Week One
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Week One 🔔🤍
President
Fall Quarter Credit Requirements:
Community Outreach: 3
Fundraising: 2
Social: 1
Public Relations: 2
DEI: 1
Campus Culture: 1
If you would like to nominate a Belle for Belle of the week, fill out this google form!
Guys… I am so excited to finally be back with Belles!! I have missed you all SO SO MUCH. Summer was so restful, and so busy all at the same time. I went to New York for the first time!! It was honestly a blast, and I did all the touristy things with my roommates. I spent a lot of time with my brother gaming 🫣 and with my neighborhood cat. Also, I went to HHN for the first time and let’s just say it was an experience. But! I am so ready to be back. There is so much to look forward to this year, and I cannot wait for all the exciting events!! I did have the most unfortunate bad luck in Week 0, and I dropped my earbud down the elevator😔 so incredibly sad. My landlady did say she would put a note for when they service the elevator, to look for it, so maybe it will come back to me. Hopefully, Week One will be so much better, and I know it will because I will get to see all your beautiful faces! 🤭 Just a reminder! If you ever need anything, we are here for you!! Just reach out! Belle love always!! 🤍
Community Outreach
9/30 Cold Water Betty Creek Restoration 7:15 - 10:15
Description: 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.
Location & Transportation: 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Driver Needed ~20min; 5 Belles
Participants must individually sign up through this link.
(click on date you’re volunteering, then “Sign up (external site), where you will fill out a small form)
10/2 Collins & Katz Family YMCA
Various times available throughout the week; assist with receiving, sorting, moving, and displaying donated goods, as well as greet and assist anyone in need who comes in
Food Distribution Support
Help sort, bag, and hand out food to neighborhood families on Thursdays from 8:30am - 11:30am.
Location & Transportation: Driver semi-needed, bus possible (13 minute drive from UCLA or a less than 30 minute bus ride away)
Note: Need to make an account with them through the volunteer link and sign waivers; It takes less than 5 minutes, it’s free, and it gives you clearance to volunteer with them after that at various YMCA locations.
10/4 ACEing Autism 8-10am
Description: Channel your inner Challengers as you go to UCLA’s Sycamore courts to play tennis with children with autism.
Location & Transportation: Sycamore Tennis Courts @ UCLA; 8 Belle limit
Note: You will need to (1) create an account with ACEing Autism (2) sign liability and photography waivers (3) complete a small background check form. Sounds like a lot but took me <10min.
10/5 Miles for Melanoma 5k 6:30am-11:00am
Description: Spend a morning at Griffith park helping organizers check-in, distribute t-shirts, and staff tents. If you’re feeling extra energy, your volunteer duties will be done in time to race if you’d like to get a run in for good.
We are looking for energetic and passionate volunteers to assist with check-in, distribute t-shirts, and staff tents throughout the morning. I wanted to see if it was possible to share this volunteer opportunity with your community? Volunteers would be needed around 6:30am-11:00am and would have the opportunity to participate in the 5K if they would like. Volunteers also receive our 5K UPF 50+ Race Shirt!
Location & Transportation: Griffith Park; Car Needed; No Belle limit!
10/5 Fowler Museum: Indigenous People’s Day Celebration 10:30am-1:30pm and 1:30-5:30pm
Description: Help our friends out at the Fowler by setting up booths and assisting guests who attend the event.
Location & Transportation: Fowler Museum @ UCLA
[All week] Project Angel Food 8-12 & 12:45 - 4
Description: Help prepare and package meals for those suffering from food insecurity. There are shifts available every day of the week.
Location & Transportation: 230 W. Ave 26 Los Angeles, CA 90031; Driver Needed (20-30min drive); 4-5 Belles/car
Will need to sign up at this link for date and shift.
Public Relations
Hi everyone!! The PR office is busy with all things recruitment! If you would like to help out with any of these upcoming recruitment events, you are more than welcome to, just let me know :))
Belle Love, Mia
(310) 528-6700
publicrelations@bruinbelles.com
Upcoming Recruitment Events!
Week 1 Flyering: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (9/29, 10/1, 10/3) Board & DBs will be flyering on Bruin Walk
Week 2 Flyering: Tuesday, Thursday (10/7, 10/9) Board & DBs will be flyering on Bruin Walk
Week 2 In- Person Open House: Thursday (10/9) 10AM - 4PM in John Wooden Main Conference Room
Week 2 Online Open House: Friday (10/10) 2PM - 6PM, Zoom Link:
Topic: Bruin Belles Open House
Time: Oct 10, 2025 01:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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PR Credit!
Social Media Correspondent will be making its return for Belles Events
There will be 2 correspondents per event. Each correspondent must upload at least 5 photos and 1 video for their event to the shared Google Photos.
For credit, email me (publicrelations@bruinbelles.com) a screenshot of proof of your photos upload
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:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7wnhKyY5JJMwBzeT9
Secretary
Hello hello beautiful Belles! I am so incredibly excited to be back with you all. I was very busy this summer with the physics study abroad program in Scotland and spending some quality time in beautiful Wisconsin:)
Contact info:
Questions, concerns, or just want to rant or hang out please feel free to contact me!💖💖💖
Phone: (414)-861-2515
IMPORTANT INFO!
If you anticipate missing meetings please communicate so it does not become unexcused!
