Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Volunteers are needed to help with the repair and restoration of our sixteen foot Melonseed Skiff, "Momentum," built in 2005 by Rocking the Boat students. After breaking her East River mooring during an October gale, she was rescued from the rocks by Rocking the Boat's fearless staff. She sustained significant damage to the lower three planks on both her port and her starboard, which will need to be replaced. We will also be using this opportunity to repair her forward bulkhead, fix a leak at the stem, replace her rubrails, and add a toerail. This will be wonderful opportunity get a traditional wooden boat back on the water, while contributing to a youth development program that seeks to empower and inspire young people in the South Bronx.

Due to the highly technical nature of the project, boatbuilding or carpentry experience is preferred. If you are interested in volunteering, but do not have such experience, please contact us anyway, as we will certainly be able to keep you busy.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Rocking The Boat We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X Evening X X X X X Monthly One-Time Occasional Contact Person: Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, (718) 466-5799, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 812 Edgewater Road Bronx, NY 10474 (See a map) Directions: By Subway: Take #6 Train to Hunts Point Avenue. Walk on Hunts Point Avenue and cross under Bruckner Expressway. Make third left on Lafayette Avenue. Follow Lafayette Avenue down steep hill to Edgewater Road. Cross Edgewater Road (very carefully!) and walk over train tracks, through parking lot toward Hunts Point Riverside Park. The Point CDC/Rocking the Boat Bronx River Site is just to the left of the park. Enter through grey door. The address of our program space is 1391-99 Lafayette Avenue. Our main office (Around the corner of 1391-99 Lafayette Avenue) is 812 Edgewater Road.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: # 6 Train at Hunts Point Avenue,   Walk distance (in minutes): 15   Nearest Bus Stop: # 6 Bus at Lafayette Avenue, 5 minute walk Details where opportunity can also be performed This opportunity can also be performed in these locations: Zip codes: 10452 Web Site: http://www.rockingtheboat.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Bronx Volunteer Shifts The bulk of the restoration is to be accomplished in late January and February 2007. As we will not be running any youth programs during these months, the specific dates and times will based upon volunteer availability. Please let us know when you are able to join us.