dudley-pubserv October 2011

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by Dudley Public Service

Hello, We still need more people for today's blood drive. If you are willing to donate blood and didn't fill out the sign up sheet before, please come to Graduate Student Lounge, 2nd floor, Dudley House at any of the following times: 10:40am, 11:20am, 11:40am, 12:40pm. Don't forget to BRING YOUR PHOTO ID OR YOU CAN'T DONATE. Drink plenty of water the day before and eat a good breakfast. What: blood drive When: Oct 13, 2011, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m Where: Graduate Student Lounge, 2nd floor, Dudley House Sincerely, Xiaolu

12 years

Fwd: [Hshs-break] Volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Over Thanksgiving Break!

by Dudley Public Service

*Volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Over Thanksgiving Break! * Around town anytime between Tuesday, November 22 and Monday, November 28 and looking to share some Thanksgiving cheer? We and our guests would love to have your help at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter! No previous experience or training required--just a willingness to lend a helping hand. Shifts are as short as 2 hours--shift descriptions and map of our location are below. Please contact us at *hshs.volunteer(a)gmail.com *wi**th any questions. About Us: The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the only student-run homeless shelter in the nation, with a volunteer force of 150+. We are always in need of extra hands over school holidays. We hope you will join us! Sign-up for Thanksgiving Break (dinner on Tuesday 11/22 to breakfast on Monday 11/28) using this link: *https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApIEyYujHlt- dEpLX05tT19pMS1jYTFJOVlSM3ltR3c&hl=en_US * Please forward this on to friends you think may be interested. We will appreciate all the help we can get! Thanks for your support, The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter http://hshshelter.org _________________________ DESCRIPTION of SHIFTS ****************************************************** There are 4 shifts: Dinner: 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM Evening: 9:00 PM - 11:15 PM Overnight: 11 PM - 9:00 AM Breakfast: 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM *But if it is SATURDAY morning, then it is* [Friday] Overnight: 11 PM - 10:00 AM [Saturday] Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM BREAKFAST -- Come in bright and early to greet our guests as they begin to wake up! You'll be making breakfast and helping to clean the shelter (an invaluable service!) after all the guests leave at 8am. DINNER -- You'll be making and serving dinner, and perhaps be lucky enough to run on a food salvage trip or collect pastries from the many shops that donate to us. EVENING -- This is a relaxed time to visit with guests as they prepare for bed. It's usually very quiet and a great opportunity for some wonderful conversations. Help is also often needed in the kitchen to clean-up after dinner and prepare plates of food to hand out at the door. OVERNIGHT – You'll hang out with other volunteers and night-owl guests, basically having more good conversations, watching movies, doing laundry, reading, baking cookies, etc! This is a fantastic shift because it's a rare opportunity to have long conversations and get to know people well. Overnight volunteers often say it's the best shift! And never fear, we do take turns sleeping -- the night is typically divided into three sub-shifts and you will be asleep for two of them (there is a staff room with bunk beds, so you will be able to sleep 5-6 hours when it is not your turn to be awake). *The shelter is located at 66 Winthrop Street in the basement of the University Lutheran Church in Harvard Square (on the corner of Dunster and Winthrop Streets, next to the MAC and Pinocchio's Pizza). _______________________________________________ Hshs-break mailing list Hshs-break(a)lists.hcs.harvard.edu https://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/hshs-break

12 years, 6 months

2011 COOP Grant Info Session

by Dudley Public Service

Thursday, Nov 3 6:30-8:00pm *Dudley House Graduate Student Lounge* Here is your chance to stand up and give back to the community in your own way. Thanks to the generosity and community spirit of the Harvard-MIT Cooperative Society (The COOP), Harvard graduate students have an opportunity to receive funding for their community service projects through Dudley Public Service. An informational session will be held at 6:30pm, Nov 3 in the Dudley House Graduate Student Lounge. Allan Powell will introduce about the COOP grant and the application process. Wine and Cheese will be served. These grants will fund community service projects organized by Harvard graduate students from GSAS or the professional schools (HLS, KSG, HMS, GSE, etc…). We value innovation, so please do not feel limited to traditional forms of public service. If there is a way you can extend your graduate studies into a community service project, we would love to hear about it. Please send us your ideas or ask questions at dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com

12 years, 6 months

Reminder: Thanksgiving Elderly Visit Application

by Dudley Public Service

Nov 25, 9:30am Meet outside Dudley House This Thanksgiving we will continue our tradition of teaming up with Boston's Little Brothers/ Friends of the Elderly to visit senior citizens who would otherwise be alone on Thanksgiving. We will meet at Dudley House at 9:30 am the morning of Thanksgiving, November 25 before heading to a Boston area nursing home. This is a great chance to meet fellow graduate students and to spread happiness to others over the holiday. RSVP is required, so please fill out the form attached and email us by November 1st at: dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com

