2025 Wilderness First Responder Course
Mar
16
to Mar 22

2025 Wilderness First Responder Course

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Princeton-Blairstown Center is pleased to again host a 7-day Wilderness First Responder certification course!  It will be taught by Blue Mountain Medic with the WMA course curriculum.

WFR is the definitive wilderness course in medical training, leadership, and critical thinking for outdoor, low-resource, and remote professionals and leaders. Students’ successful completion of the course will result in WFR certification through Wilderness Medical Associates, International.  The website for more information on the class is: https://www.wildmed.com/course-type/wilderness-first-responder/

The program is the ideal medical training for leaders in remote areas including outdoor educators, guides, military, professional search and rescue teams, researchers, and those involved in disaster relief. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical. It includes the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments for days and weeks if necessary.

Room and Board:
Lodging in heated rustic cabins with with separate modern washhouses. Please bring your own linens or sleeping bag/toiletries. We can accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free, and other food allergies. Dietary restrictions need to be known before class begins. Lodging is available for the night before the class begins.

Registration Information:
Early bird extended– Register and pay by February 21, 2025
$850 onsite (lodging, meals and course). $750 commuting (class and lunch).
After February 21, the course fee increases to $900 for onsite and $800 for commuting students.

Last day to pay and register is Friday, March 7th if space is available..

To be placed on the registration list, or for registration or course questions, please contact:

Patricia Karl, Operations Manager
908-362-6765 ext. 1
pkarl@princetonblairstown.org

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Girls' Adventure & Leadership Weekend
Dec
7
to Dec 8

Girls' Adventure & Leadership Weekend

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December 7-8, 2024

Note: There needs to be a minimum of 10 students enrolled in this program to be able to run, with a maximum of 24 participants.
Join other girls (ages 11-14) for a weekend of fun while building leadership skills at our beautiful 268-acre Blairstown Campus located near the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area in New Jersey. Learn to build your confidence, overcome your fears, take healthy risks, work cooperatively, and creatively solve problems as a team while you complete our challenge course elements, successfully navigate high ropes elements, or rappel down a 35-foot dam!

The weekend includes four professionally-prepared, healthy meals plus snacks, all programming costs, and lodging in rustic log cabins complete with bunk beds and gas or wood stoves.  Nearby wash houses provide clean, modern facilities with hot water and showers.

The weekend cost is $75.00 per participant and $50.00 per adult. Participants must be supervised by an adult the entire weekend. Deadline to register is November 10th. Payment in full is due 14 days prior to the visit.

More information can be found here.

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2024 Woodcutters Volunteer Day
Nov
2
9:00 AM09:00

2024 Woodcutters Volunteer Day

Saturday, November 2, 2024

  • 9:00 AM 7:00 PM

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This annual tradition of setting up the PBC Campus for winter continues!

This one-day volunteer event asks participants to pitch in to complete winter prep tasks and restore the property after a full slate of fall programming. Volunteer spots are limited, and pre-registration will be required.

Sign up here!

For more details or for help signing up, please call Operations Manager Pat Karl at 908.362.6765.

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2024 Evening at Bass Lake
Oct
19
5:00 PM17:00

2024 Evening at Bass Lake

Please join us for the inaugural launch of An Evening at Bass Lake, where you can enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the Blairstown Campus, while celebrating our local community with food, drinks and music.  This fundraising event will support our newest environmental and STEM education program, Venture Out.

We will enjoy hors d'oeuvres outdoors in the 1930 Pavilion overlooking Bass Lake, then dinner stations in beautiful Egner Lodge, followed by dessert in historic Danielson Lodge.  Wine and beer will also be served.

