The Greater Princeton Chapter's first project is a Shoe Drive for people living in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere: Haiti. The chapter has collected over 3,000 pairs of shoes and over $1,500 to ship the shoes there. They have also enlisted the help of a shipping company to ship the shoes. While they have been very grateful for the support and enthusiasm that the community has shown, the chapter is still in need of financial support to send the shoes. If you would like to help the chapter, please contact the Co-Presidents at the address listed on the Contact page. For information on Haiti, visit the Links page
The Chapter is planning a Trip to Cuba in the summer of 2004 to do some social work in the country, as well as to experience the sights and sounds of a different a totally different way of life
The Greater Princeton Student Chapter is also planning an assembly for local 3rd graders on the subject of cultural understanding.
Have any suggestions for the above activities? Want to help out with them? Have any ideas for further projects for the chapter? Click on Contact button and email the Co-Presidents! We want to hear from you!
The 2003 Global Youth Forum will take in Washington D.C. this year from November 7-11th. The GYF is a 5 day conference that focuses on the topic sof international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism. The Greater Princeton Chapter will certainly make an appearnce and we encourage you to join us for this once in a lifetime experience! For more information, please email Jeremie Ballinger at youthdirector@ptpi.org
The chapter wants to participate in the Meet the Americans program in which foreign diplomats and Embassy staff travel to various parts of America to experience American life and culture in a local community
The Greater Princeton Chapter wishes to get involved with the Landmine Project initiated by People to People International. PTPI has joined with the U.S. Department of State to eradicate landmines around the world. The chapter will to participate in the Connecting with Children in Azerbaijan project which links classrooms in the US with their counterparts in refugee camps in Azerbaijan to learn about landmines and their life-altering effects . For more information, please email Stacey Chance at classroom@ptpi.org
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other"
Mother Theresa