The winds are blowing; the air has turned crisp and Christmas music has even started blasting through intercom systems of your favorite stores. There’s no denying Thanksgiving is approaching. To help you shift into the season, read the November issue of Princeton Perspectives, Getting into the Fall Spirit: Gratitude, Giving and Change.
We kick it off with our Pulse of Princeton video, as we caught up with locals inside Marketfair. Do you relate to what gets them into the Thanksgiving spirit? You’ll have to watch and see!
We had no idea how much New Jersey was involved in the creation and many of the traditions we celebrate this time of year. Spark some memories or get enlightened yourself in the article A Look Back at Thanksgiving Across Mercer County.
As the weather chills, some embrace the shift while others wish they could head to warmer locations. That is just what a variety of species do, traveling from New Jersey to South America or Mexico. Fall Migration – It’s for the Birds! offers insight into why and how our feathered friends leave us and return, and what we could do to make it safer for them to do so.
On Thanksgiving morning, as groups gather for their annual run/walk, they are often not running away from something but towards it. The Meaning of the Annual Turkey Trot delves in the histories of three area trots, how they began and what they’ve come to represent. If you haven’t yet signed up for one, this may just be the push you needed.
Another annual fall tradition is end-of-year giving. What options are best for you? The article Charitable Giving Can Make a Meaningful Difference breaks it down into simple-to-understand terms.
As the season shifts, so do plans and expectations. This month’s Perspectives Revisited reminds us that change can present opportunity, and you may not need your heaviest parkas quite yet.
As you gather with your various communities next week, remind yourself of all you have – not what’s missing. We can always strive for more, but deep down, we each have something to be grateful for.
Lisa Jacknow spent years working in national and local news in and around New York City before moving to Princeton. Working as both a TV producer and news reporter, Lisa came to this area to focus on the local news of Mercer County at WZBN-TV. In recent years, she got immersed in the Princeton community by serving leadership roles at local schools in addition to volunteering for other local non-profits. In her free time, Lisa loves to spend time with her family, play tennis, sing and play the piano. A graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Lisa was raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts but has lived in the tri-state area since college. She is excited to be Editor and head writer for Princeton Perspectives!