Week Seven
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Week Seven 🔔🤍
President
Fall Quarter Credit Requirements:
Community Outreach: 3
Public Relations: 2
Fundraising: 2
Social: 1
Women’s Leadership: 1
Campus Culture: 1
DEI: 1
If you would like to nominate a Belle for Belle of the week, fill out this google form!
Hello beautiful Belles!! Happy Week 7!! After this week, midterms will finally be done, thank goodness😵💫 my week wasn't too crazy, just very busy, so I apologize for the short agenda. I was having a very bad Thursday, but my peers at work cheered me up which was sweet. Enjoy one of my peers’ drawings. I also got to celebrate Alexia's birthday with her, which was so much fun!! I am enjoying my five-day weekend, but I am missing you all so so much and can't wait to see you all week 8! Enjoy your Tuesday off!! As always, just a ! If you ever need anything, we are here for you!! Just reach out! Belle love always!! 🤍
Community Outreach
Week 7 (11/10 - 11/16)
11/11 & 11/14 Cold Water Betty Creek Restoration 9am-12pm
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; Car ~20min
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)
11/12 & 11/16 Project Angel Food 12:45- 4:00pm
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.
11/14 Project Angel Food 3:00pm-5:00pm
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.
11/15 November Beach Cleanup | Santa Monica | Zero Debris
Description: Join us for a beach cleanup at Santa Monica Beach. 9AM - 12PM Details TBD (check https://www.zer0debris.org)
Date and times: Nov 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location & Transport: 20 Bicknell Ave, 20 Bicknell Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA; Car ~20 minute drive
11/15 ACEing Autism 9:50-11:10am
Description: Channel your inner Challengers as you go to UCLA’s Sycamore courts to play tennis with children with autism.
Location & Transportation: UCLA Sycamore Tennis Lot
Must sign up individually here; if you do not already have an account with them you will need to create one before signing up (background check + waivers; the background check takes several days, do in advance)
Week 8 (11/17 - 11/23)
11/18 & 11/21 Cold Water Betty Creek Restoration 9am-12pm
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; Car ~20min
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)
11/17 Craft with a Belle alum and her class of students from Santa Monica High School on Janss 12:30- 2:00 (AS MANY BELLES AS POSSIBLE PULL UP)
Description: A lovely Belle alum reached out to me with the following: “I teach students ages 18–22 with disabilities, and our program focuses on building real-world, community-based skills — including volunteering, communication, and independence. I immediately thought of Bruin Belles because of the strong emphasis on meaningful service and community engagement that I experienced firsthand…small on-campus event where Belles and students can connect through service or mentorship.
Location: Tongva steps
11/21 Project Angel Food 12:45-4:00pm
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.
11/23 Grupo Folklorico’s Día de los Muertos Showcase
Description: Our annual Día de Muertos event on November 23rd, 2025 seeks to commemorate our loved ones who have passed, celebrating their lives as well as Latinx culture. On behalf of Grupo Folklórico de UCLA, we would like to thank you for working with us to make our event a success. It would be impossible to do so without you. 6 two-hour shifts available from 10:30am - 7:00pm. Sign up for as many as desired. If you have multiple shifts, you will be provided a break time! Each shift time will have different tasks.
Location & Transportation: Ackerman Grand Ballroom
DRESS CODE: Volunteers are encouraged to wear BLACK the day of the performance but festive attire is welcome as well!
Participants must sign up individually through this link in addition to SignUp Genius
Week 9 (11/24 - 11/30)
11/25 & 11/28 Cold Water Betty Creek Restoration 9am-12pm
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; Car ~20min
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)
Public Relations
Mia’s Contact: 310.528.6700
publicrelations@bruinbelles.com
Anika’s Contact (DB): 916.883.8038
Elle’s Contact (DB): 512.516.9756
or message us on Slack!
Well hello and welcome to week 7! Last week was crazy for me. Started the week going to the memehouse pop up and getting a ton of free stuff, seeing Daniela from Love Island, and ended up doing pushups on an influencers twitch stream?!? Then on Wednesday I went to watch the new Frankenstein movie at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and OMGGGG the entire experience was amazingggg. The movie was beautifullll…..jacob elordi ate I feaarrrrr. Also this is my new fav theater like sooo cool, such good service, and so inexpensive for the experience! The movie did end at 1:30am but I got canes after WOOO. I will be going back….dare I host a social there?? Also drove by the Oppenheim Group building which was lit because I literally finished selling sunset earlier that day. Also went to women’s bball, football game with the fam, went to the Grove with belles. That was the first social I have ever hosted!!! Anyway, wishing all you lovely people an amazing week. Enjoy this double feature quote because I couldn’t decide on one:
“If it’s your calling, it will keep calling.”
“Life gets better when you stop waiting for the stars to align and you just dance under the ones already shining.”
How to Earn PR Credit! (2 per quarter)
Sign up for a “Social Media Correspondent” role in any office. Take & submit 5 photos and 1 video to the shared Google 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
@saved.bythebelles
Follow our spam account!
Please share ALL pictures & content into our shared Google Photo album!
If you would like to submit specific photos/videos to savedbythebelles, just DM the account!
Secretary
Happy Week Seven! Wow time flies. I had so much fun this past week attending several Belle’s events and meeting many Baby Belles! Belles has been my peace amongst midterm chaos. Love you all so much and as always reach out with anything:)
Contact info:
Questions, concerns, just want to chat or hang out please feel free to contact me!💖💖💖
Phone: (414)-861-2515
Email: Secretary@bruinbelles.com
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
Fundraising Opportunities
Donate to the UCLA Blood Platelet Center (1 credit)
Where: Ackerman Student Union
Link to Schedule an Appointment: https://ucedonor.com/index.cfm?group=home&function=
Cost: After your appointment you will receive a $10. Venmo that money to @BruinBellesServiceAssociation
Upcoming: next GM (Week 8) bring clothes to donate for a future Belles Thrift Fundraiser!! (0.5 credits)
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 Natalia @ 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.
