Columbia University Blue Key Society

12/01/2019

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Twinkling lights, hot cocoa by the fire and holiday cheer! Join CCAA and SEAS for the popular Columbia tradition of the Yule Log Celebration after the College Walk Tree Lighting. Celebrate with friends, family and students as college walk's trees light up, then make your way to John Jay Lounge for f...

02/10/2019

If you are interested in volunteering with Blue Key, please take a minute to read the event descriptions below and then fill out the google form by Monday, Feb 11th (11:59pm)!

Link to Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GNJY1vI-GZ0dYhxU2ESXzlwAzvPZSffT6f-qKnCWFaw/

Harlem Food Bank Stock and Shop
When: Either Friday, April 26th from 12:30-4pm or Friday, May 3rd from 12:30pm -4pm
Where: Harlem Food Bank, New York, NY 10026
What: Volunteers assist senior citizen members of our pantry, check out and bag groceries, and restock shelves at our choice-style food pantry.

Hudson River Park Green Team
When: Saturday, March 30th, 2019 from 10am - 1pm
Where: Hudson River Park, New York, NY 10011
What: The horticulture project will be determined by what the Park needs most at the time, past projects have included removal of non-native species, debris collection and clearing, compost/mulch amendment, raking, pruning, planting, watering and more.
Water, snacks, gloves, tools and materials all provided by Hudson River Park.

Book Sorting
When: Friday, March 8th, 2019 from 1pm - 4pm
Where: Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 7th avenue, New York, NY 10001
What: We need assistance sorting donated books into various children age categories and subject matter for the eventual display for our distribution weekend with NYC public school teachers.

Urban Farm Seeding for Spring
When: Monday, March 4th to Tuesday March 19th between 9am and 1pm (pick one day)
Where: 2046-2050 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11233
What: Our volunteers, interns, and staff grow produce on our two urban farms that are given away and sold at our food pantry and farmers market. Come join us in preparation for Spring by seeding some of our future produce. We are open from 3/4/19-3/19/19 on all weekdays. The urban farm for this opportunity is in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.

Interested in volunteering with Blue Key this semester? Fill out the form below! Here is a review of the event descriptions: Harlem Food Bank Stock and Shop When: Either Friday, April 26th from 12:30-4pm or Friday, May 3rd from 12:30pm -4pm Where: Harlem Food Bank,New York, NY 10026 What:Volunteers....

01/30/2019

Please join us for our first meeting of the semester Monday, February 4th from 8pm to 8:30pm in Butler 407!

Also, we would like to congratulate the new E-board for the 2019-2020 year:

President: Julia Kalimova, CC'21
Vice President: Emily Velez, CC'20
Secretary: Jason McGourty, CC'21

We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!

12/28/2018

09/07/2018

Interested in being a part of Blue Key this year? Stop by our table today at the Activities Fair! We can't wait to see you!

12/05/2017

12/05/2017

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Yule Log Ceremony last Thursday! It was a wonderful evening, and we hope you all had a lot of fun! Here are some photos from the event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1165324736933393.1073742024.307744436024765&type=1&l=9dd323839f

The Tree Lighting ceremony began in 1998 and has since become an annual tradition on College Walk ✨🍂 This year's lights were upgraded to LEDs and lower Columbia’s environmental footprint 🌳

The Yule Log Ceremony dates way back to its King's College days and was picked up again in 1910 for students who couldn't make it home for the holidays.

Now it's a perfect excuse for students, alumni and friends to come together and fire up the season! 🎄

📸: Michael Edmonson CC'20 and Jaime Danies SEAS'20

09/17/2017

Attention all Blue Key'ers! We will be having out first meeting of the semester on Wednesday (9/20) in the Lerner East Ramp Lounge. We will be meeting from 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Excited to see everyone there!

04/21/2017

This Saturday Blue Key will be volunteering with Project G.L.A.M! We will be helping underprivileged girls pick and try on prom dresses/accessories. If you are interested in volunteering with us, please register using this link:

http://www.wgirls.org/volunteer-for-g-l-a-m/.

Hope to see you there!

Thank you for visting our page to learn more about volunteering for Project G.L.A.M. In addition to hosting a dress drive or a fundraiser you can also volunteer to help the WGIRLS create our fantastic, pop-up G.L.A.M boutique on GLAM weekend scheduled for April 22nd and 23rd 2017. This year we are...

04/17/2017

Looking to volunteer? Project GLAM, a non profit focused on providing underprivileged women with prom dresses and accessories, is looking for volunteers this Friday (4/21) from 5 to 9 pm. You can find more information on this opportunity here: http://www.wgirls.org/get-involved/project-glam/

If dresses aren't your style, Behind the Book is looking for volunteers from 9 to 10:30 am. The project is at Harlem Public Elementary School and may involve tutoring or supervising field trips! To get in touch with the program, you can do so here: http://www.behindthebook.org/join-us/volunteer/

And finally, on Saturday (4/22), it is Citywide Stewardship Day! Volunteers are needed from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive species, like mugwort and knotweed from city parks. Find out more here: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2017/04/22/spring-citywide-stewardship-day

WGIRLS INC Project G.L.A.M – Dressing Thousands of Young Women in Need for Prom Every Year! The WGIRLS INC created Project Granting Lasting Amazing Memories (G.L.A.M) to provide underprivileged young women with prom dresses and accompanying accessories so that they are able to enjoy the rite of...

04/06/2017

Calling all volunteers! This Friday (4/7), the Chelsea Piers Field House is holding a Kan Jam tournament to raise funds for cancer research. They are currently in need of helpers, so if you are looking to help out, the event is running from 5-10 pm.

If you're free on Saturday (4/8) and want to lend a helping hand before Bacchanal, Meals on Wheels is in need of volunteers from 8:10 am - 12:30 pm. They'll be on 2205 First Ave.