Living in NYC, it's easy to get caught up in the whole "bright lights, big city" lifestyle.  Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize that life is about more than models & bottles.  Instead of spending your Sunday nursing a hangover, why not get out and do some social good?  Here we've rounded up a list of amazing NYC Charities and Volunteer Programs, so do yourself a favor by getting out and doing a favor for others!

Scott Harrison's Annual Charity: Ball is always a hot ticket each December. And, its not just because Adrian Grenier is host. His Charity: Water organization has quickly become the hip fundraiser to support, mostly because of its most simplistic vision: providing the thing that everyone in the world deserves....water. This year, GofG hopes to help Scott's mission by giving away 2 Tickets to the Fundraiser Gala on December 13th to one lucky newsletter subscriber [Sign up now!] as well as encouraging our readers (you!) to purchase their own tickets at: www.charitywater.org/charityball. More»

Sad as we are to see it go, the sun is now setting on another summer. As usual, it's whizzed by far too fast, leaving us wondering where all those hours went (perhaps too much sun and boozy brunches may have had something to do with the haziness...) Well for one last hurrah, throw on your best boat shoes and slather on the SPF - it's Labor Day Weekend in the Hamptons! More»