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Community Service Fund Update
The Class of 1980's Community Service Fund has made a gift of $10,000 to the Pace Center. The Pace Center, which includes the Student Volunteers Council, is the central organization
on campus that focuses on community service, volunteer work and
internships for Princeton students. Our gift will support three
mid-term break trips ("Breakout Princeton")
for approximately 40 students (this spring, there will be a total of 7
trips offered for approximately 90 students). Each trip is organized
by two student leaders
with the assistance of a student coordinator, with administrative
support from the Pace Center. The trips that our gift will support are
in the following locations:
- Whitesburg, Kentucky:
Students will learn about Appalachian culture and the coal mining industry and
will partner primarily with Appalshop, a documentary and cultural preservation
organization in Whitesburg, and also citizens advocacy groups such as Mountain
Justice.
- New Jersey:
The Dynamics of Immigration trip will work with community partners locally,
such as RISE and El Centro, as well as in Jersey City and other
parts of the state.
- Boulder, Colorado:
Breakout participants will work with Yoga World Reach and Yoga Ed to better
understand how yoga practice and principles of nonviolence can be used to
address personal and community traumas including domestic violence, childhood
obesity, homelessness, and disability.
Breakout Princeton provides opportunities for students to learn about and take
action on important public issues with a group of their peers through week-long
community immersion trips in the US. The trips are preceded by a
series of related sessions designed to prepare students for their immersion
experience. While in their host communities, students volunteer with local
organizations, meet with leaders and gain an on-the-ground
understanding of a particular public issue. When feasible, student participants
connect with local alumni. After each trip, participants share what they have
learned and accomplished with the University community and discuss ways to stay
involved. We hope to have a photo display with other information about the trips at our headquarters site during Reunions.
Kiki
Jamieson, the Class of 1951 Director of the Pace Center, expressed her
appreciation to the Class of 1980 for our generous gift. Please also
see the accompanying letter from President Shirley Tilghman who thanked
us for the gift as well.
Your class officers thank the many
class donors to the Community Service Fund for allowing the class to
make a meaningful gift that will have a positive impact on student's
learning at Princeton.
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