4. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine With all the holiday events and parties going on this season, there’s bound to be mountains of leftover food — but don’t throw it all away! Rescuing Leftover Cuisine is dedicated to feeding the hungry by collecting and distributing leftover food. You can sign up as a volunteer to help collect food throughout the city, or if you have food left over from an office holiday party, you can contact their team to collect it. To sign up and learn more, visit rescuingleftovercuisine.org/volunteer. DECEMBER 2016 I BOROMAG.COM I 33 Big Reuse Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Housing Works 2. Citymeals on Wheels Make a neighbor’s holiday a little brighter by delivering warm meals to the elderly in your area. Citymeals is always in need of volunteers to help deliver food throughout the city on weekends and holidays. Ensure that no one will go hungry this Christmas – bring the whole family to help out, and see the direct impact you’re making in your neighborhood. If crafting is more your speed, you can also sign up to make holiday cards to be delivered! For more information and to sign up, visit citymeals.org/holiday-volunteering or email [email protected]. 3. Big Reuse Roll up your sleeves and put that green thumb to work by helping out the environment this season. Big Reuse has volunteer opportunities year-round for those passionate about our planet. If you don’t mind getting a little dirty, their compost project with New York Cares, “Compost Give-Back,” is coming up on Dec. 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. At the end of the event, Big Reuse will be giving away locally made compost! To sign up, visit bigreuse.org/volunteer. Locations: Queens Plaza S. & 10th St., LIC 5. Housing Works Want to help fight HIV/AIDS and homelessness in just a few hours? Housing Works has volunteer opportunities right here in western Queens every day of the week! Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., come help process donations that will go to Housing Works’ 13 citywide thrift shops. Volunteers at their Processing and Distribution Center will help sort donations, tag merchandise and organize inventory. For more information, email [email protected] or visit housingworks.org/volunteer and click on “Group Volunteerism,” where you’ll find details about the LIC Processing and Distribution Center (you can volunteer there as an individual or as a group). Locations: 48-49 35th St., LIC
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