Events Calendar

  • Saturday 5/11/24

    • May 11
      11:00AM – 1:00PM
      Meet at: Old SwanWharf slipway
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:00:00 2024-05-11T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International, United Kingdom, London: Thames Tidy Towpath Putney Tidy Towpath Group is a community action group of local people who volunteer to highlight and seek a solution to the problem of non-biodegradable litter on the Thames foreshore before the items are washed out to sea by the next high tide, affecting marine life in our oceans. We aim to make a significant difference to the amount of non organic trash that flows out of the Thames Estuary by organizing volunteer clean up days. Meet at: Old SwanWharf slipway — 116 Battersea Church Road false
    • May 11
      11:15AM – 11:45AM
      Yale University Art Gallery
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:15:00 2024-05-11T11:45:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Yale University Art Gallery: Getting StARTed Program

      Join us for the Yale University Art Gallery's new family program, Getting StARTed, which offers engaging activities to guide families in looking at art together.

      The 30-minute sessions focus on a range of works from the collection and build in time for participants to try the month's activity on their own. No registration required.

      This program is free and open to the public. We welcome Yale graduate students and their families to experience the Gallery and to meet with members of the Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) Board, either before or after the sessions. Come learn how the GSAA Board interacts with and supports Yale graduate students and alumni.

      Contact: Kitty Koo-Tse '01 MS

      Yale University Art Gallery — 111 Chapel Street Street false
      Getting StARTed Program
    • May 11
      11:30AM – 2:30PM
      Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago North - Chicago, IL
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:30:00 2024-05-11T14:30:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Volunteer Day at Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago Join us for a day of service at Habitat for Humanity Chicago's ReStore! The ReStore is a home improvement store and donation center that sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials, and more. Proceeds from the ReStore support Habitat for Humanity Chicago (www.habitatchicago.org), which builds affordable homes in the West Pullman and Greater Grand Crossing neighborhoods and supports individuals and families as they transition to homeownership. Our projects may include merchandise staging and arranging, warehouse organizing, cleaning, or donation assembly. Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older. Volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A parent or guardian must fill out a youth waiver for volunteers under age 18. The group size is limited to 10 people. If you are interested in volunteering, please register and fill out Habitat Chicago's liability waiver at http://yale.habitatchicago.volunteerhub.com/. You must register in advance. Please contact Cynthia Okechukwu '08, '13 JD at cynthia.okechukwu@aya.yale.edu if you have any questions. Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago North - Chicago, IL — 6040 North Pulaski Road false
    • May 11
      11:30AM – 1:00PM
      Josh’s House
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:30:00 2024-05-11T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: VT, Colchester - Josh's House Pantry and Meals for Veterans Donate meals or stock the pantry with items such as granola bars, seltzers, canned foods, dry pasta and rice, beans, etc. Josh’s House — 162 Hegeman Ave. false
    • May 11
      12:00PM – 3:00PM
      Bikes Not Bombs Warehouse
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T12:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MA, Boston - Helping Out at Bikes Not Bombs Come join other Yalies at Bikes Not Bombs - a non-profit that uses bicycles as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South. We have a fun and meaningful afternoon planned. We will be helping "strip" bikes (i.e., taking all the parts off a bike), sorting parts, "flattening" bikes (i.e., turning the handle bars sideways for shipping), and cleaning the warehouse. All skill-levels and ages are welcome! Youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear closed-toed footwear and try to wear clothes that can get dirty. Learn more about Bikes Not Bombs on their website (https://bikesnotbombs.org). The warehouse is accessible by public transit (multiple buses stop out front; Fairmount Commuter Rail to Four Corners/Geneva) and by car. On-street parking is available. Bikes Not Bombs Warehouse — 10 Harvard Street false
    • May 11
      12:00PM – 3:00PM
      John Hopkins Elementary School
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T12:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MS, Jackson - Public School Cleanup (Afternoon Shift) Please join us to do landscaping and beautification of the entrance at this public elementary school in west Jackson! John Hopkins Elementary School — 170 John Hopkins Road false
    • May 11
      12:00PM – 3:00PM
      Rockaway Beach
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T12:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: NY, Rockaway - Rockaway Beach Clean Up Pitch in to help prep the beach for the summer season! We are cleaning and grooming sand, pulling weeds, planting flowers and setting up beach access. After volunteering, a stop at one of the beach concessions or Rockaway Taco is required! Rockaway Beach — 8601 Shore Front Parkway false
    • May 11
      1:00PM – 3:00PM
      Cleveland Kid’s Book Bank
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T13:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: OH, Cleveland - Kids’ Book Bank We are excited to partner for the first time this year with the Cleveland Kid’s Book Bank! The Book Bank’s aim is to foster literacy and a love of reading by distributing free books to children in need, through collaboration with community partners. Cleveland Kid’s Book Bank — 3635 Perkins Road false