PCW's Community Service Committee engages alumni in community service.
To expand that, we provide information and opportunities so alumni can contribute
their available time and resources.   You benefit others, as you work with us.

Community Service is a bona fide award-winner, serving many families annually.

JOIN ONE OF OUR Current PCW Community Service projects, including:

- Miriam's Kitchen -- non-profit breakfast program for the homeless, located
in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. Miriam's offers a hot, nutritious breakfast each
weekday morning to 150 men and women.  PRINCETON'S ROLE: Every THIRD
Wednesday of the month, PCW/Princeton Women's Network volunteers work as
a group at Miriam's Kitchen.

In 2009, Miriam's was voted "Best Place to Volunteer" in DC (City Paper). 

Please email -- Joe Kochan '02 - jskochan@hotmail.com  

 Miriam's Kitchen team - National Day of Service (1/19/09)

For Joe Kochan's profile, please go here ....

 Joe Kochan' 02 - Miriam's Team Captain

- For 9 years, PCW has sponsored an Adopt-A-Family Program thru Friends
in Action (Montgomery County, Maryland). Each year we are paired with a number
of struggling families in the area and help to make their Thanksgiving and Winter
holidays warm and happy. We clothe 56 children each year.  Please contact --
Jessica Nickel '98 at jessicah@alumni.princeton.edu  ... for information.

 Jessica Nickel offers PCW's (winter drive) check to Friends in Action. 

For a profile of Jessica Nickel, please go here ....

 Jessica's "home team"

- Community Service Committee Book Drive for the SEED School. We are now
commited to donating 1,000 books to the School's library annually. The SEED
Foundation (co-founded by Raj Vinnakota '93 in 1997) works to establish urban
boarding schools that prepare children academically and socially for success in
college and beyond. The SEED Foundation opened its first school, The SEED
School of Washington, D.C., in 1998.

US Dept. of Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the SEED SCHOOL:
"It's had some pretty remarkable results" -- placing 98% into colleges.

On 4/14/09, Raj Vinnakota '93 discussed SEED's unique urban school model.

- PCW Community Service Award - Each year, the Club recognizes one member
for an outstanding commitment to community service through the Princeton Club
of Washington Community Service Award.  

PRINCETON PRIZE - APPLICATION DEADLINE - 1/31/09
Each year, Princeton looks for a few, good candidates for the DC
area's competition for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. It's
one of the prestigious awards offered to high school students and
the award is now offered in 22 cities nationwide.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - Club members who want to get involved
in the DC program may contact --
-- Patrice M. Pitts (pmp79@alumni.princeton.edu) and
-- Marty Gruenberg (mgruenberg@fdic.gov)

 PC Pitts '79  Marty Gruenberg '75

THE AWARDS
Award winners can receive up to $1,000 in prizes, or Certificates for their
participation -- plus enjoy the prestige of this high level recognition. If
you know someone interested in, or deserving of the Prize, please urge
them to complete an Application -- at the main Princeton Prize website --
www.princeton.edu/PrincetonPrize

PROCESS for FILING APPLICATIONS
The DC-area deadline: Jan.31, 2009.  Applicants must ensure that
both parts of the Application are complete:
Part I -- To be completed by the candidate(s) and
Part II -- To be completed by a candidate's supporter

Princeton Young Alumni
- Contact Ben Massey '07 - benmassey1@gmail.com

NOTE: Check our Forum (Message Board) for Young Alumni.
This is a feature open to young alum members of this website.

... Click here for the FORUM...

Also: There is also a Yahoo Group for Young Alumni
at ...http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcwya/