Events Calendar

Saturday 5/11/24

• Yale Day of Service: WI, Milwaukee - Urban Ecology Center

  May 11

  10:00AM – 12:00PM

  Urban Ecology Center of the Menomonee Valley

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T10:00:00 2024-05-11T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: WI, Milwaukee - Urban Ecology Center Join us for a Land Stewardship Program in Three Bridges Park. The project may include trail maintenance or invasive species removal, depending on the needs at that point in the season. Please dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes. Bring a water bottle, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and work gloves, if able. Families members are invited; children aged 5 and older are welcome. After your registration is received, you will be sent parking instructions and a liability waiver. In the event of inclement weather, all registered participants will be contacted by email to confirm if the event is cancelled. Please email YaleDayOfServiceWI@gmail.com with any questions. Urban Ecology Center of the Menomonee Valley — 3700 W Pierce St false

• Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Marin Food Bank

  May 11

  10:45AM – 1:00PM

  SF - Marin Food Bank Illinois Warehouse

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T10:45:00 2024-05-11T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, San Francisco - Marin Food Bank The mission of the SF-Marin Food Bank is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin. They address hunger head-on – from their food pantry network and home-delivered groceries to CalFresh (food stamp) enrollment. Every week, over 53,000 households count on them for food assistance. 60% of what they distribute to these households is fresh fruit and vegetables. We will be working at the Illinois Warehouse building grocery bags for home delivery. SF - Marin Food Bank Illinois Warehouse — 1050 Marin Street false

  

• Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Washington Ave. Beautification Project

  May 11

  11:00AM – 2:00PM

  677 Washington Ave New Haven Ct 06519

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:00:00 2024-05-11T14:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Washington Ave. Beautification Project Adding beauty and greenery to low income housing and promoting neighborhood pride, kindness and community. 677 Washington Ave New Haven Ct 06519 — 677 Washington Ave false

• Yale Day of Service: International, Netherlands - Organic Farming Day

  May 11

  11:00AM – 4:00PM

  Pluk! Fruittuinen van West

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:00:00 2024-05-11T16:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International, Netherlands - Organic Farming Day We are going to Pluk! Groenten van West, which is an organic farming project in Amsterdam. Depending on what exactly needs to be done that day, we’ll be planting seedlings, spreading compost in the fields, weeding, sowing seeds, water seedlings, etc. If it is rainy, we will work indoors in the greenhouse. The day will be kid-friendly, so bring the family. Please contact us if you plan to attend! Pluk! Fruittuinen van West — Tom Schreursweg 48-50 false

• Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Yale University Art Gallery: Getting StARTed Program

  May 11

  11:15AM – 11:45AM

  Yale University Art Gallery

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:15:00 2024-05-11T11:45:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Yale University Art Gallery: Getting StARTed Program

  Join us for the Yale University Art Gallery's new family program, Getting StARTed, which offers engaging activities to guide families in looking at art together.

  The 30-minute sessions focus on a range of works from the collection and build in time for participants to try the month's activity on their own. No registration required.

  This program is free and open to the public. We welcome Yale graduate students and their families to experience the Gallery and to meet with members of the Graduate School Alumni Association (GSAA) Board, either before or after the sessions. Come learn how the GSAA Board interacts with and supports Yale graduate students and alumni.

  Contact: Kitty Koo-Tse '01 MS

  Yale University Art Gallery — 111 Chapel Street Street 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: VT, Colchester - Josh's House Pantry and Meals for Veterans

  May 11

  11:30AM – 1:00PM

  Josh’s House

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T11:30:00 2024-05-11T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: VT, Colchester - Josh's House Pantry and Meals for Veterans Donate meals or stock the pantry with items such as granola bars, seltzers, canned foods, dry pasta and rice, beans, etc. Josh’s House — 162 Hegeman Ave. false

• Yale Day of Service: MA, Boston - Helping Out at Bikes Not Bombs

  May 11

  12:00PM – 3:00PM

  Bikes Not Bombs Warehouse

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T12:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MA, Boston - Helping Out at Bikes Not Bombs Come join other Yalies at Bikes Not Bombs - a non-profit that uses bicycles as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South. We have a fun and meaningful afternoon planned. We will be helping "strip" bikes (i.e., taking all the parts off a bike), sorting parts, "flattening" bikes (i.e., turning the handle bars sideways for shipping), and cleaning the warehouse. All skill-levels and ages are welcome! Youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear closed-toed footwear and try to wear clothes that can get dirty. Learn more about Bikes Not Bombs on their website (https://bikesnotbombs.org). The warehouse is accessible by public transit (multiple buses stop out front; Fairmount Commuter Rail to Four Corners/Geneva) and by car. On-street parking is available. Bikes Not Bombs Warehouse — 10 Harvard Street false

• Yale Day of Service: MS, Jackson - Public School Cleanup (Afternoon Shift)

  May 11

  12:00PM – 3:00PM

  John Hopkins Elementary School

  Add to Calendar 2024-05-11T12:00:00 2024-05-11T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MS, Jackson - Public School Cleanup (Afternoon Shift) Please join us to do landscaping and beautification of the entrance at this public elementary school in west Jackson! John Hopkins Elementary School — 170 John Hopkins Road false