community service projects
Faculty, staff and students will once again come together to work on projects designed to benefit their neighbors in New Haven on Yale Community Service Day.
This year's event will take place on Saturday, April 22. Members of the campus community will work for one of 10 non-profit organizations in the city on projects that will include clearing trails, painting, distributing books to city youngsters and more. Volunteers need no special skills, only a willingness to help.
"By mobilizing teams from Yale around specific, one-day service projects, we hope to lay the foundation for continued, committed interaction between all those that call New Haven home, whether for four years or permanently," notes the mission statement by the Yale College Council (YCC), which is hosting the event in partnership with Locals 34 and 35, United Way of Greater New Haven, Yale's Office of New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development and the McDougal Graduate Student Center.
The day will begin at 9 a.m. with breakfast for all participants in the McDougal Center in the Graduate School, 320 York St. Teams of 10 to 20 volunteers from across the University will work on the projects 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Transportation will be provided from the campus to and from the community service sites.
The following is a list of this year's service projects (two additional locations will be announced soon):
Eli Whitney Museum: Volunteers will help prepare woodworking and sailing kits for use in the museum's summer camp.
Fellowship Place: Volunteers will help with a spring grounds clean-up at this home for those recovering from mental illness.
New Haven Boys and Girls Club: Volunteers will help refurbish the facilities at this youth development organization.
New Haven Reads: Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in two different projects: reorganizing the New Haven Reads book bank or distributing books to the community at Shaw's.
East Rock State Park: Volunteers will help clear brush and shrubbery clippings to prepare the trails for spring use.
LEAP: Volunteers will help refurbish the facilities at this youth development organization.
No Place Like Home: Volunteers will help with a spring grounds clean-up at this home for children with terminal illnesses.
YMCA -- Howe Street: Volunteers will help paint the interior of the YMCA's youth development facilities.
To register for Yale Community Service Day, visit the website at http://yalestation.org/csd; or send an e-mail listing your name, e-mail address, Yale affiliation, phone number (optional) and top three preferences for project sites to the YCC at csd@yalestation.org. Christopher Wells, former chair of the YCC's Community Committee, will be organizing the volunteers and their service projects, and he will contact volunteers about their chosen project.
"Service to society is one of Yale's most cherished values," says Bruce Alexander, vice president for New Haven and state affairs and campus development, and acting vice president for finance and administration. "As an enthusiastic sponsor of this event, I strongly encourage you to participate and make a difference."
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