Volunteers Spark Summertime Fun in the Bronx
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Contacts:
Ellen Lubell – (w) 212-949-4938, Emily Crossan – (w) 917-286-1548
Day-of-event contact – Maggie Jones – (c) 917-517-5510
Goldman Sachs Sponsors Children’s Aid Society Street Festival
When:
Saturday, June 25, 2005
10:00 am – 1:00 p.m.
Where:
The Children’s Aid Society (Project Bold site)
486 Howe Avenue, between Lacombe Avenue and Norton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10473
What:
Approximately 30 Goldman Sachs employees will volunteer at a company sponsored community street festival at one of The Children’s Aid Society’s locations in the Bronx.
The festival will include fun summertime activities such as a barbecue, arts and crafts, DJ and rides for children, as well as the chance for volunteers and members of the community to make improvements to the block by planting flowers and trees.
Community activities such as these are a key component of service learning for high school students from The Children’s Aid Society’s Project Bold. The teens are expected to help beautify the block with plantings.
Who:
In collaboration with the New York City Department of Education, The Children’s Aid Society’s Project Bold serves at-risk high school students by addressing their multiple needs and recognizing that learning is influenced by ongoing experiences within families, schools and communities. Project Bold strives to enhance the intellectual, social and emotional development of students so that they can succeed in school and the larger community.
Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Community TeamWorks is a firmwide initiative that encourages members of the firm to participate in community service.
The Children’s Aid Society 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 additional information, visit www.childrensaidsociety.org.
