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soup, tomato sauce, vinegar, oil, salad dressings, raisins, prunes, dried fruit, nuts, peanut butter, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toiletries, diapers, wipes, baby formula, hand sanitizer, batteries, heavy-duty trash bags, work gloves, and flashlights. Kosher food is appreciated.
Volunteer (Food Pantry Collection)
Dates: Ongoing, beginning Monday, November 5th
Location: Bronx Jewish Community Council, 2157 Holland Avenue, Bronx
The Bronx Jewish Community Council’s food pantry is completely barren. Volunteers are needed to donate food or conduct food drives at their schools, house of worship, or businesses. Suggested list of items: breakfast cereal, non-perishable milk, canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna, crackers, pasta, rice, canned soup, tomato sauce, salad dressing, dried fruits, raisins, prunes, and other non-perishable items. All food items should be dropped off at the agency.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Trump Warbasse Recovery Center, 2770 West 5th Street, Coney Island
Contact: Please contact Jacob at 1.917.710.6081 for sign-up, times, and dates.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute donations, and perform other miscellaneous tasks. Met Council is also accepting donations of dry food and water.
Volunteer (Collection and Distribution)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, 27-16 Healy Avenue, Queens
Contact: For questions, call hotlines at 1.718.327.8608 or 1.917.727.7306.
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty needs volunteers to help collect and distribute items at Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community. Please bring cleaning supplies. There is no need to register or confirm. This drive will be operating continuously. Volunteers are needed at any hour.
Volunter (Food Pantry)
Dates: Ongoing
Location: Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road
Contact: For times and dates, contact Sarah Cohen at 1.718.698.2016.
The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island needs volunteers to help with collection and distribution at its food pantry, as well as participate in clean-up efforts throughout the community.
Volunteer (Hurricane Relief Collection and Drive)
Date: Ongoing
Location: Ohab Zedek, 118 West 95th Street, Manhattan
Ohab Zedek needs volunteers to collect and donate basic necessities for people devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Please drop off the following items: flashlights, batteries (AAA, AA, C and D), diapers, wet wipes, baby formula, feminine-hygiene products, blankets, toiletries, lanterns, cloth towels, cleaning supplies, paper towels, garbage bags, disposal surgical masks, work gloves, plastic gloves, scrub brushes, mops, brooms, buckets, and unopened bottles of Tylenol and Advil.
Volunteer (Food Server)
Dates: Now through Friday, November 16th (Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Location: United Jewish Council of the East Side, Lunch Club, 15-17 Bialystoker Place, Manhattan
Contact: Betsy Jacobson at 1.212. 673.9328 or 
The United Jewish Council of the East Side needs volunteers to serve hot, kosher lunches to low-income seniors.
Council of Jewish Émigré Community Organizations, Congregation Beth Elohim, Kings Bay YM-YWHA, Jewish Association Serving the Aging, Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, amongst others, are coordinating volunteer opportunities throughout the most affected areas of South Brooklyn and the Rockaways. For more information about how you can help, contact 
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Occupy Sandy
Construction clean-up effort for 80 volunteers in Rockaway Park.
Spots available Thursday 11/15
You do not need specific skills for this type of work, just a willingness to get dirty and help. Our experienced team leaders will guide your work efforts and keep you safe on the job. If you do have experience or skills in construction, demolition, engineering, or environmental assessment, please let us know. Fill out this form to sign up and volunteer!
DO NOT SHOW UP FOR THIS WORK AT ROCKAWAY PARK, YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY AND FOR EVERYONE’S PROTECTION.
The Details:
Meet at 8am at 7420 4th Ave. in Bay Ridge/Brooklyn. We will work in Rockaway until 4 then return to the meeting location.
Please indicate if you have a car that you can use to transport people and supplies on the form.
Wear appropriate clothing: waterproof work boots, long pants, headlamp (preferable) or flashlight. Equipment such as dust masks, gloves, and all tools will be provided at our hubs before crews are sent out.
Precautions: if you are asthmatic or have a heart condition you should not sign up for this and we prefer that you help us with other Occupy Sandy volunteer efforts. There is a lot of dust and debris in this work.
Please email oscle...@gmail.com with any questions and thanks for everything you do!
The Bowery Mission: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help The Bowery Mission sort and organize donations at 227 Bowery. 1PM-5PM. RSVP: | | .
Graffiti Church: For Wed-Fri, 11/14-11/16. Help Graffiti Church on LES clean-up after flooding. 8:30AM-4PM, or however long you can commit. RSVP: | | .
Staten Island Clean Up with New Hope Community Church & Operation Blessing: For Sat. 11/17. This volunteer opportunity involves manual labor, including gutting basements and 1st floors, clearing debris and clean up. Volunteers must RSVP individually. RSVP .
Staten Island Clean Up with Movement Church: For Sat. 11/17 and Sun. 11/18. Movement Church Staten Island needs lots of volunteers to help with clean-up, receiving and loading goods, feeding hot and cold food, helping to sort clothes in its clothing pantry, distributing cleaning supplies, and taking household surveys. RSVP: | .
Rockaways Clean Up: For Sat. 11/17. Volunteers are needed to come alongside Recovery House of Worship, also known as Baptist Temple Church, to help them serve their community who was impacted by the storm. This volunteer event is helping the church organize and distribute donations as well as making sandwiches to be delivered to relief sites. In the afternoon, they hope to deliver some of the donations to their community. RSVP required. RSVP .