Week Three
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Week Three 🔔🤍
President
Spring Quarter Credit Requirements:
Community Outreach: 3
Public Relations: 2
Fundraising: 2
Social: 1
Women’s Leadership: 1
Campus Culture: 1
DEI: 1
Internal Relations: 1 (BABY BELLES ONLY)
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President’s Office Hours
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Hello my beautiful Belles!! Happy Week Three!! Last week was such an incredible bummer. Pneumonia did, in fact, wipe me out, which is why I was not present at GM last week. I am so incredibly excited to be back in person this week and see all your lovely faces! I am also soo incredibly excited to start our first Senior Spotlight today!!!
Luckily, I did get better in time for Spring Retreat, which was an absolute blast!! I had so much fun, and Anaïs and Alexia did a phenomenal job! It was the perfect relaxing getaway weekend that was full of fun and bonding!
I also went to Knotts Berry Farm on Sunday with two of my roommates for the last day of the Berry Festival, which was amazing and so incredibly yummy. The boysenberry brisket and meatballs were delicious!! But best be knowing that after a busy weekend, I will be sleeping in!
If you ever need anything, we are here for you!! Just reach out! Belle love always!! 🤍
Community Outreach
Week 3 (4/13-4/19)
4/16 TreePeople Park Work Day 10:00am - 12:00pm
Description: Come to our beautiful 45-acre headquarters atop Mulholland Dr. where hikers, bikers and school children enjoy the trails, trees and views in one of L.A.’s most loved parks. Help keep the park looking great by maintaining the trails, removing invasive plants, and regrading slopes to protect them from erosion.
Location & Transportation: 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Driver Needed ~20min; 5 Belles
Credits: 1
Sign-up deadline: 4/14 @2pm
Participants must individually sign up through this link.
4/16 Help the Boys & Girls Club's Food Bank Distribution 3:00-6:00pm
Help the Boys and Girls Club package and distribute food to those in need in East LA.
Location & transportation: Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, 2635 (CHECK ADDRESS YOU GET FROM LAWORKS, it might be different); Driver needed ~35min; Bellet limit: 5
Credits 2
Sign up on LA Works
4/17 Deliver Meals on Wheels with Ally! 10:30-12:30pm
Help deliver meals to people in the LA area! Meet Ally at De Neve Turnaround ~10:15am
Belle limit: 3
Credits:1
Sign-up deadline: 4/15 @2pm
4/18 ACEing Autism 9:00-10:00am
Description: Channel your inner Challengers as you go to UCLA’s Sycamore courts to play tennis with children with autism.
Location & Transportation: Marlborough School: 250 S Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004; By car ~25min, 5 Belle limit
Credits: 1
Sign-up deadline: 4/16 @2pm
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. Then will need to sign up individually through the website.
4/18 Earth Day Beach Cleanup at Santa Monica Ocean Park! 8:00am - 10:00am
Description: Celebrate earth day with a lovely beach cleanup (and beach hang out after???) You also get a free t-shirt :)
Location & Transportation: Ocean Park, Santa Monica
Credits: 1
Sign-up deadline: 4/16 @2pm
Sign up here in addition to Sign-up Genius
4/19 Bruin Run/walk 5k 8:30-11:00am
Description: Bruin Run/Walk is excited to present the 26th annual 5K at UCLA, benefiting The Painted Turtle, a camp in California for children with chronic illnesses and their families. This year's theme is SLUMBER PARTY RUN! Make sure to show up in your best pajamas!
Location: On campus! Wilson Plaza
Credits: 1
Sign-up here (UCLA student discount makes it $22)
Sign-up deadline: 4/17 @2pm
4/19 Volunteer for the Bruin Run/walk 5k 6:30am-10:30am
Description: Help out with registration, t-shirt distribution, bouncy house waivers, snack/drink distribution, motivational poster making/holding, morale boosters at end of race, medal distribution at end of race, race course clearing (walk the 5K and stay at the back of the race to clear late racers on path). Approximate hours for volunteers: 6:30 - 10:30am (may end earlier), but let us know if you can only come for some of that time! We also offer signatures on volunteer hours! For more information about the event in the meantime, visit our website: www.bruinrunwalk.com
Credits: 2
Sign-up deadline: 4/17 @2pm
REQUIRED: Volunteers must fill out form and put "Bruin Belles Member" or something similar under the "Any other comments or questions" tab https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO9-J0sJRLWT2It-c4VFfXHZHdVOwQqIudE2X6i3Vu5RBVlQ/viewform
4/19 Nourish LA 11:30-2:00pm
Description: Help sort food to be distributed at a free market for LA residents!
