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This Thanksgiving, Give Back
This Thanksgiving we’ll be doing our part to help fight hunger in New York City. Join us on Saturday, November 19th from 9:30am to 1:30pm as we help sort the Yorkville Common Pantry’s Thanksgiving donations. Spaces are limited, so if you’re interested, make sure you sign up now by filling out this form.
The YCP is dedicated to reducing hunger while promoting dignity and self-sufficiency. YCP champions the cause of the hungry through food pantry and meal distribution… Read More
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Make a Difference!
MYD has some great community service events coming up next month!
Dress for Success
Twice a year, DfS hosts a sale in Manhattan/Harlem and sell clothes to all of their partner programs and female clientele, including all those who haven’t yet been suited by Dress for Success. Clients will have the opportunity to purchase suits, professional separates, and accessories at super low prices. MYDers will staff the sale and get a taste of what it feels like to work in retail (for… Read More
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MYD Gives Back
For over a hundred years the Bowery Mission has served meals to homeless and hungry New Yorkers. Every Thanksgiving they serve thousands of meals to people in need. It was a real honor for MYD to help them prepare for their yearly event. We painted doors and hallways, organized the clothing donation room and helped prepare food. One ambitious MYD’er even managed to fix a leak in the Bowery restroom!
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From Canvassing to Canvasses, MYD delivers
MYD got in touch with its artsy side this weekend. We headed up to PS199X in the Bronx, also known as the Shakespeare School, to paint classroom canvasses as part of New York Cares Day. We used stencils for the outlines then got to work painting. Of course, we talked a lot of politics, Heather recruited people to phonebank, and we even met a lovely woman who told us she was a proud Democrat! Best of all, we were treated… Read More
Running for a Cause
This past Saturday several MYD volunteers joined Achilles International for a run in Central Park.
Blaire and Jee, two of our amazing volunteers, ran with Richard, a civil rights attorney who also happens to be almost completely blind. He said something that really struck me: if volunteers don’t show up for these runs, he is forced to run on a treadmill. Because we were there, he was able to do a 5 mile run in Central Park on a… Read More
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Haiti Still Needs Our Help!
It’s been six months since Haiti’s deadly earthquake and over two million people are still displaced and living in refugee camps. The women in these camps lack basic supplies, such as feminine hygiene products, soap and underwear. Please help these women by donating these badly needed items.
This month the Manhattan Young Democrats will be working with 1199/SEIU and We Care for Haiti to collect donations. Wednesday, July 14th is the official MYD Donation Day! Between… Read More
