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Fall 2013 Celebrating 105 Years Serving Youth
Greetings to All
Our last Outlook was distributed in the Fall, 2012. Since then, we have smoothly transitioned from a support organization of Princeton University to an independent public charity, thanks to the thoughtful, comprehensive and strategic work of our transition team, headed by Transition Director Isabel Zisk and Interim Executive Director Katherine Carmichael. They are owed gratitude and thanks. Leading up to the transition and beyond it, we have seen a dynamism unprecedented in recent PBC history. So much positive energy has produced so much positive change. Now, we are not waiting to exhale. There isn’t time, because we have immediately taken the next breath of life for a public service organization which, in some vital ways, has remained unchanged since 1908, yet is being reinvented again in 2013. On that point, I am pleased to report that the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Pam Gregory as Executive Director of PBC effective December 2nd. Pam brings to us a wealth of experience in social-emotional learning and experiential education, having served as both the Program Director and the Executive Director of Trail Blazers, one of the oldest continuously operating programs in the U.S. for at-risk youth. She brings extensive experience in strategic planning, board development, all aspects of fundraising and marketing/public affairs from a variety of progressively larger roles at Girls Quest, Inwood House and as Cirque du Soleil’s Director of Global Citizenship, US. Pam holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Education from Goddard College and completed the Executive Level Program at Columbia Business School’s Institute for Non Profit Management.
Blairstown Campus Challenge Course
Read this newsletter and realize what change has wrought for PBC and what change we can catalyze for those we serve. Reflect on the resourcefulness and commitment of our staff and the promise this holds for the future of PBC. May it also increase the promise for all participants we encounter. Help us by contributing some of your selves,
your ideas or in whatever way you can, including introducing us to others so we can grow the PBC family. With kind regards, thanks for your support and best wishes from us all this holiday season,
Mark L. Antin, Esq. President, PBC Board of Trustees 1
A Breath of Fresh Air and Learning, Too! – Summer Staff 2013 by Roberto Gil Jr., Esq., Program Director-Blairstown Program
Blairstown Program Staff
Brandeis University, Colby College, Denison University, Franklin & Marshall College, Tulane University, Union College and Wooster College. Boston, Los Angeles, New York City and St. Louis. What do these colleges/universities and cities have in common? They are the hometowns and schools represented by the seven summer staff who called Blairstown home this summer. Every summer, Princeton-Blairstown Center hires college students to complement their full-time staff. This past summer, we were joined by Nelson Dow, Terrell Gilkey, Jestin Kusch, Kayla Morris, Armando Pascual, Chyann Starks and Carlos Taveras.
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Princeton-Blairstown Center really is a place to grow not only for the participants, but for the staff too. As a summer facilitator, I had the opportunity to lead by example as I too was challenged and stretched throughout my summer experience. I left as a stronger, more confident young woman and I am very grateful for the bonds, friendships, and memories that were formed as a result of an amazing summer spent at PBC! Kayla (Kay) Morris
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For each of these young women and men, the PBC experience was as unique as their own distinct personalities and paths in life. For Chyann Starks, a recent college graduate, it too was a summer of learning and growth. While the others returned to school in the Fall, Chyann returned to Brooklyn where she began preparing for the next phase in her life, a stint teaching English in Costa Rica. Since her departure to Costa Rica was not until late November, Chyann was encouraged to stay on as an adjunct staff member. Chyann reported, “I’m excited about the growth and progress here at PBC… Also, thank you for encouraging me to be an adjunct; it was a nice break from my Brooklyn life and gave me opportunities to learn new things about myself at such a critical time in my life.” Whether their time at PBC is limited to one summer, or more, PBC was a place of immense learning for these seven young men and women. For Carlos Taveras, it was the combination of being isolated from home and friends in addition to working with such diverse groups that brought about change. “First, my ability to lead groups of different age ranges has immensely strengthened. Being able to adjust to different moods
and different personalities is definitely something I now have in my bag. Sometimes, being isolated doesn’t mean you’re isolated, it just means you have time to grow as a person and thanks to my time here at PBC, I’ve definitely grown as a person. I’m excited to bring all my newfound skills to Union!” Similarly, Jestin Kusch said “I definitely grew in being comfortable with always being uncomfortable. Although that sounds very simple, I not only got over a few fears this year, I was able to help others as they went through their experiences… I gained a new perception on people who are important to my life, and found a new type of peace.” For at least one of them, the summer of 2013 will be their introduction to a career in outdoor/experiential education. Armando Pascual has already expressed interest in returning next summer, and in full-time work once he graduates from Colby. When asked what would make him return, Armando said “Everything! I love the staff here and the environment. I love the welcoming feeling I get when I come into Egner. I will definitely be back. I love working outside and working with kids.” Regardless of how long their stay is, PBC has impacted the lives of these seven summer staff; and they have impacted PBC for the better, too.
