Week One
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Week One 🔔🩷
President
Community Outreach
Welcome back ladies! Let’s get right to work.
Please reach out to either Kimya or Maya with any questions, comments, or concerns.
Maya: communityoutreach@bruinbelles.com
Kimya: bbsacommunityoutreach@bruinbelles.com
Credits:
2 hours - 1 credit
1 hour - 1/2 credit
Transportation:
Joslyn, Kimya, or Maya will alert you of transportation details prior to the event. If you do not hear from us, please do not uber anyways. Reach out to us to verify!
Generally, we prefer to have belles drive, otherwise, we’ll advise that public transportation is taken if possible. Only in few circumstances will we recommend ubering.
Offerings
Cold water Canyon Betty Restoration (2 credits)
1/7 - 8:30am - 12:30pm
1/14 - 8:30am - 12:30pm
1/21 - 8:30am - 12:30pm
1/28 - 8:30am - 12:30pm
Sign-up deadline: as soon as possible
Number of Belles: 5, driver needed. If there is no driver, and multiple people want to take the bus that could also work.
Requirements for event: Participants must individually sign up through this link.
12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Come help us restore the Betty Dearing trail at our very own park in Coldwater Canyon! Our beautiful 45-acre headquarters serves as a critical community space for hikers, bikers, students, and wildlife. Help us contribute to the biodiversity, climate resilience, and natural beauty of our park by removing invasive species, installing native plants and maintaining the trail to prevent erosion and wildfires.
Dockweiler Beach Dune Restoration Community Event (1 credit)
1/25 - 8:00am - 11:00am
Sign up deadline: as soon as possible
Number of Belles: 5, driver needed. Bus takes too long.
Requirements for event: Participants must individually sign up through this link in order to attend
8265 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
“Join The Bay Foundation this Thanksgiving month restoring the Dockweiler Beach Dunes. The purpose of the Los Angeles Living Shoreline Project is to create an innovative multi-habitat living shoreline in the Santa Monica Bay. This project will establish a healthy living shoreline that will provide habitat for native plants and shorebirds, including the threatened Snowy Plover and endangered El Segundo Blue Butterfly!”
ACEing Autism (1 credit/shift)
1/ 25 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
2/1 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
2/8 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
2/22 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
Sign up deadline: ASAP (background check must be approved beforehand, so sign up early)
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Requirements before the event: BACKGROUND CHECK! You will get an email once you register! Reach out to Maya with questions.
1401 Fremont Ave S Pasadena, California 91030
ACEing Autism is a program that helps children with autism grow through the sport of tennis. Volunteers play tennis with the kids in a fun and social environment! No tennis experience required, just a positive attitude! Sign uphere and then set the location for the South Pasadena opportunity. Register for the desired date! A background check will be required for each volunteer, and you will receive an email with instructions. You will need to create an account. It can be confusing, so please reach out to Maya w/ any questions!
St. Francis Food Pantry
Date and time: January 8, 2025 | 9:00am -12:30pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: 1835 S. Hope St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Sign-up deadline: Monday, January 6th
Description: As part of the Pantry Program, we have our volunteers sort through donated food products and make to-go pantry boxes to be distributed to families, individuals, and students in need.
SFC Volunteers gain firsthand experience of what our extremely low-income families & individuals in our community face every day – food insecurity. Becoming an SFC volunteer can also mean a chance to build relationships with our community members, staff, and fellow volunteers. It’s an opportunity to take a moment to reflect on current community issues and a chance to help SFC in our mission to serve hope.
New Volunteer Orientation at Heal the Bay Aquarium
Date and time: January 9, 2025 | 6:30pm -8pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: Heal the Bay Aquarium – 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Sign-up deadline: Monday, January 13th
Description:
This is a great opportunity to get more involved with Heal the Bay! By completing this Volunteer Orientation, you’ll unlock opportunities to:
Monitor marine protected areas with MPA Watch
Lead beach cleanups as a Beach Captain
Participate in Aquarium Volunteer Training.
Educate others by joining the Speaker’s Bureau
Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art
Date and time: January 11, 2025 | 3:00am -5:00pm OR 5:00-8:00pm
Number of Belles: 7
Location: Fowler Museum
Sign-up deadline: Tuesday, January 7th
Description: Come join us at the Fowler Museum for a celebration of Southern California Native Ecology and Art!
Fountain Community Garden Volunteer Days
Date and time: January 11, 2025 | 10:00am -12:00pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: 5620 Fountain Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028
Sign-up deadline: Monday, January 6th
Description: Come join us at the Fountain Community Garden Volunteer Days and help make our neighborhood bloom with greenery and community spirit!
