Calendar of Opportunities

2025-2026
Community Service Opportunities

May

What: Breakfast with Seniors at Beaver Ridge

Please join ASK and the Yorktown Youth Council at this thoughtful event! You will be assisting the Yorktown Youth Council as they host a breakfast with fun activities for the residents at the Beaver Ridge Apartments in Yorktown Heights. Volunteer tasks will include: set up/clean up, helping to serve food/drinks and the most important task of all...engaging in activities and interacting with the residents. We are there to brighten their day by spending quality time with them!

When: Saturday, May 2

8:00am - 11:30am

Where: Beaver Ridge Apartments

1965 Allan Avenue

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Contact Liz Talbert with any questions at liz@allianceforsafekids.org

Crompond School 4th grade Dance

Details-

Painting/Prep Work

Thursday 4/30- painting/ prep work. That would be help at my house since I am housing all games and decorations.

Dance Setup

Friday May 8th- 4pm-530pm- Crompond School

Dance

Friday May 8th- 6-8pm- Crompond School

Clean up

Friday May 8- 8-9pm- Crompond School

If interested contact:

Jennifer Saponara

jsap9817@gmail.com

4th Grade Dance Chair

Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop 2026 - Mohansic

On Wednesday, May 13, kindergarteners at Mohansic Elementary School will use their engineering skills to help Humpty Dumpty not break during his fall. Kindergarten teachers are hoping to have high school student volunteers help facilitate the building process around the eggs starting at 1:40 p.m. For your participation, you will receive 1 hour of community service. If you are interested, please fill out this Google Form by Wednesday, May 6. Mrs. Yates will be your point person on the day of the event.

April

Mohansic K/1 Dance

We have our K/1 Dance at Mohansic this Friday 4/17 from 5:30-7. We are interested in having some high school volunteers join us. The start time would be 5 pm. Please contact mohansicpta10598@gmail.com if you are interested.

Literacy Night at Brookside

On Wednesday, April 22, Brookside Elementary School will host our Literacy Night from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. We will have staff members reading books to students in classrooms and literacy activities/games in the cafeteria. We are looking for high school student volunteers to assist with this event starting at 5 pm. If you are interested, please contact:

Amanda McNamee

amcnamee@yorktown.org

Crompond KJK Performance of Aladdin

It starts on Monday April 20th and rehearses for two weeks with the final performance on May 2nd. We would need three to four volunteers each day from 2:45- 5:15 . That would run from 4/20-4/24 and then 4/27- 5/1.

On May 2nd we would ask for 5 volunteers. First show would be 10:00- 11:15 and our second show we would ask that they arrive by 1:15 and stay until 3:15.

Contact lxbaggio@gmail.com if interested.

March

MESMS- International Night Celebration

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Event: International Night Celebration (6:30-8:30 pm - event time)

Time: 5:00-9:00 pm for student helpers (or anytime in between)

# of students needed: 8-10 (but more are welcome)

Contact: pjones@yorktown.org

Note: Report to the cafeteria and find Mrs. Jones or Ms. Scesny for directions. Responsibilities would be helping with set up (help carry in trays of food/buffet set up), serving food and clean up.

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Mrs. Jones is looking for student volunteers to perform multicultural music, dance, spoken word, or other cultural presentations at International Night on March 12, 2026.

If you’d like to share your culture and talents while giving back to the community, we’d love to hear from you!

Please email Mrs. Jones with a short video showcasing what you would like to perform.
pjones@yorktown.org

Date of Event: Thurs. March 12, 2026

Place of Event: MESMS Cafeteria

Time Needed: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Yorktown Grange Pancake Breakfast Event Community Service Opportunity

The Yorktown Grange is seeking student volunteers for their annual Pancake Breakfast community fundraising event on March 21-22 and 28-29, helping with set up, check in, serving and clean up across different shifts.

Please click on this link to sign up for your shift(s): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4CAFA82AA5F49-62229132-yorktown

Grange Volunteer Coordinator: Juliet Jacobs, volunteers.ygf@gmail.com, 646-647-6291

Learn more about the Yorktown Grange and this event: http://www.yorktowngrange.org

Notes: Signed forms confirming service hours completed will be available to all volunteers. The Yorktown Grange is a pre-approved community service organization for YHS students.

Town of Yorktown's Easter Egg Hunt

Please join ASK and the Yorktown Youth Council at this community event! You will be assisting the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Department and the Yorktown Lions with setting up the fields for the three scheduled hunts, distributing prizes and more!

When: Saturday, March 28

8:30am - 1200pm

Where: Route 202 Ballfields at Downing Park

2881 Crompond Road

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Contact Liz Talbert with any questions at liz@allianceforsafekids.org

NYS Maple Weekends

The weekends this year will be March 21st, 22nd, 28th, and 29th, from 10:00-4:00

Maple Weekends are an educational outreach program through the NYS Maple Producers' Association, highlighting maple syrup producers throughout the state. As you may know White Oak Farm, in Yorktown, taps over 2400 maple trees on the south side of Turkey Mountain. We are the only commercial maple producer in Westchester County, and the southernmost commercial producer in New York State. We're expecting over 2000 visitors again this year for a pancake breakfast at the Yorktown Grange, followed by tours here at White Oak Farm. We will be showcasing our state of the art sugarhouse, doing tapping demonstrations, sugarhouse tours, our Sugarhouse theater, sugarbush walks, maple tastings, and of course our fully stocked maple products store.