Roberto Gil Jr., Esq. is the new Program Director-Blairstown Program. He joined PBC in July of 2013. Before coming to PBC, Roberto served as BELL’s Director of Field Operations for New York. BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life). Prior to returning to New York City, he spent the last two years traveling on behalf of BELL, spending equal time in Augusta, GA and Detroit, MI. He began his BELL career in September 2005, serving as Site Manager for PS 112X, The Bronxwood School, where he was responsible for running an afterschool program serving 200 scholars. Before BELL, Roberto was a Program Director with the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, serving the Brooklyn community at their Navy Yard Clubhouse. Prior to that, he worked at The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) as Deputy Director of Court Operations. A major accomplishment in his time there was the successful launch of the Manhattan Family Court – Court Employment Project, an alternative-to-placement program for juvenile delinquents. Roberto earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from The University of Texas in Austin. After which, he moved to New York to attend law school at New York Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctorate.
East Side Charter School’s Appalachian Trail Expedition
by Tiffany Brown, PBC Facilitator and Former Participant It is the early morning of October. You can hear the sound of the wind rustling against the leaves on the autumn trees. Up ahead on the Appalachian Trail, the sounds of singing middle school students
East Side Charter School (in Wilmington, DE) handpicked fifteen students to be a part of the program at Blairstown to help build confidence and take them out of their comfort zones.
East Side Charter School
can be heard approaching the bus. As they load their backpacks onto the seats, they continue to sing. This group is referred to as Thunda; one half of the seventh and eighth grade class that attended PrincetonBlairstown Center for Expedition this year.
Appalachian Trail Expedition
While backpacking roughly twenty miles from Camp Road to Brink Road the students worked on their leadership and communication skills while taking on the outdoor experience. Each day the students were appointed different jobs that ranged from Navigator to Leader of The Day. Other jobs such as Bear Bag and Tarps/Tents allowed the students to set up and break down camp as well as demonstrate responsibility with group equipment and food. During the ride back to PBC the students shared their highlights and challenges on expedition. The majority of the students and some teachers shared a common fear of heights. All agreed that one of the biggest challenges they overcame was hiking on peaks like Rattlesnake Mountain, though the view from the top was considered to be a highlight. Throughout many of the obstacles faced during the fiveday adventure, the students of East Side Charter School learned to conquer their fears and demonstrate perseverance. Some seventh grade students who were nervous about being away from home for a long period of time, expressed excitement about the opportunity to attend Expedition next year. 3
Scotch Plains Stake Young Women’s Camp at PBC By Tom Arnold, Assistant Program Director-Blairstown Program
after every meal. On their last day, they set up the Dam Rappel, Climbing Wall and Target Jump and belayed groups through these high ropes elements. By the end of the week our summer staff felt like seasoned veterans.
