UCLA MEMO Newsletter: Week 8

Week 8 Spring Quarter Updates!

🩺 MEMO WEEK 8 UPDATES 🩺 

Hello beautiful MEMObers! We hope you had a lovely weekend before Week 8 :) Continue to read this newsletter to see our upcoming plans and events for this week!

Active Membership Requirements

  1. Attend 3 out of 5 general meetings (every quarter)

  2. Attend at least 1 outreach/ service event

  3. Attend at least 1 social/ fundraiser

  4. Pay a $10 Club Membership Fee. This includes a free MEMO T-shirt that could be worn to events!

  5. (RECOMMENDED): Attend nonprofit/ inter-chapter events

If you haven’t already, make sure to fill out this form if you would like to be an active MEMOber! Applications are open year-round, but the earlier you join, the earlier you can volunteer with us <3

JOIN OUR GROUPME!

We created a new GroupMe for the 2025-26 academic year. We encourage you all to join to gain access to important MEMO updates or ask any questions you may have!

GM 4 — Suture Workshop ✂️ 🪡 

MEMO will be offering an informative suturing workshop, taught by representatives from the U.S. Army! This workshop will teach our members critical medical skills prevalent within healthcare, including an introduction to basic suturing principles and surgical safety! Save the date and we hope to see you there!

WHEN: Thursday, May 21st @ 6PM-7PM
WHERE: Mathematical Sciences Building, Room 5147

MEMO Updates & Events 📝

Porto’s Fundraiser 🥐 THIS WEEK!!

Craving Porto’s pastries but not able to drive to a nearby location? Worry no more as MEMO has your back 😁🫶 We will be selling super yummy cheese rolls, guava rolls, and potato balls at our next fundraiser!

Shifts will be available for volunteers to sign-up as well, link could be found HERE.

WHEN: Thursday, May 21st, from 11am-4pm
WHERE: BruinWalk (check our insta @ucla_memo on the day of for the specific location!)

[MEMO x Lestonnac] DREAM Center Clinic Medical Assistant (MA) Program 🏥 

Interested in gaining clinical experience this Spring & Summer? Lestonnac Free Clinic has once again given MEMO the opportunity to volunteer as a back/ front office medical assistant at their clinic in Los Angeles to provide medical care for low-income communities. Volunteers will be required to commit to at least 7 shifts on a biweekly basis and must not miss more than 2 shifts in one rotation. Note: your shift may happen during finals, so keep this in mind before applying!

WHEN: Fridays: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM biweekly. (Transportation is not guaranteed)
WHERE: 626 Coronado Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Deadline to apply: May 19th @ 11:59PM

Sign-ups can be found HERE.

Stay Connected! 💌 

Follow UCLA MEMO’s socials to keep updated on all things MEMO!

See You Soon!

That’s it for this week! Hope to see you all at our service events or our next GM!

If you any additional questions, feel free to reach out to our email [email protected]