New York Cares Day Spring April 21, 2012

New York Cares Day Spring – the organization’s annual citywide spring volunteer event – will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. New York Cares is seeking thousands of volunteers to revitalize 80 parks, gardens, waterfronts and playgrounds. Volunteers will work on a variety of green projects including gardening, painting, repairing fences, fixing nature trails, and more.

This year, the day will have a special focus on the city’s waterfront. Volunteers will restore 10 miles of coastline to make these areas more sustainable for plant and animal life and more accessible for city residents.
New York Cares Day Spring (formerly called Hands on New York Day) is an annual day of service run by New York Cares, the city’s largest volunteer organization, and is sponsored by HSBC. Now in its 18th year, the event is a serve-a-thon (similar to a walk-a-thon) where participants raise money in honor of the time they spend volunteering to support the cost of the event and New York Cares’ year-round volunteer programs. Each year, New York Cares mobilizes 54,000 volunteers to help 400,000 New Yorkers in need.
New Yorkers aged 12 years old and up can register to volunteer at www.newyorkcaresday.org, with a registration fee of $20 per person. The website provides details including how to participate and how to make a donation in honor of a team or a volunteer. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.