Oct 13 | Empty Bowls | 6-8:30PM | Pauley Ballroom, MLK Student Union
Please fill those “empty bowls” by coming out and supporting Local Committee and Cal Rotaract in feeding the hungry! 100% of proceeds go directly to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which feeds an astounding 21,000 children every week! Sponsored by Berkeley Rotary and the ASUC Art Studio, this event features performances by Universal Love and Peace, EGO: Korean Percussion, and more!
Each guest will be given a bowl of warm, savory soup and bread (with butter…yes, delicious, savory butter!) There will be beautiful handcrafted bowls for sale; these bowls, the focus of our event, symbolize those who literally have empty bowls, those with inadequate food, who go hungry on a daily basis. This event is dedicated to both raising awareness and directly helping their cause.
Tickets are on sale NOW:
$7 for student ($3 discounted)
$10 for general admission
$13 at the door ($10 for students)
Please come by the Cal Rotaract table on Sproul Monday through Thursday, or contact Tuhina (tuhina22.d@gmail.com), Marina (theberkeleymarina@gmail.com), or any local committee member for tickets! The ASUC Art Studio will also be selling tickets! 
Thank you, and we hope to see you there!!!
Oct 8 | Beach Cleanup at the Berkeley Marina! | 9:30AM-12:30PM | Shorebird Park Nature Center
Join Local Committee for its first Beach Clean-up and picnic! 
We will meeting up on Saturday at 9:15 at the RSF to check in and collect signed waivers! All materials (gloves, buckets, etc) will be provided for you at the site. There are currently 20-25 spaces for volunteers but if more would like to come, it’s not a problem!
So remember:
Please come by 9:15am: Note that this is not Berkeley time!
Please wear closed-toe shoes! You will be helping beautify our Bay Area coastline so be comfortable!
Annnddd don’t forget to wear your Cal Rotaract T-shirt (if you have one).
If you are interested in attending, please fill out THIS FORM.
Marina will send you the waiver so please try to have it filled out before you come! Thanks and hope to see you guys there
Sept 17 | Rebuilding Together | 8:00AM – 4:00PM | Belvedere Ave
Do you like to paint and build things? Come out and help renovate the house of an elderly woman who is a widow of a veteran! There will be 2 shifts, and we will be meeting up at the bus stop at Bancroft & Telegraph to head over together.
Morning Shift: 8AM – 12:00PM (Meet at Telegraph & Bancroft Bus Stop)
Afternoon Shift: 12:00PM – 4PM (Meet at Telegraph & Bancroft Bus Stop)
Questions? Please email Stephanie (schan@calrotaract.org) or Vivian (vnguyen@calrotaract.org)!
Sun. Sept 11 | BOSS Playground Day #2 | 7:30AM – 2PM | 711 Harrison St
We hope you’re all looking forward to Rotaract’s first service project of the semester!
This event is going to be an amazing, weekend-long beautification project in which we’ll clean up an old property and build a children’s playground on top, from start to finish! Dress in comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. All shifts will receive free lunch!
Please SIGN UP HERE so we can give Rotarians a head count so they can pick/drop us off! The Rotarians can take no more than 10 volunteers per shift, so if you see a shift that’s almost filled up, please consider doing a different one if at all possible!
Questions? Please email Tuhina at tdas@calrotaract.org!
Sat. Sept 10 | BOSS Playground Day #1 | 7:30AM – 5PM | 711 Harrison St
We hope you’re all looking forward to Rotaract’s first service project of the semester!
This event is going to be an amazing, weekend-long beautification project in which we’ll clean up an old property and build a children’s playground on top, from start to finish! Dress in comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. All shifts will receive free lunch!
Morning Shift: 7:30AM – 12:30PM (Meet in front of MLK student union)
Afternoon Shift: 12:30PM – 5PM (Meet in front of MLK student union)
Please SIGN UP HERE so we can give Rotarians a head count so they can pick/drop us off! The Rotarians can take no more than 10 volunteers per shift, so if you see a shift that’s almost filled up, please consider doing a different one if at all possible!
