Volunteering

I made the decision when I arrived here that I wanted to get involved in some volunteer projects. I wanted to give something back to the city that has effectively adopted me for the year and do something to help out others less fortunate than myself. So following New York Cares Day I signed up for an orientation and today I took part in my first NY Cares volunteer project.

I met with the other volunteers at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab located at 550 Madison Avenue and we were joined by kids from the R.E.A.C.H; an organisation providing support to developmentally challenged children in the Bronx. I was paired up with Stephon, 6 and Tariq, 7 and the three of us spent the afternoon exploring the interactive facility. Much fun was had especially designing our own computer race tracks, composing our own songs and editing a movie trailer! A great way to spend Saturday afternoon.