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National Day of Service

Four years ago, President Obama began the National Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy and to build a better, stronger future for our country. In communities across the country, people are already signing up to participate in service projects on Saturday, January 19, 2013, to benefit their friends and neighbors. 

This year, the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative are proud to continue our legacy of service in our own community by joining with the National Day of Service and supporting several local projects focused on on-going Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

We hope you will join us at one of the projects we will be supporting to help make a meaningful difference in communities that are still suffering from Hurricane Sandy aftermath.  As we've seen through our work, when people come together, we can make a greater impact than any one person or group can do alone.

You are responsible for your own transportation unless your project details indicates otherwise.

 

  • Jones Beach, Long Island – This beach cleaning project with For the Shore  will involve debris clean-up from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Participants should feel comfortable doing manual labor and should plan to dress warmly.

  • Brick Township, New Jersey – Projects in Brick, Seaside, and Barrier Islands, New Jersey with HOPE Worldwide will consist of home clean up, yard clean up, and debris removal from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30pm. Participants are requested to bring work gloves and eye protection if possible and to dress warmly in case they are working outside.

  • The Rockaways, Queens (Project 1) – Projects in The Rockaways will consist of home clean up and debris removal with New York Cares from 9:00 a.m.– 4 p.m. Participants should dress warm and bring their own lunch and water.

  • The Rockaways, Queens (Project 2) – This project in The Rockaways will consist of home repair and basic construction as well as debris and neighborhood cleanup with Habitat for Humanity from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Participants should dress warmly, wear hard, rubber-soled shoes, wear work gloves, and bring their own lunch and water.

  • Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn – Participants will conduct a neighborhood canvas with  Gerritsen Beach Cares for any part of
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Participants should dress warmly.

  • Yonkers, New York - This project in Yonkers will consist of home repair and basic construction as well as debris and neighborhood cleanup with Habitat for Humanity from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Participants should dress warmly, wear hard, rubber-soled shoes, wear work gloves, and bring their own lunch and water.

 

If you have any questions, email us at volunteers@clintonfoundation.org

 
If you are unable to participate in a volunteer project, you can still show your support by joining our online community and telling us how you are serving your community on Twitter by using the hashtag #iserve. 
 

We're sorry that we can no longer accept volunteers for the National Day of Service projects, but we are sincerely grateful for your interest and support. We will keep you posted on future volunteer opportunities.