Events Calendar

Saturday 5/10/25

• Yale Day of Service: International - Canada, Toronto - Sorauren Park Spring Clean-up and Gardening Day

  May 10

  10:00AM – 12:00PM ET

  Sorauren Park

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T12:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International - Canada, Toronto - Sorauren Park Spring Clean-up and Gardening Day

  The Annual Spring Clean-up and Gardening Day at Sorauren Park has been a Yale Day of Service opportunity since 2009.

  Work will require mild physical activity - raking, mulching, weeding, pruning - families welcome - rain or shine. 

  If you have them, bring gardening gloves, shovels. Street parking is available. 

  Best TTC access is via the 505 Dundas streetcar.

  Contact: Ray Kinoshita

  Sorauren Park — 50 Wabash Avenue 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: MA, Mashpee-Beach Cleanup and Picnic

  May 10

  10:00AM – 1:00PM ET

  South Cape Beach, Mashpee

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T10:00:00 2025-05-10T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MA, Mashpee-Beach Cleanup and Picnic

  Service, natural beauty, and fellowship!

  Join us on Yale's 2025 Day of Service, as we hear about Waquoit Bay Estuary; then pick up the beach and accompanying trails (we'll supply organic bags, and picker-uppers). Bring a picnic lunch (we'll supply some beverages) and, after we've worked, we'll picnic at the tables there.

  South Cape Beach, Mashpee — 668 Great Oak Road 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: CA, San Jose - Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

  May 10

  11:00AM – 2:00PM ET

  Social Services Agency - CalWORKS 

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T11:00:00 2025-05-10T14:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: CA, San Jose - Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Volunteer to Build a Hunger Free Community. Right now, an average of about 500,000 people a month rely on Second Harvest for access to nutritious food. Their mission is to end hunger in our community. Volunteers, donors and supporters help provide food to families, multi-generational households, seniors and college students. They offer more than just nourishment, they are helping people in our own community feel a little more secure and find joy in the pleasure of cooking and sharing a meal with loved ones. We will distribute food at the Social Services Agency - CalWORKS in San Jose. Please arrive early. Carpooling is encouraged. Wear closed-toe shoes. Sleeveless shirts and sandals are not permitted. Dress for the weather. Most food distribution sites are outdoors. Bring water and snacks. If you need verification for service hours, our staff can only sign Second Harvest timecards. If you need to cancel, use your personal page. Volunteers for this shift must be at least 13 years old. Adult guardians are required to actively volunteer with teens 15 and under. Electronic parental permission is required in advance for volunteers under 18. Please register on volunteer hub AND with Second Harvest - https://shfb.tfaforms.net/202?GID=a0WQo00000BrDFJMA3 Limited to 19 participants. This will likely fill so register today. Email us at Yaleclubofsiliconvalley@gmail.com with any questions Social Services Agency - CalWORKS  — 1879 Senter Road false

• Yale Day of Service: MI, Detroit – Community Gardening Project

  May 10

  11:00AM – 1:00PM ET

  West Boston Boulevard Block Club Association

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T11:00:00 2025-05-10T13:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MI, Detroit – Community Gardening Project

  The Yale Club of Michigan will team up with the West Boston Boulevard Block Club Association and Motor City Makeover to weed approximately 11 flower beds and plant flowers in the city-owned medians in this historic neighborhood. Volunteers should bring gardening tools (rakes, shovels, clippers, hoes, gardening gloves). This is a family friendly event. Lunch will be served at 1:00.

  West Boston Boulevard Block Club Association — 2035 West Boston Boulevard false

• Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Prospect Park Brooklyn

  May 10

  11:00AM – 2:00PM ET

  Prospect Park Brooklyn

  Add to Calendar 2025-05-10T11:00:00 2025-05-10T14:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: NY, Brooklyn - Prospect Park Brooklyn YDOS which coincides with I Love My Park Day, held the first Saturday in May, attracts thousands of volunteers from across the state to participate in cleanup, improvement, and beautification events at New York State parks, historic sites and public lands. Join Prospect Park Alliance as we support this effort in a volunteer cleanup day. Volunteers will support the park in a variety of tasks, such as painting benches, edging pathways, litter removal and more! Prospect Park Brooklyn — 11th Street and Prospect Park West 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