Gail Elberg and Mayor Michael Bloomberg at 2003 Volunteer Service Awards reception at Gracie Mansion

All Stars Project’s new headquarters on 42nd Street is quickly becoming a magnet for the city’s volunteers. Talented Volunteers program director Gail Elberg and her team have increased the number of Introduction to Volunteering sessions to four times a week at the center, while orientation and training sessions for new volunteers are now being held three times a month. Many of these volunteers will debut on 42nd Street as members of the House Staff “Cast” for Theatre for the Whole City—performing as ushers, ticket takers, tour guides, and more.

Meanwhile, plans are in full swing for the ASP’s 10th Annual Bowl-a-thon, benefiting All Stars youth programs. It will be held on Saturday, May 16 at Leisure Time Recreation lanes in Manhattan’s Port Authority. Talented Volunteer April Siegel is currently organizing other volunteers to build the event by asking their businesses and companies to sponsor lanes. “I like knowing that this is going to support young people,” says Ms. Siegel, who works as an office support recruiter and who joined Talented Volunteers last summer after meeting an ASP street team doing outreach in her neighborhood.