Blogs: Volunteering and Playing

Here's a recap of recent and popular local blog posts:

On Bedford-Katonah Patch

Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Fund

Stephanie's Mission has traveled to Jamaica for a fourth year in a row to help build a primary school in rural Jamaica. In addition to building the school in Jamaica, the team was able to visit multiple orphanages in Jamaica providing them with clothing, sneakers, and soccer balls! 

On Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch

Jerry Eimbinder's Blog 

Donations of clothing, goods and food can be given to organizations now driving at night and on weekend mornings to Manhattan. 

"Midnight Run" volunteers are also sought to deliver assistance and relief to New York City's homeless poor. 

During the next 30-day period, the Midnight Run volunteers that will provide help to New York City's hopeless poor are identified below. About 150 organizations including churches, synagogues and schools support Midnight Run, headquartered in Dobbs Ferry.

Individuals or groups interested in contributing clothing, goods, or food for one of these coming runs, can send an e-mail directly to the organization conducting the run or they can contact Midnight Run executive director Dale Williams. 

Locations where items can be dropped off (dates of trips are shown):

• Bedford: Bedford Presbyterian Church, Aug. 2
• Bedford: Westchester Youth Initiative, Aug. 2
• Mount Kisco: Mount Kisco Presbyterian Church, July 16
• Pleasantville: Holy Innocents, July 20
• Katonah: St. Mary of the Assumption, July 19
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On Pleasantville-Briarcliff Patch

Westchester Table Tennis Center

Want to find a new, fun way to beat the heat? To boost relationships with your kids, family and friends? Ping pong is the sport and the Westchester Table Tennis Center is the place. Ping pong is known to "provide a common ground of closeness." Ping pong (i.e., table tennis) is one of the few sports where kids (of all ages) express themselves and learn about each other in an environment that is both sweaty and smart. The boys play against the girls; the young against the old; the East against the West. Anyone can win regardless of gender, age or background.