More than 500 Hofstra student volunteers will go into the community on Saturday, November 18, to participate in the University’s annual Shake-A-Rake program to clear the fallen leaves from yards of neighboring senior citizens and disabled residents.
In addition to working on approximately 60 homes that have preregistered for the event, the students will rake leaves at the John J. Byrne Community Center at 806 Jerusalem Avenue in Uniondale. Many of this year’s homeowners are repeat “customers” of the Shake-A-Rake service.
There are two sessions, each with a cap of 250 students. The first is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The second is 12:30-2:30 p.m. Before heading out into the neighborhood, students meet at HofUSA on the North Campus to pick up rakes, gardening tools and house assignments.
Shake-A-Rake, started by Hofstra in 2009, is sponsored by Hofstra University’s Office of Commuting Student Services and Community Outreach, directed by Anita Ellis. It has become Hofstra’s largest community outreach event.
