SHORT-TERM SERVICE PROJECTS FALL 2016 Lehman L.I.F.E. Info Session

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1 Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us. To join our mailing list please visit and select Register to Volunteer. Thursday, August 25, 2016 to Thursday, September 14, 2016 Location: Old Gym, Room 302 August Thursday, August 25, :00 PM - 3:00 PM 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Friday, August 26, :00 AM - 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Monday, August 29, :00 PM - 4:00 PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tuesday, August 30, :00 PM - 2:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 31, :00 PM - 2:00 PM 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday, August 25, 2016 to Tuesday, August, Thursday, August 25, :30 PM - 5:00 PM Front of Shuster Hall Friday, August 26, :30 PM - 5:00 PM Music Building Cafeteria Monday, August 29, :30 PM - 5:00 PM Front of Shuster Hall Tuesday, August 30, :30 PM - 5:00 PM Music Building Cafeteria Deadline to sign up: 08/31/16 September Thursday, September 1, :00 PM - 5:00 PM 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Friday, September 2, :00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Tuesday, September 6, :00 PM - 2:00 PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SHORT-TERM SERVICE PROJECTS FALL 2016 Lehman L.I.F.E. Info Session Come and learn about how you can travel to communities outside of the New York City area to complete educational community service projects and give back to the community with us during Spring Break! You do not need to pre-register. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in. You must attend an info session to apply! Applications are due Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 5:00 PM. Marathon Table Sign Up Join us to volunteer for the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6, There will be 48,000 runners who will need water and Gatorade to keep them fueled. They will need YOU and YOUR spirit at Mile 20, the only Bronx water station, to help cheer and move them along! THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS 08/31/16. Visit one of our tables to sign up TODAY!!!! You can also sign up online here's HOW! Go to and register with New York Road Runners (NYRR) Once you register, you will receive a confirmation . Please follow the link in the to finish setting up your account. (Can t find the confirmation ? Check your spam folder) Now, log in to your new account and from the main

2 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: In front of the Music Building Volunteers are needed from 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Time: 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Location: Music Building, Faculty Dining Room Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Lehman College Quad Thursday, September 8, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM 3:00 PM Location: College Walkway (In front of Shuster) page select VOLUNTEER Scroll down and select the volunteering event FLUID STATIONS 2016 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON Once the page loads, scroll down and select FLUID STATION MILE 20 - BRONX Complete the missing information and click ACCEPT AND VOLUNTEER! Fall Semester Kick Off Start the semester with a bang! Cheer on Lehman Athletics, meet clubs, offices and departments that will support you at Lehman, mingle with new and returning students, and enjoy free pizza! Go Lehman! This event is open to the Lehman Community No RSVP Required Sponsored by the Office of Community Engagement and New Student Programs UMLP Welcome Reception The UMLP welcome reception provides the UMLP staff with the opportunity to welcome the freshman, transfer and UMLP participants to the Fall 2016 semester. The students are given UMLP calendars, the passport to success booklet, and lunch will be provided. The UMLP staff presents a brief overview of upcoming academic and workshop series. This event is open to the Lehman Community RSVP Required Sponsored by the Urban Male Leadership Program Fall 2016 Club Fair Volunteer as a Station Support Assistant and help SGA in welcoming in the new academic year with floats, food, candy, music and a showcase of organizations and student-led clubs. Sponsored by the Student Government Association Career Fest Students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to check out all the resources and services available through the Career Services office. Meet with Career Services staff, ask questions, find out more about jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, career workshops and events throughout the year. This event is open to the Lehman Community No RSVP Required. Sponsored by the Career Services Center

