Isabel Kinney
Isabel completed a project she calls “Kinney cases”. She started this project in honor of her brother who has spent a lot of time in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia due to a rare autoimmune disease. In one of his stays, he received a pillow case that really helped him boost his spirits. Isabel wanted to bring this same feeling to kids who are going through similar things, so she organized a group of young volunteers to make pillow cases and cards to donate to children in the Princeton Hospital.
Nora Kreike-Martin
Nora’s project helped to facilitate animal adoption at the local animal shelter, SAVE. She filmed and edited two videos focusing on cat cage cleaning and the importance of foster programs. She also created fill-in the blank sheets for visitors and volunteers at the shelter to fill out with information about the individual animals needs and preferences for their adoption folders. This project is important to her because she is passionate about the wellbeing for all homeless animals and wants to help find homes.
Richard Krok
Richard developed a new seating area outside of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at Princeton High School. He created a partnership with the Home Depot in Princeton to donate all of the materials for his project and recruited volunteers to help build benches in this new seating area. Richard decided to complete this project because he noticed that students did not have an area to sit and wait while they were waiting for their parents to pick them up. This project fills that need by providing a seating area for students to relax and socialize with their peers.
Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz
Raisa helped to facilitate the “Giving Tree” project. She arranged donations of Christmas presents for over 65 homeless and recently homeless children in the HomeFront network in Mercer County. She also raised over $500 in donations for HomeFront. This project helped to create connections between HomeFront and local businesses in Princeton and Cranbury, so that local organizations are better informed about how they can help to end homelessness in their communities.
Amanda Rubin
Amanda hosted a Technology Expo where citizens could learn about their smart devices. She advertised the event in the local newsletter and got high school volunteers involved to provide support for a wide range of technology related questions. She was inspired to complete this project when she was helping her grandpa to use his first smartphone. This project helped to improve intergenerational communication between teens and senior citizens.
Samantha Campisi
Samantha’s project, “Keeping Princeton Green”, aimed to increase environmental awareness among elementary students at Johnson Park and Princeton Charter School. She taught student about plant species native to the area, environmental challenges they have faced such as invasive species and pollution, and ways to combat environmental degradation. She also planted native plants on the grounds of the Princeton Charter School. Samantha feels that it is especially important to introduce this issue to younger students, as there is a great potential to make an impression on them, this being an issue they will continue to face for years to come.
Isabel completed a project she calls “Kinney cases”. She started this project in honor of her brother who has spent a lot of time in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia due to a rare autoimmune disease. In one of his stays, he received a pillow case that really helped him boost his spirits. Isabel wanted to bring this same feeling to kids who are going through similar things, so she organized a group of young volunteers to make pillow cases and cards to donate to children in the Princeton Hospital.
Nora Kreike-Martin
Nora’s project helped to facilitate animal adoption at the local animal shelter, SAVE. She filmed and edited two videos focusing on cat cage cleaning and the importance of foster programs. She also created fill-in the blank sheets for visitors and volunteers at the shelter to fill out with information about the individual animals needs and preferences for their adoption folders. This project is important to her because she is passionate about the wellbeing for all homeless animals and wants to help find homes.
Richard Krok
Richard developed a new seating area outside of the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at Princeton High School. He created a partnership with the Home Depot in Princeton to donate all of the materials for his project and recruited volunteers to help build benches in this new seating area. Richard decided to complete this project because he noticed that students did not have an area to sit and wait while they were waiting for their parents to pick them up. This project fills that need by providing a seating area for students to relax and socialize with their peers.
Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz
Raisa helped to facilitate the “Giving Tree” project. She arranged donations of Christmas presents for over 65 homeless and recently homeless children in the HomeFront network in Mercer County. She also raised over $500 in donations for HomeFront. This project helped to create connections between HomeFront and local businesses in Princeton and Cranbury, so that local organizations are better informed about how they can help to end homelessness in their communities.
Amanda Rubin
Amanda hosted a Technology Expo where citizens could learn about their smart devices. She advertised the event in the local newsletter and got high school volunteers involved to provide support for a wide range of technology related questions. She was inspired to complete this project when she was helping her grandpa to use his first smartphone. This project helped to improve intergenerational communication between teens and senior citizens.
Samantha Campisi
Samantha’s project, “Keeping Princeton Green”, aimed to increase environmental awareness among elementary students at Johnson Park and Princeton Charter School. She taught student about plant species native to the area, environmental challenges they have faced such as invasive species and pollution, and ways to combat environmental degradation. She also planted native plants on the grounds of the Princeton Charter School. Samantha feels that it is especially important to introduce this issue to younger students, as there is a great potential to make an impression on them, this being an issue they will continue to face for years to come.