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A growing body of evidence suggests that youth
develop civic identity through participation in community service
projects. Youth in the STARR program have participated in a variety
of community service projects such as trash clean ups at local
schools and parks, tree plantings with the NJ Tree Foundation,
delivering turkey baskets to needy families for Thanksgiving,
walking to raise money for lupus research, and sorting food at
the South Jersey Food Bank. Through these mandatory
activities, adolescents learn that they can contribute effectively
to the welfare of their community. |
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Sharing
our Blessings at Holidays |
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STARR members
sorted food at the South Jersey Food Bank and delivered turkeys
to needy families for Thanksgiving. |
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Tree
Planting in Camden |
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STARR
members have participated in tree planting in Camden organized
through the NJ tree foundation (www.newjerseytreefoundation.org)
parties to make our city environment more beautiful and healthy.
Pictured on the left is a fun tree that grew rather fast in Vermont
:)
>>> more
pictures from "Tree Planting in Camden" |
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Park
and School Clean-Up |
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STARR
members of the program (volunteer staff and adolescents together)
have organized trash clean ups at local schools and parks. |
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Tile
Mural Arts Project |
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Over
the summer youth from the Camden STARR Program took
part in an art camp at Rutgers-Camden to work on a tile mural
arts project. Cherry
Hill artist Zola Bryen, along with Kyle Jakubowski and Heather
Randall worked with the youth to make clay tiles that will
be used to create a mural on a PSE&G
building at 32nd and Federal Streets in Camden in the Dudley
Grange Park. The
PSE&G building was selected as the mural
site because the kids see the graffiti marked building every
Saturday morning during their weekly soccer practice and
many view the building walking through the park.
This project,
which is sponsored by the Rutgers-Camden
Center for the Arts, pairs community groups with artist
to create longstanding community based art.
The youth
created the theme for the mural and worked diligently to create
over 200 tiles of various images and sizes. This is a multi-year
project and the youth will work over the next two summers
to finish the mural. Installation of phase I of the project
is set for late fall or spring 2006. |
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For
more information about the STARR Program, to contribute or
to volunteer,
please call me at 856-857-1291 or send me an
email to me at robert.atkins@rutgers.edu
I look forward
to hearing from you,
Best Regards,
Robert
Atkins
President, STARR Program
Rutgers University-Camden
405-7 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102 |
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