Location: 3200 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066; Driving ~20min; Belle Limit: 5
Credits: 1
REQUIRED: Fill out this waiver after signing up waiver
DO NOT FILL OUT IF YOU’VE ALREADY DONE IT THIS YEAR
Sign-up deadline: 4/17 @2pm
Week 4 (4/20-4/26)
4/20 Baby2Baby 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Description: Sort and package donated children's essentials like clothing, diapers, and hygiene products, assemble specialized kits for new mothers and families in crisis, and help with various projects
Location & Transportation: 5830 Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016; Driving ~15min, Bus ~45; 5 Belle/car limit
Sign-up deadline: 4/18 @2pm
Credits: 1
Sign up at this link in addition to SignUp Genius once group confirmed (you will need to make an account if you don’t have one already)
4/21 Cold Water Betty Creek Restoration 9:00am-12:00pm
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
Credits: 1.5
Sign-up deadline: 4/19 @2pm
Participants must individually sign up through this link.
4/22 Baby2Baby 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Description: Sort and package donated children's essentials like clothing, diapers, and hygiene products, assemble specialized kits for new mothers and families in crisis, and help with various projects
Location & Transportation: 5830 Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016; Driving ~15min, Bus ~45; 5 Belle/car limit
Credits: 1
Sign-up deadline: 4/20 @2pm
Sign up at this link in addition to SignUp Genius once group confirmed (you will need to make an account if you don’t have one already)
4/23 TreePeople Park Work Day 10:00am - 12:00pm
Description: Come to our beautiful 45-acre headquarters atop Mulholland Dr. where hikers, bikers and school children enjoy the trails, trees and views in one of L.A.’s most loved parks. Help keep the park looking great by maintaining the trails, removing invasive plants, and regrading slopes to protect them from erosion.
Location & Transportation: 12601 Mulholland Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Driver Needed ~20min; 5 Belles
Credits: 1
Sign-up deadline: 4/21 @2pm
Participants must individually sign up through this link.
4/23 Help the Boys & Girls Club's Food Bank Distribution 3:00-6:00pm
Help the Boys and Girls Club package and distribute food to those in need in East LA.
Location & transportation: Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, 2635 (CHECK ADDRESS YOU GET FROM LAWORKS, it might be different); Driver needed ~35min; Bellet limit: 5
Credits 2
Sign up on LA Works
4/25 ACEing Autism 9:00-10:00am
Description: Channel your inner Challengers as you go to UCLA’s Sycamore courts to play tennis with children with autism.
Location & Transportation: Marlborough School: 250 S Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004; By car ~25min, 5 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. Then will need to sign up individually through the website.
4/25 VA Annual Campus Beautification Day 8:00-12:00pm
Description: assist with several activities on the VA campus with picking up trash, painting curbs, adding mulch, and more.
Location: 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 LOT 7; Driver optional (7min drive), public transport 15min (use TAP cards!) Belle limit: none
Must sign up on this volunteer form (TBD)
4/26 SFLA: Kuruvungna Springs x Ocean Friendly Gardens Workday 10:00am-1:00pm
Description: Join us for an Ocean Friendly Garden workday to learn about native plants, nature based solutions for rainwater harvesting, and how our watersheds are connected to the ocean! We will have a quick tour at the beginning and then help weed & steward our native plant bioswale. This is a great opportunity to learn about the history and significance of the Kuruvungna Village Springs site, a historic Tongva village & gathering place with an active freshwater spring.
Location: Really close (between 7-15min away by car, 20min by public transit) Exact place given upon sign up; Driver optional (use those TAP cards ladies) Belle # unlimited
Credits: 1.5
Sign-up deadline 4/22 @2pm
4/26 Fowler Festival: Himalaya—Tibetan Music, Dance, and Drama 11:30am - 3:00pm & 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Description: Help with children’s art activity and check-in
Credits: 2
Sign-up deadline: 4/22 @2pm
Later:
5/9 Harvest Home Mother’s Day Event Babysitting 12pm- 3:30pm
Help out with Harvest Home’s Mother’s Day event by giving the moms some time for self-care by babysitting their kiddos!
Location and Transportation: First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (540 S. Commonwealth Ave). There is free parking for volunteers; Driver needed (around 30 - 40 minute drive); Belles Limit: 15
NOTE: All sitters will need to have completed the training and background check.
Credits: 2
Sign up deadline: 4/28 at 2pm
Public Relations
WEEK 3 GOODMORNINGG WHATTT this quarter is moving already wow. Spring retreat was so amaze and a nice break from the norm. This quarter has been so fun and social for me which has been the best way to make memories for my last quarter. I also saw a lovely quote that I will share with you all:
Everything is a win when the goal is experience.
As always, feel free to reach out for literally anything!!! lots of love
Merch
Meet me after the meeting if you ordered merch!!
GM Shirts
Please message me if you have not received your GM shirt!
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
Hello hello hello! It was so fun to see many of you at the retreat! I had such a blast. I hope everyone had an amazing weekend and will have an even better week. As always, please reach out if you want to talk about anything !
(414)-861-2515
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Fundraising
Hello my dear, darling lovelies!
Last week was so good! I had dinner with my spectacular littles and got some credits done! Somewhat comically, I only ran into three doors, so I’m going to take that as a win as well. And ofc Spring Retreat was amaztastic, lovely, and sooo enjoyable - thank you, social office, I love you.
