Events Calendar

Saturday 5/7/22

• Yale Day of Service: OH, Cincinnati - Hustle for HealthSource

  May 7

  8:30AM – 1:00PM

  Miami Meadows Park

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T08:30:00 2022-05-07T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: OH, Cincinnati - Hustle for HealthSource

  The Hustle for HealthSource Color 5k and Wellness Festival will raise awareness and charitable funds for the The HealthSource Foundation.  The Foundation provides food assistance, gas cards, discounts for prescriptions, and other support to address health disparity needs in the community it serves.  Healthsource of Ohio is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides health and dental care for the underserved areas beyond the eastern side of Cincinnati.

  Volunteers have two options for participation:

  Option one: volunteer at water station and clean up afterward

  Option two: register to run in the 5k   $35 for adults, $25 for children; Save $5 using code hsocares. Once all our Yalies register for the walk/ run, HealthSource will put us into one Yale team. 

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Alexander Kane '94, '97 JD and Maria Gerber '98

   

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• Yale Day of Service: AZ, Tucson - Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

  May 7

  8:45AM – 12:00PM

  Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T08:45:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: AZ, Tucson - Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

  We will be boxing up cans and packages of food for needy families in Southern Arizona. This is an indoor air conditioned warehouse; there are bathroom breaks and coffee breaks, but this is physical assembly line work with other volunteers.

  Contact: Jesse Smith '72

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• Yale Day of Service: AL, Birmingham - Outdoor Gardening at Urban Ministry in West End

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Urban Ministry

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: AL, Birmingham - Outdoor Gardening at Urban Ministry in West End

  The Yale Club of Alabama is excited to join with Yale clubs throughout the world to celebrate the 2022 Yale Day of Service again this year on Saturday, May 7.

  We'll be digging, composting, weeding, planting, watering, and performing various other gardening tasks in the West End (WE) Community Garden. WE Garden was Urban Ministry’s first social enterprise and has become a source of pride and a symbol of hope in the West End Community. WE Garden grows fresh fruit, produce and essential skills for living, working and thriving by hiring young adults through the Workforce and Life Skills Program, WE Work.  

  Please bring gardening tools if you have them. We'll have tasks for all ages, so please feel free to bring your children.  

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Bob Battle '92

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• Yale Day of Service: CA, Culver City - Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook (FULL)

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, Culver City - Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook (FULL)

  *Please note: this site has reached max volunteer capacity. Please consider volunteering for another Yale Day of Service Project*

  Join us and the LA Audubon Society at your local state park at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City! This has been one of our most popular service sites for the Yale Day of Service, so sign up early!
   
  We will be helping to restore and maintain one of the last coastal sage scrub communities in the area. We will be weeding and planting native plants; tools will be provided.

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Lauren Spertus Blankenship '95 MBA

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• Yale Day of Service: CA, Sacramento - American River Parkway Foundation, River Cleanup

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Watt Avenue River Access

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, Sacramento - American River Parkway Foundation, River Cleanup

  The American River Parkway is 4,800 acres of public land along 23 miles of river! With over 40 species of fish, hundreds of plant species, and 220 species of mammals, the American River Parkway is an important natural oasis in our growing metropolitan area. We will be doing a river cleanup and removing litter and debris at a site on the parkway.

  Event Details: 

  • Clothing: Volunteers should wear long sleeves, jeans, close toed sturdy shoes, sunscreen, and sunhats.
  • Food: Volunteers should bring water. The ARPF will provide some water and a light snack.
  • Supplies: Optional - Volunteers can bring gardening/work gloves and a trash grabber. The ARPF will provide nitrile gloves and trash bags but not trash grabbers.
  • Rainy day plans: We will cancel the event with 24 hour notice if there is a high probability of rain.
  • This is a family-friendly project, so youth are welcome. 

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Julia Lauper '06

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• Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Urban Resources Initiative Tree Planting (RAIN OR SHINE)

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Yale Armory

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Urban Resources Initiative Tree Planting (RAIN OR SHINE)

  Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is a Yale University partnership that fosters community-based land stewardship and promotes environmental education in New Haven. Come join us to plant trees to honor long-term Yale employees who have chosen a tree donation in lieu of a gift.

  Come prepared for outdoor work; bring gloves. Older kids welcome.

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Christina Coffin '74

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• Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - Reduce Waste Chicago

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Moos Elementary School

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - Reduce Waste Chicago

  Join Yale Chicago For a Reuse & Recycle Pop-Up, in partnership with Alderman Daniel La Spata (1st Ward).

  Volunteers will help residents who drop off materials that are not accepted by the city’s Blue Cart program. Reduce Waste Chicago will distribute items to other organizations, local nonprofits, artists groups and recycling companies – all of which improves landfill diversion.

  It is also possible that a surprise Yale Alumni Celebrity Guest will join Yale Chicago at this event! Stay tuned for more information!

  REGISTRATION:
  Attendees must register using the Registration button on the Yale Chicago website AND Registration is also required on the Reduce Waste Chicago website.

  Please indicate which tasks you'd like to do during the volunteer hours. Please contact Yale Chicago and Reduce Waste Chicago with any questions about registration.

  THANK YOU to Yale alum Erica Beutler '93 and Sharon Gaietto from Reduce Waste Chicago for helping to organize this volunteer project!

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• Yale Day of Service: MA, Lexington - Lexington Community Farm

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Lexington Community Farm

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MA, Lexington - Lexington Community Farm

  LexFarm is a non-profit working farm dedicated to sustainable agriculture, farming education, and food access. Activities may include seeding, transplanting, weeding, small construction projects, installing signage, general farm cleanup and interior/exterior painting. Farm needs depend on growing conditions and weather, so we'll know more about the specific activities closer to the event date. Wear work clothes and boots, and bring work gloves (optional), a hat, sunscreen, and a water bottle. Plan on getting dirty!

  • Parking: please park on side streets or at the Arlington reservoir, which abuts the LexFarm property. The farm is near the Minuteman bike path at the Arlington-Lexington border. Let Jackie know if you’re seeking a carpool or info about public transportation.
  • Water: Bring a water bottle.
  • Ages: We welcome volunteers of all ages. Kids younger than 15 require adult supervision. Volunteers age 15-17 will need to print a waiver and bring it along.

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Jacqueline Starr '90

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• Yale Day of Service: New York, NY - Manhattan Church of Christ Soup Kitchen (FULL)

  May 7

  9:00AM – 12:00PM

  Manhattan Church of Christ

  Add to Calendar 2022-05-07T09:00:00 2022-05-07T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: New York, NY - Manhattan Church of Christ Soup Kitchen (FULL)

  *Please note: This site has reached its maximum volunteer capacity. Please consider signing up for another NYC service project.*

  The Saturday Lunch Program at the Manhattan Church of Christ provides hot meals to the homeless with dignity and compassion.  

  All shifts are family-friendly. Volunteers help prepare meals, place meals in to go containers, place to go containers in bags, and distribute meals to guests, as well as distribute coffee, tea & bottled water, while observing safety protocols. 

  Volunteers may also come early to help cook the food that will be distributed. Interested parties should reach out to Rev. Carl Garrison for more information.

  Volunteers must wear masks and gloves, and adhere to social distancing and wipe down policies. 

  There are only 12 spots for volunteers. We expect that there will be a waiting list, so please notify us by phone or email as early as possible if (after registration) you are unable to attend. 

  Who's Coming?

  Contact: Katie Kirkwood '08 MS

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