Nourish LA
Date and time: January 19, 2025 | 11:00am -2:30pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: 3200 Sawtelle Blvd
Sign-up deadline: Monday, January 12th
Description: Nourish LA saves surplus food and redistributes it, simultaneously fighting food waste and food insecurity. Volunteers will be busy setting up camp, transporting and sorting produce, and helping them prepare for distribution!
(This event will be offered every Sunday)
ACEing Autism
Date and time: January 24, 2025 | 4:30pm -6:30pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: 456 N Reino Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Sign-up deadline: Tuesday, January 7th
Description: ACEing Autism is a program that helps children with autism grow through the sport of tennis. Volunteers play tennis with the kids in a fun and social environment! No tennis experience or equipment required, but there’s a mandatory training from 8-9AM!
Register at this link and sign up for the January 24th opportunity!
24th St. Elementary Garden Day
Date and time: January 25, 2025 | 9am -12pm
Number of Belles: 5 (driver needed)
Location: 2055 W 24th St, Los Angeles, CA 90018
Sign-up deadline: Monday, January 13th
Description: Come for hands-on gardening, from weeding, mulching, painting garden signs, or clearing and planting beds — growing an urban garden that feeds hundreds of people!
Santa Monica Beach Dune Restoration Community Event
Saturday, February 8, 2025
8:15am - 10:45am
Sign up deadline: as soon as possible
Number of Belles: 5, driver would be amazing! Bus takes an hour, car only takes 15 minutes. If people want to bus together if there is no driver that’s also fine!
Requirements for event: Participants must individually sign up through this link in order to attend
530 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica 90402
“Join The Bay Foundation in volunteering for the Santa Monica Beach Dune Restoration project and make a positive impact! Your participation will contribute to the restoration effort, increase biodiversity and enhance coastal resilience. We look forward to seeing you at the dunes!”
Donate blood!
Date and time: Anytime!
Location: Ackerman
Long-term Offerings
Events Intern
Development Intern
Community Engagement Intern
Find more information on their webpage, linked above!
Garden School Internship Program
Excited about urban agriculture and ecology? Believe in equitable education and sustainable food systems? The Garden School Foundation (GSF) is looking for Seed to Table interns to join our team.
Seed to Table is a year-round program of garden-based education for K-5th graders that brings to life concepts taught in the classroom through the process of planting, investigating, and cooking. As a Seed to Table intern you’ll learn the ins and outs of urban, organic gardening and work closely with our Garden Educators to help lead in-depth garden and cooking classes. You’ll gain hands-on experience, from guiding your own group of students through a healthy recipe or garden lesson, to leading your own after-school club, to learning about fascinating biodynamic gardening techniques like lasagna gardening and vermicompost. For more information, please reach out to join-us@gardenschoolfoundation.org
Public Relations
Happy Winter! I hope you all had a restful winter break! Remember to put ALL Belles related pictures & content in our shared Google Photos album. Have a great week~
Belle Love, Ava
publicrelations@bruinbelles.com
(702) 337 - 4487
PR Credit
Take pictures/videos and upload it to our shared Google Photos album
For credit, fill out the Event Attendance Tracker form, choose Public Relations, and put down the name of the event that you uploaded pictures for
IMPORTANT! Our UCLA emails have limited access to Google Photos, so when joining our shared Google Photos album, please use your personal email only, not your UCLA email
Join our shared Google Photos album with your personal email here!
Saved By the Belles
Please share ALL pictures & content into our shared Google Photo album!
Follow our spam @saved.bythebelles
If you would like to submit specific photos/videos, just DM the account!
Merch
Want some Belle Merch? At end of GMs I will be selling Belle merch from previous years ranging from $3 (T-shirts) to $60 (cute embroidered crew necks)
Venmo, Zelle, or cash will all be acceptable payment methods
If you buy $20 or more worth of merch, you can receive Fundraising Credit
Please keep in mind that NEW merch will be dropping soon that will also be an additional cost if you are interested in more Belle apparel
Secretary
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Contact Info:
(530) 913-8721
secretary@bruinbelles.com
Happy Winter Quarter! I don’t know about you but break flew bye so so fast. My winter break consisted of me visiting my mom, delving back into old hobbies like photography and writing, and trying to develop some good habits going into the new year. I’m so excited to see you all very soon :)
.Just a bit of a refresher, for meeting attendance credit make sure to fill out the attendance form shown on the projector at GM (and if you come in late, please find me afterwards). Remember that missing GM without filling out the appropriate form (either attendance or recurring/non-recurring excused absence) will result in a penalty. Also, please remember to submit proof to the W25 Event Attendance Tracker after participating in any event for any office. To check your status in fulfilling credit, refer to the W25 Event Completion Sheet.
