The Central/Southern NJ Committee for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations is proud to announce this year’s winners.

2019 Award Winner

Kayla Webster, Senior Washington Township High School
Leader of the 200-student protest against racism which set in motion the installment of the “No Place for Hate” program and the charter of a student led NAACP chapter

2019 Certificate Winners

Shomari Hollis, Senior, Notre Dame High School
Co-President African American Club retreat for
Students/Administrators

Nabia Evans, Senior, Notre Dame High School
Co-President African American Club retreat for
Students/Administrators

Simone Williams, Junior, Delran High School
Organizer of Diversity Club for Students

Bella Brewer, Senior, Hamilton High School W
Founder, Cultural Awareness Society

Dami Adijun, Senior, Hamilton High School W
Organizer of High School Exchange program

Our Central/Southern NJ region received a record number of outstanding applications this year.

This year’s Award Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th at Maclean House. All are invited to attend.

Sat, April 21, 2018

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Long Branch, Melorose Terrace

Long Branch, NJ 07740

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On Saturday morning, April 21, volunteers from the Princeton Womens Network (PWN), Princeton Alumni of NY City (PANYC), and the Princeton Area Alumni Association (PA3) will join thousands of volunteers on the Jersey shore to collect trash from beaches, bays, and waterways, helping Clean Ocean Action catalog the type of debris removed.

We will gather near the Melrose Terrace entrance to the Beach where we will divvy up garbage bags and data-collection sheets. Then, we walk along the beach and help make it garbage-free!

Afterward, we will head to the Boardwalk for lunch.

There is no cost involved, but if you need transportation to the site, we are asking for a $30 contribution to go towards the cost of a van. (Please register below as such) Lunch is on your own dime.

RSVP and more information

Annual Business Attire Clothing Drive 

January 24-31, 2018

Beginning Wednesday, January 24, Princeton University is conducting its annual clothing drive to benefit Dress for Success,  HomeFront’s Suitably Dressed, UIH’s Operation Fatherhood, and Mercer Street Friends, all Mercer County organizations that collect “gently used” business attire for men and women.
 
Organized by the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, this year's drive will also be supporting Tiger Threads, a clothing lending program offered through Princeton University’s Career Services for Princeton University students in need of professional attire for job interviews. 
 
All clothing go to help individuals who are entering or re-entering the workforce and all types of business and business-casual clothing in good condition are needed. These include suits, dress slacks, khakis, dress shirts, collared casual shirts, blazers, skirts, sweaters, dresses, jackets, coats, ties, shoes, belts, jewelry, handbags and other accessories. We will also be collecting used eyeglasses to donate to Lions Club International.
 
The drive will also be collecting unwanted stuffed toys. All toys will be donated to Glad Dogs Nation, an organization that creates safe dog toys from old, unwanted children’s stuffed toys. To learn more about Glad Dogs Nation visit www.gladdogsnation.com.

Items can be brought to 350 Alexander Street between the hours of 8 and 9 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., weekdays, January 24 through January 31.

PA3's Used Computer Collection Drive

to support TDI Connect

PA3 is collecting your used computers to support TDI Connect, who provides refurbished computers to students and adults in Trenton.   Their waitlist for computers in is the thousands!  They strip the old computers of all personal data and install a light-weight operating system that will allow the user to access the internet and perform many critical functions such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.  Without computers in their home, students and adults cannot learn and practice 21st century skills vital to success.   In addition, many afterschool programs need computers to provide literacy programs and other extra support to Trenton's children.  

PA3 is providing collection drop off locations at the homes of Noemi de la Puente (Lawrenceville, noemidlp@yahoo.com) and Kristin Epstein (West Windsor, jandkepstein@hotmail.com). In addition, TDI Connect has permanent drop off locations, found here.

Note: PA3 is also organizing volunteers for multiple events with TDI Connect during the month of January.  Please check out these opportunities here.

What kind of computers does TDI need?

We are asking for computer donations from you! Trenton Digital is looking for old Windows/PC that are no longer being used. All donated computer will be restored with a new operating system, called Ubuntu. We reformat the hard drive prior to refurbishing and distributing each computer. Computers are refurbished with Ubuntu and come with a word processor, spreadsheet program, presentation program (all compatible with the current Microsoft Office) and Firefox (web browser).

How old can my computer be?

Ubuntu works on most PC computers and laptops regardless of how “old” they may be. However, TDI prefers computers with at least a Core Duo Processor or equivalent. Typically this would be a computer not older than 10 years.

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TDI Connect: Refurbish computers

(No technical experience necessary!)

Mill One, Unit A110, 1 North Johnson Avenue, Hamilton Township NJ (near Grounds for Sculpture)

See text at bottom for the description of the volunteer opportunity!

***PA3 would like to offer ONE DRIVER for each of the time slots listed below.*** 

In addition to signing up on the WASE Calendar website (below), please email Elsie Sheidler (sheidler@Princeton.EDU) to indicate that you will drive and how many passengers you can take with you.   Elsie will let you know where to pick up your passengers. 

SIGN UP: Please use the 2018 Month of Service WASE calendar (link is external). - SEE NOTE BELOW - When logging into the WASE calendar, participants will need to use their NetID (Month of Service is open to Princeton University staff, faculty, students and alumni). If you are having trouble with the WASE calendar, please email Elsie Sheidler (sheidler@Princeton.EDU).

***NOTE: AN ALUMNI-SPECIFIC URL IS BEING CREATED FOR THE WASE CALENDAR.  IT WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.***

PA3 VOLUNTEER EVENTS AT TDI CONNECT

NOTE: The time slots listed below include 30 minutes of driving time from and to Princeton University campus. 

If you are volunteering only and meeting the group at the TDI office, please plan to arive 30 min after the start time listed below.  For example, the actual time of the event on Tuesday, January 9, is 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. 

Tuesday, Jan 9: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Thursday, Jan 11: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Friday, Jan 12: 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Tuesday, Jan 16: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Thursday, Jan 18: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Friday, Jan 19: 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Tuesday, Jan 23: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Thursday Jan 25: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Friday, Jan 26: 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Tuesday, Jan 30: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Thursday, Feb 1: 3:00 – 7:00 pm

Friday, Feb 2: 12:00 – 4:00 pm

THE EVENT: Refurbish donated computers with TDI Connect (link is external) to support the Trenton school district’s computer-assisted reading program. Currently there are more than 250 second graders in the additional reading programs across 12 elementary schools in Trenton. The goal is to have every second-grade student receive a computer to take home to help them in getting their reading skills up to speed.  There is a strong correlation with reading ability of 3rd grade students with criminal activity.  So, boosting the reading programs of 2nd graders in Trenton is the focus of this event.

TDI Connect is a local nonprofit that refurbishes donated computers and laptops and distributes the computers to local nonprofits, many of them schools. Volunteers are provided a 15-20 minute training which will provide them with the skills and knowledge to load software on to each computer. No technical experience necessary.

RELATED OPPORTUNITY:  PA3 is collecting used computers to donate to TDI.  Please see more information here.