Project Cicero is an annual non-profit book drive designed to create and and supplement classroom libraries in under-resourced New York City public schools. Since its inception in 2001, Project Cicero has distributed 2.2 million new and gently used books to more than 12,000 New York City classrooms, reaching over 500,000 students. They receive donations from more than 100 independent, public, and parochial schools each year, and also receive generous contributions from many publishers and individuals.1,200+ teachers from all over New York City will travel to the Pennsylvania Hotel across from Madison Square Garden to select books for their under-resourced classrooms. Hundreds of student, parent and teacher volunteers assist all weekend sorting and distributing the books.
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DETAILS:
When: Saturday, March 7th & Sunday, March 8th
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (see shifts below)
Where: Pennsylvania Hotel
DUE TO NEW PROTOCOL, ONLY 10 PEOPLE FROM OUR CLUB AT A TIME CAN BE THERE EVERY 2 HOUR SHIFT (AND THEY MUST BE DIFFERENT EVERY SHIFT). SO RIGHT NOW THE MOST YOU CAN VOLUNTEER IS PER DAY IS 2 HOURS - IF THERE ARE SPOTS LEFT LATER ON, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MORE SHIFTS.
CHECK THIS SPREADSHEET TO SEE THE SPOTS LEFT:
https://docs.google.com/a/bxscience.edu/spreadsheets/d/1qOpQsbjFL4XMVq97Dya-GkHfnFu--4ZgDS-KMp0X35U/edit?usp=sharing------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mona Miao
'14-'15 Projects Co-Chair
