Events Calendar

In honor of Yale's Day of Service, the Yale Arab Alumni Association (YAAA) invites you to join us in filling Ramadan giveaway bags with essential food pantry items.

The packaging will be followed by a mixer at Frank & Co. (11 St. 18, Maadi). Come meet your fellow Cairo Yalies, friends and family are most welcome!

Who's Coming?

Contact: Malak Nasr '19

*Please note: this project has reached maximum capacity for registrations.*

G.R.O.W.E.R.S., Inc. @ Greenbrier offers a multi-path approach to providing horticultural education, employment opportunities and therapy for adults with developmental and physical disabilities. Register and join us any time between 9 a.m. and noon. This event is co-sponsored by the DiversAbility at Yale (DAY) Affinity Group and the Future Leaders of Yale (FLY) Affinity Group.
 
Volunteers will help with watering, planting, and other gardening tasks. Children of all ages are welcome to participate.
 
Please bring your own garden/work gloves, water bottles, clothing layers, sun protection and wear clothes that can get dirty.

Garden tools will be provided, although you are welcome to bring your own. 
 
Street parking is available on Cliff Street. Enter the gate; greenhouses are right inside the gate.

Please share this with friends, family, and colleagues; everyone is welcome to participate. We do ask that all volunteers register in advance, as the number of volunteers for this event is capped at 15. 

Who's Coming?

Contact: Julie Linden

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.

Join the Yale Club of Riverside and San Bernardino for an Earth Day cleanup and restoration along the road to the silo and dairy barn ruins while learning about the Llano del Rio utopian experiment in the Mojave Desert.

• Meet at 9 AM at 165th St East at the pop up on the East side, north of Ave W-4. Parallel park on 165th. 
• Please wear closed toes, a hat and sunscreen. 
• If you are interested in helping to paint out graffiti contact Karyl Newman
• Download the Hoverlay app to your smartphone to access exhibits during and after the cleanup. 

Stay for a history tour and casual lunch for all volunteers. 

Contact: Karyl Newman '96 MFA

The Muddy River Cleanup is a part of the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup.  Come join fellow Yalies and other volunteers from across the Boston area to pick up litter and remove invasive species in Olmsted Park and the surroundings.  Bring your energy and spirit; the rest (e.g., gloves, bags) will be provided.

The event will be held outdoors, rain or shine, so please wear the appropriate shoes and clothing!  All ages are welcome.

Olmsted Park is accessible by T (Green E line), bike, and car, with parking off of Willow Pond Road (Jamaica Pond Parking lot) and on side streets.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Carolyn Yao '88 MS

CROS Gleaning is a program of CROS Ministries, in partnership with area food banks and other food distribution agencies in Palm Beach and Martin Counties. It is a food recovery strategy that allows produce that is below top market grade or unmarketable, but equally nutritious and beneficial to be harvested and distributed to the food insecure of Palm Beach and Martin Counties instead of being plowed back into the soil.  

Volunteers will be picking produce in the field.

Please note the following:
-The gleaning will be in the Boynton Beach/Delray Beach area.  The exact location will not be known until Monday, April 25.
-Volunteers must be age 5 or older; All gleaners still in elementary, middle or high school must be accompanied by a supervising adult. This includes high school students 18 years of age or older.
-All volunteers must sign the CROS Ministries liability waiver in addition to signing the YDOS paperwork.

What to Bring and Wear:
-Bring your own water, snacks, and gloves.
-It is often good to dress in layers. In the morning, it is likely to be colder and damp, wearing a long sleeve shirt and long pants is recommended. As it gets warmer, a short sleeve shirt may be better. Closed toed shoes are required. No flip flops or open toed or heel shoes are permitted.
-It is recommended that all gleaners wear hats in the field, apply sunscreen, and have bug spray handy in case insects are an issue.
-Please bring a three to five gallon pail with a handle if possible.  It is an excellent container to carry through the field. Fill it and empty it into the packing box or bin. CROS Ministries will have some on hand for you, but it would be best if we could bring our own.

-No pets please, it is not safe for them and a violation of food safety practices.

-Bathroom facilities are unavailable in most gleaning fields. It is advisable to use the bathroom prior to coming to the field.

-If the fields are too wet because of rain, the gleaning may be canceled.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Lisa L. Huertas '81

Heal The City provides quality medical care and referral services to the uninsured in our community.  The clinic needs assistance with several projects: grounds beautification, data entry, clinic inventory, writing encouragement cards for patients, and many other opportunities.  

Who's Coming?

Contact: Michael Cruz '94

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver helps kids succeed in school, develop good character and citizenship, and live healthy lives at 21 neighborhood clubs and our summer camp in the mountains through low or no-cost opportunities to participate in fun and educationally enriching activities after school, during the school day, and all summer long. This event will take place at the JeffCo location.

Volunteers will help the organization run the State Education Day Event, which will include activity stations where volunteers will be helping run a main activity alongside a staff member. This will include helping teams get materials, keeping track of time, awarding points, etc. and trivia stations where volunteers will be asking trivia questions to teams and giving out 10 pts to teams who answer correctly. Volunteers may also be asked to help judge for our “Best Game Piece” and “Best Dressed” awards as well.

COVID-19 vaccinations are required and volunteers must fill out a health waiver form and bring to the site on the day of the event.

Parking is available on site.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Hasib Nasirullah '11 or Boys & Girls Club Coordinator: Camille Bolos

We reprise our 2020 and 2021 Yale CLE Virtual Day of Service project contributing letters of love to the elderly in need of uplift and encouragement.  In 2020, we helped set a record for the nonprofit started by Jacob Cramer, '22 (Ben Franklin) -- 14,234 letters of love sent to 233 senior communities in the United States, UK, Australia and Canada. The Cleveland effort sparked national and international interest. See some of the photos of appreciative recipients, letter writers and helpers at the project's Instagram account.

This virtual project is again part of our Yale CLE Day of Service, now marking its 14th year. So, take a moment anytime in the month of May to handwrite 14 more letters of love, warmth and encouragement (large, legible writing please!), keeping away from religion, politics and personal topics, illustrate with colorful art, if you care to do so, and mail with their envelopes to

Love for our Elders
P.O. Box 24248
Cleveland, Ohio 44124

Visit the organization's website to see examples of great letters and learn more about the organization. Or reach out to Jacob Cramer.

Co-Sponsors: Yale Alumni Association of Cleveland, AAAYA Northeast Ohio Chapter, GSAA, YBAA