Morning Meeting
Of the many groups that visited Princeton-Blairstown Center this summer, perhaps one of the most interesting was the Scotch Plains Stake Young Women’s Camp that moved in and adopted our 263 acre campus as their base during the first week of July. The Church of Latter-Day Saints is one of the fastest growing religions in New Jersey and the Scotch Plains Stake (or Diocese) includes a diverse territory from urban Newark, East Orange and Irvington to suburban Summit, Metuchen and New Providence. The young women who attended represented a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds and cultures. Princeton-Blairstown Center was chosen by Camp Director Jamie Peterson and her team from a list of possible facilities because the chemistry felt right. “We were looking for a place that could accommodate our group during the specific time frame, and a place that had worked with kids from under-served communities. We happened upon your web site by chance, made plans to visit, and fell in love with the location.” The first week in July was sunny and warm and the 60 girls who came to PBC made the most of our outdoor facilities. The young women were grouped by age from Level One (11 and 12 years old) to Level Four (16 years old) with “Level Leaders” – 18 year-old counselors – assigned to each cabin. The group used Danielson Lodge as their headquarters and from the moment the girls were dropped off, the Center was transformed 4
into a thriving girls’ summer camp with all the traditional activities. Every morning before breakfast, the program convened around the flagpole at the waterfront for the Pledge of Allegiance and daily prayers and announcements. During meals there was singing and cheering; at night there were campfires and s’mores, skits and a crazy hair show. The seven college students who made up the PBC summer staff had just completed their four-week training and this was a perfect opportunity to test their skills on an enthusiastic and willing audience. They took all the young women on a tour of the property when they arrived and facilitated initiative games on PBC’s challenge course to help them form teams and bond. They supervised their canoeing and swimming and led them through the dining hall restoration
The Crazy Hair Show
In between all the hiking, arts and crafts and sports, the group worked on a service project. One of the Level Leaders was studying Library Science and it was agreed that the Peyton Library could use some care and attention. After four days of work, the young women organized a ribbon cutting ceremony, and the newly organized, spotlessly clean and colorcoded library was presented to PBC staff, who were touched by the kindness, service and pride these young ladies demonstrated. Probably the best indication that the Scotch Plains Camp was a success is that they have already booked the exclusive use of Princeton-Blairstown Center for an even larger group next July. We look forward to their return and another chance to help a diverse group of future leaders grow in a beautiful natural setting. Tom Arnold has been a member of the PBC family since 2008 as an Adjunct Faciliator. He joined PBC fulltime as an Assistant Program Director in May. Tom is a graduate of Kenyon College with an A.B. in English. He has over 15 years of experience teaching outdoor and experiential education to students and adults.
Group Teambuilding and the Individual Spark By Robyn Worcester, PBC Experiential Education Facilitator A trip to the Princeton-Blairstown Center campus is extremely valuable in that it provides the opportunities, the stage, the right potential ingredients for each individual participant to have his or her own unique PBC Experience within the larger narrative of group teambuilding and leadership development. I like to think of these distinctive PBC Experiences as sparks since they are moments where students light up and really shine with wonder, appreciation, and openness.
different reasons. For Benetta, it was the opportunity to canoe, to be on water. For Stephanie it was pushing herself through the dam rappel despite a fear of heights. Dyamond showed herself as a quiet, respectful leader in team initiatives. Frances came alive when looking at vegetables in the garden. Each student had her moment to shine as an individual within their larger team (with the appropriately-chosen symbol of a lightning bolt). When enough sparks
Mercer County Community College SMILE/GEARUP
They are moments of authentic joy and pride mirrored on the faces of students who are learning, experiencing something new, having her understanding of life and the world expand for the better. The Mercer County Community College SMILE/GEARUP program is memorable for its proliferation of sparks. The SMILE/GEARUP program works with socio-economically underserved 7th & 8th graders from the Trenton, NJ area. They visited PBC for a culturallyenriching three-day leadership retreat in early September. Program goals were to work on participants’ communication and problem-solving skills, and to explore different styles of leadership. This program is memorable because of how receptive the students were to the various learning opportunities they experienced at PBC. At different, distinctive moments each of the 33 participants had her own PBC Experience. It was amazingly profound to see each student’s appreciation and understanding of the world grow at different times and for
are present, that can produce a reaction. In the case of SMILE/GEARUP, this was no exception. One of the most enriching moments of this program came about through collaboration with the Princeton University Outdoor Action program that was on-site concurrently running their pre-freshman orientation trip. Despite the apparent age and socio-economic differences between
Princeton University Outdoor Action
