Blogs: Volunteering, Prognosticating, Advocating

Here's a roundup of popular blogs from Westchester readers, published recently.

Leave your thoughts and opinion here, or head to the individual blogs to join the discussion. 

On Rivertowns Patch

Jerry Eimbinder's Blog: How to Contribute to a "Midnight Run" for New York City's Homeless

Donations of clothing, goods and food can be given to organizations now driving at night and on weekend mornings to Manhattan. 

"Midnight Run" volunteers are also sought to deliver assistance and relief to New York City's homeless poor. 

During the next 30-day period, the Midnight Run volunteers that will provide help to New York City's hopeless poor are identified below. About 150 organizations including churches, synagogues and schools support Midnight Run, headquartered in Dobbs Ferry.

Individuals or groups interested in contributing clothing, goods, or food for one of these coming runs, can send an e-mail directly to the organization conducting the run or they can contact Midnight Run executive director Dale Williams. 

Locations where items can be dropped off (dates of trips are shown):

• Ardsley: St. Barnabas Church, July 19
• Dobbs Ferry: Greenburgh Hebrew Center, July 20 and Aug. 4
• Hastings-on-Hudson: Hastings KIDS/Grace Church, AM, July 14
• Scarsdale: Hitchcock Presbyterian Church, AM, July 28
• Scarsdale: Immaculate Heart of Mary, Aug. 10
• White Plains: Bethel Baptist Young Adults, AM, July 27
• White Plains: YMCA, Aug. 2
• White Plains: Bet AM Shalom Synagogue, Aug. 3

On White Plains Patch

John R. Fugazzie's Smart Job Hunting: Looking for Volunteers to set up chapter at White Plains Microsoft Store

NhN_USA a nationally recognized free all volunteer led job search support and networking group is coming to White Plains Microsoft Retail Store and will be holding weekly meetings as soon as we find a few volunteers and train them. contact me at john@nhnusa.org

On Bronxville-Eastchester-Tuckahoe Patch

Michael P Mazzilli's Blog: David Joy: Economic data takes center stage

So far this year, the pace of economic activity has been modest, while corporate revenue growth in the first quarter was flat and earnings growth was barely positive. Stock prices surged nevertheless, driven by a combination of multiple expansion and aggressive monetary stimulus by the Federal Reserve. More recently, however, investors have begun to question the future pace and duration of the Fed's quantitative easing program, and that has resulted in rising bond yields and a pullback in stock prices. As investors adjust to the idea that the Fed may be less aggressive going forward, the flow of economic data will become increasingly important, as it will not only determine how robust future earnings growth will be, but it will also influence the pace of any change in Fed policy.

On Scarsdale Patch

Wild Things: 2013: A Bad Summer for Geese and Other Birds

Local wildlife activists spent a considerable amount of time since January advocating for nonlethal ways of living with Canada geese.  As a result, the geese in Scarsdale and Mamaroneck will live another year. 

However, Canada geese and other birds throughout the state of New York are not so lucky. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to see what permits the USDA had obtained for killing Canada geese throughout the state of New York. The results of this request were staggering, and went far beyond “the goose issue.”