Princeton in Africa Gala

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Thursday October 23 will be a very special night for ’69.  Our classmates Jim Floyd and George Hritz along with Frank Strasburger ’67 will be honored with the Princeton in Africa Medal at PiAf’s annual gala dinner in New York City.  PiAf’s mission is to develop young leaders committed to Africa’s advancement.  To accomplish this they offer opportunities for service through year-long fellowships with partner organizations working in a variety of sectors across the African continent.  This year 49 fellows are serving in 16 countries with 30 partner organizations.

George and Jim were both co-founders of PiAf in 1999 and George served for many years as its Chairman.  But the roots go deeper.  If the PiAf model sounds similar to Princeton Internships in Civic Service it’s partly because they were both spawned from the same parent – the Class of 1969 Community Service Fund.  In the early days the two shared offices and an Executive Director, our own Seva Kramer h’69.  As Jim likes to put it, PiAf was born in a drawer in Seva’s desk.  So come and hear the whole story.  It will be a great night – ’69 and PICS are combining to be Silver sponsors and we have reserved two tables.

Here are the particulars.  Sign up by October 3 by clicking on the button below or contact Bill Charrier (bcharrier@carrock.net).  Tax receipts for the evening will be sent by PiAf.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

6:00 – 7:00 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction

7:00 – 10:00 pm Dinner, Event and Live Auction

Special Performance by

Duke Mseleku and his Africa Jazz Quartet

Racquet and Tennis Club

370 Park Avenue

New York City

Business Attire

$350 per person