Events Calendar

Saturday 5/9/26

• Yale Day of Service: DC, Washington – Potomac Appalachian Trail Maintenance

  May 9, 2026

  8:15am to Noon ET

  Glover Archbold Park

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: DC, Washington – Potomac Appalachian Trail Maintenance The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (www.patc.org) maintains walking trails in NW Washington, in northern and central Virginia, and on an 80-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail. On May 9 we will work in Glover Archbold park in Glover Park, just north of Georgetown. A hillside trail there is supported by cribbing on the downhill side, and we will repair or replace some of that cribbing. With enough volunteers we may perform other tasks as well, such as improving the trail bed. The work starts with a group gathering at 8:15 and finishes by noon. Volunteers will need a car for transportation. Glover Archbold Park — 44th St NW & Reservoir Rd NW true

• Yale Day of Service: DE, Wilmington – Urban Promise

  May 9, 2026

  10AM-1PM ET

  Urban Promise Academy, Wilmington, DE

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: DE, Wilmington – Urban Promise Urban Promise helps kids and teens in Wilmington build academic skills, manage life’s challenges, and grow into leaders who serve their communities. The Academy is their high school (serving 8th through 12th graders), where students benefit from smaller classes, more one-on-one attention, and a safe, supportive place to learn. Our team will be doing various odd jobs such as weeding, mulching, and building maintenance. Parking is available in the Academy parking lot. All ages welcome. We hope you will join us! Contact Andrew Buesking with questions. Urban Promise Academy, Wilmington, DE — 2223 N Market St true

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

  May 9, 2026

  11:30am-2:30pm ET

  Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago South, Chicago, IL

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: IL, Chicago – Habitat for Humanity Chicago ReStore Join the Yale Black Alumni Association, Chicago Chapter, for a day of service with Habitat for Humanity Chicago's ReStore! ReStore Chicago sells new and gently used furniture, appliances, cabinets, home accessories, building materials, and more. Proceeds from the ReStore provide funding to Habitat for Humanity Chicago to build homes, encourage homeownership, and help neighborhoods thrive. Our projects for the Yale Day of Service may include merchandise staging and arranging, warehouse organizing, cleaning, or donation assembly. Come prepared to assist with whatever tasks might be assigned to us for the day. Requirements: - Register for a Habitat for Humanity Chicago volunteer account and sign up for our shift at https://vhub.at/YaleHabitatChicago (must be completed 48 hours in advance). - Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. Anyone under 16 must have a chaperone, who is at least 21 years of age. - Please bring lunch and a water bottle and wear closed-toed sneakers or boots. Habitat for Humanity ReStore Chicago South, Chicago, IL — 6057 S Western Ave true

• Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Toronto - Wabash Avenue Gardening Day

  May 9, 2026

  10:00 am until 1 pm (or as long or as little as you can stay) ET

  Sorauren Park

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Toronto - Wabash Avenue Gardening Day Annual gardening day at Sorauren Park in Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood. Consists of weeding, mulching the many trees planted in the park and general cleanup - light physical work including shoveling and carrying buckets of mulch. Kids welcome. This year, we will also be working at Charles G. Williams Park, on the south side of Wabash Avenue. Please bring gardening gloves and, if you have them, shovels, rakes, hoes, gardening hand trowels, forks, etc. Please indicate your plans using this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVFMPa5LGOXI3UJvQDxY63rxoRGUx_Fw3nuRKHa-o88O0lrg/viewform?usp=dialog Sorauren Park — 50 Wabash Avenue true

  

• Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Vancouver - Life of Service

  May 9, 2026

  1030-12 ET

  UBC or online

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: International, Canada, Vancouver - Life of Service We're trying something new: come (in person @UBC or online) and tell us about local non-profit work that you're involved in, and encourage us to consider collaborating long-term. Saturday, May 9, 1030-12 (with good snacks served). LMK if you'd like to present -- I hope we can commute this from a momentary intersept into a circa-Vancouver community of service of those who've received so many >=educational gifts. UBC or online — 5728 Gray Ave true

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

  May 9, 2026

  1:00-4:00pm ET ET

  Bikes Not Bombs (Jamaica Plain)

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 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, and "flattening" bikes (i.e., turning the handle bars sideways for shipping). All skill-levels and ages are welcome! Youth are welcome if accompanied by an adult and can be attentive to instructions. Please wear closed-toed footwear and try to wear clothes that can get dirty. Note: we will be volunteering at the Jamaica Plain warehouse this year, not the Dorchester one. Bikes Not Bombs (Jamaica Plain) — 284 Amory Street true

• Yale Day of Service: MD, North Bethesda - So What Else Food Pantry Distribution

  May 9, 2026

  10:30-1:00 pm ET

  So What Else

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: MD, North Bethesda - So What Else Food Pantry Distribution Volunteer with Yale Blue Green to turn food wasted into a solution for hunger! Where: 4924 Wyaconda Rd, North Bethesda, MD 20852 When: 10:30am to 1:00pm EDT | May 9, 2026 (Saturday) Cost: Free - Come ready and willing to help out! Volunteer with Yale Blue Green at the Saturday Outdoor Food Pantry! Every Saturday So What Else provides free food to over 1,500 people in the parking lot in front of our warehouse with the help of our incredible volunteer team. Saturday volunteers will help with the following tasks: directing traffic, checking clients in, helping with line control, attending the food tables, bagging produce, giving surveys, breaking down boxes, disposing of trash, sweeping and more. AGE RESTRICTION: This is a great opportunity for children to join. A parent or guardian must accompany children aged 10-15. Volunteers aged 16 and above can participate independently without the presence of a parent or guardian. So What Else — 4924 Wyaconda Road true

• Yale Day of Service: ME, Portland - Partners For World Health

  May 9, 2026

  9am-12pm ET

  Partners for World Health, Portland Maine

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: ME, Portland - Partners For World Health PWH collects thousands of pounds of medical supplies every day and all of it needs to be evaluated, sorted, and repacked before it can be loaded in containers and sent to underserved populations in the developing world. Tasks can include: *Sorting - opening bags and boxes and sorting items into general category bins *Sorting - further sorting general category bins into bins of more restrictive categories *Counting, bagging and labeling similar items *Creating kits of supplies (respiratory kits, surgical kits, birthing kits, etc.) *Packing, sealing and labeling boxes for shipment Link to PWH website: https://www.partnersforworldhealth.org/ Children 12 years and older are welcome, with parent supervision requested for those in middle school. Dress is casual but please wear close-toed shoes. Plenty of free parking available. Limit of 15 participants. Partners for World Health, Portland Maine — 40 Walch Drive true

• Yale Day of Service: NJ, West Orange - Thomas Edison National Historical Park Clean-up

  May 9, 2026

  8:30am to Noon ET

  Thomas Edison National Historical Park

  Add to Calendar 2026-05-09T00:00:00 2026-05-09T00:00:00 America/New_York Yale Day of Service: NJ, West Orange - Thomas Edison National Historical Park Clean-up We will be working on the grounds of Thomas Edison’s Glenmont Estate cleaning up/pruning/removing dead bushes. The event is rain or shine so please check the weather and bring work gloves. Parental consent forms are needed for those under 18. Coffee/donuts will be provided starting around 8:30 in the parking lot across from the 211 Main Street park entrance. We expect to drive from the parking lot to the estate at 9am. Thomas Edison National Historical Park — 211 Main Street true