Calling all Yalies!

Join us on November 18, 2023 at 9 AM Pacific at the San Francisco Athletic Club to cheer on the Yale Football Team as they face Harvard.

Yale Club of San Francisco-sponsored fireside chat with CA Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Tuesday, October 10 at 6 PM

See Eventbrite for details.

Saturday, June 10 · 6 - 10pm PDT

Courtesy of SF Opera join NorCal Columbia alumni and partnered alumni groups in a curated night at the SF Opera ! Attendees will have the opportunity to reconnect with alumni and friends at the Pre-Performance Social.

As the featured opera performance is Richard Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten, guests will have the opportunity to socialize and learn more from SF Opera's featured speaker prior to the performance.

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Yale Day of Service is the university’s annual celebration of service, with Yalies banding together each year to give back to their local communities. In all, alumni communities host close to 300 service projects each year. We estimate that at least 3,500 service initiatives have taken place in the program’s history, dating back to its inception in 2008.

What began more than a decade ago as a single day has now grown into an ongoing call to action for service activities that span the globe, in sectors from environmental clean-ups to educational webinars, legal clinics to house painting.

Now more than ever, every day can be a Yale Day of service. How will YOU make a difference this year?

Opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area include four activities on May 13, and three activities on other dates, just in case you are busy on May 13. You can even sign up for multiple activities.

So far, the opportunities include:

- Serving Lunch at Glide Foundation Free Meals Program, May 13, 10 am
- Working at Alemany Farm in Southern SF, May 13, 1 pm-5 pm
- Helping at The Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, May 13, 9:45 am-noon
- Building grocery bags at the San Francisco Food Bank Warehouse, May 13, 11 am-1:30 pm
- Sort Food at Project Open Hand, May 12, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
- Volunteering at Angel Island, May 6, 8:30 am
- Caring for newly-planted trees with Trees for Oakland, May 21, 9:45 am-12:30 pm

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Thursday, May 11 · 6 - 6:45pm PDT

As moms, taking care of ourselves and our own health and wellness often gets put last on our to do list. In this workshop, you will learn how to create healthier habits so you can become healthier, less stressed, and a more present mom. Whether you are newly postpartum or have been a mama for years, you’re at home or at work, you will leave with some new tips to better take care of you.

Speaker Bio: Megan Aronson, Director of Health & Wellness for Columbia University Club of Northern California, is the founder of Take Care Coaching, LLC. She has a Master's in Health Education from Teachers College at Columbia University. She is also a Master Certified Health Education Specialist, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Certified Professional Health & Wellness Coach, and ICF Professional Certified Coach. Note:

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Southern Africa: Botswana and Namibia

A Virtual Zoom Talk by Robert Root, MD

May 9, 2023 - 7 PM

This presentation will focus on wildlife photography in two extraordinary geographic regions of Southern Africa: the UNESCO World Heritage floodplains of the Okavango Delta in Botswana and the arid desert landscapes of Western Namibia. The images will illustrate the remarkable diversity of wildlife in these areas with a particular emphasis on elephants and lions.

The talk will also address issues around conservation and current threats to wildlife including climate change.

Robert Root MD (Yale '88) is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist in San Francisco and a Climate Reality Leader through Al Gore's Climate Reality Project. He has also published two books of photography: Image in Mind and Imagining Istanbul.

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