News:
Magic Mountain Event August 29th Firestorm
Habitat Year-End Beach Bonfire Social!
Foodbox Fundraising Sale!
Shantytown
ACT! SPEAK! BUILD! Week
The Habitat for Humanity organization as a whole is having a global week of advocacy called “Act! Speak! Build! Week,” where students come together to educate themselves and their community about the ongoing challenges of poverty housing. This year, UCLA Habitat is hosting campus events (during week 3 of spring quarter) to promote awareness of and social action against substandard housing. Come out to support Habitat for Humanity.
SPEAKER (Tuesday, April 14th)------
“Come check out the story of a family who got a second chance”
Come to De Neve to learn more about Habitat for Humanity! Joyce Grair, a Habitat for Humanity representative, and Kathleen Curry, one of the recipients of a house through Habitat, will be speaking about the organization and their experiences with it. Come hear their stories of hope and second chances.
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Location: De Neve Plaza Room A
(FREE Refreshments will be served.)
SHANTYTOWN (Thursday, April 16th)------
“The problem of homelessness is in our very own bruin plaza”
Come join UCLA Habitat for Humanity in Shantytown, an event aimed at educating the public about how many homeless people survive, and why the Habitat for Humanity cause is so important.
The idea of Shantytown is to have UCLA student groups get together in teams and, using items they have found outside on the streets, build the best shelter possible. Come out to learn more about what you can do to help combat poverty and substandard housing.
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: Bruin Plaza
Visit the California Science Center!
Visit the California Science Center with UCLA Habitat for Humanity!!!
Admissions is FREE!!! (But don’t forget to bring money for lunch)
When: Sunday 03/01/09
Time: 9:30am-3:00pm ( we will meet at Sproul Turnaround at 9:30am, so don’t be late!)
To sign up, click here: http://www.habitat.ucla.edu/cascience.html
(sign ups close 02/25/09, so sign up ASAP to join in on the exciting (and educational) fun!)
Valentine's Fundraiser!
Want a new spin on the classic rose and chocolate?
Habitat for Humanity has your solution! Personalize it with a handwritten note and have it delivered to the dorms for a special surprise!
- Roses: $4.00
- Bag of Candy: $3.00
- 3 Roses: $10.00
- Or... CREATE your own combination!
(all options come with a FREE lovely Valentine's Day card)
To order: Come check us out on Bruin Walk, or email us for more information! (uclahabitat@gmail.com)
Deliveries will be made on Thursday 2/12 (Option of pick-up on Thursday also)
Habitat for Humanity THANK YOU for your support...and would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Join UCLAHabitat in Relay for Life!
Join UCLA Habitat in the fight against cancer. Because cancer
touches the lives of EVERYONE, give time to give TRIBUTE to those we
have lost, Hope to those who are in the battle of their lives, and
CELEBRATION to those who have fought cancer and won.
Date: April 18-April 19 (noon to noon)
Location: Drake Stadium
To Join...
1. Go to www.relayforlife.org/uclosangelesca
2. Click <Sign up>
3. Click <Join an team>
4. Type in the team name: “I'd Hammer That” and click <Search for
team>
5. Scroll down and click on the team name (Team captain: Amy Ngo)
6. Click <Join our team>
7. Click "Team Member Registration" tab
8. Fill in the information
9. You should be good to go after that!
Join the team, and encourage your friends to join also!!!!
Our team goal is to reach $1,000 if not more. Help the fight, help
the cause, help make a better future.
Hiking with Habitat
“What do you get when you mix the gorgeous Santa Monica mountains and exciting adventures? UCLA Habitat for Humanity’s hiking social!!! Come experience hiking at Westridge Canyon with your fellow UCLAHabitat members, enjoy the view, and get in touch with nature”
Location: Westridge Hiking Trail (Near Sunset/Mandeville Canyon)
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm.
We will be meeting at 9:00am at Sproul Turnaround. Be prepared for exciting adventures and breathtaking scenery!
(Signups close on Tuesday 1/20/09, so make sure to plan ahead and sign up ASAP!!!)
Ice Skating Social!!!
Habitat for Humanity, UCLA chapter is hosting their first social of the New Year!
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… Just because it doesn’t snow in L.A. doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a night out on the ice! Join UCLAhabitat for ICE SKATING Thursday, January 15th!
Location: Culver Ice Arena
Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Cost: $9.00 (this includes the skate rentals!!! what a deal!!!)
We will be meeting at 7:30pm at Ackerman Turnaround. Be prepared for a night of fun with the UCLAHabitat family!!!
Winter Quarter Update
Hey everyone, welcome back to another quarter!
We have lots planned for Winter Quarter like events like ice skating, hiking, and of course more build days! We have made a few changes that we will implement during Winter quarter. So come to our General Meeting because we will be discussing these new changes to the organization.
General Meeting for Winter Quarter:
When: January 14, 2008 ; 7-8pm
Where: CS 24
What: HabitatUCLA informational
Also, we will have a table on Bruinwalk first week. So keep an eye out for us!
Make sure to check us out~ It's going to be a blast~!