Questions? Please email Tuhina at tdas@calrotaract.org!
September 7 | Committee Intro Night | 7PM-8PM | 240 Mulford
Want to learn more about how to be involved with Rotaract Committees? Come out Wednesday at 7pm to hear our great committee chairs talk about their specialties in:
– LOCAL (Rebuilding Together, Dictionary Distribution, Fundraiser Amazing Race)
– NATIONAL (Relay for Life, Movie Night Fundraisers )
– INTERNATIONAL (Polio Plus, Vitamin Angels, LN-4 Prosthetic Hands, Rotoplast)
Joining a Committee is a great way for you to take a leadership role in hands-on projects, and to present your own ideas (many of our projects are brought forward by members)!
Come out Wednesday, 9/7 to learn more!
Questions: aedmonds@calrotaract.org or tdas@calrotaract.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119393028162077
Apr. 30 | Rebuilding Together Prep Day | 2 shifts: 8AM-12PM & 12PM-4PM
The end of the semester is coming up, and you’re feeling in the mood for Community Service! Two shifts: 8-12 and 12-4
We will be helping renovate houses of elderly and veteran citizens in our community. **More logistics to be sent out as we approach the day.**
Rebuilding Together website: http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/
First Shift: Meet at Telegraph and Bancroft at 8:15
Bus Route: http://goo.gl/maps/NJcD
This project is sponsored by Sears/Heroes at Home and is a fairly major
project including interior painting prep, painting, wrapping hot water
heater, and safety improvements. If you are planning on volunteering,
please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes (including shoes) that you won’t
mind getting dirty and/or paint-spattered!
Questions: iwong@calrotaract.org OR schan@calrotaract.org[Event_Registration_Single id="231"]
Apr. 23 | Rebuilding Together Prep Day | 2 shifts: 8AM-12PM & 12PM-4PM
The end of the semester is coming up, and you’re feeling in the mood for Community Service! Two shifts: 8-12 and 12-4
We will be helping renovate houses of elderly and veteran citizens in our community. **More logistics to be sent out as we approach the day.**
Rebuilding Together website: http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/
First Shift: Meet at Telegraph and Bancroft at 8:15
Bus Route: http://goo.gl/maps/NJcD
This project is sponsored by Sears/Heroes at Home and is a fairly major
project including interior painting prep, painting, wrapping hot water
heater, and safety improvements. If you are planning on volunteering,
please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes (including shoes) that you won’t
mind getting dirty and/or paint-spattered!
Questions: iwong@calrotaract.org OR schan@calrotaract.org
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Apr. 15 | Local Committee Game/Improv Night | 7PM-9PM | 88 Dwinelle
Looking for a fun way to spend Friday night (or at least, the beginning of it)? Come out to Local Comm’s first ever game/improv night, where you can compete in a ton of hilarious games and contests! We’ll be setting up (along with help from the Fellowship directors!) some great improv activities a la “Who’s Line”, and there will be a ton of awesome prizes that you can win! This event is benefitting the Berkeley Food and Housing Project, so we are requesting a donation of one of the wish list items on the website, which you can find here: http://bfhp.org/donate/wish-list. We’ll have music, food, and a good time – what more do you need? Please come out to support us![Event_Registration_Single id="221"]
Mar. 12 | Water Writes: Mural Painting Party in Oakland | Two Shifts: 10AM – 1PM and 1PM – 4PM | Bro
Come out and join the Estria Foundation in painting a 3000 sq ft. mural dedicated to water! The mural reflects local and global water issues and inspires a message of collective work to protect and preserve this precious resource. There will be free food and T-shirts for volunteers, prizes, music and games for the community! Come out and get your hands dirty, build community & consciousness!
There will be TWO shifts: 10AM – 1PM, and 1PM – 4PM![Event_Registration_Single id="197"]