Celebrating Alumni Community Service:Report and Resource Guide

Princeton University Alumni CouncilCommittee on Community Service

2010

– Woodrow Wilson, 1896

When all is said, it is not learning but the spirit of service that will give a college

place in the public annals of the nation.

ThisreportandresourceguidegrewoutofaconversationwithintheleadershipoftheAlumniCouncilaboutapossiblenewcommunityserviceinitiativeforPrincetonalumni.Aswediscussedthemeritsoftheideabeforeus,wefoundourselvesrepeatedlyreferringtotheinnovativeandprofoundlyinfluentialprogramsthathavebeendevelopedbyPrincetonalumni,asexemplifiedby:PrincetonProject55(nowknownasthePrincetonAlumniCorps),foundedbymembersoftheClassof1955in1990;PrincetonInternshipsinCivicService(PICS),establishedbytheClassof1969fifteenyearsago;thePrincetonPrizeinRaceRelations,createdin2003andsupportedbyawidespectrumofalumni;andTeachforAmerica,anationalserviceprojectthatbeganastheseniorthesisofWendyKopp’89andgrewfarbeyondtheboundariesofOldNassau.Weallknewofotherserviceactivitiesorganizedbyclasses,regionalassociationsandgroupsliketheAssociationofPrincetonGraduateAlumni,butwerealizedthattherewasnosinglesourceofinformationabout,muchlessacomprehensivelistingof,theseprojects. Outofthatconversationemergedtheideaofareport,tobeavailableinprintandonline,thatwouldcelebratetheeffortsofPrincetonalumnitoimprovetheircommunities,ournationandallnations.Thereportisalsointendedtoserveasasourceofinformationandinspirationforalumniwhoarecontemplatingstartingcommunityserviceprojectsorwhoarelookingforexistingprogramsinwhichtogetinvolved.TheAlumniCouncil’sCommitteeonCommunitySer-vice,undertheleadershipofMarySweeneyKoger’86andIllaBrown’76,enthusiasticallyembracedthisendeavorandspentthepastyearcompilingandorganizingtheinformationyouwillfindinthesepagesandonourwebsite.WethinkyouwillagreethatthequalityandbreadthofPrincetonalumni-relatedprojectsistrulyextraordinary.Wecommendthecommitteeforitsdedication,resourcefulnessandcreativity,andwecommendthelegionsofPrincetonianswhoplaceservicetotheircommunitiesattheforefrontoftheirlives.Keepupthegoodwork!

Anne C. Sherrerd *87 h52President, Alumni Association of Princeton UniversityChair, Alumni Council

Henry Von Kohorn’66Vice President, Alumni Association of Princeton UniversityVice Chair, Alumni Council

Tradition: ThealumniofPrincetonUniversityhavevaluedanddeliveredserviceforthepublicgoodfromtheverybeginningoftheUniversityandthenation.FromitsstartasanincubatorofclergymenandFound-ingFathers,Princetonhasproducedmenand,later,women,whohaveadoptedWoodrowWilson’schargeof1896:thatPrincetoniansshouldusetheirintellectandextraordinaryeducationalopportunity“IntheNation’sService.”In1996,undertheleadershipofPresidentHaroldT.Shapiro*64,Princetonbroadenedthatvisionto“IntheNation’sServiceandintheServiceofAllNations.”Mission:ThemissionoftheAlumniCouncilCommitteeonCommunityServiceistostrengthenPrinceton’straditionof“IntheNation’sServiceandintheServiceofAllNations.”Weaffirmthevalueofcommu-nityservice,andencourageandrecognizeparticipationbyPrincetonregionalassociations,classesandaffiliatedgroups.Weenvisionasocietywhereincommu-

Note from the Alumni Council

nityserviceisrecognizedasinvaluabletothegeneralwelfareandameaningfuleducationalexperienceforallstudentsandalumni.Celebration:WearepleasedtoinstitutethepracticeofperiodicallycelebratingthecommunityserviceinnovationandaccomplishmentthathastakenplaceinthePrincetonalumnicommunity.Wehavesoughttheinputofalltheclassesandregions,aswellasotherdynamicgroupsofPrincetoniansworkingtogether.Aspiration:OurgoalistocreateacompleteviewofthecurrentPrincetonalumnicommunityserviceworld.Ifdespiteourbestefforts,wehavemissedwordofotheractiveprojects,wewelcomethechancetoaddthemtotherecord—bothonlineandinsubsequentprintedreports.Participation:Wehopethatadditionalgroupsofalumniwillbeinspiredtotakepartinexistingprojectsorcreatenewones—bothforthechancetomakepositivechangesinour

localcommunitiesandthroughouttheworldandtoenjoythefriendshipsthatnaturallydevelopwhenPrincetoniansofallagesandbackgroundsjointogether.Therearemanyresourcescollectedheretogetyoustarted—andourcommitteeisstandingbytohelp.

Chair: Mary Sweeney Koger ’86mkskoger@alumni.princeton.eduVice Chair: Illa Brown ’76illabrown@alumni.princeton.eduMembers:Chuck Freyer ’69Dan Gardiner ’56Brian Geistwhite ’09Arlen Hastings ’80Andrew Hoffman ’89Eve Lesser ’77 Dawn Perry ’96Robin Stennet ’01Mary Stillman’85

Alumni Council Staff Liaison: Livia W. McCarthylmccarth@princeton.edu

From the Community Service Committee

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Community Service TodayTrends in Alumni Community Service:

• Summer Civic Engagement Internships and Break Trips for Princeton students all around the country and the world are being sponsored by classes and regional associa-tions through partnerships with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement, which handles the on-campus student recruitment, and the PICS Program (Princeton Internships in Civic Service), founded by the class of 1969, which coordinates with non-profit orga-nizations wishing to have interns and provides alumni mentors for the students.