Gingerbread House Building Contest!
Habitat for Humanity and Cedar-Dogwood are collaborating to throw a gingerbread house making contest! We welcome all Habitat for Humanity club members and Cedar-Dogwood residence to join in on our holiday fun. If you are not planning to participate in the contest, please come on over and enjoy some hot chocolate!
You can read more about the events by downloading the Gingerbread House Building Rules and Specifications.
If you would like to sign your team up for the contest, simply email us with the team leader's name, your phone number, and the names of all the participants in your team. Sign-ups close this Wednesday, 11/19 at 10pm!
Habitat UCLA goes to Community Service Day!
We want to form a group of Habitat members to go to Community Service Day on Saturday, November 15, 2008 beginning at with registration 8 AM, which includes free breakfast and free t-shirts. The day will include community service at different sites around LA from 9 to 1, a free lunch provided by UCLA Catering from 1 to 2, and an activities fair, performances, and free raffle prizes from 2 to 4 PM.
This will be a great day of community service and getting to know your fellow Habitat members. It’s also a great opportunity for those of us who don’t have hard-soled shoes!
If you’re interested, please click here and sign up by November 10 midnight.
UPDATE: Sign-ups are full!
More info @ the CSC site: http://www.usaccsc.org/Joomla/index.php
Fall Quarter Events Update!!!
Hey everyone! Hope everyone survived or will ace upcoming midterms!
We, the leadership board and the committee members (THANKS GROUP YOU ARE AWWWEESOOMME~~) have been working hard to present the Fall Quarter Events:
1. RUBIO's Fundraiser -- Save The Date!! 11/19/08 Wednesday, 2-8pm
We all know you guys love Fish Tacos on Tuesdays! But what's better?? Fish Tacos on Tuesdays AND Wednesday! Of course 11/19/08 is still far away, but it's always good to spread the word out early! So tell all of your friends to save this date for some good food for a GREAT cause!
2. BJ's Fundraiser & Movie Social
Although we do not have set date, we are informing everyone ahead in time. Once we get more details, we will send them to you!
3. Gingerbread House Building
So you built real houses... can you use your skills to create a gingberbread house? Come challenge groups just like yours to the ultimate Habitat gingerbread house building contest!
Although we do not have set date, we are informing everyone ahead in time. Once we get more details, we will send them to you!
Of course, build days will continue throughout the quarter, which brings up the next issue. We acknowledge that having hard-soled shoes is hindering members from attending build days. The leadership board and the committee are working hard to provide a solution so that hard-soled shoes are not the determining factor of attending a build day.
COMMITTEE: If you want to be become part of the committee, please reply with your interest so that we can provide more information about the meetings.
That's all! If you have any question or concerns feel free to ask!
Committee meeting this Tuesday!
Hey potential Committee members!
We will be having a committee meeting Oct. 14 ; 7-8pm @ Boelter Hall 4413.
At the meeting, we will be explaining in more detail the committee, and afterwards the committee will convene to talk about pertinent issues like going over some fundraising activities, organizing more socials and discussing different and new volunteer opportunities outside of building. If you can bring ideas to these respective areas to the meeting, that would be great!
But it won't be all business! We will also be playing games to get to know each other!!
If you have not signed up for becoming part of the Committee, please email uclahabitat@gmail.com. Otherwise, we'll see you there!!
BBQ at the Park!
Foremost, we would like to thank everyone that came out to the first general meeting. The leadership board was astonished by the numbers!!!
However, if you missed the first general meeting, there is nothing to worry about. There is no official application or membership process for our club. We believe as a campus chapter affiliated with Habitat for Humanity that there should be no restriction to those who wish to dedicate their time and their effort towards helping others.
With that said, our next event is the BBQ at the Park! There will be not only free food but also social activities for you to bond with other Habitat members. So come out and relax with us!
When: Friday, October 10th at 4pm
Where: Sunset Canyon Recreation Center
First General Meeting
Come join us at our First General Meeting to learn about what Habitat for Humanity is about and what we do as a campus chapter! You will learn about our build days, collegiate challenge, global village, Habitat socials and much more.
We will be having two First General Meetings so if you cannot make the first one, you can come for the second one. We will be discussing the same topics at both meetings so you only have to attend one.
And if this isn’t enough of an incentive, we will be serving ice cream and cookies!
Tuesday: 9/30 at 7pm in Hedrick Summit Recreation
Wednesday: 10/1 at 7pm in Hedrick Summit Recreation
We’ll see you there!
Fall 2008 Kickoff!
Welcome Habiteers!
Thank you to everyone who dropped by our table at the Activities Fair!. It was great to meet all of you enthusiastic members and we can't wait to start off another great year with all of you. We have a ton of activities and socials planned for this year. If you missed any of the information at our table, you can just click on download and print out all the informationals.
Don't forget to check back later this week to find the details of our First General Meeting and our Back to School Barbeque at the Park! If you have any questions or would like to be added on the mailing list, please email us at uclahabitat@gmail.com. And if you would like to join us for World Habitat Day click on Build Day and sign right up.