Events Calendar

Edgerton Park is a 22-acre City of New Haven public park located on the border of New Haven and Hamden.

Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome! Activities may include planting ferns, removing invasive plants, and raking leaves.

Please bring water and gardening gloves, and dress for the weather. Please bring a shovel if you can!

Street parking is available around the perimeter of the park, located at the intersection of Cliff Street and Edgehill Road. The park has 3 entrances. Please meet us at the Carriage House, located at the entrance near the corner of Edgehill Road and Edgehill Terrace.

Who's Coming?

Come join us to help cleanup the grounds and ready for visitors the James Rose Center, a nonprofit landscape research center at a historic house built by architect James Rose, a landscape design pioneer.  All tools will be provided.  

Please email Merle Milder '81 to let us know you're coming. 

New York Common Pantry reduces hunger and promotes dignity, health and self-sufficiency. Our Choice Pantry Program offers fresh, culturally appropriate and nutritious food free to participants who qualify. Pantry packages are supplemental grocery packages in five food categories: protein, dairy, grains, fruits and vegetables, proportional to the number of individuals in the family and provided every two weeks. 

Volunteer roles for the Harlem Choice Pantry include:

- Distribution of food bags to pantry clients. This job is done outdoors.

- Sorting and packing of fresh produce and shelf stable groceries in an assembly-line style process to ensure social distancing standards.

 All volunteers must (i) be 16 years of age or older, (ii) wear clothing that can get dirty and closed-toed shoes, like sneakers, (iii) be vaccinated, (iv) sanitize, and (v) wear masks and gloves, which the New York Common Pantry can provide if necessary. The pantry also has a hand-sanitizing station in the Pantry, and volunteers are encouraged to stand for 3.5 hours and handle 30lb bags of groceries.

By signing up, volunteers are expected to commit to the entire shift. If you find that you can no longer keep your commitment, please provide a minimum of 24 hours notice from the start time of the shift. Additionally, a waiver must be signed by all volunteers in advance. Please see the NY Common Pantry Volunteer Hub for more information.

Who's Coming? 

Contact: Taureen Newland, Yale College

Join Yalies in Seattle for a volunteer shift with Food Lifeline. Food Lifeline is on a mission to end hunger in Western Washington. They believe that access to food is a basic human right and that nobody deserves to be hungry. Food Lifeline provides nutritious food to 1.37 million people facing hunger by sourcing nutritious food from a variety of food industry partners. They distribute through a network of 350 food banks, shelters, and meal programs, providing the equivalent of more than 282,000 meals every single day. 

Volunteers will sort and repack food for those in need.  Minimum age is 10 years old. Masks are required for this venue. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Gail Bent '87

Join us outside for a joyful afternoon at Lapham Peak's popular Butterfly Garden; we'll be planting new plants, watering, and working on the surrounding greenery.

Come alone or with your family! Children are welcome. Note that it is a 1/4 mile walk up a hill on a paved path to get to the garden.  

Consider bringing a bottle of water and snack.

This activity is outdoors; please dress accordingly.

In the event of inclement weather and event cancellation, an email will be sent to all registered participants.

Park in the Homestead Parking Lot off of Hwy C (map at website)
*WI State Park vehicle admission sticker is required

Who's Coming?

Contact: Jeannine Ruby '03, '08 MD

The Yale Day of Service Senior Card Craft Project 2022 is delighted to be back in person this year! You are invited to join us along with Artis residents as Julie Lin ’93 teaches us how to make Origami cards.  Last year, Julie delivered lovely cards to share with Artis residents so we are thrilled to have her visit and teach us how to make them!

Due to COVID restrictions, the number of volunteers is limited.  All volunteers coming to Artis must be vaccinated and wear a mask.

Light refreshments will be provided.

If you are unable to join us, please create decorative cards at home with your family that can be shared with elderly residents who are memory impaired and either living in Senior Living facilities, your neighborhood or your own family and friends. The cards can be for any occasion – Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, tell a Joke. Draw a picture using materials you have on hand such as paper, markers, crayons, stickers, glitter - whatever you think will bring a smile or cheer to a senior who is unable to get out and about.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Kyle Higgins, Yale School of Public Health
 

*Postponed due to weather. Please contact Alicia Kershaw for alternate dates.*

GallopNYC offers therapeutic riding lessons to people with disabilities, veterans and seniors.

Volunteers will spend an afternoon at our stables, and meet our horses and riders.  Activities could include:

• Assisting riders by walking alongside them as they ride.   
• Grooming horses 

Children 8 + welcome to join their parents.  

Who's Coming?

Contact: Alicia Kershaw '78 JD

Join fellow Yalies to clean up the Banpo Hangang Park! Trash bags and gloves will be provided.  

We will meet around the main parking lot - the one close to Banpo Bridge. Please feel free to bring any other necessary equipment. 

Families are welcome!

In case of rain, please contact the organizer. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Jiyeon Kim '07

Celebrate the voices of youth living with serious illnesses and let them know that their stories matter! 

Hear Your Song is a national nonprofit co-founded by Yale undergraduates in 2014 with the mission of empowering children and teens with serious illnesses and complex health needs to make their voices heard through collaborative songwriting. Since the start of the pandemic, Hear Your Song has expanded to serve kids around the country and beyond, helping over 250 kids write songs about anything they want in any style they imagine, from rock anthems about loving pasta to jazz tunes about living with epilepsy. 

At this virtual event, you'll have the opportunity to give feedback to our youth songwriters through written, audio, and video messages that let kids know their songs and stories have been heard! You'll also be able to learn more about Hear Your Song's Yale-driven history, from our founders to our current undergraduate volunteer community to our Programs Fellows supported by the Yale Glee Club Associates. 

This is a family-friendly event, too — kids ages 6 and up are more than welcome to participate and explore the songs! 

Contact: Dan Rubins '16