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Students who helped with the Arts Alive program enjoy an ice cream social in their honor. Among them were (from left) Meridel Bulle '05, Jessica Aitken '04 and Eli Goldsmith '04.

photo: Denise Applewhite

A tasty reward for bringing Arts Alive to school children

Students who participated in the Arts Alive program gathered behind Frist Campus Center Monday afternoon for an ice cream social. The event was organized as a thank you to the 255 Princeton students who volunteered to accompany New York City-area school children who have been affected by the World Trade Center disaster to arts and cultural events this year. By the end of June, more than 10,000 school children will have participated.

Kate Schlesinger '04, who helped organize the volunteers, said of the Arts Alive experience, "No matter how the students were affected by Sept. 11, it's been a rough year. To put a smile on their faces and teach them something is a good feeling."

Princeton University has committed a total of $1 million to four programs that it created to assist individuals, especially young people, most directly affected by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and to help support New York City's renewal and recovery.

As one of these four programs, Arts Alive has provided several live arts and cultural experiences, along with complementary educational programs at theaters, concert halls, art galleries and museums in New York City this winter and spring.