{"id":349062,"date":"2026-09-17T06:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/349062\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:52:10","slug":"nonprofit-volunteer-fair-in-forest-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/349062\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit Volunteer Fair In Forest Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s\u00a0kind of like\u00a0speed dating, but between aspiring do-gooders and local nonprofits looking for volunteers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Church-in-the-Gardens will host a Volunteer Fair at the CITG Community House in Forest Hills on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 1 pm to 3 pm.\u00a0Organized by the 112-year-old religious institution\u2019s World Service Committee, this third-ever event will provide a forum for individuals to meet representatives from regional nonprofit organizations via quick interviews in a low-key atmosphere. The two parties will be able to explore common interests and\u00a0possible partnerships.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0free, and participating organizations will host display tables in the gymnasium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, 20 entities have confirmed their participation with several more expected to join. The list includes AARP, City Meals on Wheels,\u00a0CommonPoint, Compost Collective, Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps,\u00a0iMentor, New York Blood Center, North Shore Animal League America, Northwell Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Queens Community House, and Scouting America.\u00a0They might be looking for assistance in tasks ranging from administration to facility maintenance to translation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last two fairs have been great, and we\u2019re really excited about this one,\u201d\u00a0stated\u00a0Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Weidmann, who pastors The Church-in-the-Gardens. \u201cWe know so many great people in Queens\u2014retirees, students, families\u2014who would love to donate their time and skills to a great cause. I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0wait to introduce them to service-minded organizations that would love to have their help. And as always, a special thanks to our World Service Committee, which is involved in so many great projects.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located at 15 Borage Place, the CITG Community House is walking distance from the 71st-Continental subway station for the E, F, and R lines and the Long Island Rail Road\u2019s Forest Hills stop. The host will provide temporary permits to motorists for free street parking. (The neighborhood has restrictions, and cars without permits are subject to tickets and boots.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For\u00a0free admission tickets:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2026-volunteer-fair-tickets-1984075114076?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2026-volunteer-fair-tickets-1984075114076?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-212309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/36THgBhw.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1772\" height=\"1151\"  \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-212313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/P_YHqz3w.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0kind of like\u00a0speed dating, but between aspiring do-gooders and local nonprofits looking for volunteers.\u00a0 The Church-in-the-Gardens will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-349062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}