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Grace
Church Community Center (GCCC) welcomes
your assistance as a volunteer or donor.
Grace
Church Community Center is a non-sectarian, community-based,
non-profit corporation, federally registered as a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) organization, so your contributions are tax-deductible
to the fullest extent allowed by law. The latest GCCC Annual
Report may be obtained by writing to GCCC at the address above
or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau,
120 Broadway, New York NY 10271.
Volunteer
Make a Donation
Establish an Endowment
Planned Giving Opportunities
Make a Gift-in-Kind
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
 Soup
Kitchen
The Soup Kitchen needs volunteer organizations to donate large
trays of hot food or sandwiches for 50, one day a month.
GCCC
provides Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day meals
in its Soup Kitchen each year and needs volunteers to assist
with meal service as well as with donations of food and money.
Please contact the Community Center at (914) 949-3098 x130
for details about how you or your organization can help.
Grace
Church hosts dinners on Martin Luther King Day, and on
President's Day, as well as barbeques on Memorial Day, July
4th, and Labor Day. These events are open to the public. No
one is turned away. To volunteer please contact Grace Church
(914) 949-2874 ext. 15.
Day
Care
 The
Day Care is looking for individuals, preferably retired school
teachers who can be on call as volunteer substitute teachers.
The
Day Care also needs individuals who can run gym, music, art & storytelling programs once or twice a week. To help,
please call Alice Conrad 914-949-3098 ext. 100.
Open
Arms Men’s Shelter
The shelter needs volunteers each evening to serve meals to
residents. To volunteer contact Ada Raiford or Denise Maxwell
at 914-948-5044.
Neighbors
Office volunteers and individuals willing to assist the elderly
with non-medical chores such as laundry or shopping on an
occasional basis are needed.
MAKE
A DONATION
Thank you for your interest in supporting Grace Church Community
Center. You can make a donation for general support to help
us meet our most pressing needs or specify a program to which
you want your donation to be applied.
Your
gift to GCCC can be in the form of
- Cash
- Check
or Money Order payable to Grace Church Community Center
- Credit
Card payment – VISA or MasterCard only
- Pre-Authorized
Contributions (PAC), usually paid monthly
Make an online donation now.
ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT
You may establish an endowment by making a cash gift to be
invested with the stipulation that only the income, or a portion
of the income, be donated to GCCC once or twice a year. There
are a number of variations in the way your endowment can be
set up. For example, you can stipulate that a portion of the
annual income from the endowment be re-invested to ensure
that future earnings keep pace with inflation, or that the
endowment be terminated after a specified number of years.
For more information on setting up an endowment, please contact
Eddie Lopez, Director of Development at 914-949-3098 ext.130.
PLANNED
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
While cash gifts are always welcome, there are also ways to
help GCCC through gifts from your accumulated resources. In
fact, making a planned gift of stocks, artwork or antiques
may actually enable you to make a larger gift than you thought
possible and allow you to provide for family members while
still remembering the GCCC. An added advantage is that, through
planned giving, your current income and estate taxes can be
reduced. Opportunities could include:
- A
gift through your will
- A gift
of real estate
- A gift
of appreciated securities
- A gift
of artwork
- A gift
of antiques
- A gift
of life insurance
To receive
more information about the advantages of planned giving please
contact Eddie Lopez, Director of Development at 914- 949-3098
ext. 130.
MAKE
A GIFT-IN-KIND
Each of the GCCC programs has needs for gifts in-kind. We
also occasionally need volunteers with trucks to pick up donations.
To volunteer please call Aice Conrad at 914-949-3098 ext. 100.
Day Care for Low-Income Families:
Contact Alice Conrad at 949-3098 ext. 100
- Need individuals, preferably retired school teachers, who can be on call as volunteer substitute teachers. Also, need individuals who can volunteer to run gym, music, art and storytelling programs on a weekly or occasional basis.
- Need volunteers to do minor painting jobs or other special projects.
- Need in-kind donations of educational materials, children’s books, arts & craft supplies.
Open Arms Shelter for Men:
Contact Ada Raiford at 948-5044
- Need volunteers each evening to help serve meals
- Need in- kind donations of new underwear & socks, pajamas, scarves, gloves & hats and individual toiletry items from airlines.
- Need food donations of any kind to be used for breakfast, lunch or dinner and gift certificates from major supermarkets which can be used to purchase food.
Samaritan House Shelter for Women:
Contact Alice Conrad at 949-3098 ext. 100
- Need donations of new underwear & socks, slippers, pajamas, scarves, gloves & hats.
- Need food donations of any kind to be used for breakfast or dinner. Also need gift certificates from major supermarkets which can be used to purchase diapers, formula and food.
Soup Kitchen:
Contact Alice Conrad at 949-3098 ext. 100
- Need volunteers to help weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Also need volunteers to help on Christmas, New Year’s, Easter and Thanksgiving.
- Volunteer organizations needed one day a month to prepare large trays of hot food or sandwiches to feed 50.
- Need in-kind donations of paper goods (plates, bowls & napkins), plastic glasses, plastic cutlery and styrofoam cups.
Summer Camp & Mentoring Programs:
Contact Eileen Torres at 420-6265
- Need donations of swim suits (all sizes including adult), towels, goggles, suntan lotion, sports equipment, craft supplies and new board games for summer camp
- Need volunteers for special events days e.g. Carnival Day
- Need Target gift certificates ($25 or $50) for Christmas gifts for teenagers
- Need donations of tickets for sport or holiday events, theater productions etc. for field trips
- Need donations to buy prom dresses, prom tickets, yearbooks etc. for graduating seniors from the Mentoring Program
- Need donations for the GCCC College Scholarship Fund
 Your
support will make it possible to for us to continue to meet
the needs of a growing and underserved population. Thank you!
FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON VOLUNTEERING
OR GIVING PLEASE CONTACT:
Alice Conrad
914-949-3098 x100
AConrad@gcccares.org
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