Events Calendar

For Yale CLE's traditional Day of Service project, we will be on the "repack" line Saturday, May 20, at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's new distribution center for a fruitful, fun, and greatly needed effort to help the regional food bank meet the rising hunger needs in six Northeast Ohio counties. Chairs will be available for those who need to sit while they work.

There is a limit of 10 for this event, so sign up soon! After registering through this Yale Day of Service event site, please also register with the Food Bank. 

Volunteers must be 14 years or older and must wear closed-toe/closed-heel shoes. 

This event is hosted by Yale CLE, AAAYA-Northeast Ohio chapter, YaleWomen Cleveland, Yale Black Alumni Association, GSAA

Who's Coming?

Contact: Betsy Sullivan '74, 76 MA

Volunteers will be assisting with the Cold Food Sort operation on Saturday, May 20th in participation with Yale Day of Service. Maximum number of volunteers is 15.

Details:

• ALL warehouse volunteers must wear close-toed shoes. Volunteers wearing sandals or flip-flops will not be allowed to volunteer.  
• We have jackets and gloves available onsite, but please bring cozy layers to work the Cold Food Sort shift.    
• Bags, purses and backpacks are not allowed in the warehouse. Lockers are available, or we request that you leave these items in a locked vehicle.   
• In efforts to remain as environmentally friendly as possible, we encourage volunteers to bring their own reusable water bottle.  

Parking: 

• Your volunteer shift will take place at 331 Great Circle Road in Nashville. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your shift.  
• Limited parking is available in the Second Harvest lot. We encourage volunteers to carpool whenever possible.

Covid-19 Policy: Masks are currently optional for all volunteers, but we ask that you please refrain from coming in if any of the statements below pertain to you: 

• In the past 24 hours, I have experienced COVID-19 symptoms (e.g., fever, new or worsening cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea, etc.).  
• I am currently waiting on results from a COVID-19 test.
• I am unvaccinated, I have been in close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19
• More information on our COVID policies is available online.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Dr. Aliyar Fouladkhah '14 MPH

Join the Yale Veterans Association and the Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Service (EBRS) at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in the 10th Annual Day of Service Event.

Volunteers will meet with blind Veterans, to cook, serve and share an outdoor BBQue, and have the opportunity to experience some of the adaptive equipment used in blind rehabilitation by joining the Veterans in lawn games of boccia and cornhole.

• 10:00 AM -  Meet outside the VA main lobby for Voluntary Service Orientation
• 10:30 AM -  Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Service(EBRS) Welcome & Sighted Guide Training
• 10:45 AM  - Set-up BBQ area, lawn games  
• 11:30 AM  - Cook BBQ and Assist Veterans arriving for lunch
• 12:00 Noon  - Pledge of Allegiance lead by Student Representative, Prayer, National Anthem, brief introductions
• 12:15 Noon - Serve Veterans Lunch
• 1:00 PM clean-up and lawn games

Volunteers must be at least 14 years old to participate. Participants can wear casual clothing. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Glen Gechlik '05 MBA

The Giving Garden raises fresh vegetables for the Carrboro-based nonprofit TABLE. TABLE delivers healthy, nutritious food directly to the homes of 800 children every week.

Volunteers will help plant vegetables and also lay mulch. 
 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Eraina Ferguson '10 MAR

Come help prep and serve lunch to homeless women at Angeline’s Day Center, a program of the Seattle YWCA.  Angeline’s Day Center provides safety and support for women experiencing homelessness.  More than 200 women each day assess the drop in services, which in addition to meals, includes laundry, showers and connections to community services.

This event is limited to 12 volunteers. Must be age 16 or older.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Gail Bent '87

Project Lemonade supports local foster youth with year-round shopping for free clothes and accessories at their store in the Lloyd Center.

Volunteers will collect hygiene items and assemble kits together at the store. We will also assist youth who come to shop. 

This is an indoor location in the Lloyd Center Mall and appropriate for families with children 8 and up. 

FREE PARKING: Project Lemonade is located in the Lloyd Center Mall, 2nd Floor next to Visionworks. The closest parking is the parking garage next to Barnes and Noble. Drive to Row 2DD and enter the adjacent mall door.

Once you register Jen Andres will contact you with more information. If you can’t attend but want to help collect or donate hygiene items, or donate clothing or funds to Project Lemonade, needed items can be found on this Amazon wish list. If you want to donate clothing, funds, or help in another way, email Jen Andres or visit Project Lemonade's Ways to Help Page.
 

Contact: Jen Andres '92

Join Yale Chicago and other community members to help create a cleaner Chicago! Cleanup of Humboldt Park followed by After-Party!

• For the cleanup, we will meet up at the north end of the park close to the Food Puerto Riquena stand at 1547 N Humboldt Blvd.
• All Yale Alumni and friends are invited to participate! Volunteering is also open to families with children ages 8+.

REGISTRATION:
Please register with Yale Chicago AND with Cleanup Club Chicago directly prior to the event. Cleanup Club Chicago will also provide further details about the precise event location, supplies, attire, and so forth.

SUPPLIES
We will provide grabbers, bags, and some protective gloves. We recommend that everyone please bring their own 5 gallon bucket, water, and gloves (if you have your own).
 

Afterparty: We will grab lunch at a nearby eatery after the cleanup. Location TBD.

Contact:
Alexandra Newman '05

Thank you to Yale alumni and Yale Day of Service Regional Coordinators Erica Weeder, Sara Deeter, and Alexandra Newman for organizing this Yale Day of Service 2023 event!

Come together with other Yale alums to paint 1-2 bathrooms including the stalls. Bring your creativity!  It would be wonderful to pain affirmations, positive messages and images on the stalls. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Kierra Foster-Ba '86 MA

*Please note: This program has reached maximum volunteer capacity. If you'd like to be added to the waitlist, please email the host.* 

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 kayak).
• Please note your preference for a single, double, or kid kayak (and how many) when you register.
• We will provide garbage bags and we have a few trash picker-uppers to loan out.
• If you prefer to wear gloves or if you have any old kitchen tongs or claw grabbers around feel free to bring them!

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 '02