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Winter is ALWAYS just around the corner! And winter means snow. Whether snow brings the joys of childhood -- snow forts, snowballs, and snowball fights, sleds and flying down a hill in the local park, or lying in the snow, flapping one’s arms and legs to make a snow angel -- or the perils of adulthood -- shoveling steps and sidewalks, clearing driveways and snow-covered cars, trudging in slushy streets, or driving on slippery roads to get to work -- now is the time to prepare for the next snow storm.

Unfortunately, New Rochelle has an aging population and disabled persons who still live in their own homes and need help with more rigorous chores like shoveling snow. Fortunately, New Rochelle also has a large community of young people who willingly volunteer their time to help those who cannot always manage.

New Ro Snow Angels is a volunteer program that matches strong, healthy students and young adults who are willing to shovel snow (“angels”) with older and/or disabled persons who cannot (“clients”). Angels expect no compensation. Clients provide the shovels and SnowMelt and the Angels come by and do their magic!

If you are or know of a strong, healthy young person who will volunteer to shovel snow for an older or disabled individual, please Joyce Furfero, Co-Chair of the New Rochelle Confederation of Neighborhood Associations, at (914) 325-5230, or email the New Ro Snow Angels at newrosnowangels@gmail.com, and, by all means, join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newro.snowangels, and follow us on Twitter: @NewRoSnowAngels.

If you live in Eastchester/Tuckahoe, please contact Sheila Marcotte, who directs the Snow Angels program for those two towns, at tuckahoesnowangels@yahoo.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you now before the first snowflake hits the ground!

Please pass this message along to your family and friends in New Rochelle.