Community Service Project – 2010 Update After five successful years our Community Service Project continues to grow. At the time of our 35th reunion we sponsored 3 summer internships for Princeton undergraduates and this summer, after our 40th reunion, we will be sponsoring internships for 8 interns in three different cities—New York, Baltimore and Los Angeles. We are part of the PICS (Princeton Internships in Civic Service) which is the main source of summer internships in non-profit organizations for the students. This summer the PICS program will be sponsoring over 60 internships. Class of 1970 internships include: The Resource Foundation, an organization that links donors worldwide with private development organizations in Latin America to try and increase the self-reliance and living standards of the disadvantaged; the Montefiore Medical Center where the intern will be involved in a research project with the Quality Management Department; the Global Peace Initiative of Women which is an international, multi-faith organization that tries to bring resources—economic and educational—to areas of conflict with the hope of stimulating reconciliation; My Friend’s Place, a drop-in center in Hollywood which serves homeless youth ages 12 -24, where the intern will help develop and run a cultural infusion program; the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where the intern will be working in the development office; The Huntington Museum in LA where the intern will be working in the research department; Descanso Gardens in LA where several opportunities are available in research, development or horticulture; and working with the Office of Community Partnerships in Montgomery County, MA, to develop a food innovation center to promote agriculture innovation and improved nutrition for the residents of the county. In initiating and sponsoring this type of work we are bringing Princeton students into the process of helping to solve social problems and enrich our communities. In addition it is rewarding to serve as a mentor for the students involved and get to know future Princeton alumni. The pool of applicants is much larger than the number of internships available and we encourage you to get involved by either finding a non-profit in your community that would like a summer intern, by mentoring one of the summer interns, or by financially supporting the efforts already underway by your classmates. Last year there were over 300 applicants for about 60 internships. Interns will receive $4500 for the 10 weeks of work, and the administrative cost per intern is about $1500. PICS does have an endowment but like most investments it is under pressure and the program cannot grow without continued funding from sponsors like ourselves. Donations can be made to: PICS (Princeton Internships in Civic Service) 12 Stockton St. Princeton, NJ 08540-68113 For more information or if you have any ideas or suggestions contact: Ralph E. Binder ralbin@optonline.net