Volunteers Wanted At New York Cares

New York Cares, the city's leading volunteer organization, has hundreds of ways for Queens residents to get involved in their community, and becoming a volunteer is easy.

Simply attend a one-time orientation, and then choose from more than 900 citywide projects. Orientation for new volunteers will be held in Queens at the following locations during March:

March 18, A.R.R.O.W. Community Center, 35- 30 35th St., Astoria, and March 20, Forest Hills library, 108-19 71st Ave., Forest Hills, both from 6:15-7:15 p.m.

To register, and for information and locations on orientation, call 212-228-5000 or go to www.nycares.org.

March Project Highlights-Queens:

•Early Morning Reading at P.S. 17, Astoria

•Sorting at materials for the Arts, Long Island City

•Debate and Discuss with Jacob Riis Seniors, Long Island City

•QUEENS JCC Citizenship through English; Queens Jewish Community Council, Forest Hills

•Family Literacy at P.S. 131-Abigail Adams School, Jamaica

•Cat care at the Animal Center of Queens, Woodhaven

•Computer Tutorials at Jacob Riis, Long Island City

For information regarding the programs or to register, call 212-228-5000.