Bronx Volunteers, Parents and Children Do Some Spring Cleaning and Neighborhood Beautification at CAS

May 4, 2006

Contact:
Ellen Lubell, The Children’s Aid Society, (w) 212-949-4938, (c) 917-854-6864
Emily Crossan, The Children’s Aid Society, (w) 917-286-1548, (c) 201-344-5742

Community Carnival Also Planned for “Derby Day”

When:
Saturday, May 6, 2006
10:00 a.m. - noon

Where:
The Children’s Aid Society’s Bronx Family Center
1515 Southern Boulevard, The Bronx

Day-of event contact:
Sandy Gutierrez, cell – 917-856-2178

What:
The Children’s Aid Society’s “Derby Day” is an annual day of volunteer community service, named because it occurs on the first Saturday in May – the same day as the Kentucky Derby. Corporate employees, community members and students will volunteer at 16 Children’s Aid Society locations across the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island.

Hundreds of students, parents and volunteers will beautify The Children’s Aid Society’s Bronx Family Center, a major services hub, and surrounding environs. Four banners will be created reflecting the wide range of services offered by Children’s Aid in the Bronx. New plants and flowers will add greenery to the parking lot.

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When:
Saturday, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Where:
The Children’s Aid Society’s Community Schools C.S. 61 / I.S. 190
1550 Crotona Park East, The Bronx

Day-of event contacts:
Robin Fleshman, 718-991-2719, Sandy Gutierrez, cell – 917-856-2178

What:
After spending the morning working at the Bronx Family Center, volunteers, community members, parents and children will head over to nearby C.S. 61 / I.S. 190 for the “Derby Day” Carnival. The Carnival will include games, basketball and a talent show, as well as resources and services such as mammograms, fire safety tips and the opportunity to add children’s fingerprints to the NYPD system to help ensure their safety.

At 2:00 p.m., New York State Assemblyman Michael Benjamin and New York City Council Member Annabel Palma will address the crowd.

The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) was founded in 1853. It is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative non-sectarian agencies, serving more than 150,000 of New York’s neediest children and their families with a network of services that includes community schools, neighborhood centers, camps, adoption and foster care services, teen pregnancy prevention, education, health and recreation. For more information, please call 212-949-4938 or visit www.childrensaidsociety.org.