The Spirit of Giving

Give the gift of giving this holiday, or make a resolution to be more involved in 2009!

Penny Harvest Field at Rockefeller Center

A temporary display of the millions of pennies collected by children for charity as part of the Penny Harvest campaign. See the cumulative impact of a thousand individual efforts through December 31st. For more information, go to www.commoncents.org.

New York Cares

City-wide searchable calendar of volunteer opportunities. Learn more at www.nycares.org.

The Food Bank for New York City

The Food Bank distributes food to hundres of community programs, soup kitchens, and soup pantries. Information on volunteering for the Food Bank itself or many of its member programs is available at www.foodbanknyc.org

idealist.org

Searchable database of over 11,000 calls for volunteers across the world. Wherever you spend your time this winter, you should be able to find an opportunity close by through www.idealist.org

For information on Community Service initiatives through NYU,

check the Office of Student Activities website.