RECURRING ABSENCE? Fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/XhASFSqwDnxRaFz89
NON-RECURRING ABSENCE? Fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/drACCrraoYuaC42n6
NEED TO REQUEST INACTIVE STATUS? Fill out this form:
Fundraising
Contact Us!
Natalia
619-972-3662
fundraising@bruinbelles.com
Alex
Hello my beautiful Belles!
I can’t wait to welcome in the baby Belles and make more happy fun memories with you all. This summer, I worked a lot (shoutout Nordstrom men’s shoes) and went to Costa Rica to research sea turtles which was epic. So many silly customers and stories.
I got the group x fitness pass this quarter so if anyone wants to go lmk! I went to Friday's 4 pm total body class and I’m currently struggling up stairs... anyways, I can’t wait to see you all, reach out anytime for anything, Belles related or not 🩷
- Natalia
Dues!
Apply to our need-based scholarship HERE.
For active members:
YEARLY - $115
QUARTERLY - $38.34
For inactive members:
QUARTERLY - $28.34
If you are planning on going in-active you must do the quarterly payment option.
Payments can be made through Venmo @BruinBellesServiceAssociation or another form of payment. Please pay your dues by the end of the quarter. Failure to pay dues without reason will result in termination of membership.
Questions? Email fundraising@bruinbelles.com or text me @ 619-372-7885.
Reimbursements
Please contact the Fundraising Office via email if you make any PRE-APPROVED purchases for BBSA events. Purchases include transportation costs to attend events. Afterward, request the amount that should be reimbursed. If you do not get your purchase pre-approved by Natalia, there is no guarantee that you will receive a reimbursement.
Want to host a fundraiser or have any ideas? Fill out the google form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j5PErCsh3IFgS5PsmdsA3ng6zEbMu4a5_HhMhMjfqs8/edit
Social
let’s stay in touch!!
Contact us if you need anything <3
Anaïs: (626) 788-6461. or you can totally email me at social@bruinbelles.com
Alexia: bbsasocial@bruinbelles.com
HELLO HELLO LOVELY BELLES!!!
HAPPY WEEK 1! hope you had an amazing week 0…. :)
wooohoooooo!!! congrats on starting…ANOTHER YEAR!! let’s make this one the best one ;)
we hope you had the best summer ever and were able to relax, travel, girlboss, learn lots, etc. your two social directors studied abroad this summer! please ask us about it. we love to talk about being in Florence and Paris. but of course, we want to hear what you were up to!!!
anyways, we have one social event this week hosted by Alexia!!!!
it will be on friday night (10/3), our first boba run in Sawtelle. please sign up if you love boba or hanging out with belles!! hope to see you then!!
Women’s Leadership
Contact info:
call: (408)3483839
email: womensleadership@bruinbelles.com
Welcome back!
Hello hello beautiful Bellerinas I’m so psyched to see you all. This week, I will be hosting our first women’s leadership workshop on Time and Energy Management on Thursday at 5:40PM. My wonderful DB’s (Sarah and Mia the GOATS) and I are finalizing the schedules for workshops for the rest of the quarter and will have the final schedule posted on our agenda next week!
Your challenge for the week (I will be asking for examples in next meeting so get ready): Recognize and be proud of yourself for moments that you uplift someone else
I am so excited to really get sophomore year started, I LOVE my dorm (see picture) and had a really fun week 0. Current updates: took a chunk out of my finger, terrified for field hockey tryouts, too many really good but really bad books, busy busy busy.
Campus Culture
Contact Information!
Natalie Lares Alonso
campusculture@bruinbelles.com
951-609-4755
Hello Belles! Many of you know me already, but my name is Natalie Lares and I am your Campus Culture Director!! I am SOO excited to be here today and make this Fall Quarter a Home Run!! “Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”― Roy T. Bennett
Chancellor’s Bruin Game Day Party
When: TBD (Reached out to Chancellor and waiting on response) → Number of Belles needed is also TBD
Where: Rose Bowl
What: Volunteer opportunity helping at the Chancellor’s Parties on game days and enjoy a UCLA home football game right after. Our role would be to welcome and register donors to the party at the Rose Bowl and any Belle who volunteers will get a free parking pass as well as lunch! (We LOVE free stuff hehe). The event typically lasts for 4 hours prior to the game but exact time will be known soon.
Credit: 1 CC
**Drivers will be needed
Dancing With the Stars Movie Night!!
When: Tuesday Sept. 30th at 8PM
Where: My room!! It’s aesthetic promise. (Centennial Floor 8 Room 856)
What: Come watch DWTS in my room (on a laptop but still a ton of fun) and support our queen Jordan Chiles! Many of you know her as an Olympic Gold Medalist, but she is also a fellow Bruin! Food is welcome and a positive energy is a must! Come hang!
Limit: 2-4 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Women's Volleyball vs. Purdue
When: Thursday Oct. 2nd at 7PM & will meet outside of Pauley around 6:45!
Where: Pauley Pavillion
What: Come support the Women’s Volleyball Team! These games are so much fun and never fail to keep you entertained. Hope to see you there!
Limit: 2-4 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
DEI
Hi Belles! Happy fgmotq (first gm of the quarter). I am so excited for all the lovely things we will do this year. Right now I am currently adjusting to the apartment lifestyle and LOVING it. Big upgrade from my two years of triples with lofted beds that I fall off of. So far this quarter I’ve just been hanging with my buds and enjoying the peace before life becomes hectic. I hope you all have an amazing start to your year!
There are no DEI credit opportunities this week, but look out for next week’s agenda!