Cortland Seeking Young People To Help With Winter Shoveling

CORTLANDT, NY — With fall rapidly approaching, it's time to start planning for the winter months, specifically helping those who cannot shovel snow.

The town of Cortlandt is seeking young people between the ages of 11 and 18 to participate in Operation Snowflake and shovel driveways, pathways and sidewalks for the town's senior citizens this winter.

The young people will be paid $8 per hour for the service, town officials said.

Online registration has already begun — go to this website —and must be completed by Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Additional requirements can be found on this website.

The completed application and packet should be sent or brought to:

Mail-In or Drop-Off at:

Attention Operation Snowflake
Town of Cortlandt Recreation
1 Heady St.
Cortlandt Manor NY 10567
Drop Off: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Drop-Off ONLY at:

Town of Cortlandt
Youth & Recreation Center
3 Memorial Drive
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Drop Off: M-Th 3 p.m. to 8 pm
Fri. 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Sat. 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Sun. 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are a senior citizen in need of this service or you know a senior in need of this service, call Becky Ferguson at the Muriel H. Morabito Senior Center at 914-528-8377 for eligibility requirements.