In addition, please fill out the W25 Recurring Conflict Form if you plan on missing multiple GM’s due to work or school. Additionally, if you plan on going inactive for the winter quarter, please fill out the Winter Inactive Form. Both forms are due by the Sunday of Week 2, Sunday 19th, at 11:59 PM (this is a hard deadline) and can be found in the email I sent out Monday morning regarding GM details and weekly board agendas.
Belle love - Jess (•‾⌣‾•)و ̑̑♡
Fundraising
Contact Info!
Jayleen
(661)525-8488 bbsafundraising@bruinbelles.com
Julissa
(909)827-0882 fundraising@bruinbelles.com
Hey lovely Belles, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely winter break. Im really looking forward to this upcoming quarter and can’t wait for all belle related events. Please let me know if you guys have any questions or concerns in regards to any fundraising events.
- Jayleen🫶🏼
Helloooo gorgeous Belles! Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! It sounds absolutely crazy to be saying that😵💫 I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and an amazing holiday season spent with loved ones! I am so so soooo excited for Belles this quarter and I cannot wait to see all your beautiful faces in GM! As always, we are here for you if you ever need anything! Do not hesitate to reach out!
Belle Love, Julissa🤍
Fundraising Opportunities
Krispy Kreme Online Fundraiser
Purchase a dozen of yummy donuts from Krispy Kreme! Once ordered, you will pick up at the nearest Krispy Kreme Location!
Where: Any Krispy Kreme location!
When: January 8th-29th
Who: Anyone! Share this link with all your family and friends
Credit: 1 credit per dozen (You could order OR if your family/friend orders on behalf of you!) & 0.5 for posting flyer
Belle Merch
Receive 1 fundraising credit for every $20 spent of Belle Merch!
Would you like to host your own fundraiser and get credit? Please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/MyhiRPBMWir2SGst6) or text me @ (661)525-8488
Dues!
Pay your dues! If you paid yearly dues last quarter, you DO NOT have to pay anything for Winter or Spring Quarter. For those who chose to pay quarterly, this applies to you!
For active members QUARTERLY - $35
For inactive members QUARTERLY - $21.67
Payments can be made through Venmo @BruinBellesServiceAssociation or another form of payment. Please pay your dues by the end of week 5. Failure to pay dues without reason will result in termination of membership.
Reimbursements
Please contact the Fundraising Office via email if you make any PRE-APPROVED purchases for BBSA events. Purchases include transportation costs to attending events. Afterward, request the amount that should be reimbursed. If you do not get your purchase pre-approved by the fundraising office, there is no guarantee that you will receive a reimbursement.
Social
Hiii you lovely, beautiful Belles! Happy Winter Quarter! Time flew by so quickly it’s crazy to think about it! I spent my time here in LA with my friends and family <3 It was a great way to wind down and relax! I can’t wait to hear from you all, Belles, and what you all did this winter break! I’m hoping that you all are happy and healthy! <3 EEEE you all are going to do amazing this upcoming quarter! I’m always a text, call, facetime, and meetup away! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t hesitate to reach out! I would love to hear from you!
Sending SOOO much Belle Love to you as always,
- Annalyn! ❀
I cannot believe that winter break is over. It went by in like 0.5 seconds. As I am writing this agenda I am sitting in my childhood bedroom and I so desperately don’t want to leave. But I do miss all my belles SO much so I’m sure that once I am back I will be totally fine. I want to hear about all of the adventures you went on during break and any family drama that went down lol. Reach out if you need absolutely anything.
Sarah <3
Hey you! Yes you!! You look like you want to host a social :) You should click here
EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEK 1:
Go Greek w/ Lani
Who: 4 belles
What: catch up w some yummy yogurt
Where: Go Greek Yogurt
When: Tuesday, January 7th, 8pm
Credit: 1 social
Cost: $10-20
Sign up? ASAP (text lani (949)-510-9933 to tell her you are coming if signups aren’t up)
Run Errands w/ Sarah
Maybe I’ll make this a quarterly tradition lol (just not the car crash part ifykyk)
Who: 4 belles
What: stock up on some necessities after winter break
Where: target/trader joes/wherever you need
When: Thursday, January 9th, 6:30pm
Credit: 1 social
Cost: however much you want
Sign up? 24hr prior to event
Disney CA Adventure Annual Trip
Who: limited spots available
What: funfilled day at the happiest place on earth
Where: disney CA adventure park
When: Saturday, January 11th all day
Credit: for funsies (no credit)
Cost: $180ish for ticket + $15 to cover parking/gas
Sign up? text me ASAP to see if there are any spots still available
NightTime TeaTime Sesh w/ Annalyn!
