1 of 3 | (L to R) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, his wife, Alma, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speak with each other prior to U.S. President Barack Obama signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act at an event at The SEED Public Charter School in Washington on April 21, 2009. (UPI Photo/Martin H. Simon/Pool) | License Photo
"Read to kids, mentor one. Help some seniors, have some fun," one verse of the poem begins. "Serve some soup, or plant trees. Spend some time at food pantries."
The mayor's poem finished with a reference to the city's Major League Baseball teams: "Help in any way, kind volunteers. You'll receive New Yorkers' cheers. But right now, to get the biggest thanks, help the pitching on the Mets and Yanks."
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