Events Calendar

Assist with yard work for homes for adults with developmental disabilities. Tasks include raking the lawn, picking up sticks, flower planting, trimming growth and sweeping the deck/patio.

Children able to do yard work are welcome. Adult supervision requested. Wear closed-toed shoes and clothing that can get dirty.

Wingspan Life Resources is a non-profit organization that offers residential care in group homes and in-home programs to adults with developmental disabilities. The Wingspan Life Resources mission is to help individuals who are challenged by ability, health, or age, and to realize their own unique gifts, talents, and dreams. They fulfill this mission by providing individualized support services that promote personal choice, independence, dignity, and fellowship with the community.

Who's Coming?

Project Coordinator: Rudy Hokanson '74 MDiv; '81 MBA

Note:
There will be a potluck meal after the May 21st Day of Service events starting at roughly 12 noon.  Volunteers from May 14th and 21st are welcome.  The potluck will be held at the home of a YAANW board member.  All volunteers are welcome to come and to share conversation and comradery.  Please notify Rudy Hokanson to register and indicate the number in your party. He will send you directions and instructions.

Join Yalies for Community Engagement to Beautify and Preserve Mt Moriah Historic Cemetery & Arboretum, Pennsylvania’s largest cemetery. Mt Moriah Cemetery & Arboretum embodies history and ecology. Its history dates from 1855 and it fills a special niche among cemeteries. For more info, see:
1) “Reclaiming Philly’s Mount Moriah Cemetery from ruin means sustaining its arboretum, as well”; and,
2) Friends of Mount Moriah Cemetery: Homepage - Philadelphia.

Your YDOS participation and/or donation will improve Mt Moriah’s beauty, preserve its history, increase its biodiversity, and enhance the communities that surround it. 

Schedule
9-9:30: Volunteers at Kingsessing Gate will direct you to parking inside Mt Moriah. At Check-in, complete required forms, meet other volunteers, etc.
9:30-10: Welcome & History of Mt Moriah, Orientation & Overview of YDOS Activities.
10am-1pm: Work in groups planting plugs of native perennials to establish micro-meadows in designated plots. 

Information:

• All are welcome. Children are welcome, but must be supervised. No age limits.
• Participants should only engage in activities consistent with their experience, age, and other capacities.
• Dress for the weather and terrain in sensible gardening clothes with closed toe shoes. Let’s be visible. Wear your Yale colors and gear–hats, t-shirts, etc.
• Mt Moriah has a supply of spades and other tools that will be available for weeding and planting. Bring your own gloves and any favorite gardening tools.
• Rain Date -  If this service date must be postponed or canceled for any reason, we will notify Participants ASAP via the contact info submitted with your registration.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Kay Tucker Franklin '73

Join with Friends of East Rock Park members and park staff for spring park maintenance including clearing brush, planting bulbs and raking. Come prepared for outdoor work, bring water, and gloves if you have them. Tools provided. Children welcome.  

Who's Coming

Contact: Christina Coffin '74

*Please note this site has reached maximum volunteer capacity. Please consider registering for another project in Connecticut.* This is a rescheduled event from May 7.

Join the Yale Peabody Museum on Horse Island as we maintain the property, collect trash, and improve the trail system. Horse Island, owned by the Peabody Museum, is one of the Thimble Islands in the Long Island Sound near the village of Stony Creek in Branford, CT. Participants will get a sneak peek of the new sustainably designed research station, which will be used by Yale students and faculty across disciplines. 

Because current University policy concerning COVID-19 safety dictates that minors are not allowed on campus for university activities until May 29, 2022, this Day of Service project is limited to individuals 18 years or older.

Parking is limited at the Stony Creek Dock area, so arrive early enough to find parking. Participants should prepare to encounter uneven terrain and poison ivy as well as ticks and mosquitoes; a hat and sunscreen are recommended to combat sun exposure, and volunteers should wear supportive footwear and comfortable outdoor work clothes that can get dirty.

Participants will catch the ferry from the Stony Creek Dock at 12:00 p.m. and receive an orientation on Horse Island at 12:30 p.m. You will be able to choose the projects(s) you'd like to work on for the afternoon. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds. You'll return to the Stony Creek Dock between 4:00 and 4:30 pm.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Eliza King

Join Yale Chicago and other community members to help create a cleaner Chicago!

All Yale Alumni and friends are invited to participate! Volunteering is also open to families with children ages 8+.

Informal brew pub after-party to follow for participants aged 21+ (details TBD).