I have accumulated some tea bags from traveling throughout Asia! Also, I drink tea every night so let’s drink tea together and catch up hehe :)
Who: 3 belles
What: teaaaa sesh
Where: my dorm!
When: Wednesday, January 8th, 9-10pm
Credit: 1 social
Sign up? 24 hours prior to the event!
Contact Information:
Annalyn: social@bruinbelles.com
(213)-214-5340
Sarah: bbsasocial@bruinbelles.com
(760)-707-3457
Women’s Leadership
Campus Culture
Beginning the Quarter With Basketball!
When: Tue 01/07, 6:45 PM
Where: Pauley Pavilion
What: Come watch the first men’s basketball game of the Winter quarter with me (Ally) at 7 pm! We will meet outside Pauley Pavilion around 6:45 PM for the game at 7 to watch our UCLA athletes destroy Michigan :)
Who: Anyone! Attendees will need a Den Pass or single student ticket to get into the game.
Credit: 1 CC Credit
ASC Resume Workshop
When: Thu 01/09, 6 PM
Where: Zoom
What: The Alumni Scholars and Career Center are hosting a resume and cover letter workshop for students.
Who: Anyone! RSVP here when the link drops :)
Credit: 1/2 CC Credit
Camp Cozy
When: Thu 01/09, 6-8 PM
Where: Covel Commons
What: Res Life is hosting its annual Camp Cozy, this time through the mountains! This year's theme is Mindfulness in the Mountains, aimed at taking a mindfulness focus on the 8 dimensions of wellness. Students will be introduced to tools and resources aimed to support their holistic well-being as they return for the academic quarter with activities such as vision board making, make your own tea blends, mindfulness rotations with RISE, a sound bath room, slime and letter making, scrapbooking, puzzles/riddles, and more while enjoying photo opportunities, tea/cocos, and some music!
Who: Anyone!
Credit: 1 CC Credit
Fowler Museum Exhibit: Fire Kinship (Opening Celebration)
When: Sat 01/11, 6-9 PM
Where: The Fowler Museum
What: Come celebrate the opening of the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. The evening will begin with a welcome from a local California Indian community followed by a celebration with food, dance, and music.
Who: Anyone! RSVP here
Credit: 1 CC Credit
Ongoing Event: UCLA Teaching Kitchen Workshops
What: Go to a free class offered by the UCLA Teaching Kitchen to learn important cooking and baking skills, and to have a fun time in the kitchen with your friends and peers! There are four different workshops being offered this quarter. I’ve listed the workshops and their dates below.
Note: You must sign up for the event to attend! Sign ups open 2 weeks before the date of the workshop, and spaces are limited! Sign up here!
OPTIONS:
Culinary Bootcamp (2/10 from 10-11:30 AM, or 3/4 from 3-4:30 PM)
Bread for Beginners (1/22 AND 1/23 from 12-1:30 PM, or 2/19 AND 2/20 from 10-11:30 AM, or 3/11 and 3/12 from 3-4:30 PM)
That Plant-Based Life (2/11 from 10-11:30 AM or 2/27 from 3-4:30 PM)
Healthier Baking 101 (1/14 from 12-1:30 PM or 1/31 from 10-11:30 AM)
Around the World (1/28 from 12-1:30 PM, 2/14 from 10-11:30 AM, or 3/14 from 3-4:30 PM)
DEI
Workshops
Winter Quarter’s theme is Intersectionality in academics and personal spaces.
Workshop #1 will be with Nora at 2pm-3:15pm this Thursday! Belle Max 4.
Sign up, please!!!!
This is the link to the Quarter’s Calendar, I am adding more dates this weekend.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-XApFBKar1gQf-B5hjubsw19oV8fIsLum30o0XezhQo/edit?usp=sharing
All my Belle Love,
Nora Haeri
Life Updates
I have a radio show!!! Tune into Sports Lore this Sunday 4-5pm
New years resolution is to be more organized
Bought some cool belts this break
Come thrifting with me and Jess week 3, more details to come