March 13, 2002
by Peter O. Safir
Jim Edmondson has put together a great class project for our 35th. The concept is to get children’s books to schools where they are needed. Jim says, “We figure that most classmates have boxes of old books for their kids (long grown) sitting in their basements or attics. There are libraries in inner-city schools desperately in need of books. How can we marry the two? The answer is a nonprofit organization such as “Turning the Page,” which is dedicated to meeting the book needs of inner-city elementary schools in DC. We want to make it as easy as possible for classmates to send a box of books to Turning the Page. The books should be in good shape – binding in place and pages not torn, paperback or hard cover. They should be targeted at kids aged 3-11. The books could include books that parents or others might read to preschoolers.” Jim will be sending a mailing out soon and we urge all classmates to participate.
Jim Rakowski says that his kids’s education is almost complete: daughter Susan received her Master’s in Education from Portland State U. (Oreg); son David has passed his written comps for his PhD in finance at Georgia State U. – now only a dissertation separates him from a doctoral degree.
Len Brillson is looking forward to going back for the 35th this year and seeing old friends.
John Orban had a quick lunch with Mat Miyamoto last month in Tokyo. Although the Japanese economy seems to shuffle along, John says that prices (at least for an Okie) are still pretty high.
We are sorry to report that Kendall Blake’s wife, Kathleen, died on Jan. 16, 2001.
© 2002 Peter O. Safir and The Princeton Alumni Weekly. Used by permission.
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