NEW PA3 WEBSITE

Please note the PA3 has a new website, which can be found at www.princetonaaa.org ... please visit us there. Comments, problems or plaudits may be directed to: princetonareaalumni@gmail.com

Cmty Service - Pine Barrens - CANCELED

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO WET WEATHER

Trail work in the Parker Preserve
Coordinated by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation


This expansive property encompasses almost 14 square miles in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and is accessible by a network of sandy roads that wind though pitch pine forest and blueberry fields, and run along the preserve’s cedar swamp, shallow lakes and pristine tributaries of the West Branch of the Wading River.

Arrive at the Chatsworth Lake entrance to the Parker Preserve between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. Driving time from Princeton is about an hour and fifteen minutes.

Trail work: We will be installing interpretive signs and doing trail clearing and maintenance.

Our work will end by 4:00 (followed by an optional one-hour trip to Apple Pie Hill).

Please bring: A daypack with lunch and beverages, insect repellent and work gloves. Wear appropriate clothing, especially long pants and shirts. Cameras and binoculars are recommended.

Tools, water and snacks will be provided.

Please see the NJCF website for more information and directions.

If you can spare a few hours before the trip, we highly recommend reading The Pine Barrens by John McPhee '53.

If you have questions, please contact Philo Elmer '69.

Please email Arlen Hastings '80 to let us know if you will be participating. Families are welcome. We will organize carpools if enough people are interested.

Volunteers will receive PA3 caps as long as the supply lasts.

May 6 - First Friday Lunch at the Nassau Club

Join us for First Fridays, a monthly recurring event for undergraduate and graduate Princeton alumni. On the first Friday of each month, area alumni and their guests will meet for a prix fixe luncheon at the Nassau Club in downtown Princeton. As a special bonus for PA3, a graduate student will present his/her work. Presenters and topics will change monthly.

This month's lunch features Wenzhe Cao, graduate student in the electrical engineering department, discussing her research.

Specially priced at $25/person (or $30 if you choose not to pay PA3's annual dues), lunch includes the Nassau Club’s full buffet as well as a complementary beverage (wine, beer, soft drink). Pre-registration is required.

Looking forward to seeing you...in your orange and black!

Date: Friday, May 6th

Time: 12 noon - 2pm

Location: Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St, Princeton, NJ

Nassau Club membership is not necessary to attend this event.

For more information, contact Lydia Zaininger '83 at lydia@princetonaaa.org.

To RSVP, please use PayPal below:

Lunch Reservation

PA3 Dues Payer $25.00 Non-Dues Payer $30.00

Need to pay your dues to receive the discounted price? Click here.

Wine Tasting - Tuesday, March 15th

PA3 Ides of March Tiger Tasting at Mediterra

3/15 - from 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Mediterra Restaurant and Taverna, 29 Hulfish Street, Princeton NJ

www.mediterrarestaurant.com.

Come join PA3 alums and their guests to celebrate the Ides of March, not an ominous day at all, but merely the 15^th day of the month, according to the ancient Romans. We’ll explore Italy through its viticulture in a tasting with food pairings developed especially for us. It’s been a while since we had a tasting and we’re looking forward to this one. Sign-up soon because these tastings have been very popular in the past!

Cost is $30/person for PA3 dues paying members and one guest and $35 for others.

Please select your type of ticket here:

Mediterra Winetasting Event Ticket

PA3 Dues Payer $30.00 Non-Dues Payer $35.00

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Questions: contact Lydia Zaininger ’83 at lydia@princetonaaa.org

Feb 15th - Networking Event at Maclean House

GLOBAL NETNIGHT: NETWORKING WITHOUT BORDERS

When: February 15, 7-9pm
Where: Maclean House, Princeton University

The Princeton Area Alumni Association will join with Princeton alumni associations around the world in a Global NetNight: Networking Without Borders. As the world shrinks, Princeton alumni need access to a networking environment that connects them to alumni in the United States and in countries around the world. Networking Without Borders is a first step in this direction. Through LinkedIn, participants will connect with one another before, during and after the event.

The event will feature Maisha Walker’94 on the subject of Networking in the Age of Social Media and a structured networking exercise over beverages and hors d'oeuvres. All alumni are invited to attend.

We hope you will join us for this global event.