Contact Us!
Natalia
619-372-7885
fundraising@bruinbelles.com
Alex
650-766-6118
bbsafundraising@bruinbelles.com
Hello my dear, darling lovelies!
How is it week 7 and how is it midterms round two already?!? Craziness. Stay strong.
Thank you to everyone that came to the clay night, I hope you’ll come to the next one! I spent Thursday night with some lovely Belles, Friday at the Grove, Saturday trying Layla’s Bagels with Juliette and Julianna for the 1st time (YUMM), and Sunday with the 5k set-up. Except for last Tuesday, I’ve done something Belles related every single day since 10/31 YAY. So many special memories with lovely Belles!
<- ALSOOOO I just realized that I put the wrong number on my contact thing for past agendas and I am SO sorry. My actual number is there now. You guys I must have problems and for those of you who know…. yes I put my mom’s. Crying. Anyways, reach out anytime (with my real number SORRY) for anything, Belles related or not 🩷
- Natalia
Hi my lovely Belles!
I hope you all had an amazing parents weekend. I had so much fun hoping to and from Belles events this past Wednesday and getting the chance to meet so many Baby Belles! Hope you’re all doing well, as always please reach out if you need a chat :)
Belle love,
Alex
Social
Socials happening this week
Layla’s Bagels w Jayleen! Thursday 11/13 at 9:30 AM. 4 Belles max
Beach Sunset w Maria at Will Roger’s! Monday 11/10 at 4 pm. 4 Belles max
Community Goods w Alexia! Friday 11/14 at 7 am (ik this is early im sorry but the line is always crazy long any other time lol). 4 Belles max
Hello hello lovely belles! I hope you have all been having a wonderful week. This week has been the perfect mix of academic comeback and also getting to hang out with you wonderful Belles and other friends. As always, don’t be strangers and reach out if you ever need anything or want a silly chat<3333
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HOST A SOCIAL
(we know you do hehehe)
here is the link: https://forms.gle/7DbM86QnwXeh9wve6
Women’s Leadership
Women’s Leadership
Contact info:
call: (408)3483839
email: womensleadership@bruinbelles.com
Workshops!
Baby Belles: Thursday 7-8 at Sarah’ s apartment, sign up deadline 11/12 at 11pm
Returning Belles: Friday 10:00-11:00am at De Neve Jacaranda. sign up deadline 11/13 at 11pm
10 belles max
Your challenge for the week (I will be asking for examples in next meeting so get ready):
Reach out to a friend you haven’t hung out with in a while !
Why hello stunners I hope you had a great week!! I can’ t believe it’ s week 7 already. I had the most lit day at the hospital I volunteer at yesterday, and have been doing SO much belle stuff lately. This weekend I went to see the boyf in Pasadena so funsies I make him buy me snacks so that’ s clearly a win. OH ALSO CONCERT LAST NIGHT YAY
Campus Culture
Guys….. how the heck is it already Week 7? I swear I just got here. Hope this quarter has been amazing, because I know I have been having the time of my life! (Except for the homework, readings, essays, and exams of course) Midterms are finally over for me!!! After hours of studying, reading, and writing essays, I am free from the shackles of midterms. Also it is officially Fall weather so it is officially cute and cozy outfit season!
—> Fun story, I ordered a BOMB matcha covered in caramel the other day but the employee spelled my name as Natile so I kept hearing “Order for Na-ti-ll”. Did not know that was my drink and waited for a bit so hashtag embarrassing.
—> If you would ever like to get matcha by the way, I am ALWAYS down for a sweet treat!
UCLA Men’s Basketball Game vs. West Georgia
When: November 10th at 7:00PM
Where: Pauley Pavillion
What: LET’SSSSS GO! Men’s Basketball season is finally here so let’s fill Pauley!!
Limit: 4-5 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Dancing with the Stars Watch Party
When: November 11th at 8:30PM
Where: Centennial 8th floor lounge
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: 5-7 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Women’s Volleyball Game vs. Nebraska
When: November 14th at 7PM
Where: Pauley Pavillion
What: Not many games left for our talented women’s volleyball team, so come support them at their game!! Go Bruins!!
Limit: 5-7 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Women’s Volleyball Game vs. Rutgers
When: November 15th at 7PM
Where: Pauley Pavillion
What: Not many games left for our talented women’s volleyball team, so come support them at their game!! Go Bruins!!
Limit: 5-7 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Fowler Out Loud: 9 Ball
When: November 12th 6-7PM
Where: Fowler Museum
What: Catch UCLA-based indie rock band 9 Ball live at Fowler Out Loud as they blend rock, pop, and jazz influences into a dynamic sound you won’t want to miss. (To my understanding there are multiple bands that will be performing!! Sounds like a ton of fun!)
Limit: 5-7 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Contact Information!
Natalie Lares Alonso
951-609-4755
campusculture@bruinbelles.com
DEI
Hi my lovely Belles! Happy week 7! Wow this is crazy to be writing omg fall quarter goes by so quickly. This week I celebrated my birthday with my friends and now my parents are here for the weekend! Yay! I also found out I am bday twins with my queen Alexia which is the best thing ever. I had no midterms this week which was awesome sauce so I cooked a lot! I made vodka pasta and homemade pizzas which were fire. I hope you all have a wonderful week!
Workshops!
This week we will have a DEI workshop with Aanya on Wednesday (11/12 @ 10 am in a YRL room!