Rotary Club of Princeton, NJ USA

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Marty Stundel (05/05); Frank Reiche (05/08); Jim Kilgore (05/09); Dixie Kirpalani (05/21); Jack Fein (05/27)

• June 05 - Potluck Supper 6:00 p.m. - At Marge Smith's home.  This replaces our regular luncheon meeting.

  Bulletin: Committee | Meditation: TBA

• June 12 - P.U. Alum & Heart Transplant Recipient - Jessica Melore

Bulletin: Committee | Meditation: N/A

• June 19 - TBA

  Bulletin: Committee | Meditation: TBA

• June 26 - Changing of the Guard @ 6:00 p.m. - This replaces our regular luncheon meeting.

  Bulletin: Committee | Meditation: TBA

The Rotary Club of Princeton honored Dr. Elizabeth Casparian, Executive Director of HiTOPS, Princeton, at a luncheon on May, 1 at the Nassau Club where she was presented with the prestigious Rotary Vocational Service Award. 

The Rotary Club of Princeton’s Vocational Service Award recognizes exemplary achievement in a business or professional career that best models Rotary’s principles; recognizing the dignity of all professions, honoring service to society and high ethical standards. Rotary recognizes Dr. Casparian for her work promoting the health and well being of teens and adolescents aged 13-26 in the Princeton community through peer leadership led programs, wellness and prevention services as well as emotional and psychological support.  Under Dr. Casparian’s leadership, HiTOPS educational programs have received national recognition.

Pictured from left:  Rotarians: Martin Parker; Cynthia Love, President-Elect; Dr. Elizabeth Casparian, HiTOPS; Susan Mullen, Vocational Service Award Chair

Alan M. Hershey, Chair of the D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc. Board of Trustees and Advisors presented a program at the April 17th meeting of the Rotary Club of Princeton.

Ravi Ravindranath, Chairman of the club's Nominating Committe, announced the nomination of Cindy Love as the Club's President-Elect.  Cindy currently serves as Secretary of District 7510 and as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Rotary Club of Princeton

Princeton Rotary Club President, Dewey Clark presents the club's seventh Paul Harris Fellow award to Cindy Love.

Princeton Rotarian blood donor and Project Chair, Jan Gurvitch, (right) is shown with
Susan Maruska, RN from the University Medical Center at Princeton.

For the 9th consecutive year, The Rotary Club of Princeton has supported the University Medical Center at Princeton's Blood Donor Program.  Rotary developed the "9-11 Blood Drive" in memory of all victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks, especially those from Princeton and the neighboring communities.  Through this program, Rotarians donate blood on a regular monthly schedule.  To learn more about the Rotary Club of Princeton's "9-11 Blood Drive" and other Rotary Programs, please visit the other pages on this Website or write to:
webmaster@princetonrotary.org. 

Rotary Club of Princeton Continues
its Ongoing Literacy Project
At
Princeton Nursery School

In support of Rotary’s commitment to literacy, the Rotary Club of Princeton has continued with its Literacy Project with the Princeton Nursery School for more than three years.

Princeton Nursery School is a small, private, non-profit, educational child care facility that provides for the developmental needs of children between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years. The School currently serves 44, primarily Hispanic and African American children. Since its founding in 1929, Princeton Nursery School’s mission has been to provide a positive and supportive preschool experience for families at an affordable cost.

Rotarian, Karen Woodbridge shares the contents of one of the
books donated to the children by the Rotary Club of Princeton

Throughout the month of March, members of the Rotary Club, including some spouses, read to children ages two and a half to five at the Princeton Nursery School. The teachers at the school chose the books for the Rotarians to read from among the children’s favorite titles. The Rotarian readers had the opportunity to read to both small groups and full classes.

Many of the Rotarian readers expressed their delight at how much they enjoyed having the opportunity to interact with the children. As a result of their initial experience, several of the members of the Rotary Club, who read to the children as part of the month of March Celebration of Literacy, are continuing to read to the children on a regular basis. The Rotary Club plans to support this project as part of its on-going commitment to literacy.

Rotarian, Dr. Marcia Bossart explains to the children what
they will find in one of the books that was donated to them.

As part of celebration of Literacy Month, the Rotary Club also gave each child at the Princeton Nursery School a book to take home. Each child in the three year old class received a copy of It Begins with an A and each child in the four to five year old class received a copy of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, both titles having been chosen by the teachers at the Nursery School. The books were personalized with each child’s name on a label in the front of the book.

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