Also, shoutout Juliette for going to the ASUCLA Fire Marshall's office with me to approve our Bruin Plaza reservation. The Fundraising Office has an EXCITING UPCOMING EVENT coming your way, so stay tuned! We’re bringing back the Thrift Shop and will need all hands on deck 4/24.
As midterms start, know that you are incredible and will do fabulously! Reach out anytime for anything, Belles related or not!
Belle love,
Natalia 🩷
Alex - Event Planning
650-766-6118
bbsafundraising@bruinbelles.com
Fundraising Opportunities
Sign up for a time slot for the Bruinwalk Fundraiser—> times will drop end of this week in the slack so keep your eyes peeled
Donate to the UCLA Blood Platelet Center (1 credit)
Where: Ackerman Student Union
Schedule an Appointment:https://ucedonor.com/index.cfm?group=home&function=
After your appointment, you will receive a $10 gift card. Venmo $10 to @BruinBellesServiceAssociation
Want to host a fundraiser or have any ideas? Fill out the google form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j5PErCsh3IFgS5PsmdsA3ng6zEbMu4a5_HhMhMjfqs8/edit
ATTENTION!! Dues! Due Friday of Week 5 (May 1st)!!
Pay your dues! If you paid yearly dues last quarter, you DO NOT have to pay anything for Spring Quarter. For those who chose to pay quarterly, this applies to you!
For active members:
QUARTERLY - $38.34
For inactive members:
QUARTERLY - $28.34
Payments can be made through Venmo @BruinBellesServiceAssociation or another form of payment. Please pay your dues by Friday, May 1st. 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
Hi my gorgeous Belles!
Hope you all had an amazing retreat! I booked my abroad apartments with my future roommates and now we’re planning our weekend trips. If you have any advice or suggestions lmk!
I wasn’t able to get a stop on retreat sadly, but took the chance to visit my BFF Purvi at UCSB. It was pretty gloomy and dead because of admitted students day, but it was so nice to get away and catch up with old friends from high school.
Like Natalia said, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR APRIL 24TH!! It is going to be so much, but Bruinwalk Fundraisers are a huge commitment. However it’s a great way to earn credits.
Belle love always,
Alex
Social
Women’s Leadership
Campus Culture
Contact Information:
Natalie Lares Alonso
951-609-4755
campus culture@bruinbelles.com
SUPER DUPER FUN WEEK!!!! I went to Sunset Rec, tanned, played Just Dance with my roommates, had a fun Big/Little hangout, and got to go to Spring Retreat (which was crazy eventful btw). We watched Sabrina and our boy Justin Bieber at Coachella screaming in the living room, did arts and crafts, cooked, baked, played many many games, locked in -ish, went on a hike, to the beach, sang, too much to keep up with in a good way yay!!!!
Movement and Medication
When: April 14th at 1:15 - 2pm
Where: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
What: Beginner-friendly stretching and meditation with UCLA Rec Instructor Binny. All equipment provided (yoga mats, blocks).
Limit: 4-5 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
UCLA Men’s Baseball vs. UC Santa Barbara
When: April 14th at 7pm
Where: Jackie Robinson Stadium
What: LET’SSSSS GO!
Limit: 6-8 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Books and Bonding & Breaking Down Self - Care
When: April 15th from 5-6pm
Where: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
What: Love books? Care about mental health? Crave good convos with great people? You’re in the right place!
Limit: 4-5 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
UCLA 2026 Health School Fair
When: April 15th from 5-8 PM
Where: Ackerman Grand Ballroom
What: A health fair where you get to meet top medical institutions, ask questions about applying to Med School, and discover the best programs!
Limit: 7-8 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
Here is the RSVP link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/40046411-f63a-4da6-84dc-52ca0f54db5e/student_preview
20’s Talk & Personality: Learning About You!
When: April 16th from 5-6pm
Where: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
What: A weekly space for meaningful conversations about your 20's. Gain expert insight from special guests, form community, and enjoy free snacks!
Limit: 6-8 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
UCLA Men‘s Volleyball vs. BYU
When: April 16th at 7pm
Where: Pauley Pavilion
What: Wear Blue and Yellow & come support our volleyball players!!!!
Limit: 4-5 Beles
Credit: 1 CC
(Another game the 18th at 5pm!)
The Creative Reset
When: April 17th at 6pm
Where: RISE Center at Lu Valle Commons Basement Level
What: Looking for a calm and creative way to end your week? Grab a cup of tea and join Creative Reset, a weekly hour of creative wellness, to slow down, enjoy arts and crafts, and recharge before the weekend.
Limit: 4-5 Belles
Credit: 1 CC
DEI
Internal Relations
Contact me!
415-666-6425
internalrelations@bruinbelles.com
Please reach out if you have any ideas for IR events!!
Events this Week
What? Dinner w/ Lexie
Who? 4 Baby Belles
When? Tuesday, April 14th
Where? On the Hill
Notes: Come join me for a meal on the hill! Can’t wait to get to know y’all. Sign up by 04/13 EOD
What? Study with Fiona
Who? Unlimited
When? Friday, April 17th @2pm
Where? The understudy
Notes: Come study with me! I will probably be there for about an hour so feel free to pop in!