• Supporting or Creating Service Projects With On-Campus Student Groups,alumni add value to student-led service projects by participating directly, supplying materials, and/or sharing academic and career development expertise with current Princeton students. Examples include: • Engineers Without Borders with Arial Homes • Princeton Environmental Institute with the classes of 1979 and 1976 • Princeton in Asia with the Class of 1948 and the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA) • The Summer Journalism Program with Daily Princetonian alumni from the Class of 2001 and others

• Promoting Social Entrepreneurship among Princeton students by running business plan competitions to generate seed money for for start-up ventures: • Spirit of Service ’76 Green Business Plan Competition • ReachOut 56-81 Social Entrepreneurship Contest

• One-Day Projects that allow Princetonians to come together with multi-age family groups and participate at various levels of involvement from showing up, to making a financial contribution, to envisioning and organizing the entire event. • Mount Princeton Trail Maintenance in Colorado • Coastal Cleanup in Connecticut • Adopt-A-Family Program in Washington, DC

• Regional Princeton Prize in Race Relations Committees, starting with two pilot regions, Washington, DC and Boston in 2004, the program has grown to 24 regions as of 2010-11, adding in 2008 an annual on-campus Symposium sponsored by members of the Class of 1966 to bring all the winners together to discuss race relations in greater depth.

• Significant Involvement in Local Public Education • A partnership with a single school: Snowden HS Mentoring Program, Princeton Association of New England • An umbrella organization of alumni associations adopting several schools: Alumni for the Public Schools, Chicago • A collaboration between multiple classes to provide college awareness for urban high schoolers: ReachOut 56-81

• Celebrating Major Reunions by Logging Individual Classmates’ Hours of Work in their Own Local Communities • 1979 total hours of Community Service by the Class of 1979 for their 30th Reunion • Class of 2000’s “Hangs 10” Reunion asking each classmate for 10 hours of community service prior to Reunions

Princeton Area Alumni Association builds a playground

Princeton Club of U.K. alumni at the Great Ormand Street Children’s Hospital Holiday Party

Budding collaboration with grandparent class

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Recent Community Service Projects1939●FredFox’39Fund●supportsundergraduatestudentprojectsincludingvolunteerworkforrecognizedorganizations●B.J.Katen-Narvell’781948●PrincetoninAsiaSummerofServiceProgram●supportstheeffortsofPrincetonstudentstoteachasummerEnglishcourseinruralChina●EverardK.Pinneo’481950●HabitatforHumanity●withtheclassof’05,donationsandhands-onconstructionofanewhomeinTrenton●60thReunionproject,2010●DavidMcAlpin’501952●Classof1952EnduringMark●supportoftheSustainedDia-logueCampusNetwork●systematicdialogueson14collegecampusestomitigateracialandethnictensions●co-sponsoroftheTenthAnniver-sarySDCNAnnualConferenceinMarch2010●HalSaunders’521955●PrincetonAlumniCorps(formerlyPrincetonProject55)●fel-lowshipprogramplacingalumniatnon-profits●founded1989●KenlyWebster’55andBillLeahy’661956●ReachOut56-81●one-yearfellowshipstograduatingseniorsforprojectsofsocialsignificance●collegeawarenessprogramatschoolsinTrentonandBrooklyn●ReachOut56,founded1991,becameReachOut56-81in2008●DanielGardiner’561962●EagleRockSchool●contributionsoftimeandideastoaninnovativeColoradoalternativeschool,includingsponsoringaPrincetonstudentsummerintern●RobertBurkhardt’621966●PrincetonPrizeSymposiumonRace●sponsorstheon-campusculminatingeventofthenationalPrincetonPrizeinRaceRelationsPro-gram●founded2008●BrianBreuel’66andHenryVonKohorn’661967●StudentVolunteersCouncil●annualdonationtoSVCforstudentplacementsinsummercommunityserviceinternships●founded1996●PeterHolzer’671969●PrincetonInternshipsinCivicService(PICS)●sponsorsintern-shipsforPrincetonundergraduatesandalumni●majorsupportfromclassesof’70and’77●founded1995●ChuckFreyer’691970●SupportofInternsthroughPICS●supportofninesummerstudentinternshipsateightnon-profits●presentationatReunionsaboutclassinvolvementwithPICS●40thReunionproject,2010●RalphBinder’701971●The71LegacyInitiative(71LI)●nonprofitcorporationtohelpalumnifindmeaningfulwaystogiveback●BillLewis’711972 ●PrincetoninAfricaFellowship●JimRobinson’721974●AnchorHouseBookDrive●collectionofbooksforteensinTrentonemergencyshelter●35thReunionproject,2009●KristinDeKuiper’74andGinnyCorson’741975●Classof1975Fund●endowmentfundtosponsorundergradu-ateinternshipswithClassof1975members,inpartnershipwiththePaceCenter●DianeWeeks’75(2000-2010)●MaureenScott’75●DonationtoWomanspace●collectionofcellphonesforrecyclingwiththepro-ceedsdonatedtoshelterforabusedwomenandchildren●35thReunionproject,2010●StewartLevin’751976●SpiritofService’76(SOS’76)●three-partenvironmentalini-tiative:greenbusinessplancompetition,educationalactivities,speakerseries●founded2006●IllaBrown’76andMimiMurley’76