RSVP to Kiki Karoglou*05 at karoglou@alumni.princeton.edu by 2/11/11.

This event is free.

Office of the Alumni Association, Maclean House: http://www.princeton.edu/~pumap/buildings/12.html

"Engaged at Every Age" Conference, Feb. 25

Princeton AlumniCorps invites you to the
ENGAGED AT EVERY AGE Conference
A dialog for alumni on how to find new uses
for your wisdom, experience and passion
Princeton University
Friday, February 25
9:00-4:30
For more information and to register, click here.

The PA3 Fundraiser: Research Grants for Visiting Scholars

Update: Through generous donations, PA3 and it's members were able to contribute $5,000 toward the research grants. This money will fund at least 2 scholars' grants. The scholars will be selected this Spring.

PA3 is raising funds for research grants to be awarded by the Princeton University Library to scholars from all over the world to spend a month at Princeton using the university’s unique bibliographic resources, including rare books, manuscripts and special collections. The grants funded by PA3 will be allocated to Princeton University alumni, whenever possible. The grants are up to $3,500 each.

Be assured, our funding will not be "gilding the lily" --- the Library receives more proposals from highly qualified applicants than it can fund.

At the culmination of each visit, the researcher will present his/her work to the university community, including alumni and guests.

PA3 Annual Dinner, ETS Chauncey Conference Center

*PA3 Annual Dinner, ETS Chauncey Conference Center*

Date: Saturday, January 22
Time: 6 to 10:30 p.m.
Location: ETS Chauncey Conference Center, Rosedale Road, Princeton

Last Chance: Please RSVP right away!

Ticket prices (for you and your guest)

Non-dues payer $130.00 Dues payer $110.00 Class of 1997 $80.00 Classes of '05 - '10 $50.00 Current Grad Student $50.00 Dinner Patron $150.00 Dinner Benefactor $200.00

Choose dinner option

Crab-stuffed Flounder Lemon Chicken Vegetarian Option

The Princeton Area Alumni Association annual dinner and meeting will again be held at the ETS Chauncey Conference Center. The featured speaker will be Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver '94, the associate dean of academic affairs and diversity at the Princeton University Graduate School. She will speak on "Visionary Leadership in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Millennium." The party begins with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Semi-formal attire is requested, and black and orange are welcome.

As a special project this year, PA3 is donating all proceeds from the silent auction and is accepting separate donations to benefit Research Grants for Visiting Scholars. PA3 will match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000. You can preview silent auction items and read more about the program here.

Links: http://princetonaaa.blogspot.com/2010/11/pa3-fundraiser-research-grants-for.html

And: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bw65LY5fMb4MMGU5ODJjYWYtYjg0Mi00NjE2LTg3Y2MtYTU3MzY3YzFlZmFj&hl=en&authkey=CJWok5MG

Community Service: PA3 volunteers sort donations at the Rescue Mission

The Community Service Committee proudly reports that all five volunteers who came out to sort clothing for the Rescue Mission of Trenton's monthly volunteer day on Saturday, January 8, were from PA3. Pictured above (l-r): Joe Voigtsberger '82, Marian Zelazny p11, Olek Zelazny p11, and Halina Bustin s70. Committee chair Arlen Hastings '80 was behind the camera.

In the top photo, Joe and Olek display two of the donated items that will be sold in the Rescue Mission's thrift store. All proceeds support Rescue Mission operations.

For more information about the Rescue Mission, see December 12 post.

Community Service: PA3 Visits Rescue Mission of Trenton

Nine PA3 members visited the Rescue Mission of Trenton on December 11 for a morning of learning and service. Top picture was taken in the women’s emergency shelter. PA3 volunteers (l-r in bottom picture) were Grace Penn ’99, Ed Andrews ’71, John Penrod *94, George McLaughlin ’58, Tom Pyle ’76, Arlen Hastings ’80, Sara Hastings ’09, Tom Hastings ’79, and Sunu Joseph p13.

According to its literature, the Rescue Mission “helps struggling individuals in Trenton by providing them with shelter, food, and substance abuse treatment.” This is an understatement; the Rescue Mission, which occupies a full city block, provides an impressive array of services and learning opportunities on both an ongoing and emergency basis. It was abundantly clear that the Rescue Mission takes seriously its commitment to “create an environment where its clients can live with dignity, build self-esteem, and experience love, responsibility and hope.”