the SMILE/GEARUP and Outdoor Action groups, a quick bond was formed through song, dance, and play between the diverse participants. Typically, when multiple groups are on-site concurrently at PBC, there is little-to-no interaction, but Outdoor Action’s boisterous group icebreaker activities in front of Egner (the dining hall) seemed like too much fun for my SMILE/GEARUP 7th graders to pass on. After a short time deliberating, they very politely asked the Princeton students if they could join in. This action took bravery and initiative; these efforts were rewarded through positive, uplifting experiences for all that continued through the conclusion of the programs several days later. The interaction between these two groups illustrated how powerful a PBC Experience can be. It doesn’t have to be a huge event; one’s eyes can be opened to the magical possibilities of life through something that at first seems small or insignificant. Often, it is the simple pleasures that provide us with the greatest sense of fulfillment, balance, and interconnectedness. The Princeton-Blairstown Center is full of these illuminating moments when the Blairstown campus, mission, staff, and participants make PBC an indispensable source of potential sparks. Those sparks are here, waiting for an individual to discover the right moment to shine brighter than he or she ever has before. Robyn Worcester comes to PBC from the fast-paced, high-energy adventure tourism world. Serving as a canopy tour (zipline) guide and professional snowboard instructor in Upstate NY’s Catskill Mountain has taught Robyn many valuable lessons in managing groups, ensuring safety, and delivering quality learning experiences. She is happy to bring these skills to her Facilitator role at PBC. Robyn has a B.A. in Environmental Sciences & Engineering from Harvard University along with several professional outdoor instructor certifications including Waterfront Lifeguard, SCUBA Rescue Diver, and Adaptive Snowboard Instructor. 5
Princeton-Blairstown Center Programs 2013
Princeton University Hindu Life Program
Isles Inc. Youthbuild Institute
United Leaders of Tomorrow Program
Rutgers Future Scholars-New Brunswick
Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School
The High School of Enterprise, Business & Technology
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Princeton University Keller Center
For a Complete List of all our Current Partners Go to Page 11
NJ SEEDS Program
Rutgers Future Scholars-Camden New Brunswick High School
Tailored Pathways to Success Program
Passaic County Technical Institute High School
Brooklyn Latin School Westfield High School
Rutgers Upward Bound Program Global Neighborhood Secondary School
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PBC’s School-Based Programs Expand in Trenton and New York City By Katherine Carmichael, LMSW, Senior Director-Program Services & Outreach This Fall our School-Based program staff transitioned from “living out of a backpack” to offices in our four partner schools. After years of being based out of
our highly-trained staff with students five days a week and increases our ability to create seamless school partnerships, ensure positive outcomes and change
PBC’s School-Based Summer Program 2013
PBC’s office at 350 Alexander Street and traveling to schools to see students once a week, our staff now have offices and are with students five days a week. The vision of “Deep Partnerships” with urban schools has become a reality. PBC’s School-Based programs began to take shape in 2006 after the Program Committee recommended that the organization implement a socialemotional curriculum in schools that would allow our participants to receive skills-based programming on a regular basis. The impetus for this initiative was the research that supports that “time on task” yields greater outcomes. While the Blairstown Campus programming has always been considered valuable, and transformative, the Program Committee put forth the idea that sessions delivered on a regular basis throughout the year in participants’ schools, complemented by several trips to Blairstown, would yield the greatest results. Based on the overwhelming need expressed by our partner principals in both Trenton, NJ and New York City for increased PBC School-Based services and the help of additional funding from the United Way of Greater Mercer County and a Federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, we expanded our School-Based program to an embedded school-based model. This model places 8
student’s lives. The United Way of Greater Mercer County increased their funding for the Trenton based United Leaders of Tomorrow program allowing for the expanded model of this program to be implemented by PBC at both Trenton high schools during the Fall of 2013. The program changed from a once a week after-school program to a day and afterschool dropout prevention and leadership program for freshmen using social-emotional learning and experiential education methodologies. This expanded five day-aweek School-Based model allows our staff to have a measurable impact on students through data we can obtain, measure and, ultimately, share. The program utilizes Social Solutions, Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), a nationally-recognized webbased outcome management software system that aggregates student data, tracks progress, and produces reports that measure results. The United Way provides the staff and the software management to ensure that pertinent student activity is tracked and that program improvements can be made throughout the year. Luis Genao, Principal of Global Neighborhood Secondary School (GNSS) in East Harlem requested a full-time PBC staff person to be placed at his school to provide our new expanded model of the PBC School-
Based program. Mr. Genoa committed to funding the position through his own school budget and a Federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Mr. Genoa has been a PBC partner principal for five years and is a strong supporter of our programming at his school. When his students travel to Blairstown three times a year he always takes time out of his demanding schedule to stay overnight with them. In addition, his Parent Coordinator accompanied the students this summer and spent a week as a chaperone in the cabins working in collaboration with our School-Based and Blairstown Facilitators to make the summer Blairstown Campus experience one of our best attended and most successful ever.
