Events Calendar

Come help us pack take-home meal kits for hungry kids in the Murray area. We will be masked and distanced. 

Still not comfortable with in person events? Donate at https://www.yaleclubofutah.com/ and we'll use your donation to purchase non-perishable food items to pack in the kits.

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Contact: Yale Club of Utah 

Since 2015 Northwest United Methodist Church has partnered with Daniel Wright Elementary School in a "Brown Bag Lunches" program (1/2 students receive free/reduced school meals).  The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity.   On 5/22/2021 USDA will deliver 1300 food boxes (30 lbs each).  

Volunteers will help to unload the boxes off delivery trucks and load onto recipients' cars.  We will also need drivers to deliver the food boxes to others' homes. We recommend volunteers wear sturdy shoes and clothing you can move in easily. Food boxes are about 30 lbs each.

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Contact:  Steven Ing '88, Rev. Dr. Doris Ing

Please review the YAA guidance for in-person events and follow local health directives regarding masks, social distancing, and capacity limits. 

Did you like to play in the dirt as as kid? Join us to get your hands dirty again as you assist in creating a pollinator garden and building benches for the Northwest Children's garden.  The inaugural year was in  2018 and has increased in size year over year.

Suitable for all ages. Bring gloves, garden rake, garden shovel, other hand tools.   (bench-building indoors in case of rain)

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Contact: Steven Ing '88 and Rev. Dr. Doris Ing

Please review the YAA guidance for in-person events and follow local health directives regarding masks, social distancing, and capacity limits. 

Come spend a spring morning with us at White Memorial to work on an outdoor project to improve the nature center.  Past projects have included transplanting, trail improvement and installation of interpretive posts.

We will meet in the main parking lot near the museum. Bring a mask, sunscreen and bug repellent. WMCC will provide the necessary equipment.

We recognize the YAA guidelines for in person events, and will insist on local health rules being enforced. We will be requesting masks be worn and social distancing practiced. 

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Contact: Ben A. Solnit '84 JD

On Sunday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m., the Yale Club of Sacramento is inviting people from anywhere in the world to harness technology and come together online as citizen scientists to pitch in with an effort to help better forecast the effects of rising sea levels, so that coastal communities across the globe can plan and prepare. 
 
As reported recently on NPR, climate scientists have discovered a trove of data documenting sea levels off the coast of England. Beginning in the mid-1800s, workers at the Hilbre Island lifeboat rescue station, near Liverpool, recorded daily tide levels at 15-minute intervals. This data set can help scientists develop computer models of how today's rising sea levels may affect coastal communities across the globe. The challenge is that the data are collected in handwritten logs not legible to computers.
 
That’s where we come in: An organization that gathers ocean data worldwide has scanned the handwritten logs from Hilbre Island and made them publicly available through Zooniverse, a website that collects “virtual” community service projects. Through Zooniverse, we can volunteer to transcribe individual pages of these logs and help digitize their valuable data.This may not sound glamorous—and it isn’t—but it’s a chance for some socially distanced service, and we can make it fun!

Our plan is to gather interested Yalies together on Zoom so that we can meet each other, learn more about the project, and get excited for some data entry. After that meeting, we’ll disperse for an hour to help with the transcription project, then gather again briefly to celebrate what we’ve collectively been able to accomplish.

If you can't meet with the group at the planned time, we welcome you to get in touch with us anyway, using the registration link to express your interest. We can provide information on how to participate in the transcription project independently, whenever fits your schedule, and still count it toward the Yale alumni group's tally.

Help keep the Yale Day of Service tradition alive in Sacramento (or wherever this invitation reaches you) in these challenging times. The organizers will contact registrants by email to provide further information.

Contact: Sarah Citrin '00

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I am a volunteer with the Oregon Humane Society Running Team.  We take active dogs out for runs in an industrial area in NE Portland.  This area had become increasingly filled with litter, which is unsightly and can be dangerous for the dogs, should they tread upon something sharp or pick something up in their mouths.  This event will beautify and make our running path safer for all.

Registration is limited to 50 participants.  This event is open to the Oregon Humane Society volunteer community and the Yale Club of Oregon and SW Washington.

Contact: Genevieve Fu '05 M.Arch 

Plirding! Observing birds while picking up trash with Keney Park Sustainability. Improve the environment for the beings you admire. Keney Park Sustainability Project aims to provide hands-on training, on-site demonstrations, education outreach, and community collaborations that help families become more self-sustainable and environmentally conscious while preserving the historic Keney Park.

Activities will include transplanting, weeding, mulching, and planting.

Contact: Ripley Heintz '99 MFS

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May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in Canada. MS can strike anyone at anytime, and Canadians have one of the highest rates of MS in the world.

Joining the MS Walk means being involved in a community that is driven to improve the lives of those affected by the disease. Every person participating in and/or fundraising for the virtual 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.

Walk with family and friends or solo in your home, around the block, in the park, or wherever else you choose and are able. No set guidelines as to distance walked. Be mindful of social distancing—keep safe!

Volunteers should join team Mighty Strong through the registration link. Please enter YDOS into field ‘Street 3’ on the registration form, so we can identify you.

Questions? Contact Alfred Renaud '97