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: The Rescue Mission offers classes and individual tutoring for its resident clients. Volunteers who are able to make a weekly commitment are currently needed to teach a GED writing class (Mondays from 5-6) and a basic computer skills class (Fridays from 1-2). There are openings on Sundays at 11 and Tuesdays at 2 for volunteers who would like to design their own classes. Tutors are needed weekdays from 5-6 , or on weekend mornings, to work with individuals. For more information about ways to volunteer, click here. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jennifer Sanderson of the Rescue Mission staff, with a copy to Arlen Hastings, PA3 Community Service chair, and identify yourself as a PA3 member.

If you would like to volunteer but can't make a weekly commitment, the Rescue Mission also welcomes volunteers on the first Saturday of every month from 10:00-12:30 to assist in a variety of projects including sorting clothing for the thrift store, painting and cleaning.

Dance Concert (NYC) with the American Dystonia Society

Join ADS for an evening with Alvin Ailey I Dance

America's Premier Dance Company
Thursday 30 December 2010, 8:00PM
NY City Center (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues)
Our tickets are in Orchestra rows C-F

Please click on this link or email Noel Valero '82 S85 (noel@dystonia.us) to purchase tickets.

Accepting Self-Nominations for PA3 Executive Committee

At PA3’s Annual Dinner/Annual Meeting on January 22, 2011, we will be conducting elections for the four PA3 Officers (watch your mailbox for our official invitation to the dinner). We also have some vacancies for Directors and Committee Chairs, which can be filled by appointment of the PA3 Executive Committee. Typically, the Executive Committee (comprising the Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs) meets in person or via teleconference one evening per month. Please consider volunteering for any of the positions described here and return the self-nomination information to PA3 by email to PrincetonAreaAlumni@gmail.com by January 10, 2011.

If you are interested in self-nominating or volunteering for one of the positions listed here, please provide the following information by January 10th:

Name:

Class:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Position Desired:

Also, so that everyone can get a chance to know who you are, please write a little bit (about ~250 words) about why you'd like to serve PA3 and why you'd be qualified to do so.

Dec 16 - Third Thursday Happy Hour, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Date: Thursday, December 16
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Place: Metro North Restaurant, 378 Alexander Road, Princeton

Join fellow Princeton-area alumni for refreshments and drinks at the new Metro North Restaurant (in the former home of the Rusty Scupper and JL Ivy). Look for the orange and black balloons and the folks in black and orange! The bar is straight ahead as you enter the restaurant. Contact Lydia Zaininger (lydia@princetonaaa.org) for more information. See you there!

Community Service at Rescue Mission of Trenton, Saturday, December 11

Please join the Community Service Committee at the Rescue Mission of Trenton for a half-day program of information, volunteering, and lunch with clients. We’ll begin at 9:30 with a half-hour presentation about what the Rescue Mission is and does and about ways to volunteer, followed by a tour of the facility. We’ll then be put to work in the Thrift Store for a couple of hours. At 12:15, we’ll have lunch with Rescue Mission clients.

Adult (18-and-up) family members and friends are welcome.

To sign up, please email Arlen Hastings. There is space for a maximum of 15 volunteers for this activity; first come, first served.

Positions Up for Election (1/2011) or Currently Vacant

Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer): Each officer shall hold office for the term of two (2) years and until a successor is elected and qualified. All officers may succeed themselves, except that the President and Vice President may hold their respective offices for no more than two (2) consecutive terms although shall otherwise be eligible for re-election. All elected officers shall take office at the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1, 2011. The current President and Vice President are completing the first of their 2 possible consecutive terms.

President: The President manages all association activities, delegating specific duties as broadly as possible. The President presides at Executive Committee and general membership meetings, maintains contact with the Alumni Association staff and the Alumni Council Committee on Regional Associations and appoints committee leaders, in conjunction with the other members of the Executive Committee.

Vice President: The Vice President shall perform all the duties of the President in the event of the absence or resignation of the latter, and under ordinary circumstances shall succeed the President at the end of the President’s term. The Vice President is an advisor and assistant to the President.

