Hi Everyone,
We hope you'll save the dates for some of our upcoming Dudley Public Service events!
Please note especially our Springtime Volunteer Saturday at On the Rise coming up on April
2, and the Boston MS Walk on April 10! If you're thinking of joining Team Dudley for
the MS Walk, it's never too early to start fundraising and inviting friends to join
our team!
All best,
Maria, Denise, and Ernesto
*******On the Rise Volunteer Day
Saturday, April 2, 10 AM � 2 PM
To walk together to On the Rise, please meet on the Dudley steps at 9:45 AM
Energize your return from spring break by joining fellow Dudley volunteers for a Service
Saturday at On the Rise, a local center for women who are homeless or in crisis. We will
help out with some of the tasks that make the amazing work that On the Rise does possible,
including yard work, organizing donations, painting, and preparing mailings. We will go on
an informational tour of the house and refreshments will be served. All are welcome to
volunteer (male and female volunteers welcomed)! Bring a friend! Please contact Maria at
dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com to sign up or for more information. On the Rise is located a
very short walk from Dudley House at 341 Broadway St.
********Boston MS Walk
Sunday, April 10
Meet on the Dudley House steps at 11 AM for bagels and juice and to receive your free Team
Dudley T-Shirt!
Join Team Dudley as we walk to support research, education, and support for people with MS
and their families. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society devotes 78% of its revenue to
MS research, and to helping fund local initiatives like peer support groups, education and
programs that connect people with MS to health care experts. Walkers may choose to walk a
3 or 6-mile scenic route along the Charles River. As of today (3/22), the starting
location of the walk has not yet been 100% confirmed (though we�re told it will probably
be Boston Common like last year), so please email dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com for more
details! You may register online and set up your own personal fundraising website at
https://www.nationalmssociety.org/MAM/event/event_page.asp?p=5506&e=6369
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Mendelsohn/Anderson Forum: What Is a Public Intellectual?
Monday, April 11
Dudley House is pleased to announce the final Mendelsohn/Anderson Forum for the 2004-2005
year entitled: What is a Public Intellectual? The panel will take place Monday, April
11th, at 4:30 p.m. in the Dudley House Common Room. Moderated by Professor Everett
Mendelsohn, this panel will engage faculty and students on the subject of public
intellectuals, and how public issues inform scholarship. The panelists will be announced
over the Dudley House List. Questions? Please contact dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com.
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Special Olympics Aquatics Event
Sunday, April 24
Simmons University
Dudley volunteers will assist with logistics and support for Special Olympics athletes
competing in this aquatics event. At the time of printing, details of the event had not
yet been confirmed, so please check back with Ernesto at dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com for
more information.
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Charles River Clean-Up
Saturday, April 30
Meet in the Dudley House lobby at 9AM for bagels and to receive your free Team Dudley
t-shirt!
We�ll be working on the section of the river between River St. and the Lars Anderson
Bridge
Celebrate spring and enjoy a morning at the river! The cleanup goes from 9 AM to 12 PM,
and will be followed by a post-cleanup picnic with live music and free refreshments
sponsored by the Charles River Conservancy & Massachusetts Community Water Watch. Join
us when you can, even if you are unable to volunteer for the entire session. Work gloves,
bags, and other supplies will be provided. Please email dudleypublicservice(a)yahoo.com with
any questions
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Get a New Vibe in 2005
Thursday, May 5
7-8:30PM, Dudley House Common Room
Your suggested donation of $7 will go directly to Casa Nueva Vida, a women�s shelter in
Jamaica Plain
Tickets available in late April
Orquidea Martinez, our own Dudley House Undergraduate Coordinator and makeover expert
extraordinaire will share tips on keeping your skin healthy and looking your best. All
Dudley students are welcome! We�ll have lots of wonderful make-up and skincare products to
try! As you try out your new look, Orquidea will share some reflections on her experiences
working with Casa Nueva Vida.
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The Food Project Serve and Grow Volunteer Day
Saturday, May 14
9:30-12:30PM, Meet on the Dudley Steps at 8:45 AM
Dudley volunteers will help work the land at The Food Project�s Roxbury location and learn
about urban agriculture, bioremediation, and food access issues. The Food Project brings
people together on the land to do work that addresses the most basic human need - the need
for food. Youth and adults plant, nurture and harvest hundreds of thousands of pounds of
organically-grown vegetables. Over 50% of the harvest is donated to shelters, and the rest
is sold at farmer�s markets and through special community agriculture programs. The Food
Project is a place where people from all backgrounds join together to work for more
livable communities.
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Harvard Square Homeless Meals Program
Every Thursday evening
Christ Church Cambridge, Zero Garden Street, Volunteers welcome to drop in anytime between
2:30 and 8 PM
Dudley volunteers help prepare and serve hot dinners to the homeless and hungry every
Thursday at the Harvard Square Homeless Meals Program at Christ Church Cambridge. Whether
you have an hour or an entire afternoon or evening to give, your help will make a
difference to people in need!
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Dudley Public Service Fellows
Denise Ho, Ernesto Martinez, and Maria Stalford
Lehman Hall, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
fax: (617) 496-5459
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~dudley/fellows/pubserv/pubserv.html
To receive updates about Dudley Public Service Events, go to
http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/dudley-pubserv
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