Classes1977●Classof1977WheelchairProgram●donationof560wheel-chairstopeopleinneedinGuatemalaandThailand●25th(2002)and30th(2007)Reunionprojects●BillFarrell’77●supportofsevensum-merinternshipsthroughPICS●EveLesser’771978●Classof1978Foundation●supportsstudents’directinvolve-mentinhands-oncommunityservicewithsummerstipends●JesseMilan’781979●1979HoursintheNation’sService●individualcommunityservice●30thReunionproject,2009●MarthaKramer’791980●PaceCenterBreakoutPrincetonProjects●donationtoPaceCenterformidtermbreaktripsfor40undergraduatestoperformcom-munityservice●30thReunionproject,2010●KimRitrievi’801981●ReachOut56-81●one-yearfellowshipstograduatingseniorsatNGOs●collegeawarenessprograminurbanhighschools●socialentrepreneurshipcontestforcurrentstudents●founded2008●MartyJohnson’811984●Trenton’sRiverCityCommunitySchool●paint,repair,clean-up&plant●25thReunionproject,2009●JohnHatch’841985●RaisingChildren’sIQ:Here&Abroad●organizedfirstannualP.U.R.R.(PrincetonUniversityReunionsRun)forPrincetonYoungAchieversandWorldFoodProgram●25thReunionproject,2010●MariaCarrerasKourepenos’85andCatherinePatrickSullivan’851986 ●CarbonFootprintProject●onlinetrackingofhouseholdconservationefforts●MikeCragg’861988●UrbanPromise●gather,organizeanddeliverinstruments,artsupplies,specialinsulatedsleepingbagsforCamdenyouth●20thReunionproject,2008●HollyandChrisBormann’881989●collectionofgiftcardsandfoodforCrisisMinistryFoodPantry,Trenton●20thReunionproject,2009●SandraTsangCohen’891990●HousingInitiativesofPrinceton●donationsofresourcesandtimeforpropertybeautificationandmaintenancetobenefithomelessfamilies●20thReunionproject,2010●HowieSlomka’901991●Classof1991Fund●supportsseniorthesis,juniorpaper,andotherundergraduateresearchandcommunityservicesummerinternships●SeanOsborne’911994●ArialHomesProject●sponsorshipofundergraduatesfortriptoMexicotobuildArialhomes,incooperationwithPrincetoninLatinAmerica(PiLA)●15thReunionproject,2009●ClaireBrown’941995●SchoolSupplyDonations●collectionofeducationalitemsfordonationtoSpoedeElementarySchool,St.Louis●15thReunionproj-ect,2010●CarynSiegelMoss’95●SummerServiceFund●fundingforsummerpublicorcommunityendeavors●DanMarcus’951997●PublicServiceFund●summerinternshipfundingforstudentswhowouldotherwisereceivenosalaryatpublicpolicy,nonprofitorgovernmentorganizations●GrahamDoran’971999●IslesWeaponsofMassConstruction●buildingrenovationinTrenton●10thReunionproject,2009●JuliaTaylor’992000●IndividualService;RiverClean-Up●classmatespledged10hoursofservicetotaling2000hourspriortoReunions;riverclean-upwithPrincetonWaterWatch●10thReunionproject,2010●JamieCrapanzano’00

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CaliforniaPrincetonClubofNorthernCalifornia●AnnualProjects●supportsfivecommunityorganizationswitheventsthroughouttheyearonbehalfofveterans,youth,zoo,environment●ScottDuncan’96●CoastalCleanupwithSavetheBay●MicheleBateman’97

PrincetonClubofOrangeCounty●ServiceAward●ChrisLooney’95ColoradoRockyMountainPrincetonClub●MountPrincetonTrailMaintenance●Adopt-a-TigeratWildAnimalSanctuary●CollegeAwarenessatAuroraMiddleSchool●StewartLevin’75ConnecticutPrincetonAlumniAssociationofFairfieldCounty●InternationalCoastalCleanUpDay●JackieAlexander’84GeorgiaPrincetonClubofGeorgia●WoodrowWilsonCommunityServiceAward●serviceawardtoHSjuniors●founded1985●TizgelHigh’00IllinoisPrincetonClubofChicago●PrincetoninChicago’sSchools●tutoring,collegeprep,scienceandhistoryfairs,careerdays●founded1990●one-daycommunityserviceprojects●SpecialOlympics,soupkitchens●CarlYudell’75MassachusettsPrincetonAssociationofNewEngland●SnowdenHS/Princeton&FriendsMentoringProject●academicandsocialmentoringofBostonPublicHSstudents●founded1990●MarySweeneyKoger’86●SummerinternshipsthroughPICS●SusanMeng’06●PANECommu-nityInvolvementFundthroughthePaceCenterforCivicEngagementMinnesotaPrincetonClubofMinnesota●MississippiRiverClean-Up●StephanieRoberts-Braman’96MissouriPrincetonClubofSt.Louis●twoPICSsummerinternships●JohnBrightman’55

Recent Community Service Projects

Daily Princetonian AlumniPrincetonUniversitySummerJournalismProgram●on-campusprogramforhighschoolstudents●RichardJust’01

Engineers Without Borders and Princeton in Latin AmericacollaborationswithArialHomes●constructionoflow-costhousingforpeopleinneedallovertheworld●TomPirelli’69

Princeton Women’s Network of New York City● makingwelcomekitsforthewomenandchildrenoftheSanctuaryforFamiliesShelter●AlisaMatlovsky’76

2001●ServiceRedefined●posterdisplay,atPaceCenterandonclasswebsite,highlightingclassmateserviceandwaystogetinvolved●5thReunionproject,2006●RobinStennet’012003 ●PrincetoninLatinAmerica(PiLA)●classdonation● MauraBolger’03●DonateforLife●anawarenessandregistrationprogramfororganandtissuedonation●JessicaMelore’032004●CitySmiles●collectingartsuppliesforTrentonchildren●5thReunionproject,2009●VaranyaChaubey’04andEliGoldsmith’042005●HabitatforHumanity●withtheclassof’50,donationsandhands-onconstructionofanewhomeinTrenton●5thReunionproject,2010●JoanneCoupet’05andCarolynCross’05

RegionalClubsandAssociations

InterestGroups

New JerseyPrincetonAreaAlumniAssociation●one-daycommunityserviceprojects●construction,playgroundbuilds,SpecialOlympics,etc.●tutoringincooperationwithPaceCenterandTrentonRescueMission●founded2008●ArlenHastings’80New YorkPANYC●NewYorkCaresDay●one-daycommunityserviceprojects●playgroundimprovementproject●LauraBartels’98

PrincetonClubofRochester●CommunityServiceInternshipProgram●grantstolocalstudentsforinternshipsatnot-for-profitsinRochesterarea●founded2004●ScottForsyth’73OhioPrincetonClubofCentralOhio●volunteernightsatafoodbank●fooddriveatalumnireception●KarenGouldMacGilvray’93PennsylvaniaPrincetonClubofPhiladel-phia●SummerInternshipProgram●managesandcontributestothreePaceCenterpublicserviceintern-shipsinPhiladelphiaregion●founded2007●NeilDesnoyers’89TexasPrincetonClubofAustin●workinasoupkitchen●CoatsforKids●EmilySomerville’06WashingtonPrincetonClubofWesternWashington●SeattleWorksDay●BenFarrow’98Washington, DCPrincetonClubofWashington●Adopt-a-FamilyProject●assistancetostrugglingfamiliesatThanksgivingandChristmas●SEEDSchoolLibraryProject●bookdonationsforcharterboardingschool●JessicaNickel’98●Miriam’sKitchen●monthlyvolunteeringatDCsoupkitchen●JoeKochan’02●HaitianReliefFundraisingEvent●LeeDudka*77

InternationalPrincetonClubofSoutheastAsia●supportingunderfinancedschools&orphanages●fundraisingeventstopurchasesupplies●JohnEvans’91

PrincetonAssociationoftheUnitedKingdom●cancerresearch10Krun●paintingatthePassagesHomelessShelter●GreatOrmondSt.Hospi-talHolidayParty●NancyCurtin’79,RossMandeville’05,RajHathiramani’07

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GraduateAlumniAssociation of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA)MusicalInstrumentDonation●collectionofinstrumentsfordonationtoNJschools,inspiritof“PrinceTunes”Reuniontheme●Reunionproject,2010●VolunteerDayatTrentonRescueMission●painting,staffingstore,interactingwithresidents●Reunionproject,2010

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The Citation:The Alumni Council Award for Community Service recognizes outstanding contributions by groups of Princetonians in their efforts to address critical social, economic, and environmental needs throughout our society and particularly in our local communities. Winning projects have a long-term impact in serving the neediest areas, enjoy broad membership and community support and are replicable and effectively administered. In establishing the award, the Alumni Council seeks to underscore the importance of the variety of ways in which alumni contribute to the University and to encourage more associations of Princetonians to serve their communities.

The Community Service Award

SpiritofService’76(SOS’76),sponsoredbytheClassof1976,beganasasymposiumonserviceduringtheClass’s30thReunion.Fouryearslater,ithasevolvedintoaninitiativefocusedontheenvironmentwiththreecomponents:educationalactivitiesinenvironmentalandsocialentrepreneurship,theClassof’76GreenBusinessPlanCompetition,andtheSpeakerSeriesshowcasing’76ersdedicatedtoenvironmentalcauseswhoaretrailblazersintheirfields. Toachievemaximumimpact,theClassof1976forgedon-campuspartnershipswithPrincetonEnvironmentalInstitute,theKellerCenterforInnovationinEngineeringEducation,andthePaceCenterforCivicEngagement.SOS’76hasraisedover$60,000andinvolved200classmatessinceitsinception.Class-mateshaveparticipatedinavarietyofroles,fromjudgingtheGreenBusinessPlanCompetition,todeliveringpresentationsontheirpioneeringenvironmentalachievements,tomakingdona-tions. Thegreenbusinessplanspresentedthisyearspannedtheglobeacrossdifferentindustriesandsectors,withproposalsrangingfromconvertinglandfillwasteintoenergyandincomeinPakistan,toawinebottlerecoveryandredistributioncompanyinOregon. TheClassof1976soughttoengagetheclassbroadlywhilealsoattracting’76erswhowerepreviouslyuninvolved.Tothisend,theclasscreatedOfficeHours,aconferencecallspecifi-callyorganizedforclassmateswithaPrincetonfacultymemberwhocouldprovidevaluableguidancefor’76erswhowantedtolaunchtheirowngreenbusinessventures.Akeytothesuccessoftheinitiativehasbeenthesteadfastsupportofthe’76classofficers.TheClassof’76ismoreconvincedthaneverthatitcan inspireotherstotacklesocietalproblemsthroughentrepreneur-ship,vision,andcollaboration.

2009 Community Service Award Winner: Princeton Club of Chicago ThePrincetonClubofChicagowontheCommunityServiceAwardin1994inrecognitionofthevibrantpartnershipbetweenChicagoPrincetoniansandtheTheodoreRooseveltHighSchool,wherealumnicurrentlytutoronSaturdays,judgethesciencefair,andprovideguestspeakers.ThePCCwontheCommunityServiceAwardasecondtimein2009—inrecognitionofthecontinuingRooseveltHSpartnershipaswellastheclub’svariousone-daycommunityserviceopportunitiesforalumni,includinghelpingatSpecialOlympicseventsandsoupkitchens.Theclubgivesitsowncom-munityserviceawardtolocalalumniandhasanactivePrinc-etonPrizeinRaceRelationsCommittee.In2010,theClubawardeditsfirstPrincetoninChicagoSchoolsScholarshipsforRooseveltHighSchoolstudents(seephoto).In2001,Chicagoalumnibrokenewgroundinsupportofurbaneduca-tionbyfoundingAlumniforPublicSchools(APS),anumbrellaorganizationthatpromotestheadoptionofindividualpublicschoolsbyChicagoalumniassociationsfromcollegesacrossthenation.ThisboldventurebyalumnifromPrincetonandHarvard,includingPrincetonProject55members,soughttocreatesynergyamongsmallgroupsofalumnibysharingtrainingandresourcesandprovidingacentralcoordinationpointwiththeChicagoPublicSchools.SeveralschoolpartnershipsfoundedattheheightofAPS’ssuccessarestillflourishing,althoughtheumbrellagrouphasfallenpreytobudgetcutsonboththeschoolandthealumnisides.Supportforurbaneducation,aschallengingasitcanbetocoordinate,isoneofthemostobviousandrewardingservicesthatalumnigroupscanbringtotheircommunities.

