Service with a Smile at "It's My Park! Day"

On May 17, nearly one hundred BwB NYC students partnered with two local environmental groups for "It's My Park! Day" 2008. Clean up and restoration work included landscaping, painting, shoveling compost, and planting trees. BwB members also ran activities for neighborhood children, including creating an "Environmental Superhero" that would help protect the earth. Click here to read more.

Youth Advisory Council Enjoys "Alternative" Spring Break

For more than 100 New York City teenagers, spring break meant fun in the sun at a community service project. Coordinated by BwB NY's Youth Advisory Council (YAC), the first ever Alternative Spring Break brought together dozens of BwB members each day to help revive Bissel Gardens, a five-block community garden in the Bronx. During the week, a total of 116 BwB student volunteers contributed more than 580 hours of service during the week! Read more...

Trek Team: From Nicaragua to the Bronx

On April 26, students on the NY/CT Winter Trek for Knowledge to Nicaragua completed their final commitment by participating in their last Post-Trek Workshop. This workshop coincided with the construction of the school they helped build in Los Encuentros, Nicaragua, which was completed on April 21. The day in the Bronx entailed a service project and a celebration of the achievements of the Trek Team and of the finished school. Click here to read about this emotional last day together.

Spotlight: BwB Members Celebrate National Poetry Month

In April, two BwB NY programs celebrated National Poetry Month with unique and engaging activities. At the Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School (BELHS), BwB's First Annual "Rhyme Cafe" let students perform original works and classic poems. At Validus Preparatory Academy, BwB members passed out poems to students on "Poem in Your Pocket" Day. Read more...

Regional Round-Up: BwB Volunteer at Service Projects Around the City

Around the city, BwB members are serving their community every week. From volunteering at concerts and book drives to making sleeping bags and pillows for people in need, BwB members are passionate about helping others. So far during the school year, BwB members in New York have volunteered more than 15,000 hours of service to their community. To read about some of their many projects, click here.

BwB members in 24 New York City high schools completed 15,830 hours of service from September through March!

750 students volunteered eight or more hours during these months and received Service Leader Awards!

BwB NY students partnered with 49 community agencies to directly serve more than 28,000 people!

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