Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
New Jersey Unit
69 Mapleton Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Phone 609-750-1830
Fax 609-750-9653
Record-A-Thon
April 22 - 27, 2002
Governor James E. McGreevey, Honorary Chair
Special readings by local authors and experts:
Dr. Eric Maskin, professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies and game theory expert read from A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. Eric Maskin has worked in many areas of economic theory, including game theory, the economics of incentives, and social choice theory. His current projects involve designing auctions, comparing different electoral rules such as majority voting, understanding the role of monetary policy, and studying the advantages and drawbacks of protecting intellectual property.
John Weingart, Associate Director of the Eagleton Institute and former assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, read from his book, Waste Is A Terrible Thing To Mind
Eireann Corrigan, teacher at Rutgers Preparatory School, read from her newly published You Remind Me of You...A Poetry Memoir
Mimi Schwartz read from her Confessions From a Queen Size Bed
David Kaplan read from his Five Approaches to Acting
Photo captions:
Kneeling (l-r): Raya Kuzyk (Studio Assistant), Kim Sked
Front (l-r): Kavita Ragavan, Preeta Ragavan, Jeff Rosen, Amy Steinmetz (Studio Director), Vivian Welch, Joanne Elliott
Back (l-r): Chet Ragavan, Debbie Haines, Victory Chase, Ray Sauers (partially obscured), Anne Shultes and Shamus Adams (Assistant Studio Director)
Mark Van Ness (left) and Ken Prehl (center) from WPST's Wake-up Crew with New Jersey unit volunteer Jeff Kaplan (right) after recording an hour of
American history during Record-A-Thon 2002.
Mimi Schwartz after reading from her latest book Thoughts From A Queen-Sized Bed.
Award winning poet Eireann Corrigan (center), with volunteer Molan Goldstein and assistant studio director Tony Gruenewald, read her book You Remind Me of You.
Dr. Eric Maskin, of the Institute for Advanced Studies, read A Beautiful Mind, the biography of colleague John Nash.
Acting teacher David Kaplan, author of Five Methods Of Acting, with his brother volunteer Jeff Kaplan.
John Weingart (left) author of Waste Is A Terrible Thing To Mind, with Frank Glaz.
The following letter was sent to New Jersey newspapers:
To the editor,
The spirit of volunteerism is thriving in the Princeton area as witnessed by the success of the New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic's (RFB&D) 2002 Record-A-Thon. During the week of April 22-27 more than 400 volunteers recorded 500 hours of educational material for individuals who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability.
Our staff and dedicated core of volunteers would particularly like to thank the event's lead sponsor, Nassau Broadcasting as well as booth sponsor Boston Properties and book sponsor Fleet Bank for their generous assistance in helping students who are learning through listening. Along with their financial donation, Nassau Broadcasting promoted the event on WPST and members of its popular Wake-up Crew volunteered to read texts as well. Employees of Fleet also generously donated their time.
The volunteers were nourished and rewarded by generous donations of food and other gifts by the American Diner, Bucks County Coffee, Carlucci's, Charlie Brown's, Flower Market, Hoagie Haven, La Terrazza, Landau's, Lenscrafter, Main Street Grille, McCaffrey's, McCarter Theater, Nassau Street Seafood, The New York Deli, Obal's, Pathmark, P.J.'s Pancake House, Princeton U-Store, Shop Rite, Sovereign Bank, Sunny Garden, Smith & Hawken, United Artists, Wegman's, Wild Oats and Witherspoon Street Bakery.
We also would like to thank our honorary chair Governor James E. McGreevey for his support of our important mission and for the commitment to education and literacy his administration has demonstrated during its first months in office.
We are proud to be part of a community which so selflessly gives its time, talents and resources to the improvement of lives not only in the immediate vicinity, but across our nation. The support is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Olivian Boon,
Studio Director, West Windsor
Amy Steinmentz,
Studio Director, Princeton
Lead Sponsor for Record-A-Thon: Nassau Broadcasting Partners, L.P.
Booth Sponsor: Boston Properties
Book Sponsor: Fleet
Contribute to Record-A-Thon
Suggested Financial Contributions: Donor Level:
Lead Sponsor: $10,000
Studio Sponsor (2): $5,000
Booth Sponsor (14): $2,500
Book Sponsor: $1,000
Volunteer Team Sponsor: $500
Friend of RFB&D: $100
Gifts-In-Kind:
Gift certificates (volunteer awards)
Food (event refreshments)
All event donors receive recognition in our event brochure distributed to our 500 volunteers, in our annual report, and in local press releases. Event sponsors (gifts valued at $500 or greater) will be acknowledged on banners displayed in each studio, and will figure prominently in all event communications.
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