Keeping the Community in Mind
Princeton Perspectives, Issue #58, December 17, 2024
Editor’s Note
It is easier, at this time of year, to think of and do for others. Up to 35% of annual donations are said to be made in December. Yet, even now, and especially throughout the rest of the year, we can get caught up in our own lives. Not necessarily thinking about what others are experiencing, or the ways in which our choices can impact them.
In the December issue of Princeton Perspectives, Keeping the Community in Mind, we highlight some things that are happening around us that we can weigh in on, support or work against.
What is something you do that keeps the community in mind? That is what we posed to locals in this month’s Pulse of Princeton. It can be rewarding and inspirational to learn of other’s contributions, so watch the video now.
In This Issue
- Pulse of Princeton: What is something you do that keeps the community in mind?
- Princeton Public Schools January Referendum and its Impacts on Our Communities
- How One Person’s Actions (or Inactions) Can Affect Others
- Choose to Spread Feelings of Joy, Not Hate
- Supporting Our Latino Neighbors and Their Path to American Citizenship and Assimilation
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The Pulse of Princeton: What is something you do that keeps the community in mind?
- Princeton Public Schools January Referendum and its Impacts on Our Communities - On January 28, 2025, Princeton voters will be invited to the polls (or can have the opportunity to return Mail-in ballots) to cast their vote for the latest Princeton Public Schools (PPS)… Read more...
- How One Person’s Actions (or Inactions) Can Affect Others - Despite the recent rain, Princeton is still under a drought warning after experiencing five months of severe drought. This historically low rate of precipitation is an undeniable indication that climate change isn’t… Read more...
- Choose to Spread Feelings of Joy, Not Hate - As the end of the year approaches, we are surrounded by positive vibes. First of Thanksgiving and then the winter holidays. We tend to be inundated with music, lights and uplifting spirits… Read more...
- Supporting Our Latino Neighbors and Their Path to American Citizenship and Assimilation - If you ask Cecy Jimenez-Weeast what keeps her up at night, she will answer without blinking an eye: “The urgent need for immigration reform,’ she says. Ms. Jimenez-Weeast serves as Executive Director… Read more...
Perspectives Revisited
Princeton fire department has a long history of helping our community, but did you know that Princeton recently donated a fire truck to help a community far away in Banner Elk, North Carolina? We shared, in the article The Local Heroes that Live to Keep us Safe Everyday (Sept. 2022) what it is like being a Princeton firefighter, and last week the municipality showed us another aspect – being there when other communities need fire help, too. The 1999 Pierce pumper, which has capabilities that help it reach elevated areas, is a boon to the Banner Elk community which is a small mountain town damaged by flooding and wind from September’s Hurricane Helene. Whereas Princeton had planned to sell the surplus truck, Princeton Fire Chief Adam Kooker proposed this option, enabling the truck to go instead where it is truly needed.
Last month, in the article Giving of Your Time or Money Can Have Big Rewards, we shared how many who take part in hunger prevention efforts in our area are helping in more ways than they realize. One such agency, Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) marked a major milestone late last month when its mobile food pantry distributed its 50,000th bag of food. This drop took place at First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown where over 100 families often enjoy a hot meal from Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) and then have further nourishment as they take their bag of groceries from the JFCS mobile pantry on their way out.