The Stanford LA Dinner Club and the Yale Club of Southern California present the “You Are What You Eat” Event

When: Thursday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Where: The Home of Jonathan Medwin (exact address, in the Beverly Hills area, to be provided following receipt of payment)

Price: $25.00

RSVP to Jonathan Medwin at JMedwin@aya.yale.edu or 310-922-2038. Space is limited and advance payment is required. Payment instructions will be provided upon receipt of RSVP. There will be no refunds for this event.

Join us for a festive and informative evening, featuring food tastings from Real Food Daily Restaurant, 118 Degrees Restaurant, and Flow Foods Chocolatl, paired with organic wines. As we sample delicious food and wine, the co-creators of You Are What You Eat Food Tours, Yolanda Quiroz Soto (SLS ‘00) of IM: Center for Integrative Medicine, and Christy Funk of Belly Sprout, will discuss the connection between what we eat and how it affects us in body, mind and spirit.

A Magical Day at the Magic Castle

When: Sunday, April 18 | 11:00am to 3:30pm

Where: Magic Castle | 7001 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Price: Yale Club members and their guests: $35 | Non-members: $45 | Children* (12& under): $25

(Not a member? Join!)

Say “Open Sesame” to the owl at the entrance and walk into the magical world of the Magic Castle.  Usually open only to members, the Magic Castle is opening its doors for a special day of magic and food for Yale families.  Join us for this once in a lifetime experience.

Admission includes brunch at 11am and admission to the Palace of Mystery Show at 12:45, as well as admission to other “up close” magic shows throughout the day. *Best for children ages 5 and above.

RSVP

Griffith Park Star Party

Date TBD

The Griffith Park Observatory has one of the most powerful telescopes in the world, and it is right in our backyard!  Join us for a night of stargazing and learning as we look through the telescope and discover new worlds with a Yale Professor.

Women and Microfinance Panel & Reception

When: Wednesday, April 28th | 7:00pm

Where: Korn Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Join the Yale Club of Southern California for a panel discussion focused on the empowerment of women through microfinance.

We will be holding a reception after with food & drink where we will have information on how you can become a more active participant in microfinance — in the US or abroad.

Join us and our co-hosts, UCLA Net Impact Undergrad, The Los Angeles Microfinance Network, and UCLA Net Impact Anderson, in welcoming our distinguished speakers:

Jessica Jackley
Co-Founder, Kiva Microfunds

Bhagwan Chowdhry
Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management

Dean Karlan
Professor of Economics, Yale University
President, Innovations for Poverty Action

Eric Weaver
CEO, Opportunity Fund

Jon Yasuda
West Region Vice President, Opportunity International

Topics Include:

• Why do microfinance organizations usually focus their assistance on women?
• How is focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremists?
• What would an agenda for fighting poverty through helping women look like?

Price: Yale Club members: $12 | Non-members: $18 | Yale and UCLA Students: Free

(Not a member? Join!)

RSVP Now for Early Bird Savings

MORE DETAILS @ www.losangelesmicrofinance2010.webs.com

And don’t forget to check out the Opportunity Fund’s Microfinance USA 2010 Conference in San Francisco May 20-21.

The Inaugural Women’s Celebration in Honor of 40 Years of Women at Yale.

When: Sunday, May 2nd

Where: TBA

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The Newly Formed Yale Women’s Association of Los Angeles, in
conjunction with the Yale Club of Southern California and the
Association of Yale Alumni announces:

The Inaugural Women’s Celebration in Honor of 40 Years of Women at Yale.

RSVP information coming soon.

More details below.

Yale Day of Service Family Project

Date: May 15

We are planning a special service project appropriate for the whole family.  Stay tuned for more details!

Alumni Notes & Non-Yale Events:

On Career Break and Thinking About Returning to Work? This is for YOU!

When: March 11, 2010

Where: UC Irvine

What:

• Have you considered returning to work but don’t know where to begin?

• Are you struggling with what you want to do, or what employment option is right for you?

• Are you unsure about who to talk to, and how to address the time since you left the traditional workforce?

Join fellow relaunchers in discovering answers to these questions and more at the next Career Relaunch Forum on March 11, 2010 at UC Irvine. This one day return to work conference will give you actionable strategies and realistic advice on returning to work. You will leave with an early stage return-to-work plan, career reentry tools and resources, and valuable employer contacts.

In addition to a compelling lineup of speakers, panelists and workshops, the conference offers you opportunities to meet employers interested in meeting relaunchers like you. Watch this short video clip featuring Forum participants.

Click here to learn more about the Forum, the agenda, and to register.

“Friends of Karen Gardner” receive a $30 discount off of the $125 fee (which includes the day’s program, breakfast, lunch and a copy of iRelaunch co-founders’ acclaimed career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track)! Simply type “Karen Gardner” in the “How did you hear about us” box on the online registration form and you will receive the $30 credit within 48 hours of registration.

AFCI Trade Show

When: April 15, 16 & 17, 2010

Where: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California

Yale will have a presence at the AFCI Trade Show to showcase the university as a destination for filming. We are looking for volunteers to help us to set up and man the booth while we are there. If anyone is interested in assisting us, please contact Denise.Castellano@yale.edu

Hours needed or any part thereof:
April 15 – 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
April 16 – 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
April 17 – 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.