3 Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 7:30am 11:00 AM Location: 72nd and Central Park West, New York, NY Visit one of our tables to sign up TODAY!!!! Tuesday, September 6, :00 PM - 5:00 PM Music Building Cafeteria Wednesday, September 7, :00 PM - 5:00 PM Front of Shuster Hall Thursday, September 8, :00 PM - 5:00 PM Music Building Cafeteria Saturday, September 10, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM 1:00 PM Location: Crotona Park Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Lehman College Walkway Sunday, September 25, 2016 Time: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Corner of 198th and Grand Concourse (2 blocks from Lehman College) Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Race for the Cure Komen Greater NYC s service area includes about 64% of New York State s population, all within nine unique communities. Komen Greater NYC serves the Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Kings, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland communities some of the most ethnically, financially, and geographically diverse communities in America. Direct participants through the Finish Line, hand out water to finishers, and keep traffic moving. Requires enthusiasm and a loud voice! Lehman Students click on Finish Line H2O: Volunteer Bronx is Blooming The Bronx is Blooming engages communities and helps to protect and take care of the environment through the beautification of parks located in the Bronx. BIB hopes to empower Bronx residents to advocate for the ongoing maintenance and protection of local parks through civic participation. Come and help to maintain the Bronx s beautiful parks! Community Engagement Service Fair Meet local non-profit organizations and learn about the many ways that you can get involved! There will be various organizations needing volunteers in areas such as: health, youth, elderly care, environment, education and more! Do you want to reserve a table? If you are a community organization that would like to reserve a table at our Fall 2016 Community Engagement Service Fair, please complete our reservation form. If you have any questions, please contact Denny Santos (Tel denny.santos@lehman.cuny.edu). Bronx 10-Mile Volunteer at a fluid station and help us celebrate what makes the Bronx a unique, inspiring, and an amazing place to get out and get moving! You must register with NYRR to participate. Sign up online today! Go to and register with New York Road Runners (NYRR)

4 Once you register, you will receive a confirmation . Please follow the link in the to finish setting up your account. (Can t find the confirmation ? Check your spam folder) Now, log in to your new account and from the main page select VOLUNTEER Scroll down and select the volunteering event NYRR FIVE BOROUGH SERIES BRONX 10-MILE Once the page loads, scroll down and select LEHMAN COLLEGE and click NEXT Complete the missing information and click ACCEPT AND VOLUNTEER! We'll see you on Sunday, September 25! Apply Today! Priority Application Deadline: 10/01/16 Limited Space Available Jumpstart JOIN JUMPSTART TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST The Class of 2034 is counting on you! Work with preschool children on language, literacy, and social-emotional skills Earn Federal Work-Study or course credit* Receive professional training in early education Serve hours per week with a team of your peer Receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award following your service* Join a diverse service network, including over 36,000 alumni *Subject to eligibility and varies by location Apply today at jstart.org/apply For more information contact Tiffany Bolling Tel: tiffany.bolling@jstart.org Thursday, October 6, 2016 to Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Location: Student Cafeteria, Music Building Craft of Caring: Trick or Treat Bags for Lehman s Child Care Center Come and decorate Trick or Treat bags for Halloween

5 Time: 1:00 PM 5:00 PM Thursday, October 6, 2016 Thursday, October 13, 2016 The bags are complete! Thank you to everyone who helped! Wednesday, October 5, 2016 and Thursday, October 6, 2016 Wednesday, October 5, :00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: In front of the Bookstore Thursday, October 6, :00 AM to 2:30 PM Locations: In front of the Bookstore, Shuster Hall Outside and Student Cafeteria, Music Building to be donated to the Lehman College Child Care Center. The children will travel around campus to trickor-treat with bags that you have created! You do not need to pre-register. To participate please visit our Craft of Caring table in the Student Cafeteria, Music Building. Organ Donor Enrollment Day 2016 WHAT IS IT? One Day. One Goal. Enroll as many New Yorkers as possible. Individuals, teams and organizations will be spending one day focused solely on getting New Yorkers to enroll as organ donors. WHEN IS IT? Thursday, October 6, 2016 WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? New York is 50th out of 50 states in the percentage of residents enrolled as organ donors. This isn t the New York we know. The New York we know isn t last in anything, especially when it's something that includes helping others. Every completed enrollment form could help save the lives of up to 8 people. You do not need to pre-register. To participate please visit our Organ Donor Enrollment Daystation. Saturday, October 15, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: South Meadow Restoration, Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue, Bronx, NY Volunteer with the Friends of Pelham Bay Park! Fall is a great time to help us restore the park s forests and wetlands. Join us to help on October 15th! Service Event Meet Up Location: Parking Lot at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue No experience necessary! Be sure to wear appropriate footwear and a long-sleeved shirt, and bring water and lunch. Sunday, October 16, 2016 Time: 8:00 AM Location: Orchard Beach Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Tabling For more information, or to check for a weatherrelated cancellation, contact Clint Robinson at clrobin5255@yahoo.com or call Making Strides Against Breast Cancer American Cancer Society The fight to end breast cancer starts with a single step. When you walk and raise money for a Making Strides