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From the beginning the PrincetonBlairstown Center has been our willing partner, our school-in-the woods. The partnership started from shared core beliefs and practices; practices that we believe will support our middle school students in becoming highly effective adults. Together we strive to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of our diverse group of learners…. Together we worked to serve, to energize, to guide and to dream. Together, over the past four years we did the hard, exhilarating work of founding and sustaining a small school in East Harlem with a Blairstown, New Jersey campus--a school that does justice to the beauty, strength, intelligence and spirit of our youth. Luis Genao, GNSS Principal
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Mr. Genoa and GNSS represent the very best of what a successful PBC “Deep Partnership” looks like - an invested Principal and his staff who partner with our staff in curriculum design and program delivery and work on transferring the social-emotional lessons learned from our PBC curriculum throughout the academic curriculum and positively impacting the culture of the school so that students are successful in both school and life.
Nouvember Proctor: Former Participant, TCNJ Student and PBC Intern By Katherine Carmichael, LMSW, Senior Director-Program Services & Outreach Princeton-Blairstown Center’s United Leaders of Tomorrow program graduate and current College of New Jersey sophomore Nouvember Proctor has returned to PBC and is giving back to another PBC SchoolBased program this Fall. Nouvember joined the United Leaders of Tomorrow (ULOT) program when she was a junior at Trenton Central High School as a mentor to freshmen students, because she wanted to help younger students succeed in High School. In addition to mentoring others, she feels that the program provided her with the skills necessary to succeed in her other leadership roles while at Trenton High including Vice President of the Senior Class and Chief Editor of the Yearbook. After graduating Cum Laude in the top 5% of her class from Trenton High she entered The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) where she is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Nouvember chose to major in Social Work based partly on her positive experience as a ULOT mentor and as a result of her experience growing up in Trenton where 48% of her fellow classmates drop out of high school. When it first came time to find an internship site for her undergraduate fieldwork course this Fall, she sought out PBC.
Nouvember serves as an intern at PBC’s Rivera Middle School program where she has received supervision from Lynn Jones-Sandler, LCSW, PBC’s Site Coordinator and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Nouvember assists Lynn with facilitating social-emotional learning groups for at-risk middle school students. The 6th, 7th and 8th grade students welcomed Nouvember, who patiently answers all their questions about college and succeeding in school when not facilitating groups. One 8th grade boy could not believe that Nouvember lives at college and that he too may one day be able to live on campus at TCNJ. He had never met anyone who lived at college
before. She is also present to help children analyze and reflect on their behavior when they are brought to the PBC office to speak with Ms. Jones-Sandler by a Dean or Teacher following an incident in class. Nouvember uses the strengthsbased language she learned, in social work class which is very similar to the social-emotional learning language she learned at PBC’s ULOT program when speaking to our young people about healthy decision making. The middle school students are continually amazed that Nouvember grew up in Trenton but yet had never been in a school fight. She uses this fact to emphasize smart choices and possibilities.
PBC’s School-Based Programs Visit Princeton University
PBC’s Trenton School Programs Chosen as Princeton’s Class of 1974’s 40th Reunion Service Project •
In partnership with the Princeton-Blairstown Center, Princeton’s Class of 1974 will create and maintain an online career library, consisting primarily of information, recollections, and advice provided by class members about the transition from high school to college and careers.
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Participants in PBC’s campus expeditions and other programs for middle/high school students will be offered free access to this web site, in order to build awareness and interest in college education and careers.
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To develop awareness of the online career library and also provide in-person information and perspectives on college and careers, classmates will work with PBC to create career-related events at Trenton and NYC schools where PBC provides services.