Contact:

Bri Hart

White Oak Farm

680 Croton Lake Road

Yorktown Hgts., NY 10598

bhart@whiteoakfarm1.com

Website- www.whiteoakfarm1.com

Garden of Hope
It's time to prepare for the opening of The Garden of Hope. What an amazing year we had in 2025. Under the guidance of our Garden Guru Janet Morra and her extraordinary crew of volunteers - approximately 4 tons of fresh organic vegetables were grown and delivered to our local pantries and families in need. 4 tons!!!

We are having our GOH launch meeting on Saturday, March 21st at The First Presbyterian Church. (2880 Crompond Rd., Yorktown Heights) Room 17. From 3:30 to 5pm. We look forward to seeing you and going over the master plan for the year ahead. Think about all of the families we will be able to help again this year. See you soon.

Rev. Paul Tesshin Silverman

pjsilverman@gmail.com

January

FAMILY EVENT AT BROOKSIDE

There will be a Family Event at Brookside on Friday, January 30th from 6pm to 7pm. Ideally, we’d have volunteers to help with set up, check in, serving pizza and clean up. We’d like the students to arrive by 5:30 if possible.

Email: rosalombard@icloud.com

December

Mohansic Holiday Shop

Mohansic PTA is looking for two High School Volunteers to help set up our Holiday Shop on Monday evening of 12/1. Contact mohansicpta10598@gmail.com if you are interested!

POPCORN AND MOVIE AT BROOKSIDE

Brookside is hosting a Popcorn and Movie Night on Friday, December 12th and would love to have volunteer support if any students are interested. The event is scheduled from 6pm to 8pm. We’d like to begin set up at 5pm. Ideally, we’d have volunteers to help with set up, check in, and concession/spirit wear sales. The volunteers can stay to assist with clean up after the movie, or are welcome to leave once the movie begins. Contact rosalombard@icloud.com if you are interested.

Yorktown Grange Holiday
Crafts For Kids Event

The Yorktown Grange is seeking student volunteers for their Holiday Crafts for Kids event on December 20, helping with the different craft stations and with set up/clean up. Please click on this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4CAFA82AA5F49-60457985-yorktown

Grange Volunteer Coordinator: Juliet Jacobs, volunteers.ygf@gmail.com, 646-647-6291

Learn more about the Yorktown Grange: http://www.yorktowngrange.org

Notes: Signed forms confirming service hours completed will be available to all volunteers. The Yorktown Grange is a pre-approved community service organization for YHS students.

November

Cheer Competition

The YAC Cheerleading competition will be held on November 16. Coaches are requesting student support to help the competition run smoothly. If you are interested, please schedule yourself using this sign-up genius. Students must be able to commit to a minimum of 3 hours of service.

Teens Under Construction

The "Spread Love" store for The Jefferson Valley Mall will be up ASAP.

As of now, here's the schedule for the store next weekend;

Friday, November 21, 2025: 1030a - 1p, 1-130p, 3-6p, 6-8p

Saturday, November 22: 9 a.m.- Noon, Noon - 3p, and 6-8p.

Sunday, November 23: 1030a - 1p, 1-3p, and 3-6p.

Contact: yocastajimenez@tuc-inc.com

October

Book Fair at Mohansic

The Mohansic PTA is in need of High School volunteers to help set up for the book fair on October 6! This will take place at Mohansic from 4:00pm- 5:30pm.

Please have the students email the PTA email (mohansicpta10598@gmail.com)

and Justine Api (Apipartyof5@gmail.com) to confirm the attendance.

ESTEAM Night at Mohansic

Mohansic Elementary School will be hosting an ESTEAM night on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The teachers are hoping to have high school student volunteers to help facilitate the math games and projects starting at 4:45 pm. You will receive 2 hours of community service for your participation. If you are interested, please fill out the Google Form below by Monday, October 6.

Math/ESTEAM Night at Brookside

Brookside Elementary School will be hosting a Math/ESTEAM night on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The teachers are hoping to have high school student volunteers to facilitate the math games and projects starting at 5:15 pm. You will receive 2 hours of community service for your participation. If you are interested, please fill out the Google Form by Friday, October 10.
Ms. McNamee would be your point person on the day of the event.

Backyard Sports will be offering our program this Fall and we need YOU, our volunteers, to continue making our program successful. Our Fall program offers an inclusive and supportive environment for athletes between the ages of 5-19 years old with special needs. Volunteers will be placed with a program participant to provide support and encouragement throughout the lesson. Each Saturday session will be lead by a group of local adult teachers with 20+ years experience teaching and coaching and coaching in the special education field. Sports and activities rotate weekly and may include soccer, flag football, pillow hockey, frisbee, track and field, and other PE/Summer Camp-style games. Sport-specific coaching or playing experience is NOT required for volunteers. We ask that volunteers commit to a minimum of 3 consecutive weeks, although a full season (6 weeks) commitment is preferred to keep consistency for our athletes.

Please see below for program details:

Dates: Saturdays: 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 & 11/8 (6 sessions, NO CLASS ON 10/11)

Time: 10:00am-10:45am *VOLUNTEERS TO ARRIVE @ 9:30AM; 1ST SESSION ONLY*

Location: Shrub Oak Park - 3800 Sunnyside Street, Shrub Oak, NY 10588

I understand that some may no longer be available due to college, scheduling conflicts, work, etc.

Please feel free to reach out to julie1070@aol.com or via cell @ 914-217-6201 with any questions.