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  • Saturday 4/27/24

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - 6th Annual Earth Day Poetry, Ecology, and Restoration

      Apr 27
      11:00AM – 2:00PM
      Gwendolyn Brooks Park
      Add to Calendar 2024-04-27T11:00:00 2024-04-27T14:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - 6th Annual Earth Day Poetry, Ecology, and Restoration

      Welcome to Earth Day 2024: Poetry • Ecology • Restoration! 

      Join us on Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Gwendolyn Brooks Park for a day filled with nature, creativity, and community. This event celebrates our planet through poetry readings, ecology workshops, and restoration projects. Connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for preserving our urban parks. Let's come together to honor Mother Earth and inspire positive change. See you there! 

      (RAIN DATE MAY 11)

      Contacts:

      YaleBlueGreen Chicago-Green Blocks Initiative, Yale Chicago: Judith Singleton '00 MA

      YaleBlueGreen-Green Blocks Initiative, YaleWomen, YChicago: Margot McMahon '84 MFA

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  • Saturday 5/11/24

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Libertyville - Restoration Activity in MacArthur Woods

      May 11
      9:00AM – 12:00PM
      MacArthur Woods, Mettawa, IL
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T09:00:00 2024-05-11T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Libertyville - Restoration Activity in MacArthur Woods Participants will help with restoration activities and garlic mustard removal. Please wear long sleeves, pants, work gloves and work boots. Bring water bottles if warmer temps. MacArthur Woods, Mettawa, IL — St. Mary's Road, between Rte 176 and Rte 60 false

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Volunteer Day at Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago

      May 11
      11:30AM – 2:30PM
      Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago North - Chicago, IL
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:30:00 2024-05-11T14:30:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Volunteer Day at Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago Join us for a day of service at Habitat for Humanity Chicago's ReStore! The ReStore is a home improvement store and donation center that sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials, and more. Proceeds from the ReStore support Habitat for Humanity Chicago (www.habitatchicago.org), which builds affordable homes in the West Pullman and Greater Grand Crossing neighborhoods and supports individuals and families as they transition to homeownership. Our projects may include merchandise staging and arranging, warehouse organizing, cleaning, or donation assembly. Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older. Volunteers under age 16 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. A parent or guardian must fill out a youth waiver for volunteers under age 18. The group size is limited to 10 people. If you are interested in volunteering, please register and fill out Habitat Chicago's liability waiver at http://yale.habitatchicago.volunteerhub.com/. You must register in advance. Please contact Cynthia Okechukwu '08, '13 JD at cynthia.okechukwu@aya.yale.edu if you have any questions. Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago North - Chicago, IL — 6040 North Pulaski Road false

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Libertyville - Feed My Starving Children

      May 11
      5:00PM – 6:30PM
      Feed My Starving Children, Libertyville
      Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T17:00:00 2024-05-11T18:30:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Libertyville - Feed My Starving Children Yale Day of Service (North Suburbs) at Feed my Starving Children, Libertyville Saturday May 11, 2024 5:00pm to 6:30pm 742 E Park Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048 Join Yale Club of Chicago for a family-friendly volunteer event on Yale Day of Service at Feed My Starving Children, Libertyville. We will be preparing food packets that will be sent to hungry children globally. Families including children ages 5+ are welcome to participate. Afterwards, there will be an optional casual dinner nearby for those who are interested. Spots are limited - please rsvp to adrienne.lo@gmail.com Feed My Starving Children, Libertyville — 742 E Park Avenue false

  • Saturday 6/15/24

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - Nourishing Hope - Restocking and Gleaning

      Jun 15
      11:00AM – 3:00PM
      Nourishing Hope - The Hub
      Add to Calendar 2024-06-15T11:00:00 2024-06-15T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - Nourishing Hope - Restocking and Gleaning YALE DAY OF SERVICE 2024 Yale Chicago Volunteering at Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry) Restock and Gleaning @ The Hub Saturday, June 15, 2024 11:30 am - 3 pm 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. Yale Chicago returns to "The Hub" at Nourishing Hope for our annual Yale Day of Service volunteer event there! Activities: Unload and sort through donations of food arriving at the warehouse. Inventory items and put them away. Pull orders to be sent to other pantry locations and load them into vans. Additional warehouse support tasks as needed. Closed-toed shoes are required. Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing - something that can get a little messy. Gloves provided on site. Up to 15 volunteers -- registration is first come, first served, and registration directly with Nourishing Hope is required. Follow the instructions below to register. All volunteers must be registered and follow the steps below in order to volunteer with our group. Volunteer spots left unregistered will be released 2 business days before the shift at 9AM to other volunteers. Register to be a volunteer: https://www.nourishinghopechi.org/volunteer/register-to-be-a-volunteer/ Please check "I am registering as part of a group" and enter CODE: 1858 to complete the form. Already have a volunteer account? Login into your personal volunteer site (https://www.lakeviewpantry.org/volunteer/existing-volunteers/), click Volunteer Calendar, and enter the group code under "I have a Group Code." Watch this helpful video! https://youtu.be/tou-bRF0i8Y Helpful Volunteer Q & A's I need to cancel my signup. You can cancel on your personal site- https://www.nourishinghopechi.org/volunteer/existing-volunteers/. Just enter your first name, last name, and email address. Once you receive your personal site link you can cancel your shift under the "Scheduled Volunteer Shifts" tab. I would like to volunteer for another volunteer shift at Nourishing Hope! We would absolutely love to see you again! You can sign up on your personal site - https://www.nourishinghopechi.org/volunteer/existing-volunteers/. Just enter your first name, last name, and email address. Once you receive your personal site link you can sign up under the "Volunteer Calendar" tab. (Hint: you can always reuse the personal site link that is emailed to you). Nourishing Hope - The Hub — 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. false

  • Saturday 9/7/24

    • Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - PAWS Chicago 5K Walk/Run For Their Lives!

      Sep 7
      7:30AM – 11:00AM
      Montrose Harbor - Grove 16
      Add to Calendar 2024-09-07T07:30:00 2024-09-07T11:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago - PAWS Chicago 5K Walk/Run For Their Lives!

      Join the Yale Chicago team as part of the ongoing 2024 Yale Day of Service on Saturday, September 7, 2024, as we again participate in the annual PAWS Chicago 5K Walk/Run For Their Lives!

      Visit the Yale Chicago team registration page on the PAWS Chicago website to join our team by registering to walk/run and/or make a donation!

      More information will be provided to Yale Chicago participants as the event date approaches. with any questions.

      For planning purposes, we kindly request that you also register with Yale Chicago using the "Registration" button.

      All event details are online and more information will be provided to Yale Chicago participants as the event date approaches. Contact YaleChicago with any questions.

      In addition to or instead of running/walking the 5K, Yale Chicago alumni, friends, and family are also invited to contact PAWS directly if you'd like to volunteer with PAWS to support the run/walk in other ways such as providing direct support for event-day operations (e.g., event setup/teardown, etc.)! Please visit the "Helping with Events" volunteer page on the PAWS website to learn more about supporting Special Event operations. Feel free to contact Alexandra Newman '05 if you will be volunteering with PAWS at the 5K run/walk in a capacity other than signing up for the Yale Chicago run/walk team so that we can still include you on club communications relating to the event.

       

      Contact: Alexandra Newman '05

       Montrose Harbor - Grove 16 — 601 W. Montrose Drive false

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