6 Friday, 10/07/16 Breast Cancer Walk Tabling 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM Locations: Student Cafeteria, Music Building Thursday, 10/13/16 Breast Cancer Walk Tabling 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Locations: Shuster Main Lobby Friday, 10/14/16 Breast Cancer Walk Tabling 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM Locations: MU Cafeteria Cove Against Cancer event, you will help bring a lifetime of change for people facing breast cancer and their loved ones. No matter how breast cancer has affected you, your participation in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will move you. Walk with Lehman College! Fundraise and walk with us to help make this breast cancer s last century! You must register online to participate in this event. Online Registration: - Visit makingstrides.acsevents.org - Find SUPPORT A WALKER OR A TEAM - Under "FIND A TEAM" enter the team name: Lehman Team Lightning - Once the page loads, click on the team name and then click "JOIN OUR TEAM" and complete the form We'll see you on Sunday, October 16! Friday, October 21, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Location: POTS Saturday, October 29, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Joyce Kilmer Park The volunteer group will meet by the playground at the north end of the park. POTS: Part of the Solution The mission of Part of the Solution (POTS) is to be a loving community in the Bronx that nourishes the basic needs and hungers of all who come to their door. Join us in POTS Community Dining Room as we help serve hot and healthy meals to families. Bronx is Blooming The Bronx is Blooming engages communities and helps to protect and care for the environment through the beautification of parks located in the Bronx. BIB hopes to empower Bronx residents to advocate for the ongoing maintenance and protection of local parks through civic participation. So if you care about the environment... Come and help to maintain the Bronx s beautiful parks! What to bring: - A bottle of water - A small backpack for your items What to wear:

7 Please wear comfortable working clothes typically what you would wear to go hiking and sturdy shoes that you won't mind getting dirty. What not to wear: Please refrain from wearing open toed shoes, items that you would not feel comfortable getting dirty, or any expensive items. Also, since we will be active, try to steer away from large purses and totes. Backpacks are highly recommended! Saturday, October 29, 2016 Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm The JCMI Food Pantry serves residents of the Bronx community by providing a variety of food items to hundreds of families. Join us as we help distribute items to families! Monday, October 31, 2016 Volunteers must arrive at 9:30am Meet Up Location: Child Care Center Child Care Center Halloween Parade Make a child s day! Volunteer to help escort trick-ortreaters from the Child Care Center around campus. On

8 Parade Time: 10:00am 12:30pm - Lehman College the day of the parade, if it is not raining, we will be taking the children to the different departments and offices on campus alongside the teachers at the Center. There are 64 children in total and we would like as many volunteers as possible. Hands-on volunteer opportunity with the NYC Compost Project to accept pumpkins, gourds, jack-o-lanterns and help participants smash them or sling them across the Lehman Quad. You can volunteer to help run the Smash Zone platform and/or chop pumpkins in the Splash Zone down in the campus Quad. We will also need your help to give away free goodies and refreshments to event attendees. Volunteer shirts and gloves will be provided, as needed. SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE! On the form, CHOOSE PUMPKIN SMASH!!!! The NYC Compost Project works to rebuild NYC s soils by providing New Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make and use compost locally. NYC Compost Project programs are implemented by DSNY-funded teams at seven host organizations, including The New York Botanical Garden. For more information on composting in the Bronx, call our

9 Helpline at or us at Saturday, November 5, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Pier 64 at West 24th Street and the Hudson River 2016 Birch Family Services 5K Birch Family Services will be holding a 5K run to support children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities. Volunteers are needed to ensure the success of this event. Volunteer to help with set up, course support, fluid station support and clean up. All interested volunteers should Michael Woliver at Michael.Woliver@birchfamilyservices.org. Sunday, November 6, 2016 Time: 7:30 AM Location: Mile 20 (East 138th between Alexander and Third Ave) TCS New York City Marathon Lehman College takes over Mile 20 at the TCS NYC Marathon! Join us as we support over 50,000 runners and 340 charity partners at the only Bronx Fluid Station! The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world. The marathon's charity program has raised nearly $200 million for hundreds of causes since it began a decade ago. In 2015, 8,700 charity runners raised $33.9 million on behalf of hundreds of not-for-profit organizations in New York City and across the nation. Only volunteers that registered with New York Road Runners (NYRR) can volunteer at this event. Registration Deadline: 08/31/16 Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM Location: South Field Fun Run/Walk & Turkey Trot RACE FOR A FROZEN TURKEY! Participate in our Annual Turkey Trot to benefit the

