Princeton Area Alumni Association

Sponsored by the Office of Community and Regional Affairs, the Department of Building Services, and the Office of the Provost, Princeton University is inviting its employees to participate in a drive for business attire clothing, gently used musical instruments, used eye glasses, and unwanted stuffed toys. PA3 members are welcome to donate to the drive.

 Items can be brought to 350 Alexander Street between the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., weekdays, January 29 through February 5.

Details of Princeton University Drive:

Beginning Wednesday, January 29, Princeton University will be conducting its annual clothing drive to benefit Dress for Success, Home Front’s Suitably Dressed, and UIH’s Operation Fatherhood, all Mercer County organizations that collect “gently used” business attire for men and women.

These organizations assist individuals who are entering or re-entering the workforce and all types of business and business-casual clothing in good condition are needed.  This includes suits, dress slacks, khakis, dress shirts, collared casual shirts, blazers, skirts, sweaters, dresses, jackets, coats, ties, shoes, belts, jewelry, handbags and other accessories.

Princeton University will also be collecting:

• Gently used musical instruments.  All instruments will support the Princeton University music outreach programs in the community. No receipts will be given for tax purposes.

• Used eyeglasses to donate to Lions Club International.

• 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.

November 1-3, 2019

Join a small but growing PA3 contingent for this weekend getaway!  There is also a “Simply Saturday” Plan if you don’t want to spend more than one day on this. 

Help Princeton-Blairstown Center prepare for the winter months ahead.  Activity levels range from very easy to fairly physical - you get to choose. Come for the day or for the weekend. Lodging and food will be provided (there will be a LIGHT SNACK on Friday evening for anyone arriving before 8:00 p.m.). A hearty breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided on Saturday and breakfast will be available on Sunday (with leftovers for lunch) for anyone staying over. If you have saws, axes, and safety gloves, please bring them. Tools are limited to use by owner only. Dress in layers, and don't forget your work boots and gloves. Children under 18 should be supervised by an adult at all times. Please note: NO PETS ALLOWED.

It’s a lot of fun - includes a campfire if weather permits (and s’mores!)

The “Simply Saturday Plan”: A bus for those in the Princeton area will be provided on Saturday morning departing from Princeton University at the Woodrow Wilson School (corner of Washington and Prospect Street). Please arrive by 7:20 a.m. Departure from PBC will be at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

RSVP by e-mail to Pat Karl - pkarl@princetonblairstown.org.  Please include the number of people (if children are included, their ages), and the day of arrival and departure.  For any questions, please call (908) 362-6765 x1.

Princeton-Blairstown Center . Blairstown Campus . 158 Millbrook Road . Blairstown, NJ 07825

Click here for more information.
 

9:30am to 3pm on Saturdays – June 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27 – as well as some times during the working week.

TDI Connect (formerly Trenton Digital Initiative) provides refurbished and reprogrammed computers to Trenton Second Graders who are reading below grade level. TDI loads each used computer with educational software that helps the kids learn to read better. Seventy percent of Trenton Second Graders read below grade level! So there is quite a demand for these computers.

Mercer County College has given TDI 700 desktops and laptops this summer, and TDI needs volunteers to help with a variety of tasks:

• Carrying out detailed inventory of each of the 25 palettes of donated machines and equipment.
• Installing hard drives into laptops and desktops.
• Installing the Ubuntu operating system and other open source software - a fully documented, step-by-step, easy process.
• Preparing the machines for actual delivery (putting together machines, cables, monitors, keyboards, mice, etc.).

Volunteer sessions will take place at TDI's location: Mill One, Suite A110, 1 North Johnston Ave, Hamilton, NJ (which long-ago PA3 volunteers might have a hard time recognizing; remember this?)

Minimal computer experience required – TDI can train you! They have an easy protocol for programming the computers. It’s fun!

You are not obligated to stay the whole 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM interval, but please give at least 3 hours of your time in order to take into account the training TDI gives.

If you want to be part of a group and need a ride or are willing to drive others from campus to Mill One and back, please coordinate with Noemi de la Puente (*86 S*89), PA3 Community Service co-chair, who is rounding up volunteers from the Pace Center, and the Grad College, as well as PA3. Noemi’s email: NoemiDLP@yahoo.com
Or
You can sign up individually by contacting Denise Daniels (TDI) at volunteer@TDIconnect.org. 

This is a great way to spend a Saturday in service to the community! 

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 and Nabia Evans, Seniors, Notre Dame High School
Co-Presidents, 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 Wednesday, May 1st from 6pm-8pm at Maclean House. All are invited to attend.

The 2019 Princeton Prize Symposium on Race is scheduled April 25-27. The Symposium gives prize recipients from all regions
the opportunity to meet like-minded students from across the country and to engage in meaningful discussions about race and 
race relations. Winners will present their project to Princeton University students, alumni and also to fellow winners.

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.

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