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Ticketmaster gets involved
Ticketmaster chose MFTA to be the host site for a day of service on Friday, April 19th. Nearly the entire New York office came to help out in the warehouse, about 25 employees strong. They spent the morning color-coding and sorting … Continue reading
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Tagged community service, group volunteers, groups, Ticketmaster, volunteers
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Lions in the warehouse!
Don’t worry, they weren’t real lions – they were students from Columbia University’s student group Columbia Community Outreach (CCO). On Saturday, April 6, a group of 15 students volunteered at MFTA as part of their annual day of service. Every spring, … Continue reading
Daring to do more
It is always great when people we know are publicly recognized by the press and media outlets for their good work. That happened about two weeks when the NY Times did a piece on our friend and Friends of Materials … Continue reading
Posted in News, Recipient Spotlight, Volunteer Spotlight
Tagged alumni, Anelle Miller, art, community, High School of Art & Design, MFTA, NY Times, NYC, Society of Illustrators, volunteer
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Spring volunteering at MFTA gets a boost from Jumpstart
If you shopped at MFTA this week, you probably noticed that our fleet of shopping carts was much easier to steer. You can thank Jumpstart for that! Last Friday, a group of eager volunteers from Jumpstart came to MFTA to help … Continue reading
Alabama and New York, working together at MFTA
This past Wednesday, we had a group of students from Birmingham-Southern College stop by the MFTA warehouse for a few hours of volunteering. They came to us all the way from Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the school’s “Alternative Spring … Continue reading
Don’t miss Wreath Interpretations!
You may have seen postcards and advertising around the city for the Parks Department’s 30th Annual Wreath Interpretations show, featuring the artwork of our very own volunteer artist Sabu. Just because the holiday season is almost over doesn’t mean you have to miss this creative and fun exhibition! Wreath … Continue reading
Posted in Education Center, Events, Reuse Art, Volunteer Spotlight
Tagged art, Central Park, creative reuse, holidays, Sabu, The Arsenal, Wreath Interpretations, wreaths
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Holiday help from Bank of America
Last Thursday, we got some more volunteer help from Bank of America. We were visited by the Alternative Investments Division back in September. Last week, we happily hosted three eager volunteers from the Ultra High Net Worth Segment Marketing Division. As part … Continue reading
Trace, Iron, Cut, Repeat
It was just another Thursday night at Materials for the Arts – that is if you consider 17 volunteers sorting, creating iron on patches and preparing 200 donated ski jackets for donation to the Administration for Children’s services, AHRC and … Continue reading
City Year helps us out
Have you noticed that our hallways are looking a little bit brighter? You can thank City Year for that! On Friday, October 5, City Year corps members from almost a dozen public schools in Harlem, East New York, Long Island … Continue reading
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Tagged City Year, paint, schools, service projects, trim, volunteers, warehouse
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Bank of America gives us a hand
On September 13 and 14, MFTA hosted 60 volunteers from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s alternative investments division. Bank of America encourages all of its employees to give back throughout the year. We were happy to be chosen by this office … Continue reading
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