Secretary: The Secretary takes minutes at meetings involving the Executive Committee and/or general membership; maintains the constitution, by-laws, and written procedures of the organization, and writes and distributes the newsletters of the organization.

Treasurer: The Treasurer receives and has custody of, manages deposit accounts for, and disburses in accordance with PA3’s by-laws and written procedures the monies and other valuables of PA3. The Treasurer also keeps full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and other valuables on hand, prepares and furnishes reports of all transactions and of the financial condition of PA3 as needed, and completes and returns Princeton University-furnished paperwork for IRS or other purposes.

Directors: Directors serve the function of members-at-large of the Executive Committee, advising and participating as needed. They are voting members of Executive Committee, have no defined responsibilities, and may contribute when and what they can. We currently have 2 open positions for director to serve for the remainder of the current term, ending June 30, 2013.

Technology Committee Chair: The Technology Committee Chair maintains PA3’s website, Facebook page, Linked-In profile, and other resources; and liaises with the Alumni Council Technology Advisory Committee.

Young Alumni Committee Chair: The Young Alumni Committee Chair encourages participation of young alumni in PA3 activities by initiating activities aimed at a young alumni audience and/or developing strategies for getting young alumni to join in all alumni events.

Parents Committee Chair: The Parents Committee Chair encourages participation of local parents of undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni in PA3 activities by initiating activities to welcome parents to the Princeton community, encouraging participation in PA3 events, and coordinating efforts for parents of current students to counsel and advise parents of admitted students.

Princeton AlumniCorps Seeks Volunteers in Marketing, Communications, Project Management

Princeton AlumniCorps (formerly Princeton Project 55) is an independent, alumni-led, nonprofit organization that engages alumni in significant public interest initiatives. Its new Community Volunteers program seeks to connect Princeton alumni from the classes in the '60s, '70s, and '80s to civic engagement opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Locally, Community Volunteers is organizing pro bono working groups of Princeton alumni to assist nonprofit organizations with substantive short-term projects not related to fundraising. The first of many opportunities is below.

Healthcare and Domestic Violence Initiative
Princeton AlumniCorps’ initial partner, Womanspace, has developed a training curriculum for healthcare providers focused on the establishment of screening mechanisms to identify victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

We are looking for volunteers to organize outreach and communications efforts to healthcare providers of all types, including private practices, hospitals, and clinics. If you have experience in the following fields, Princeton AlumniCorps wants to hear from you!

• Marketing
• Communications
• Project Management

If you are interested, and would like to learn more about how to get involved, contact Ed Andrews ’71 or John Shriver, Program Director.

Dec 8th - Carnegie Hall Concert featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

An Evening at Carnegie Hall
(57th St and Seventh Ave, NYC)
Dec 8th, 8:00 PM
Pierre-Laurent Aimand, Piano

Sorry, tickets are no longer available for this event through PA3. You may be able to purchase tickets directly from the Carnegie Hall box office. If you would like to be included with the pre-show plans and/or carpooling, please email us to include you on our list.

If you have purchased tickets from PA3 for this event, we will be contacting you soon regarding distribution of the tickets, pre-show plans, and carpooling from the Princeton area.

Notes: Alumni and PU graduate students will be seated in a group in the Center Balcony Area.

Please contact Cathy Haught *05 at princetonareaalumni@gmail.com for more information.

CANCELLED: Nov 13th - Bus Trip to the Yale Football Game

Sorry, there wasn't enough interest to make this group trip worth-while. Maybe next year for the Penn game!

If you are venturing to New Haven on Nov 13th, you are invited to the Princeton Alumni Association of Eastern Connecticut's tailgate ($10 alumni/$5 students), featuring mimosas, bloody marys, sandwiches, and appetizers. Please RSVP for the tailgate directly to them. Go Tigers!

Celebrating Alumni Community Service

Check out the Alumni Council's new Community Service Report and Resource guide here for news and inspiration. You'll find a picture of PA3 Community Service in action on page 2.

PA5 (Princeton Area Alumni Association Automotive Aficionados) join the Class of 1982 Model T Comittee

Several PA5 members joined the Great Class of 1982 on Saturday, October 16, to give the Class of '15/'50/'82 1915 Ford Model T its quarterly constitutional, with great thanks to the PA5 members from the Class of 1982!

More pictures of this outing are available on this Facebook page: