Events Calendar

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 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 team Mighty Strong through the registration link. Enter YDOS into the field for 'how long have you been part' on the registration form, so we know who you are. 

Contact: Izabela Klosowski

*This project has reached maximum volunteer capacity*

We will sort surplus medical supplies for distribution to Ukraine and other countries in need, around the world.

Ages 12 and up are invited. Deadline for registration 5/28/22.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Tom Rumpf, '78 MF

The Yale Club of Western Michigan will be spending a full day with two local nonprofit organizations - Home Repair Services and Disability Advocates of Kent County of Michigan to build (from scratch to finish) a handicap access ramp for a needy family in Grand Rapids.  

The completed ramp will enable the handicapped resident independent access to their home for the first time. 

Details regarding the project site and other relevant information will be provided to all volunteers upon registration.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Ping Liang '81 MPPM or Tim Liang '77 MA, '82 MPPM President of the Yale Club of Western Michigan

Join the Yale Club of Argentina to help paint and refurbish La Casa del Joven Community Center, where low income families get health, education and recreation assistance provided by volunteers. 

Restock & Cleaning @ The Hub

Please join your Yale Chicago friends for a day of volunteering with Lakeview Pantry!

We will be unloading and sorting through donations of food arriving at the Lakeview Pantry warehouse. We will also inventory items and put them away. We will pull orders to be sent to other pantry locations and load them into vans. We will provide additional warehouse support tasks as needed.

After the volunteering event, our Yale Chicago alumni group may go to a local restaurant or bar for a social outing if there is enough interest in doing so.

Attire:
Closed-toed shoes are required. Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing (something that can get a little messy). Gloves will be provided on site.

Covid-19 Protocols:
To help keep volunteers and staff safe, Lakeview Pantry requires all volunteers to submit proof of vaccination. Face coverings are required at all volunteer shifts. 

Registration:
This event is limited to 10 volunteers. Please sign up in advance using the "Registration" button above. Please do not register unless you are sure that you will be able to participate, since volunteer spots are limited. Please contact Yale Chicago with any questions about this event. 

Contact: Alexandra Newman '05

Willing Hearts operates a soup kitchen that prepares, cooks and distributes meals island-wide, every day of the year. Beneficiaries include low income families and migrant workers in Singapore. The number of meals being cooked daily is around 11k.

Volunteer with fellow Yalies at the soup kitchen, and help prepare vegetables, etc. Guests from ages five years old and up are welcome (all those up to 16 years old should be supervised by adults). Given social distancing measures, walk-in volunteers who do not register beforehand are not allowed in the soup kitchen.

Weekend slots are booked out months in advance. If you can make it for at least 2 hours, please consider signing up!

Who's Coming?

Contact: Sarah Ong '11

Please join us in conducting mock college-admission interviews with high school students participating in College Vision's summer program. College Visions is a Providence non-profit that seeks equitable access to higher educational opportunities for all historically underserved communities.

Alumni and their family and friends are welcome. Prior college interviewing experience is not required. Online orientation will be available live and recorded prior to the interview dates. Each each of the two days will be divided into two blocks, 9:00 to 10:30 and 10:30 to 12:00. You may sign up for one or more of the four blocks.

This event is the first for the new Rhode Island Alumni Service Corp, conceived by the Yale Association of Rhode Island to be a way to combine the forces of all alumni clubs in our area to tackle larger service projects.

The Yale-Jefferson Awards are presented annually, recognizing sustained public service that is individual, innovative, impactful, and inspiring. The recipients are three Yalies – a Yale College student, a graduate or professional school student, and a member of the alumni body – all of whom have demonstrated service that draws on the Yale community and benefits the world beyond Yale.

Join us for this kick-off event as part of Celebrate Service Week, as we honor the 2022 award winners. They have made an impact in so many ways – providing leadership in service to elders, providing educational and health resources to orphans and other vulnerable populations, and strengthening and supporting the New Haven community.

In this virtual interactive session, we will celebrate these honorees with a virtual awards ceremony followed by a fireside chat, where they will share their stories and discuss the impact of their service engagement. In addition, our award participants will talk about their work in the context of today's challenges, including the COVID landscape, and ways to get involved.