Call for Singers
Voices Chorale NJ invites all singers to an open summer sing featuring selections from its 2024-25 repertoire including excerpts from the Requiems by Mozart and Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was the first to conduct the Mozart in Brazil and who also modeled his own Requiem on Mozart’s.
The event takes place Monday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Music Together Worldwide Headquarters, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell. Scores will be provided, and light refreshments and ice cream will be served.
It’s an opportunity to sing both well-loved and new music, meet director David A. McConnell, and learn some fascinating history and context about the compositions.
Those interested in joining Voices Chorale NJ may audition that evening by contacting Linda Silber: LindaFSilber@gmail.com. All voice parts are welcome to audition, but tenors and bass/baritones are especially encouraged.
Voices Chorale NJ (VCNJ) is an auditioned chorus of about 40 members from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It welcomes skilled singers from diverse backgrounds and experiences and is dedicated to offering a rewarding musical journey for members, engaging experiences for our audiences, and educational opportunities for the local community. Performances showcase collaborations with internationally acclaimed composers, local children’s choirs, chamber orchestras, and accomplished soloists. For more information, visit www.voiceschoralenj.org.
Call for Volunteers
The teens at Princeton Learning Cooperative are always looking for interesting, dedicated people willing to share their knowledge and skills. Generally a one-hour-a-week commitment, PLC volunteers tutor one-on-one, lead small-group classes, or offer a one-time workshop on various topics. Volunteers can teach remotely if the subject does not require hands-on work. Can you help with any of these topics?
Culinary Science
Environmental Science
Forensic Science
Physiology and Anatomy
Psychology
Zoology and all related fields
Marketing
Math Tutor (Geometry, Algebra II and above)
Writing Tutors (academic and creative)
Maker Space (half day/week commitment)
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
World History (especially European History)
History of Music
History of Fashion
History of New Jersey
Ancient Literature
Political Science
Drawing
Analog Game Design
Beginner Programming
Digital Art
Advanced Spanish
Amharic
ASL
French
Biology
For more information, visit princetonlearningcooperative.org/Volunteer or contact Pan at pan@princetonlearningcooperative.org, 609-851-2522.
Call for Donations
HomeFront’s Back to School drive needs your support to help equip students impacted by poverty and homelessness with the supplies and clothing they needed to begin the school year with confidence.
HomeFront’s goal to get 1,500 children ready for the 2024-25 school year. There are two ways to help:
Sponsor a Child: Sign up to sponsor a student or multiple students by yourself or through your workplace, place of worship or civic group.
Donate School Supplies: Contribute essential items to ensure every child starts the year prepared. Please drop donations off by Friday, August 16.
Visit www.homefrontnj.org/2024/06/back-to-school-2024, email HomeFront@HomeFrontNJ.org or call 609-989-9417 x150 for more information or to sign up.
Princeton’s Department of Human Services is seeking donors and participants for its 15th Annual Backpack and School Supply Drive. For the past 14 years, donated book bags and school supplies have benefited many Princeton children. The items are distributed to children from low-income families who attend Princeton schools and are entering Kindergarten through eighth grade.
If you would like to contribute in this year’s drive, you can drop off donations at the Princeton Human Services office at 1 Monument Drive. The deadline to drop off donations is Friday, August 2.
Supplies needed include cartoon/animated backpacks; binders; glue sticks; graphing calculators; composition books; erasers; scotch tape; pens and pencils; colored pencils, crayons, and markers; bilingual books; spiral and non-spiral notebooks; lined, 3-hole, and plain paper; post-its; pencil cases; rulers; scissors; pocket-sized tissues; and wired headphones.
If you wish to receive a free backpack with school supplies, please print out and complete the application available at www.princetonnj.gov/754/Backpack-and-School-Supply-Drive. Please note that this drive is available for Princeton Students entering K-8th grade. We are only receiving applications in-person.
If you have any questions, call or email Human Services at 609-688-2055 or humanservices@princetonnj.gov.