REGISTRATION:
Please register with Yale Chicago AND you also must email Cleanup Club Chicago directly prior to the event. They will then send you an EventBrite link and a waiver form for you to complete. Cleanup Club Chicago will also provide further details about the precise event location, supplies, attire, and so forth.

Contact:
Alexandra Newman '05

Clean Up Chicago 

Thank you to Yale alum Erica Weeder '87 for helping to organize this Yale Day of Service 2022 event!

*Please note: this event has been rescheduled to June 11, 1:30-4pm*

Volunteers will meet with the Drumlin Farms crops staff and help the farmers with the most pressing needs of the day – transplanting, weeding, and/or thinning. Our crops manager will start with a short educational discussion on our sustainable farming techniques.

This opportunity can accommodate up to 20 volunteers.  Volunteers must be 13+, though volunteers often bring a second adult and their children to enjoy and explore the farm while we work. Sturdy clothes, work gloves and hat/sunscreen are recommended but not required. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Julia Rickert '97, '05 MBA

What better way to do a river cleanup than being out on the river itself? Come join us for a morning of kayaking, service, and fun as we do our part to keep the Charles River clean! 

Kayaks are being generously donated by Paddle Boston for this event, so participation is free. Single or double kayaks are available for use, and children of all ages are welcome to share a kayak with an adult (children over 6 may be able to get their own kid's kayak). Please note your preference for a single, double, or kid's kayak (and how many) when you register.

If kayaking is not for you, all are welcome to get in on the action by doing a shore cleanup along the canal and riverbank. 

Waiver MUST be signed prior to the event if you are kayaking

Info:
Paddle Boston FAQs
Directions

Who's Coming?

Contact: Julianne Parolisi, YC '02

The Mercy Learning Center’s mission is to provide literacy and life skills training to low income women in Bridgeport, CT.  The staff serves about 1,000 women per year,  from 50 countries of origin, and teaches English, Math, Science, Social Studies/Civics and computing/technology to prepare students for High School Equivalency diplomas, U.S. Citizenship exams, job interviews and college careers.  MLC also offers social services, counseling, food and diaper assistance and childcare.

Google Meet Call, May 5 @ 12pm ET: For anyone wishing to learn more about The Mercy Learning Center from Jane Ferreira, MLC CEO, there will be a Google Meet call on Thursday May 5 at noon EST for 30 minutes, email Lee Race for open invite.

In Person Drop Off: May 24, Bridgeport, CT 
For those interested in an in-person drop off on Tuesday May 24, please email Lee Race.  We will be brining a large local delivery of Food Pantry and Toiletry Items. Everyone local is welcome to join and meet the staff.

Donation Drive:   
MLC staff are in urgent need of donations and family friendly Food Pantry and Toiletries for their members for at home use. CEO Jane Ferreira, Yale MAR, Theology Class of ‘89 often says, “When you educate a woman, you educate a family” and all donations will stretch across generations.  There are multiple ways to contribute below followed by MLC’s Non Profit information for tax deductions.

Cash/Credit Donations direct to MLC site noting YDOS22; Please note YDOS22 in comments for tracking

Food Pantry:  
Non Perishable Healthy Foods can be sent via Amazon and Walmart for Monday to Friday delivery dates at any time to:
The Mercy Learning Center, 637 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604-4611
For these sites, select gift receipt and note YDOS22 if possible, for tracking

Favorites of their families would be healthy cereal, soup, canned tuna, non perishable Mac and Cheese, Pasta and Sauce, canned vegetables, healthy crackers.  
Note: NO Peanut Butter please due to nut allergies.

Toiletries:
Ship to above and note YDOS22.
Items urgently needed include generic toiletries: toothbrushes (adult and child), toothpaste, floss, soap, shampoo, deodorant, baby wipes, tampons and sanitary napkins.

In the spirit of Yale Day of Service please consider the above dates as guidelines. Donations are welcome at any time.  

Social Sharing:
If you’d like to include a comment, photo or donation as part of a 2022 Yale Day of Service post for MLC we will do please email Lee Race '93 MPPM and Kylie Race and we will post on a wrap up in late May for a final push in early June as they go into summer season.

On average every day 11 Canadians are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an unpredictable illness that affects vision, balance, memory, and mobility.

Every person participating in and/or fundraising for the MS Walk makes a lasting positive impact. To participate in this virtual walk you are not under any obligation to fundraise or make a donation; awareness and education are a large part of the MS mission.

Volunteers should join the community virtual walk by joining team Mighty Strong. Enter YDOS into the field for 'how long have you been part' on the registration form, so we know who you are. 

Gather your friends and family, and walk anywhere you choose.

Contact: Alfred Renaud '97