Calendar of Relief Activities and Events

If you have an event or activity in support of the relief efforts that you want to post to this site, please provide the following information: name of event, brief description, location, date/time, cost or contribution and a contact person with contact information.  Email information to hrcomm@yale.edu

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Classically Black

Black Student Classical Music Recital
Afro-American  Cultural Center
2:30 pm
Donations to NAACP Disaster Relief Fund

Past Events

Saturday September 3 - Friday, September, 9, 2005

Yale Collective Relief Fund: Hurricane Katrina

Donations collected at every Yale dining hall, Commons and Cross Campus (two days) during lunches and dinners. All proceeds are going to the Red Cross.

Monday, September 5-Thursday, September 8

Clothing Drive Yale University Divinity School

Leave donations in boxes in the commuter lounge by 5:30 pm, September 8. Thousands of Katrina evacuees have been sent to board at Camp Edwards in Bourne, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They will begin arriving on Tuesday, September 13. Food, beds and bathrooms are provided but they will need clothing, toiletries, shoes, books, crafts, music, etc. Divinity School students Jane Eppley and Eric Jeuland, will be bringing the donations to the Cape.

See Camp Edwards video.

Tuesday, September 6, 2005

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Hurricane Relief Open Mic, “No One is Expendable”

Yale University, Dwight Hall
6:00-8:00 pm
$5 Admission

Whim ‘n’ Rhythm, Tangled Up in Blue and A Different Drum are just a few of the many Yale groups who will be donating their talents to the relief effort.  All proceeds will go to The NAACP Disaster Relief Fund.

Wednesday, September 7, 2005

WTHN Hosts Hurricane Relief Day


You've seen the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Now you can help. On September 7, 2005, WTNH will host News Channel 8's Hurricane Relief Day. more info..

Service of Healing Yale University, Marquand Chapel - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 8, 2005

“Help Can’t Wait” Benefit Concert

Yale University, Woolsey Hall - 8:00 pm
General Admission tickets sold at the door only, beginning at 6:30 pm
Suggested donation: $10-$25
 
Yale University faculty, students, alumni, and guests will perform a special benefit concert with all proceeds going to the major charities providing services to the victims of the hurricane and flood.  For updated information, call the Yale School of Music Box Office at 203 432-4158, or visit the Music at Yale web site, www.yale.edu/music.

Friday, September 9, 2005

Red Cross Blood Drive for Hurricane Stricken Areas

Yale University, Payne Whitney Gym, Lanman Center
12:45pm-5:45pm

Please call 432-1444 in advance for donor appointments; Red Cross representatives will also accept financial contributions for the relief efforts.

YCC and American Red Cross At Yale Benefit Dinner and A cappella Concert

Yale University, Battell Chapel, 7 pm
Dinner and concert free
Suggested donation: $10
 
This concert will feature Yale a cappella groups.

Conversation with Bereavement Expert, Colin Murray Parkes

Yale University, Jonathan Edwards Dining Room
12:00 noon-1:00
Bring your own lunch

Comfort for the Smallest Victims

The The Faculty, Staff and Student of the School of Drama and the Controller's Office collected 3 car loads of new and very gently used stuffed animals for distribution to shelters in Texas and Louisiana. They will be delivered to a location where they can be shipped this weekend.

Thanks to everyone from the various business offices for their contributions.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

Annual African-American Cultural Center BBQ Dance Party and Brunch

Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, September 11, 2005
Donations accepted with proceeds going to the NAACP Disaster Relief Fund.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Candlelight Vigil

African-American Cultural Center is co-sponsor through Yale Pi Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Beinecke Plaza - 10 pm

Proceeds to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. National Headquarters
Disaster Relief.

Thursday. September 15, 2005

GALACY (Graduate Association of Latino/a &Caribbean Students at Yale) Welcome Reception & Hurricane Relief Fund

HGS Courtyard 6 to 8pm
Bring Non-Perishable Food Items : bottled water, easily-opened non- perishable food and snacks, batteries, blankets, and stuffed animals.
Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

For more information, email angelica.bernal@yale.edu

Friday, September 16, 2005

Benefit Jazz Concert

“Soul, The Blues and Jazz”: A Tribute to New Orleans
7:30-9:00 pm

Marigold's, 367 Cedar Street
Dinner, Live Music, Cash Bar
All proceeds go to America's Second Harvest http://www.secondharvest.org
Suggested Donation: $5-$10

The Hurricane Katrina Relief Party

September 16, 2005
Graduate and Professional Student Center at Yale - 9pm -2am
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

All proceeds going to The Red Cross and the Bush Clinton Foundation
For more information contact: Julia Simon-Kerr (julia.simon- kerr@yale.edu ) or Anna Stirgwolt (anna.stirgwolt@yale.edu)

Saturday, September 24, 2005

Spoken Word Benefit Performance

Place: Afro-American Cultural Center
7:00 pm
Suggested donations: $5-$10

The performance will feature benefit Yale undergraduate and graduate students and a few nationally known poets. There will also be performances by several of the Af/Am Center's groups: Shades, Yale Gospel Choir, Steppin' Out and Konjo!

Friday, September 30, 2005

A Spoken-Word Benefit Performance - WORD!

Sponsored by WORD and the Ethnic Performance Guild at Yale

Afro-American Cultural Center
9:00 pm
Suggested donations: $5-$10
 
The performance will feature spoken-word artists from Yale, New Haven,
New York City and Washington, D.C. There will also be performances by the Af/Am Center groups: Shades, Yale Gospel Choir, Konjo! and Steppin' Out.

Proceeds going to displaced families currently living in New Haven.