Join the UWVC in helping staff partner volunteer roles for NYC’s Fleet Week 2019.
Your role is crucial for the success of such a large scale event. Take a look at our descriptions below for the best volunteer location and date for your schedule!
Guidelines and Expectations:
- Each volunteer will receive a shirt and stipend for lunch for their volunteer efforts.
- 4 hour shifts are requested.
- Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Students are welcome to volunteer with a chaperone.
Volunteer roles may or may not include the following tasks:
- Greeting guests upon arrival, taking photos, passing out pamphlets, passing out packets of poppy seeds. Some memorization may be required, and will be provided prior to your assignment.
- There will be a lot of walking, talking, sometimes standing in one place. Volunteers should be courteous, helpful and engaging with the public.
- Fleet Week is often a warm time of the year. Depending on your personal preferences, you may want to consider bringing water or a water bottle to stay hydrated, a sweater in the event you will be cold, a snack to stay energized and sunscreen for time in the sun.
Take a look at the Fleet Week 2019 volunteer opportunities by location:
Staten Island:
- Tuesday May 21, 2019 from 10am to 12pm: Miller Field Youth Day (2 volunteers needed)
- Thursday May 23, 2019: 9am to 5pm: USS Milwaukee, USS Jason Dunham (4 volunteers needed)
- Friday May 24, 2019: 9am to 5pm: at the USS Milwaukee (4 volunteers needed)
Manhattan:
- Wednesday May 22, 2019: 9am to 5pm: on the USS New York, Pier 88 (2 volunteers needed)
- Thursday May 23, 2019: 9am to 5pm: on the USS New York, Pier 88 (4 volunteers needed)
- Thursday May 23, 2019: 10:30 am to 11:30 am: MKC Museum of the Dog – Stubby Salutes Statue Unveiling (2 volunteers needed)
- Friday May 24, 2019: 9am to 5pm: on the USS New York, Pier 88 (4 volunteers needed)
- Friday May 24, 2019: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: AKC Museum of the Dog – Meet Sawyer the Sea Dog (2 volunteers needed)
- Saturday May 25, 2019: Rockefeller Center: Side by Side Military Appreciation Event: 12 noon to 6pm: 45 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY.
- Saturday May 25, 2019: USS San Diego Lost at Sea Memorial: 2pm: Duffy Square (Times Square: 47th Street and 7th Avenue) (2 volunteers needed)
- Monday May 27, 2019: 9am to 5pm: USS New York, Pier 88 (10 volunteers needed)
Brooklyn:
- Sunday May 26, 2019: 9am to 5pm: USS Hue City (8 volunteers needed)
- Monday May 27, 2019: Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade: 11am to 1pm: 3rd Avenue & 77th Street, Brooklyn, NY (4 volunteers needed).
Liberty State Park (New Jersey):
- Sunday May 26, 2019: 12pm to 6pm: Liberty State Park in New Jersey (5 volunteers needed)
Click here to register to volunteer for Fleet Week 2019!
Take a look at Fleet Week 2019 opportunities by date:
Tuesday May 21, 2019
- Miller Field Youth Day, Staten Island (2 volunteers needed): 10am to 12pm.
Wednesday May 22, 2019
- USS New York, Pier 88, Manhattan (2 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
Thursday May 23, 2019
- USS New York, Pier 88, Manhattan (4 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- USS Jason Dunham, USS Milwaukee, Staten Island (4 volunteers needed) 9am to 5pm.
- AKC Museum of the Dog: Stubby Salutes Statue Unveiling: 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY: 10:30 am to 11:30 am (2 volunteers needed).
Friday May 24 2019
- USS New York, Pier 88, Manhattan (4 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- USS Jason Dunham, USS Milwaukee, Staten Island (4 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- AKC Museum of the Dog – Meet Sawyer the Sea Dog: (2 volunteers needed): 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY: 1pm to 3pm.
Saturday May 25, 2019
- USS New York, Pier 88, Manhattan (10 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- Side By Side Military Appreciation Event: Rockefeller Center: 45 Rockefeller Center: (4 volunteers needed): 12 noon to 6 pm.
- USS San Diego Lost at Sea Memorial: Duffy Square in Times Square (47th Street and 7th Avenue) – 3 volunteers needed): 2pm.
Sunday May 26, 2019
- USS Hue City, Brooklyn, (8 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- Liberty State Park, NJ (5 volunteers needed): 12pm to 6pm.
Monday May 27, 2019
- USS New York, Pier 88, Manhattan (10 volunteers needed): 9am to 5pm.
- Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade: 3rd Avenue & 77th Street, Brooklyn, NY: 11am to 1pm.
Click here to register to volunteer for Fleet Week 2019!
Helpful location notes:
- Pier 88, Manahattan: 35 Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY (near 48th Street and the West Side Highway).
- Liberty State Park, New Jersey: 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ.
- USS Hue City, Brooklyn: Cruise Terminal: 72 Bowne Street, Brooklyn, NY.
- Miller Field, Staten Island: 722-734 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island, NY.
- USS Jason Dunham, Staten Island Homeport: 305 Front Street, Staten Island, NY.
- AKC Museum of the Dog: 101 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
- Duffy Square: Is in Times Square, the statue of Father Duffy is located at 47th Street and 7th Avenue.
Other UWVC Fleet Week Volunteer Opportunities:
- The United War Veterans Council invites you to They Turned the Tide on Wednesday May 22, 2019 from 12pm; a wreath laying ceremony for those lost during the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. This ceremony at the East Coast Memorial in Battery Park is the opening of Fleet Week 2019.
- To volunteer for “They Turned the Tide“, please register via our volunteer form.
- To RSVP for “They Turned the Tide“, please register at our RSVP form.