2010 Community Service Award Winner: Spirit of Service ’76

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The Community Service AwardPantheon of Award Winners2010 Classof1976forSpiritofService‘762009PrincetonClubofChicago2008PrincetonPrizeinRaceRelations2007PrincetonUniversitySummerJournalismProgram2006Classof1955forPrincetonProject552005PrincetonClubofSouthernCaliforniafortheBeautifulMindsProject2004Classof1956forPrincetonReachOut56(PROF)2003Classof1977fortheWheelchairsforGuatemalaProject2002PrincetonClubofWashingtonfortheAdopt-a-FamilyProjectandMiriam’sKitchen2001PrincetonClubofSanDiegoforitsworkwiththeColegiolaEsperanzaandvariousone-dayprojects2000Classof1942foritsClassof’42Horton-ElmerFund1999Classof1939foritsFredFox’39Fund1998Classof1969foritsCommunityServiceFund1997Classof1977forHabitatforHumanityandHarvestAmerica1996PrincetonClubofNewYorkforThePrincetonServiceProject1995PrincetonAssociationofNewEnglandfortheSnowdenHS/PrincetonandFriendsMentoringProgram1994PrincetonClubofChicagoforPrincetonintheChicagoSchools1993Classof1955forPrincetonProject55

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PP55 BecomesPrinceton AlumniCorps PrincetonProject55,celebratingits20thanniversarythisyear,andhenceforwarddoingbusinessasPrincetonAlumniCorps,representsthestandardofidealism,organization,andfellowshipthatallalumnicom-munityserviceeffortshopetoachieve. “OurnameofPrincetonProject55serveduswellfor20years,”saidBoardChairKenlyWebster’55.“Ithonorsthelegacyofourfounders,asindeeditshould.Now,lookingforwardtoournext20years,wewillbeabletogrowandbroadenourimpactwithanamethatbothreachesouttoPrincetoniansofallagesandcompellinglycharacterizeswhatwedo.” “The[communications]committeeandotherskeptcomingbacktotheconceptofa‘corps,’”saidformercommitteechair,LannyJones’66.“WiththeexistenceofthePeaceCorps,AmeriCorps,ServiceCorps,andCityCorps,thetermhasevolvedtoconnoteinnovativeservice.‘Corps,’alsoofcourse,conjurestheimageofavolunteeroruni-fiedteam.HencePrincetonAlumniCorps:acadreofalumni,shouldertoshoulder,workingtogetherforsystemicsocialchange.” PrincetonProject55hasplacedmorethan1250internsandfellowsinpositionsatnon-profitsandhasprovidednationalleadershipinguidingotherinstitutionstocreatepublicinterestopportunities.Therearecurrently27affiliateinstitutionsenrolledinTheAlumniNetwork(TAN).OthersuccessfulPP55venturesincludetheTuberculosisInitia-tiveandtheCivicValuesInitiative.PrincetonAlumniCorps’newestinitiative,CommunityVolunteers,seekstoengagealumnifromthe’60s,’70sand’80sinthepublicinterest. PrincetonAlumniCorps’decisiontorecruitmembersofyoungerclassestoserveonitsBoardhasinsuredvibrantcontinuity.Therearecurrently18directorsfromtheclassesof1966through2009whocontinuetostewardandshapethisdynamicinstitution,atwo-timewinneroftheCommunityServiceAward.

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Adopt a Family: PCW’ssignatureprogram,foundedin1999,pairsupto200alumniwithneedyfamilieseachholidayseason.Inatypicalyear,they“adopt”about100childrenandprovidetoys,gifts,andfoodtothemandtheirfamiliesduringtheholi-days.PCWcommunityservicechairJessicaNickel’98explainstheprogram’spopularityandlongevity:“PCWisabletotellthestoryabouthowtheprojecthasmadethelivesofthesechildrenmuchbetter…[W]ehavestreamlinedtheselection–choosefromthewishlist,donatedollars,volunteertime…”Adopt-A-FamilyhelpedPCWwin“VolunteeroftheYear”inMontgomeryCountyfor2009.Miriam’s Kitchen: At6:00a.m.onthefirstFridayandthirdWednesdayofeverymonth,projectcoordinatorJoeKochan’02andfellowalumnimeetinachurchbasementinFoggyBottomtoprepareandservebreakfastfor200.Recentlyvoted“bestplacetovolunteer”bytheWashingtonCityPaper,Miriam’sKitchenhasattractedsuchnotablesasFirstLadyMichelleObama’85.SEED School: PCWhascollectedover1,500booksforthisurbanboardingschoolfoundedbyRajVinnakota’93.Sinceitsstartin2000,theprojecthasattractedupto50alumnipartici-pantsayear. RecentadditionstothePCWcommunityserviceportfo-lioincludeaHaitiearthquakerelieffundraiserthatraised$2,500,andaveterans’careerassistanceprogram,focusedonIraqand

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Afghanistanvets.Thelatterinitiativeisexpectedtogrowsignificantlyinthecomingmonths. PastPCWPresidentLeeDudka*77ontheclub’singe-nuityandsuccessincommunityservice:“It’smostlyafunctionofhavingitdoneregularly…Iseeitasprojectmanagement:Whengoodprojectmanagersareonhand,theworkgetsdone.”Maybeso,buthealsonotes,“Theideaofgivingbackisastapleofourthinking.”Inotherwords:We’rePrinceton.That’swhatwedo.Bold,transformative,innovative—PCWisanationalmodelincommunityserviceforregionalassociations.

TheClassof1994hascommittedtocommunityserviceprojectsforeachofitsthreemajorreunions,workingwiththeSanFranciscoAIDSFoundationforits5thReunionandcollectingbabysuppliesfortheCommunityActionServiceCenter(CASC)inHightstown,NJinhonorofits10th. In2009,fortheir15threunion,theClassof1994crafted

anambitiouspilotcollaborationwithitsparentclassof1969,Classof1968,PrincetoninLatinAmerica(PiLA)students,andArialHomesforaservicetriptoEnsenada,Mexico.Classmateshadtheopportunitytosponsorthisproject(alongwith1969and1968)andjointheteamthattraveledtoMexicotobuildanArialhomeandprovideotherservices. ArialHomes,foundedbyTomPirelli’69,isanon-profitthatenablesvolunteerstobuildsustainableandlow-costhomes.Ateamof12volunteerscantypicallyassembleanArialHomeinonedaybecausethepartsareprefabricatedinalocalfactorysothereisnoon-sitesawingorcutting.ThehighlyinsulatedsteelpanelsfittogetherlikeLegosandcostabout$10,000. AlumnisupportforandparticipationinongoingspringbreakandsummerservicetripsthroughPrincetoninLatinAmericacanevolveovertheyearsasrelationshipsdevelopwiththetargetsitesinMexico,andstudentsproposenewandcreativeprojectstobetterthelivesofthoseinneed.BytappingintoseveralinterconnectedPrincetonwebs—parentclasses1969and1968,theirownClaireBrown’94,directorofPrincetoninLatinAmerica,andTomPirelli’69’sArialHomes,whichhasalsocon-nectedwithPrinceton’sEngineerswithoutBordersgroup,Classof1994hasstayedonthecuttingedgeofalumnicommunityservice.