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This will be a pilot project that will be reviewed in September of 2014 in regard to future plans and commitments.
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Information about the project will be shared with Princeton University and related organizations, and may be considered part of the University’s Spring into Service campaigns.
Fred Borsch ’57, Honorary Trustee at a PBC Campus Expedition 9
PBC’s Princeton Performance Series Engages Princeton Undergraduates with Trenton Students By Sascha Brown ’14, PBC Trustee Last Fall, I connected with Senior Director-Program Services & Outreach Katherine Carmichael, LMSW, looking
I think that seeing the entirety of the college experience, not just the list of majors or the names of professors was
This project grew out of nothing more than curiosity and the willingness of Princeton University students to step out of the Orange Bubble. I am completely amazed at how the Princeton Performance Series was able to impact both groups. This series became all about igniting and sustaining that two-way curiosity between PBC students and university students. I am truly thankful that the project was a success, and I am looking forward to seeing where curiosity will lead university engagement in the future.
Princeton Colonial Club Volunteers
for an opportunity to shadow or in some other way, learn more about PBC’s School-Based programming. I was curious about what PBC was doing in schools year-round to complement and encourage the social-emotional growth that happens at the Blairstown Campus. In return, I was offered the opportunity to develop and pilot the Princeton Performance Series. In the Spring of 2013, the pilot program took off! The Princeton Performance Series brought Princeton students to Foundation Collegiate Academy (FCA) in Trenton to perform and to share their personal college experiences: Yes, you can begin to study Chinese in your freshman year; No, professors aren’t concerned with whether or not you did your homework; Yes, there is a cafeteria serving food at 11pm but, no you should not frequent it. The Princeton students who went to FCA represented all four Princeton classes as well as athletic teams, dance companies, and student-run civic engagement organizations. The more Princeton students were open and “raw” about their college experiences, the more curious FCA students became about what their personal college experiences would look like. 10
own Umqombothi signature sweatshirts. Princeton students shared that visiting FCA was an experience that sparked their curiosity in the Princeton-Blairstown Center as well as in urban education in general.
really important to FCA students, and I am grateful that Princeton students were generous enough with their time to share those experiences. The Umqombothi acapella group, for example, had just come from a performance at the Kimmel Center earlier in the week, yet they still
Princeton University Student Panel at FCA
agreed to perform for FCA. Umqombothi not only performed, but also encouraged students to join them in singing and dancing. FCA students saw Umqombothi as the type of group they would want to join in college, and by the end of the day, they were asking about how to order their
Sascha Brown is an undergraduate at Princeton University, concentrating in the Department of Near Eastern Studies. She was elected to the PBC Board of Trustees this Fall. Her involvement with the PrincetonBlairstown Center began the summer after her freshman year with the challenging and rewarding experience of engaging students as a Summer Facilitator. Sascha’s experience at PBC was in many ways formative and has continued to influence and shape her involvement in the education sector. Since her first summer at PBC, Sascha has entrenched herself in the education reform community on the Princeton campus and has eagerly engaged with organizations in the broader educational community including early acceptance in Teach For America her junior year. Last year Sascha was instrumental in piloting the Princeton Performance Series with PBC’s school program in Trenton, NJ, and she looks forward to continuing to create bridges between the Princeton University population and the youth communities that the Princeton-Blairstown Center serves.
A Tribute to a Dear Friend, Art Savage By Everard K. Pinneo ’48, PBC Trustee Princeton-Blairstown Center lost a true friend this past December. Arthur Savage, Princeton class of 1948, passed away in Pelham, New York after a long illness. Art, as we all called him, had been an active member of PBC’s board of trustees for decades, and then an honorary member, a status reserved for those who have given extraordinarily of themselves to the organization. He was a brother-in-law of the Reverend Guthrie Speers, long-serving President of the PBC board.
He was a practicing attorney in New
York City for 60 years after graduating from Harvard Law School in 1952. Among the many and significant positions he held were Assistant US Attorney in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Chair of the New York Bar Association’s Special Committee on Environmental Law. The environment and its preservation were particularly keen interests of his, and his volunteer time reflected this passion, especially in the Adirondack region where he was a founding trustee of the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake. He was a trustee of the George W.
