Day of Service, 2016: Choose a Site

Yale Westchester will host seven sites for Day of Service, 2016, including (above, clockwise) Jay Heritage Center, Hudson River Sloop and Maritime Museum, the Scarsdale Teen Center, and the Scarsdale Sustainable Garden. 

With Yale Day of Service, 2016, just days away, Yale Westchester is offering one of its longest lists of sites for volunteers in years. Choose a site, and register now.

Some activities continue from past Service Days (sprucing up the park at Cross River and the sustainable garden in Scarsdale).  Some are new (painting an old ship in Kingston, preparing children's fun bags in Mamaroneck). Susan Kaminsky '86, board member, is YWAA coordinator.

Yale Westchester alumni, family and friends are encouraged to explore the list below and select an activity you prefer or one that's close to you or one that could use your expertise or skills. Click YDoS-Westchester to register. (Note two of seven activities will be held May 14, a week following Yale's official Day of Service, May 7.)

Have fun, and go out and make a Westchester difference. A noticeable one that results in tidy parks, well-tended gardens, and happy smiles for special children.

2016 Day of Service Sites, Westchester Region

Ward Pound River Reservation, Cross River:  "Park Clean-up." Sat., May 7, 9:30-12 pm at Junction Rte. 35 and Rte. 121 South.  Once again, Regina Possavino '01 returns to lead volunteers in cleaning up the entrance at Westchester's largest park and biodiversity reserve area. The group will plant perennials and install deer fencing and information boards.

Jay Heritage Center, Rye: "I Love My Park Day," Sat., May 7, 9-12pm at 210 Boston Post Rd., Rye. Suzanne Clary '83 is the Center's president. Volunteers will help spruce up the park grounds of the Center, which includes the John Jay Mansion.

Mamaroneck: "Project Doctor’s Notes," Sat., May 7, 10:30-1:30pm, 321 North Barry Ave., Mamaroneck. Barbara Weinstein '90 and Theodor Liebmann '90 are coordinators. Volunteers will help prepare children's fun bags for children in area hospitals. The decorative bags will include games, puzzles, and colored markers.

Scarsdale: "Teen Center Clean-up." Sat., May 7, 10 am-2 pm at The Center @862, 862 Scarsdale Ave., Scardsale. B.K. Munguia '75 is site coordinator. Volunteers will help clean up the center and do some gardening, painting and carpentry.

Scarsdale: "Sustainable Garden Project," Sat., May 14 at the Scarsdale High School Garden. Volunteers will help tidy up the garden and prepare it for spring and summer. Scarsdale faculty member and Yale alum Maggie Favretti '85 has led the garden program for many years and has been honored for initiatives in community and sustainable gardening.

Kingston: "Hudson River Sloop Clearwater," Sat., May 14, 12-4pm in Kingston. Anne Todd Osborn '00 MS will coordinate a day of helping the U.S. Coast Guard paint parts of a ship near the Hudson River Maritime Museum.

John Jay Homestead, Katonah:  "I Love My Park Day," Sat., May 7, 9:30-12 pm at 400 Jay St., Katonah.  Robert Saunders '78 will lead volunteers in restoring the perimeter wall and removing invasive plants from the historic stone wall at Founding Father John Jay's Bedford house.

Click Westchester-DoS to read about the work of Yale Westchester alumni in Days of Service in recent years.