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Fifteen high school students from New York
Cares Youth Services (through the Upward Bound Program at Vaughn College of
Aeronautics and Technology) volunteered their
time and effort at Materials for the Arts
on Monday, July 21, 2008. This was part of a community service project that New York Cares
oversees throughout the year. Accompanying these students were three
chaperones from New York Cares and Vaughn College.
The project the students took
on was one that would have taken days for the MFTA staff to accomplish.
Willis North America, a new MFTA donor, recently donated 345 pieces of thoroughly packed
framed artwork. These highly motivated high school students set to work unpacking and separating the artwork to make it more accessible to MFTA recipients for their shopping day visits. In what
seemed like no time, the group unwrapped the work and then in the spirit of
reuse, saved the bubble wrap and foam covering for future use. MFTA is
grateful to New York Cares Youth Services and salutes these young people on
their commitment to volunteer in their community.
If you are interested in
volunteering at Materials for the Arts, please contact Johnese Wilson, MFTA's
Volunteer Coordinator at jwilson@mfta.org or 718-729-3001 ext
213. See more images here!
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