Class of 1994 Reunion Projects

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The Rocky Mountain Princeton Club TheRockyMountainPrincetonClub—witharound1,400alumnispreadoverColoradoandWyoming—hasshowngreatenergyandinterestincommunityserviceovertheyearsthroughfamilyprojectsinthegreatoutdoorsandcommitmenttosupportinglocalschools.TheireffortshavecreatedgreatPrincetonkarmaatthehighestaltitudes! MountPrinceton,aCollegiatePeakoftheSawatchRangeoftheRockies,at14,204ft,hascomeunderthecareoftheRockyMountainPrincetonClubthroughtheeffortsoftheColo-radoFourteenersAdopt-a-PeakInitiative.Since2002,theRMPChasbeensponsoringanannualhikeupthemountain.Everyotheryeartheyaddadayofservicethathasdonesignificanttrailmaintenanceincludingmarkingthetrailwithcairnsandcreat-inga“staircase”outofboulderstokeeppeopleonthetrailandlessenerosion.TheFourteenersenvisionatimewhenallfourIvyalumnigroups(Harvard,Yale,PrincetonandColumbia)would“competelightheartedly”tomaintaintheirnamesakepeaks,butsofar,PrincetonandYaleareoutinfront.August21,2010wasthebigdaythisyear,withthePrincetonClubrallyingthetroopsandprovidinglotsofwater,breakfast,andsnacks. AnotherfamilyprojectistheadoptionofJacktheTigerattheWildAnimalSanctuaryinKeenesburg,CO.FieldtripstothesanctuaryacoupleoftimesperyearincludePrincetonfamiliesofallageswholovethechancetoviewrescuedexoticanimalsroamingwildfromthesafetyofanelevatedviewingplatformfromwhichyoucanseeahalfmileinalldirections.OrganizerStewLevin’75likestohavesomefunfreebiegadgetsfromconferencesandconventionsthatheshareswithchild

participants. TheRockyMountainPrincetonClubhasalonghistoryofinvolvementinthelocalschools.ThePrincetonintheDenverSchoolsProgram,startedin2000,adoptedtheBradleyElementarySchoolforneededtutoringhelp.TheClubiscurrent-lyconnectedtotheAuroraPrairieMiddleSchooltostaffaboothattheannualCollegeDayalongwithlocalStanfordalumni,wheretheyprovideinformationandinspirationabouttheworldofhighereducationforasocio-economicallyandethnicallydiversestudentpopulation.Alumnimentorsprovideinformationaboutchoosingcolleges,findingfinancialaid,andsucceedingintheirfirstyearofcollege. Inaddition,theRMPCestablishedaPrincetonPrizeinRaceRelationsCommitteeein2009,attractinglocalalumnifromclassesrangingfrom1972to2000,tosupportthisnewendeavor.

Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni TheAssociationofPrincetonGraduateAlumni(APGA)hasengageditsmembersinanarrayofcommunityserviceprojectsduringReunionsweekendsoverthepastseveralyears.Eachyear,APGAhasorganizedbothacollectiondriveandahands-onoutinginanearbycommunity.Whereasotherreunionclassesgearuponlyonceeveryfiveyears,APGA’scommunityserviceprojectsareanannualevent. APGAhadwonderfulsuccessinits2008Reuniondrive,collecting150pairsofusedprescriptionglasses,whichPrincetoninAsiaSummerofServiceteachersdistributedtotheiryoungstudentsinruralChina.Atthe2010Reunions,APGAcollectedusedmusicalinstrumentsfordonationtoamiddleschoolinEastWindsor.ThisprojectwascleverlytiedtotheAPGA“Prince-Tunes”reuniontheme. APGAmembershavealsocoordinatedahands-onser-viceprojecteachReunionweekend.TheseprojectshaveincludedservingmealsattheRescueMissionofTrenton,workingonaHabitatHouseinTrenton,andmakingimprovementsatTrenton’sMartinHouse,anorganizationthatprovidesaccesstohomeown-ershiptosomeofTrenton’smostneedyresidents.Usually,theseserviceprojectshavebeenscheduledfortheThursdayofReunionsweekend;APGAhasfoundthatthetimingofaprojectonSundayofReunionsweekenddidnotyieldasmanypartici-pants.

APGAhasgottenthewordoutaboutitscommunityser-viceprojectsinthePAW,throughtheAPGAwebsiteandthroughe-mailstograduatealumni.Theyevenmadeahow-tovideoaboutstartingaReunionsserviceprojectthatcanbeviewedonlineat:http://youtube.com/watch?v=uFMDNKxHDR0

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Princeton Prize in Race Relations Regional ChairsContactBoardChairBobMartinez‘75andViceChairDebbieScottWilliams‘84ifyouareinterestedinstartinganewPrincetonPrizecommitteinyourregion.ContactthelocalchairslistedbelowtogetinvolvedinanexistingLocalCommittee.

CaliforniaPCofNorthernCalifornia●JohnJenkins’97PCofSouthernCalifornia●ChuckCummings’80ColoradoRockyMountainPC●CarlosKing’72ConnecticutPAAofEasternConnecticut●AlanRosner’76PAAofFairfieldCounty●IvyMcKinney’77FloridaPCofSouthFlorida●JonathanColan’92GeorgiaPCofGeorgia●KatherineBrokaw’82,DarryleMerlette’89,Deb-bieScottWilliams’84IllinoisPCofChicago●SusanConger-Austin*83,EricaJones’06MarylandPAAofMaryland●CrystalEdwards’97MassachusettsPAofNewEngland●JimParmentier’66,FredDashiell’76,MurphShapiro’64

MichiganPCofMichigan●JasonMichener’03MissouriPCofSt.Louis●LeonoreCarlson’08New JerseyPCofNorthwesternNewJersey●DanJoa’77PrincetonAreaAlumniAssociation●DavidTukey’02PAAofEssexCounty●HectorGonzalez’78New YorkPAofNewYorkCity●JanellaHinds’93,HueRhodes’94PCofRochester●TimothyCottrell*93,JocelynGoldberg-Schaible’74,LeslieKnox*71OhioPAofNorthernOhio●SandhyaGupta’98PennsylvaniaPCofPhiladelphia●DoraLee’76,SoyoungOh’03PAAofWesternPennsylvania●MaryEllenDye’76TennesseePAAofMemphis●BuckBrown’85,RobertFockler’81PAAofNashville&MiddleTennessee●EugeniaHarris’97,CarolWhite*84TexasPAAofDallas-Ft.Worth●EdmundoDeLaFuente’02,MarioPerezDolan’03PAAofHouston●LillianJohnson’82,GermanLara’90WashingtonPCofWesternWashington●SteveCrane’63,JohnSiegler’77Washington, D.C.PCofWashington,D.C.●JackieBruce’99

Symposium on Race ThemissionofthePrincetonPrizeinRaceRelationsis“topromoteharmony,understanding,andrespectamongpeopleofdifferentracesbyidentifyingandrecognizinghighschoolagestudentswhoseeffortshavehadasignificant,positiveeffectonracerelationsintheirschoolsorcommunities.” FromtheinceptionofthePrincetonPrizeinRaceRelations,itsgoverningboardhadenvisionedholdingagatheringofPrizewinnersonthePrincetoncampusforthepurposeofdiscussingissuesofrace,sharingideas,andprovidingrecognitiontothehonorees.Havinggrowntoover20locationsandhavingrecognizedseveralhundredstudentsinitsfirstfewyearsofexistence,thePrincetonPrizeboarddeterminedthatthetimewasripetoholditsfirstsuchevent,entitledthePrincetonPrizeSymposiumonRace,inthespringof2008.Fundingwouldbeneededtosupporttheeffort,soHenryVonKohorn’66,founderofthePrizeprogram,turnedtohisclassmatesforhelp. TheleadershipoftheClassof1966hadalreadydeterminedthatthePrincetonPrizewouldbeaclassserviceprojectandagreedthattheSymposiumwashighlyworthyofsupport.ThefirstSymposium,consistingofpresentationsbyPrincetonfacultymembers,communityleaders,andbythePrizewinnersthemselves,wasahighlysuccessful,spirit-filledoccasion,andithassincebecomeanannualevent.Over60PrizewinnershaveattendedthethreeSymposiumsheldthusfar,andallcosts,includingtransportation,havebeenunderwrittenbymembersoftheClassof1966.Attendees,bothmembersofthePrinceton

communityandthePrizewinnersthemselves,havebeenuniversallyenthusiasticabouttheirexperiences.BrianBreuel’66,presidentoftheclasssays“ThePrizeprogramandtheSymposiumreflectthe‘heart’ofPrincetonUniversityandspeakvolumesaboutwhatPrincetonstandsfor.” MembersoftheClassof1966areinvolvedwiththePrincetonPrizeinotherwaysaswell.SeveralclassmembersserveonPrincetonPrizelocalcommitteesandfouraremembersofitsnationalboard.Eachyearmoreclassmatesgetinvolved.AsVonKohornsays,“ManyPrincetonianshaveafundamentaldesiretogetinvolvedintheircommunities,andthisopportunitytoworkwithotherPrincetoniansonsuchanimportantissuehasbroadappeal.TheClassof1966believesthatthePrincetonPrizeisanactivitytruly‘inthenation’sservice.’”

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The Alumni Council Standing Committee on Community ServiceisaworkinggroupofPrinceton’sAlumniCoun-cilwithmembersfromavarietyofclassesandregionswhohavechampionedalumnicommunityserviceeffortsthemselvesandareinterestedinpromotingnewprojectsandgreaterinvolvementthroughoutthePrincetoncom-munity.ThecommitteemeetsthreetimesayearinSeptember,JanuaryandAprilandhasfrequentconferencecallsinbetween.Itspurposeistomakehelpfulconnections,brainstormideas,guidepotentialnewcommunityserviceprojects,andserveasaclearinghouseforthemostup-to-dateactivityandcontactinformationforalumnicommu-nityserviceprojects.Thecommitteepromotesandcelebratesactiveprojectsandcollectsbestpracticesandlessonslearned.ThroughtheAlumniCouncil,thecommitteeawardsSeedGrantstohelpalumnigroupsstartnewprojects.Theapplicationcanbefoundonourwebpage.Interestedalumniareinvitedtojointhecommunityservicediscus-

siongrouponTigerNet.LiviaW.McCarthy,SeniorAssociateDirector,lmccarth@princeton.edu,609-258-7705

