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.
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Princeton University Month of Service
January 2018
The Pace Center for Civic Engagement invites Princeton University staff, faculty, students and alumni to come together for Month of Service 2018. Month of Service is designed to create space for all members of the Princeton University community to celebrate and showcase the many ways we work with communities to make a meaningful and positive impact.
From January 2, 2018 through February 2, 2018, staff, faculty, students and alumni can serve in the community, build skills, knowledge and understanding, and reflect together about the impact of service and civic engagement.
Learn more about the Month of Service on the Pace website, here
As part of the activities, PA3 will be organizing a used computer collection drive to support TDI Connect, which provides refurbished computers to students and adults in Trenton. See the community service tab on our website, linked here, for dropoff locations and to learn more about the drive and how you can get involved. PA3 is also organizing volunteers for multiple events with TDI Connect all month. Learn more about those here.
The WACE calendar will allow alumni to schedule volunteer time. The alumni access is now up and running. Here is how to access it:
1. Alumni should log into WASE using the following URL: https://wase.princeton.edu/alumni/views/pages/login.page.php
2. Once on the home screen they should click “LOGIN” (they should not login as a guest)
3, Clicking LOGIN should take them to the TigerNet CAS, where they should log in using their credentials.
4. Once logged in, they should search for “Month of Service 2018”
5. View the calendar and make appointments using the same instructions as other community members
Click on “>” to the left of a given date to view service opportunities on that day
Click on “+” to schedule appointment to participate in given activity
See some of the service experiences, workshops, or reflection opportunities below.
If you have trouble signing up for any of the opportunities or cannot access the WASE calendar, please email Elsie Sheidler of the PACE Center. sheidler@Princeton.EDU
Some of the groups that are being supported by Princeton's Month of Service 2018 include:
***PA3 encourages support of these local groups year-round, as well!***
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Join Alumni Corps' NJ P55 Fellows for discussion of social change AND for holiday cheer
Please join us on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 5 - 7 pm when Melissa
Hager, Esq., a Project 55 Mentor, will moderate a discussion
on "Community Organizing: Mobilizing Others for Social Change."
After the discussion, we'll have time for a light dinner and socializing to celebrate the holiday season!
Our discussion will
take off from the recent Alumni Corps webinar on Community Organizing.
Melissa Hager and our NJ Fellows, will discuss the insights of webinar
guest speakers Mark Sanders and Michaela Bethune.
Melissa is an attorney who works with not for profit organizations.
Among her volunteer activities, she organized a program with Mercer
Street Friends to bring food on weekends to food-insecure children in
K-6 grades of the West Windsor Plainsboro School District.
Location: AlumniCorps, 12 Stockton Street, Princeton NJ (small parking lot behind building, entrance on Mercer Street)
Schedule:
5-5:30 - arrive and socialize
5:30-6:30 - discussion to be moderated by Melissa
6:30 - 7:15 - light dinner, refreshments and socialize
7:15 - adjourn
We welcome you and
your guests who may be interested in learning more about Project 55
and/or community organizing. Please RSVP by emailing Jean Trujillo at jeantrujillo@gmail.com with your guest count and any dietary needs.
Jean Trujillo *95, social chair
Marsha Rosenthal '76 and Tom Magnus '77, co-chairs
NJ Committee, Alumni Corps
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Service Opportunity: Interview Class of 2022 Applicants
The Greater Princeton Regional Alumni Schools Committee can use your help this year in its ongoing mission to identify and interview great applicants from our area. ASC is open to all alumni, undergraduates, and graduate students. Contact Melanie Stein if you'd like to get involved.
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Princeton Veterans Day 2017
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10th 8:30 AM
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL
** HONORING ALL WHO SERVED **
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