Events Calendar

Saturday 5/10/25

• Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - East Rock Spring Clean-Up

  May 10

  10:00AM – 12:00PM ET

  Trowbridge Environmental Center

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - East Rock Spring Clean-Up Join Friends of East Rock Park members and park staff for spring park maintenance including clearing brush, planting bulbs, and trash pick-up. Come prepared for outdoor work, bring water and gloves if you have them. Tools provided. Steady rain cancels. Children welcome. Trowbridge Center is near the corner of Orange and Cold Spring. On-street parking available. Trowbridge Environmental Center — College Woods false

• Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Senior Card Making

  May 10

  10:00AM – 11:30AM ET

  Chatham Place at Mary Wade

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T11:30:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, New Haven - Senior Card Making You are invited to join us for a fun card making event with residents of Chatham Place at Mary Wade. Materials will be provided to create decorative cards for the residents to display or give away. All ages are welcome to participate. You are invited to join us for a fun card making event with residents of Chatham Place at Mary Wade. Materials will be provided to create decorative cards for the residents to display or give away. All ages are welcome to participate. Due to room capacity, the number of volunteers is limited to 6. Light refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to join us, please create decorative cards at home with your family that can be shared with elderly residents who are memory impaired and either living in Senior Living facilities, your neighborhood or your own family and friends. The cards can be for any occasion – Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, tell a Joke. Draw a picture using materials you have on hand such as paper, markers, crayons, stickers, glitter - whatever you think will bring a smile or cheer to a senior who is unable to get out and about. Chatham Place at Mary Wade — 138 Clinton Ave false

• Yale Day of Service: FL, Miami - Lotus House Women's Shelter

  May 10

  10:00AM – 1:00AM ET

  Lotus House Women's Shelter

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T01:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: FL, Miami - Lotus House Women's Shelter Lotus House Women's Shelter — 217 NW 15th St false

• Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Vancouver - False Creek Shoreline and Neighborhood Cleanup

  May 10

  10:00AM – 12:00PM ET

  False Creek Seawall

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Vancouver - False Creek Shoreline and Neighborhood Cleanup Join the Yale Club of BC for a Seawall and shoreline cleanup at Granville Island. Families welcome. We'll have supplies (grabbers, garbage bags), cleanup for 2 hours and then head to lunch on Granville Island (Bridges) False Creek Seawall — 1318 Cartwright Street false

• Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Trail Cleanup at Marine Park

  May 10

  10:00AM – 1:00PM ET

  Marine Park, Brooklyn

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Trail Cleanup at Marine Park Help clean and maintain Marine Park's trails and natural areas! Marine Park, Brooklyn — 3300 Avenue U false

• Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Nourishing Hope Food Pantry

  May 10

  11:30AM – 3:00PM ET

  Nourishing Hope - The Hub

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T11:30:00 2025-05-10T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Nourishing Hope Food Pantry Join Yale Chicago at Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry) for a special Yale Day of Service Event! Nourishing Hope (formerly Lakeview Pantry) Gleaning & Sorting @ The Hub Saturday, May 10, 2025 11:30 am - 3 pm Central 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 10 volunteer spots are available - registration is first come, first served. All volunteers must be registered and follow the steps below to volunteer with Yale Chicago at Nourishing Hope. Volunteer spots left unregistered will be released 2 business days before the shift at 9 am to other volunteers. DETAILS: Register as a first-time volunteer at this Registration Form Link: https://lakeviewpantry.my.site.com/volunteer/s/group-registration?group_code=2619 Returning volunteer: Login into your personal volunteer site (link here: https://www.lakeviewpantry.org/volunteer/existing-volunteers/), click Volunteer Calendar, and enter the group code 2619 under "I have a Group Code." Watch this helpful video! https://youtu.be/tou-bRF0i8Y Sort through donations of food and non-food items arriving at our warehouse. Check items for quality and box by item type. Help keep the warehouse clean and organized. Volunteers need to be able to stand for the majority of the shift and occasionally lift 15 lbs. Closed-toed shoes are required. Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing - something that can get a little messy. Helpful Volunteer Q & A's Q: I need to cancel my sign-up. A: You can cancel on your personal site. 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. Q: I would like to volunteer for another volunteer shift at Nourishing Hope! A: We would absolutely love to see you again! You can sign up on your personal site. 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). More Questions? Contact Alexandra Newman '05 (alexandra.newman@gmail.com) and Nourishing Hope (volunteergroups@nourishinghopechi.org). Nourishing Hope - The Hub — 5151 N. Ravenswood Ave. false

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

  May 10

  12:00PM – 3:00PM ET

  Bikes Not Bombs Warehouse

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T12:00:00 2025-05-10T15:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MA, Boston - 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: WI, Milwaukee - Urban Ecology Center

  May 10

  12:00PM – 2:00PM ET

  Urban Ecology Center - Washington Park

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T12:00:00 2025-05-10T14:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: WI, Milwaukee - Urban Ecology Center Join us for a Land Stewardship Program in Washington Park! The project will likely involve 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. Please eat lunch before arriving; no food will be served. Families' members are invited; children aged 5 and older are welcome! After your registration is received, you will be sent parking instructions. 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 - Washington Park — 1859 N. 40th Street false

• Yale Day of Service: CT, Branford - Peabody Museum's Horse Island (AFTERNOON SHIFT)

  May 10

  12:30PM – 5:00PM ET

  Stony Creek Ferry Dock / Horse Island

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T12:30:00 2025-05-10T17:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CT, Branford - Peabody Museum's Horse Island (AFTERNOON SHIFT)

  Join the Yale Peabody Museum on Horse Island as we maintain the property, collect trash, and improve the trail system. Horse Island, owned by the Peabody Museum, is one of the Thimble Islands in the Long Island Sound near the village of Stony Creek in Branford, CT. We'll base our operations out of the new sustainably designed research station, which is already being used by Yale students and faculty across the disciplines.

  This Day of Service project is designed for adults, but family members 14 years or older who are prepared to participate are welcome to register along with their parents/guardians.

  Parking is limited at the Stony Creek dock area; plan to arrive 15-20 minutes early to find parking. Participants should prepare to encounter uneven terrain and poison ivy as well as ticks. A hat and sunscreen are recommended, and volunteers should wear supportive, closed-toe footwear and comfortable outdoor work clothes that can get dirty.

  Participants will catch the ferry from the Stony Creek Dock at 12:30 pm and receive an orientation on Horse Island at 1:00 pm. You will be able to choose the projects(s) you'd like to work on for the morning. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds. You'll return to the Stony Creek Dock between 4:30 and 5:00 pm.

  The program will run in light rain, but in the event of significant inclement weather we will move to our rain dates of Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, please hold those on your calendar if possible!

  Due to space limitations, this event will only be able to accommodate 12 volunteers.

  Stony Creek Ferry Dock / Horse Island — 4 Indian Point Road false