The Pace Center for Civic Engagement supportseffortsbyundergraduates,graduatestudents,faculty,staff,andalumnitoidentifyandaddressissuesofpublicconcern,tobeactivelyengagedcitizens,andtopracticeeffectivepublicleadershipforthepurposeofbuildingstrongercommunitiesandsocietiesthroughouttheworld.ItsmissionistomaketheUniversity’sunofficialmotto,“Inthenation’sserviceandintheserviceofallnations”meaningfulandtangibleandachievableforallitsconstituents.Paceconnects

individualsandgroupswithopportunitiestothoughtfullyaddresscivicproblemsandhaveanimpactthroughactivitiesincludingdirectvolunteerservice,civicactionbreaktrips,socialentrepreneurship,politicalaction,publicserviceinternshipsandfellowships,volunteerteachingandtutoring.PaceconnectsalumniwithkeyUni-versityandcommunitypartnersandotheralumnialignedwiththeirinterests,goals,andtargetaudiences.(SeefeaturesinthisReportonAPGA,SpiritofService’76,andPICSforexamplesofsuccessfulalumni/PaceCentercollaborations.).Paceisofteninsearchofalumniguestspeakersandcareermentorsforstudentspassionateaboutcivicservice.Pacemaintainsadatabaseofindividualalumniinvolvedwithnonprofitworkandwouldappreciatehearingaboutalumnicareerpathsinthisarea.PaceworkscloselywiththeAlumniCouncilStandingCommitteeonCommunityServiceandasksthatalumniinterestedinpursuingtheircivicengagementandserviceideasbein

touchwiththePaceCenter,ElsieSheidler,AssociateDirector,sheidler@princeton.eduorpace@princeton.edu,609-258-7783.

Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS),thelargestprogramofcommunityserviceinternshipsforPrincetonstudents,hasbeenoperatingsuccessfullyfor15years.Startingwithafirstgroupof13interns,theprogramhasnowplacedover500studentsinsummerinternships,whichinmanycaseshaveresultedinthestudentschoosinglivesofservicetoothers.Demandfortheseinternshipsfaroutstripsthesupply.Thisyear,417studentsappliedforthe63internshipsoffered.PICSrecentlylauncheda

partnershipwiththePaceCenterwhichislikelytoincreasestudentinterestevenfurther.BegunbytheClassof1969,thePICSboardnowincludesmembersofseveralotherclassesincluding1970and1977andisactivelyseekingpartnershipswithotherclassesandregionalassociations.PICShasexperienceworkingwithalumniindevelopingandmentoringinternships,aswellasassistingtheorganizationsofferingtheinternshipstostructureexperiencesthatprovidethemostbenefittoboththemandthestu-dents.PICSisabletooffera“plugandplay”capabilitythatwillaccommodateanylevelofinvolvement

theclassorassociationmaywish.Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactExecutiveDirector,SevaKramer,atskramer@69csf.orgor609-924-2890.

Princeton AlumniCorpsisanindependentalumni-led501(c)(3)nonprofitorganization(formerlyknownasPrincetonProject55)andwasthefirstcollegealumnigrouporganizedspecificallytopromotealumnicivicengagementinthepublicinterest.Project55fellowshipsplacerecentPrincetongraduatesinnonprofitsforoneyearwhileprovidingthemwithalumnimentors,networkingoppor-

tunities,andeducationalseminars.Overitslifetime,PP55hasplacedmorethan1250internsandfellowsincitiesfromBostontoSanFrancisco.PrincetonAlumniCorps’focushasshiftedinrecentyearstopublicinterestopportunitiesforPrincetonalumniofallagesandalumnifromotherinstitutions.Amongtheotherinitiativesthatithasdeveloped,AlumniCorpsformedTheAlumniNetworkin1999tofosteralumni-drivenpublicinterestorganizationsinotherPrincetonclassesandregionalassociationsas

wellasatothercollegesanduniversities;theAlumniNetworktodayhasmorethan25affiliates.In2010,AlumniCorpslauncheditnewestprogram,CommunityVolunteers,whichwillengagealumnifromthe’60s,’70s,and’80sinmeaningfulvolunteeropportuni-ties.ThisdynamicorganizationhasbeenwidelyrecognizedforitseffortsbothbyPrincetonandinthemedia.Forfurtherinformation,

pleasecontactExecutiveDirectorKathleenReillyatkreilly@alumnicorps.orgat609-921-8808.

ThePrinceton Alumni Weeklyhascreatedalistingofnonprofitgroupsthatalumnihavefoundedorinwhichtheyhaveheldleadershippositions;alinkcanbefoundonthehomepageofthePAWwebsite(paw.princeton.edu).Toaddyourgroup,sendtheorganization’sname,webaddress,purpose,andthenameofthefounder/officertopaw@princeton.edu.

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Cover Photos (clockwise from top left):

Class of 2000:ClassmatesparticipatingintheWaterWatchRiverCleanupatTurningBasinParkduringtheir10thReunioninMay.InadvanceofReunions,the’00HangsTencommunityserviceprojectaskedclassmemberstopledgetoperform10hoursofcommunityserviceintheirlocalcommunities.About100peopletookthepledge,completingover3,000hoursofservice.Class of 1955:PrincetonProject55membersandalumnicelebratingPP55’s20thanniversaryinChicago,oneofseveralregionalcelebrationsthatculminatedinananniversarygalainPrincetononThursdayofReunionsweekend,withNewarkMayorCoreyBookeraskeynotespeaker.Class of 1975:Classof1975SummerInternsintheChambersofJudgeCherylPollak’75,afederalmagistratejudgefortheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheEasternDistrictofNewYork.TheClassof1975hasrunasummerinternshipprogramforPrincetonstudentssince2001,settingupinternshipsinNewYorkCityandLondonasagrassrootsclasseffortwiththerecentadditionofrecruitingandadministrativehelpfromthePaceCenterforCivicEngagement.Class of 1985:Thestartinglineofthefirst-everClassof1985PURR(PrincetonUniversityReunionsRun).With300participantsraising$20,000forthePrincetonYoungAchieversandtheWorldFoodProgram,therunwasafunandcommunity-buildingadditiontotheSaturdaymorningofReunions.

Brought to you by the Alumni Council Committee on

Community Service

In memory of Diane K. Weeks, Esq. '75, (1953-2010) long-time member of the Alumni Council Community Service Committee and Founder of the Class of 1975 Summer Internships.

Design AJ Koger’13

DianeWeeks’75

IllaBrown’76ViceChair

BrianGeistwhite’09

RobinStennet’01

ChuckFreyer’69 ArlenHastings’80 AndrewHoffman’89

MaryKoger’86Chair

DanGardiner’56

DawnPerry’96EveLesser’77 MaryStillman’85

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