Perkins Memorial Foundation, and also of the Walbridge Fund. Art also had a deep and abiding interest in charitable, religious and educational institutions. PrincetonBlairstown Center was a recipient of his tireless energy, wise counsel and generosity. He is survived by his wife Harriet (“Hat”) Hawes, four children – Richard, Elizabeth, Sarah and Katherine; nine grandchildren, and sisters Susan Speers and Serena Baum. We extend our heart-felt sympathy to Art’s family. He was a robust and insightful voice in the long history of the PrincetonBlairstown Center.
SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS AT PRINCETON-BLAIRSTOWN CENTER 2013 Academy of Software Engineering High School.................New York, NY Achievement First..............................................................New York, NY Adventure Associates ........................................................ EL Cerrita, CA American Conference on Diversity.............................New Brunswick, NJ Anchor House........................................................................Trenton, NJ Arete Swim Camp..................................................................Ramapo, NJ Blair Academy.................................................................... Blairstown, NJ Breakthrough NY...............................................................New York, NY Brooklyn Latin School.......................................................New York, NY Building Our Youth’s Development (BOYD)........................Trenton, NJ Bushwick Leaders High School..........................................New York, NY Catholic Big Brothers and Big Sisters.................................New York, NY Chapin School...................................................................New York, NY Convent of the Sacred Heart School..................................New York, NY Corner House..................................................................... Princeton, NJ Dwight Englewood School................................................ Englewood, NJ Eagle Academy for Young Men.........................................New York , NY East Side Charter School ............................................... Wilmington, DE Family Support Organization of Essex County................ East Orange, NJ Foundation Academies ..........................................................Trenton, NJ Foundation Collegiate Academy.............................................Trenton, NJ Global Neighborhood Secondary School ...........................New York, NY Good Shepherd Services.....................................................New York, NY Harlem Academy...............................................................New York, NY Harlem Educational Activities Fund...................................New York, NY Harvest Collegiate..............................................................New York, NY High School for Service and Learning................................New York, NY Hightstown High School................................................. Hightstown, NJ Hunter College Sustainability Project.................................New York, NY Hyacinth AIDS Foundation.......................................New Brunswick, NJ Isles Inc. Youthbuild Institute................................................Trenton, NJ John Jay College of Criminal JusticePinkerton Fellowship Initiative......................................New York, NY Luis Munoz Rivera Middle School.........................................Trenton, NJ Martin Luther King School....................................................Trenton, NJ Mercer County Community College Project SMILE/GEAR UP.................................................Trenton, NJ Montclair Kimberley Academy............................................ Montclair, NJ Moondog Yoga Retreat.......................................................... Newark, NJ Morristown Beard School ................................................ Morristown, NJ New Brunswick High School.....................................New Brunswick, NJ New Jersey Institute of Technology........................................ Newark, NJ New Jersey SEEDS................................................................. Newark, NJ
New York City Outward Bound........................................New York, NY NYU School of Law...........................................................New York, NY Passaic Community Technical Institute HS.............................Wayne, NJ Peddie School................................................................... Hightstown, NJ PEI Kids.........................................................................Lawrenceville, NJ PEP Program (Pride Through Educational Pursuits).............. Summit, NJ Performing Arts and Technology HS.................................New York, NY Philadelphia Outward Bound.......................................... Philadelphia, PA Portledge School................................................................New York, NY PRAB.........................................................................New Brunswick, NJ Princeton Friends School.................................................... Princeton, NJ Princeton University Bridge Year Program.......................... Princeton, NJ Princeton University Keller Center...................................... Princeton, NJ Princeton University Muslim Group................................... Princeton, NJ Princeton University Outdoor Action................................. Princeton, NJ Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School................... Princeton, NJ Rise Academy......................................................................... Newark, NJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.............................. Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Future Scholars - Rutgers University Camden.......... Camden, NJ Rutgers Future Scholars Rutgers University New Brunswick.......................New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers Future Scholars - Rutgers University Newark............ Newark, NJ Rutgers Upward Bound Program...............................New Brunswick, NJ Sadie Nash Leadership Project............................................New York, NY School for Human Rights..................................................New York, NY Seed Male Mentoring Program..............................................Trenton, NJ SEED School................................................................. Washington, DC SOUL Sisters Leadership Project........................................New York, NY STRIVE International........................................................New York, NY Tailored Pathways to Success Program.......................New Brunswick, NJ TEAM Academy.................................................................... Newark, NJ The Brotherhood/Sister Sol................................................New York, NY The Center for Alternative Sentencing (CASES)................New York, NY The High School of Enterprise, Business & Technology....New York, NY The Peck School.............................................................. Morristown, NJ Trenton Central High School................................................Trenton, NJ Unitarian Church of Summit................................................. Summit, NJ Westchester Square Academy.............................................New York, NY Westfield High School- Project 79.......................................Westfield, NJ William Patterson University...................................................Wayne, NJ Scotch Plains Church of Latter-Day Saints.....................Scotch Plains, NJ Young Young Friends...................................................... Philadelphia, PA
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Princeton-Blairstown Center 350 Alexander Street Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-0070 Email: www.princetonblairstown.org
Princeton Office
Executive Director Pam Gregory Senior DirectorProgram Services & Outreach Katherine Carmichael, LMSW Interim Finance Director Chris Bruther Interim Accounting Assistant Gina Grieco Interim Administrative Assistant Kathy Charles
PBC School-Based Programs
Site CoordinatorSocial Emotional Learning Program Global Neighborhood Secondary School Lynn Calta, LMSW Site CoordinatorSocial Emotional Learning Program Rivera Middle School Lynn Jones-Sandler, LCSW Site CoordinatorUnited Leaders of Tomorrow Program Trenton Central High SchoolChambers Campus Ariel Brockman, MSW Site CoordinatorUnited Leaders of Tomorrow Program Trenton Central High School-West Campus Jazzmine Smith
Blairstown Campus Program Program Director Roberto Gil Jr., Esq. Assistant Directors Tom Arnold Adam Faller Experiential Education Facilitators Ryan Murphy Chris Trainor Robyn Worcester Office & Outreach Manager Pat Karl Facilities Supervisor Jody Zengulis Facilities Assistants John Haney Tammy Porter-Leitner Food Services Coordinator Robert Buarotti 12
NJ SEEDS Program BOARD OF TRUSTEES Colleen Kelly, Esq. ’77 President Brian Pannill ’14 Mark L. Antin, Esq. Jason Pedraza ’11 Vice President Everard K. Pinneo ’48 Sarah Tantillo, Ed.D. ’87 Christopher Shephard ’98 * Secretary Gaylea Prichard-Silvers Rev. Alison Boden, Ph.D. Pam Simpkins Treasurer Honorary Trustees Christopher Van Buren ’84 Rt. Rev. Frederick Borsch ’57 Trustees Joseph L. Bolster, Jr. ’52 Jonathan Baer Joan Doig Sascha Brown ’14 L. José Gonzalez Susan Danielson, Ph.D. David G. Rahr ’60 Jane Fremon ’75 Dr. Robert J. Rivers ’53 Kathy Gordon, LCSW, DSW Winthrop A. Short ’41 Larry Handerhan Executive Director James B. Huffman ’77 Pam Gregory Alfred Kaemmerlen ’62 * On leave till December 2013
DO YOU HAVE PRINCETON-BLAIRSTOWN CENTER LISTED FOR A BEQUEST IN YOUR WILL? here is no greater assurance that the valuable work of PrincetonT Blairstown Center will continue into its second century than through the receipt of a Bequest from you. Please consider Princeton-Blairstown Center as you provide security for those you love and honor and include us in that special group. Princeton-Blairstown Center’s mission is to help strengthen character, leadership and stewardship in urban youth through transformative experiential education in a unique environment to advance a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable society. This society is the one your children and grandchildren will inherit. You can embrace the so deserving youth who are less fortunate to ensure an even greater chance that the world will be a little better off through a bequest to Princeton-Blairstown Center. Please contact Pam Gregory at 609.921.0070 or email her at pgregory@princetonblairstown.org for further information.