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Home fires claim seven lives every day, but you can help change that. Join other Yale alums for a local Sound the Alarm event in Cleveland's Edgewater neighborhood, sponsored by the American Red Cross of Northern Ohio, in partnership with the Cleveland Fire Department, to visit homes close to the Louisa May Alcott Elementary School to educate residents on fire safety and install smoke detectors where needed.

Parking should be available at the school at 10308 Baltic Road, between W. 103rd and W. 104th Streets, where teams will gather prior to the event start at 9:30 a.m.

No prior experience is necessary; the Red Cross and its Fire Department partners will provide all the training needed. Young people age 13-17 are welcome to participate with parental/guardian consent, but those age 13, 14 or 15 will also need the parent or guardian to be with them at the event.

This event will be held rain or shine on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

REGISTER

• Please register on the American Red Cross volunteer site AND also register with Yale Day of Service so we know who's coming and can keep Yale groups together at the event.

Who's Coming?

Contact: Betsy Sullivan '74, '76 MA

Co-Sponsored by: Yale CLE, Yale Alumni Association of Cleveland, AAAYA Northeast Ohio Chapter, Graduate School Alumni Association, Yale Black Alumni Association

We will be assisting Eddie Lagucki, chief horticulturalist at Lantern Court at Red Oak Camp, with planting bulbs, transplanting seedlings and pruning lavender bushes amid the property's historic plantings, part of Holden Forests & Gardens, the nation's 12th largest public garden. That will be followed by an educational hike.

Notes:

• This event will take place rain or shine, unless there is thunder or hail.
• Children are welcome. Please be prepared to supervise anyone ages 10 or younger
• Please refrain from bringing dogs

Directions: When you get to Lantern Court, there is a wooden sign by the entrance that says “Lantern Court at Red Oak Camp.” Pull in there. You will see a metal gate straight ahead and a road going right towards the white gate house. The front gate will be open, Go straight through towards the estate house. Those with mobility issues can park in the turn-around in front of the estate house. Everyone else continue down the road until you reach the parking lot a few hundred feet away. We will meet in the arcade to start the program, located just past the turn-around for the estate.

Hosted by Yale CLE, AAAYA-Northeast Ohio chapter, YaleWomen Cleveland.

Betsy Sullivan '74 '76 MA

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

In NE Ohio, one in seven people is food insecure, meaning they may not know where their next meal will come from. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank seeks to bridge the meal gap, connecting individuals with the nutritious meals they need to succeed.
Volunteer tasks may include:
-Sorting and repackaging incoming food and non-food donations
-Backpacks for Kids Kits assembly
-Packing Senior Boxes (Commodity Supplemental Food Program Box)
-Relabeling and correcting labels on products to enable distribution

Contact: Patricia Brett '90 MArch