Highlighted Events
On April 29, 2025, DEM Chi Chapter hosted their first Benefit Concert to raise awareness and support our affiliated nonprofit, the DrEaM Network, which funds summer camps for children with medical needs. Thank you to our Director of Philanthropy, Jake Bright, and our President, Aishwarya Vadivel, for making this event possible. We’re also incredibly grateful to everyone who attended, donated, and preformed including Youthphonics, Awechords, Amia Dauis, Hasitha Guhan, and Chianie.
DEM Chi Chapter is very fortunate to volunteer with NMDP Be The Match every quarter. Our active members help collect samples and add 360+ UCLA students to the registry for future peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) and bone marrow donations! Huge thanks to the UCLA Be The Match Chapter.
Past Philanthropic Events
On April 12, 2025, 13 active members participated in the 2025 Ronald McDonald House Charities “Walk for Kids” at the Rose Bowl. Our members handed out water, assisted in booths, and cheered on participants as they ran and walked in support of the families in need.
Active Members Depicted: Alexander Chatham, Adam Nguyen, Jake Bright, Musa Sayed, Harman Batth, Adora Vinhee, Valerie Avalos, Emily An, Hillary Wong, Chiara Ricotta, Ashley Kim, Marvin Rosas
In November 2024, our active members participated in the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Los Angeles. We are grateful to the Alzheimer’s Association for raising awareness about the dementia and Alzheimer’s crisis, and we thank them for hosting such a successful event.
Active Members Depicted: Sneha Doshi, Emily An, Jake Bright, Sunlan Lu, Vicky Vu, Ashley Kim
In December 2023, members of our chapter volunteered with Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House at their December “Bake for Love” Event. Our members helped bake goods for patients currently awaiting treatments or in a transitional state of bedrest. Our members had a great time and hope that the recipients feel the love and well wishes put into the baking of these treats!
Active Members Depicted: Daniel Jeon, Samantha Low, Sean Gilliland, Jacob Bright, Emily An, Leslie Nguyen, Samantha Tolentino, Alexandra Butnariu, Taryn Noda, Ella Hou
Future Philanthropic Involvements
1. belmont senior village
Located in Westwood, Belmont Village houses many seniors, many of whom have dementia or other cognitive impairments. Throughout the quarter, we visit and spend the day with them, playing games or engaging in other activities. We become their friends and aim to make their days a little better. Our members enjoy coming back and seeing the same familiar faces!
2. ronald mcdonald house los angeles
Ronald McDonald Houses located throughout Southern California help families stay close to their child when they need treatment for a serious medical condition. The house provides a home-like setting, close to the region's top hospitals, where families can stay free-of charge for as long as necessary.
3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Rental System at UCLA
Click the link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/dempperental
This rental system targets our fellow UCLA peers in STEM who lack the resources and or experience financial burdens in courses that require specific lab equipment. Students are required come to class with lab equipment (i.e: lab goggles, lab coats, and lab notebooks) but are responsible for collecting these resources on their own). This new system starting Fall 2023-24 school year, we are prepared to help as many UCLA students as possible through this rental system, free of cost. Rentals open up every quarter and students are expected to return the equipment when the course is over. Every quarter, DEM will add more lab coats (hopefully through funding) to the initial PPE to generate a larger rental base system.
4. UCLA’s DEM x UCLA’s Mobile Clinic Project (MCP) Clothing Drive
Delta Epsilon Mu has partnered with UCLA’s Mobile Clinic Project to assist unhoused individuals through clothes insecurity. We will be hosting a clothing drive in hopes to encourage UCLA students to donate any warm item of clothing that will be washed and distributed to those experiencing homelessness. We will filter out the clothes received and clothing items that won’t be utilized, we will turn into a “thrift shop” like event for UCLA students to purchase on campus at a low cost.