BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Hear that? It’s the sound of text books being slammed shut across our city’s fine academic institutions. Welcome to mid-May — Boston’s start of summer! Now’s the time to score free furniture from scrambling students and enjoy summery events in the Jewish community.

First up is this weekend’s Young Adult Community Service Day, where you’ll throw yourself into some meaningful, social, and fun volunteer work.  

And what better way to get pumped about volunteering than to party the night before? That’s why Community Service Day is setting things off with an official Kickoff Party on Saturday, May 19th.  Come for the yummy appetizers, cash bar, and the great company of your fellow volunteers. Bring a children’s book for donation, and the $5 cover will be waived.

Then on Sunday, May 20, you’ll jump into ‘do gooder’ action at the volunteer site of your choice.  There are lots of great causes and activities to choose from- check them out and sign up here.

Congrats, you’ve just started off the summer as a community service super hero.

WANT MORE?

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Which is harder to imagine: 90210 star AnnaLynn McCord not wearing make-up… or sitting in an IDF fighter plane? Girlfriend’s doing both.  

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May 21 — Join JCRC’s Dnep Young Leaders for a fantastic program featuring two female doctors from Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine who are visiting Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Hear how their visit will help them advance healthcare in Dnep! To RSVP, please email Noga Nevel at JCRC (nnevel@jcrcboston.org).

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Careers, Beers and The Brand Called You
Thursday May 17, 2012
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Town: Boston, MA
$10.00
Join us for an evening with Dan Schawbel, Gen Y’s personal branding guru and author of Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future. Dan will discuss how young professionals can leverage social media to develop their personal brands, make professional contacts and land jobs.
           
DIY Arts Circle: Paint Nite
Thursday May 17, 2012
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Presented by: Prism
Town: Boston, MA
$28.00
Join the new Prism DIY Arts Circle for our kick-off evening with Paint Nite on May 17th! Whether you’re a skilled painter or whether you’ve never picked up a paint brush, you will leave with a finished painting that resembles this photo.
           
Kabbalat Shabbat with speaker Georgi Vogel Rosen
Friday May 18, 2012
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Presented by: Havurah on The Hill
Town: Boston, MA
$10.00
Come join Havurah on the Hill for a Friday night Shabbat service followed by a speaker and dinner with your friends in the historic Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill. This month, we will hear from Georgi Vogel Rosen, a member of the HOH community.