25 Days Of Holiday Volunteering — Day 20: Memorial Plaque Survey

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — 'Tis the season for giving back to your community. There are a number of ways that you and your family can help others through the holidays.

Every day through Christmas, Patch will be highlighting a way you can provide compassion and resources to those in need.

Volunteer New York! makes it easy to find ways to help — through donations, supporting nonprofits and even volunteering from home.

Today's opportunity is for 2024 Annual Mailing Helpers for the Westchester Parks Foundation's New Year's Memorial Plaque Survey at Bronx River Reservation.

Kick off the new year by joining the Westchester Parks Foundation's fun and meaningful data collection project! Volunteers will help survey memorial trees and benches in the park, contributing valuable information to support the nonprofit's mission. Please bring a charged smart phone to access and utilize the survey app. If all of the plaques are surveyed after the first hour, the team will transition to litter pickup.

What to know:

• Dress for the weather; check the forecast before leaving
• Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes for walking outdoors
• All instruction will be provided, but please bring a charged smartphone
• Gloves will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you have them

Weather/cancellation policy:

• Volunteers will work in most weather, including cold, heat, and light precipitation, so please dress accordingly! Westchester Parks Foundation will cancel the project if the weather seems like it may affect the safety of its volunteers.
• In the case of inclement weather, please monitor your email. The project may be cancelled up to an hour before the project start time. If you do not receive a cancellation email from Westchester Parks Foundation or Volunteer New York! before then, the project is still taking place.

Registration for this opportunity ends 24 hours prior to the project start time.
This activity requires all volunteers to complete a mandatory waiver:

1. Sign up below either as an individual or as a family, group, or team to record this activity in your Volunteer New York! profile
2. Click here to complete the mandatory waiver for each volunteer participating. Volunteers under 18 must have a parent or guardian's permission documented on the form

Sign up here.

Check out all the volunteer opportunities around the Hudson Valley by visiting the Holiday Volunteering web page.

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