10 Lehman L.I.F.E. Alternative Break Scholarship Program. $5 for Students, $10 for Faculty, Staff and Community Members. The Leaders Involved for Everyone (Lehman L.I.F.E.) alternative break community service-learning program is designed to raise students awareness of issues and needs existing in local and global communities, and to foster effective action through volunteer work. Lehman L.I.F.E. students must raise 100% of their program fees, volunteer for at least 25 hours in our very own community in order to even qualify to apply, learn grassroots fundraising techniques and attend weekly cross-cultural education training. During the trip, the students partner with non-profit organizations and their leaders to assist in local community development. The cycle of service continues and expands as students bring their experiences back to benefit their own communities, in the Bronx and the greater New York City area. Saturday, November 19, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Joyce Kilmer Park Bronx is Blooming The Bronx is Blooming engages communities and helps to protect and care for the environment through the beautification of parks located in the Bronx. BIB hopes to empower Bronx residents to advocate for the ongoing maintenance and protection of local parks through civic participation. So if you care about the environment... Come and help to maintain the Bronx s beautiful parks! What to bring: - A bottle of water - A small backpack for your items What to wear: Please wear comfortable working clothes typically what you would wear to go hiking and sturdy shoes that you won't mind getting dirty. What not to wear: Please refrain from wearing open toed shoes, items

11 that you would not feel comfortable getting dirty, or any expensive items. Also, since we will be active, try to steer away from large purses and totes. Backpacks are highly recommended! Saturday, November 19, 2016 Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm The JCMI Food Pantry serves residents of the Bronx community by providing a variety of food items to hundreds of families. Join us as we help distribute items to families! November 28, 2016 to December 2, 2016 Winter Wonderland Decoration Creation Join us as we make winter-themed decorations. Help us make snowflakes, wreathes,

12 November 28, 2016 Old Gym, Room 302 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM snowman, and more for the Lehman College s Child Care Center. Please visit us in the Old Gym, Room 302. You do not need to pre-register. December 1, :00 PM - 2:30 PM Old Gym, Room 302 December 2, :30 PM - 5:00 PM Location TBA December 5, 2016 Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Child Care Center Child Care Center: Winter Wonderland Join us as we decorate the Child Care Center with the winter-themes decorations we created! To sign up to volunteer, please Alimata Ouedraogo at alimataleilaouedraogo@gmail.com December 5, 2016 Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Old Gym Building Sponsored by the Acacia Network and the Office of Community Engagement & New Student Programs Acacia Holiday Gift Wrapping Enjoy gift wrapping? Volunteer to wrap donated gifts for the children of the Acacia Network! Please visit us in the Old Gym Building. You do not need to pre-register. December 10, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Location: South Bronx Center, 402 E 152nd Street Catholic Charities Community Service Able-bodied volunteers are needed directly after St. Nicholas Shopping Day activities for Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of New York. These volunteers are the backbone of the event for the success of delivering much-needed winter items to our clients. Volunteers at each site, will wait for the delivery truck (arrival times are below) and unload large bags of clothing and other winter items and storing them in the corresponding locations. Hand trucks may be available at certain sites. There will be a Catholic Charities representative at each site to direct volunteers where to store the bags volunteers are needed at the following locations and times:

13 Truck Two: South Bronx Center 402 E 152nd Street 10am - 12:30 (South Bronx) *Lunch will be provided to volunteers at most sites.* December January 2017 December 7, 2016 Transfer New Student Orientation Location: Music Building, Faculty Dining Room 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM New Student Orientation Join us as we help our new students become acclimated to our wonderful school! January 10, 2017 Transfer and Freshman New Student Orientation Location: Student Life Building, Room 111 8:00 AM 2:00 PM January 11, 2017 Freshman Registration Location: Student Life Building, Room 111 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM January 17, 2017 Transfer New Student Orientation Location: Student Life Building, Room 111 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM January 18, 2017 Graduate Student Day Location: Shuster Hall Lobby and Carman Hall, Student Life Building, Room :00 PM- 8:30 PM Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Volunteer Shift #1: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Acacia Holiday Festival Do you love to spread holiday cheer? Join us for the Acacia Holiday Festival! We will be helping children and youth of the Acacia Network celebrate the holidays.

14 Volunteer Shift #2: 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Music Building Sponsored by the Acacia Network and the Office of Community Engagement & New Student Programs As a volunteer you will help lead one of the following planned activities: Henna Face Painting Limbo Cookie Decorating Station for Stockings Photo with Santa and Craft Decoration of Photo Frames Holiday Movie The Acacia Network's vision of healthy communities is deeply connected to quality housing. Their goal is to provide a safe and healthy environment for every individual combined with opportunities for ownership. Their transitional housing covers 750 individual family units and 3 buildings for 475 single adults. Their dedicated team works in collaboration with the New York City Department of Homeless Services to return families and single adults to permanent housing.