UCOP is inviting your children to come to the office on April 23, 2015, and you can participate, parent or not! (Note that brown bags have been canceled.)

Season's greetings from the UCOP Building Services team. Here they provide the first of what will be regular updates in Link on what’s happening at our UCOP buildings.

Donate blood when the bloodmobile returns to UCOP today, Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Jan Kehoe right away at (510) 987-9692 or Jan.Kehoe@ucop.edu if you're interested, as appointments fill quickly.

The unsubscribe effort that began on Aug. 25 is still under way, as the mail team continues to sift through bins of discarded mail to stop unwanted materials and deliveries to long-gone former staffers.

OP's Asian Pacific Islander Staff Association is hosting a holiday potluck for its final meeting of the year tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, noon to 1 p.m. in Franklin 9204.

It's almost time for the Winter Celebration. You'll have an opportunity to party with your colleagues and support families through the East Oakland Community Project.

Athelynne Robinson in the President's Executive Office sent us this shout-out to Benjamin Tsai for taking the initiative to improve his health, one day at a time.

Policy prohibits UC Mail Services from handling personal packages through the USPS, FedEx, UPS and all other couriers, so please explore these other alternatives.

Did you know that UC has a travel insurance program that offers convenient coverage and competitive rates for staff personal travel outside the United States?

More than 50 UCOP volunteers got into the spirit of giving when they helped serve turkey dinners to Oakland seniors, low-income families and homeless citizens at the 23rd annual Thanksgiving Dinner last week.

Seth Grossman, chief of staff to President Napolitano, is the featured speaker at the December Lunch & Learn session, Thursday, Dec. 4, 12 to 1 p.m. in Franklin Lobby 1.