12 years, 6 months

Fwd: [Hshs-break] Looking For Housing Over Winter Break Or J-term? Three more days to apply!

by Dudley Public Service

Looking For Housing Over Winter Break Or J-term? Full-time volunteers (at least 25 hrs/wk) at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter will receive on-campus housing for Winter Break, J-term, or both. This application is for volunteers interested in volunteering 25hrs/wk for at least 2 weeks over Winter Break and/or J-term at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. You will be expected to volunteer for 1 breakfast shift, 1 dinner shift, 1 evening shift, and 2 overnight shifts per week. If your application is accepted, you will receive Winter Break/J-term housing. As we have a limited number of slots to give away, we ask that you complete this application by **10 PM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th** to maximize your chances of receiving guaranteed housing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE8tRHAzVE5RUm45Ul93YW… You must also fill out Harvard's Winter Break/J-term housing application ASAP. The deadline is Tuesday, October 25th but the earlier the better: https://starrez.fas.harvard.edu/StarRezPortal/Default.aspx?Params=L9ezxPcQn… ***YOU MUST STATE ON HARVARD'S WINTER BREAK/J-TERM HOUSING APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE A VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT TO THE SHELTER TO RECEIVE PRIORITY*** Thanks for helping us to provide service over break! The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter _______________________________________________ Hshs-break mailing list Hshs-break(a)lists.hcs.harvard.edu https://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/hshs-break

12 years, 6 months

Myth-Busters Science Day with the Harvard ExperiMentors!

by Dudley Public Service

Hi everyone, Interested in getting kids excited about science? Well, you're in luck! Dudley Public Service is teaming up this year with the Harvard ExperiMentors in a reverse science fair (where we do cool experiments for the kids). The event will be *December 5th from 8:30 am- 2 pm* (although you don't have to stay the whole time) on the Harvard campus. The theme for the day is * MythBusters*, so we'll have have a lot of freedom in planning the experiments. If you're interested in helping out, please email dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com. The next planning meeting is Oct. 23rd, so we'd like to have a grad student team together before then. I attached some photos from previous events, and here's their website: http://hcs.harvard.edu/~xmentors Should be a lot of fun -- hope you can come! Janine

12 years, 6 months

Fwd: Cradles to Crayons Service Opportunity

by Dudley Public Service

Hello everyone, Here is another volunteering opportunity. Feel free to sign up for this event if you are interested. Best, Xiaolu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Takahashi, Maile <maile_takahashi(a)harvard.edu> Date: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:56 AM Subject: Cradles to Crayons Service Opportunity To: "dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com" <dudleypublicservice(a)gmail.com> Dear Xiaolu Ma and Janine May, Harvard University is volunteering with 5 other area colleges and universities at Cradles to Crayons on October 18-21. The organization is located in Brighton, MA (across the river). We will be volunteering for 4 days, 2 shifts a day. Each school is providing 15 volunteers per shift. I know that your organization regularly participates in service events and we would like to invite your group to join us for any of the shifts. *Transportation will be provided*. You can sign up at the google document in the link below or email *community(a)harvard.edu* <community(a)harvard.edu>. Please email or call me with any questions. Thanks, Maile Maile Takahashi Director of Community Programming Public Affairs and Communication Harvard University 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 1026 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.1725 *************************************** According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, there are more than 350,000 Massachusetts children ages 0-18 living in low-income and homeless situations. Join students from universities across the Greater Boston area for a week of service at Cradles to Crayons and be part of an important effort to bring donated clothing, books, toys and shoes to children in need in the Greater Boston area. The Brighton-based non profit Cradles to Crayons “endeavors to provide homeless and low-income children with the essentials they require to thrive – to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued.” Volunteers inspect incoming books, match outfits, sort and test toys, stuff backpacks, or fill orders that meet the needs of individual boys and girls in their local communities. *Greater Boston Universities’ Week of Service * *October 18 – 21 * *Volunteering opportunities from 10 -12 and 1-3 daily. * *Transportation will be provided * *Schools participating * *Boston College **Boston University **Harvard University **MIT **Northeastern University **Wellesley College * Sign up to volunteer for either a 10:00 – 12:00pm or a 1:00 – 3:00pm shift at google docs: * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkqLJo9t_AafdENUX3o2TlhPci1CMj… *<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkqLJo9t_AafdENUX3o2TlhPci1CMj…> Information on where to pick up the shuttle will follow later. Wear a Harvard shirt! For more information on Cradles to Crayon’s go to * http://cradlestocrayons.org/* <http://cradlestocrayons.org/> or visit them on their facebook page.

12 years, 6 months

Thanksgiving Elderly Visit

by Dudley Public Service

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