Menu will include:

Hors D'eouvres
Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Chives by Walpack Inn
Charcuterie by Alpine Meats & Deli
Vegetable Shish Kebab (V/GF)
Brie & Fig Crostini
Assorted Hummus & Pita Crisps (V)
Crudité Platter with Assorted Dips by Culinary Institute @ SCCC (V)

Dinner Stations
Butternut Squash Soup (V/GF)
Sunchoke Soup by Culinary Institute @ SCCC
Gourmet Local Baby Green Salad with Autumn Vegetables (V/GF)
BBQ Chicken by The Sizzle BBQ Argentinian
Pork Ribs by The Sizzle BBQ Argentinian
Rice & Beans by The Sizzle BBQ Argentinian
Beef, Chicken or Cheese Empanadas by ChefMeals, LLC
Roasted Rosemary Lemon Chicken
Penne Primavera with Seasonal Vegetables (V)
Mushroom & Pasta Involtini by Culinary Institute @ SCCC
Roasted Fingerling Herb Potatoes (V/GF)
Brussel Sprouts & Broccoli with Cranberry Agrodolce (V/GF)
Local Roasted Root Vegetables (V/GF)

Dessert
Assorted Dessert Bars by Gourmet Gallery
Apple Pies with Windy Brow Farm Apples
Chocolate Cremeux Tarts by Culinary Institute @ SCCC

Come dressed for autumnal weather in business casual attire.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Pam Gregory & David Palladino
Pam & Derek Simpkins
Andrea & Warren Stock
Blue Ridge Lumber Company
Extreme Pole Buildings, LLC
Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
Perfection Contracting
Saju Thomas
Jessica Perry

We welcome new sponsors! Please contact Caitlin Ryan Persche for more information.

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2024 Links to Youth Golf Outing
Sep
20
10:00 AM10:00

2024 Links to Youth Golf Outing

SAVE THE DATE!

The Princeton-Blairstown Center's Board of Trustees, Advisory Council, and Golf Committee are pleased to host the 2024 Annual Links to Youth Golf Outing at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, New Jersey. A full day of recreation, dining, and entertainment, this successful fundraising event draws approximately 100 executives from corporations and non-profits in the tri-state area. The event includes range, lunch, 18 holes of golf, and post-tournament cocktails and dinner, allowing ample time to relax with colleagues and clients. Funds raised from the event will benefit the Princeton-Blairstown Center's innovative Summer Bridge Program for young people from historically marginalized communities.

Sample Schedule:

10:30am - Check-In Begins; Practice range open; Lunch available
11:20am - Event Announcements
11:30am - Shotgun Start
4:30pm - Cocktail Hour Begins
5:30pm - Dinner Program


Saturday, 9/21/24, 12:00 pm - Online Silent Auction Closes

Golf Committee:

Heather Reilly & Derek Simpkins, Co-Chairs

Mike Dawson, Michael Fletcher, Chris Gribble, Rob Hamblett, Lubaina Maimoon, Don Seitz, Pulkit Shah, Doug Shurts, Sarah Tantillo, Linda Twining, Chris Van Buren

Thanks to our sponsors!

Diamond Sponsor
Kathy & Bruce Petersen

Platinum Sponsors
Robin & Chris Van Buren

Gold Sponsor
Bank of America

Silver Sponsors
The Iyer Family
NRG Energy, Inc.

Bronze Sponsors
AMSkier Insurance
Tamara Simpkins Franklin
Geeta Govindarajoo & Bruce Ellsworth
Pam Gregory & David Palladino
Patty & Don Seitz

We welcome new sponsors! Please contact Caitlin Ryan Persche for more information.

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2024 Soirée Under the Stars
May
3
6:00 PM18:00

2024 Soirée Under the Stars

Welcome back to the Soirée Under the Stars! Happening on May 3, 2024, at Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, NJ, this benefit evening features food, drink, awards, and fun! All funds raised from this event support the Center's award-winning Summer Bridge Program which provides hundreds of students from historically marginalized communities with quality summer programming designed to combat summer learning loss with engaging, hands-on curriculum focused on literacy, SEL, STEM, and service learning as well as unforgettable outdoor experiences such as canoeing, kayaking, swimming, high- and low- ropes course adventures, and roasting s'mores over campfires.

Honoring
The Community of Christina Seix Academy
2024 Frank Broderick Award
&
Princeton University
2024 Rev. David H. McAlpin, Jr. Community Champion Award

We hope to see you there!


Benefit Committee

Arielle Parrish
Douglas Shurts
Sarah Tantillo
Linda Twining
Yaritza Urena Mendez
Pam Walker

Minda Alena
Christina Bailey
Kirsten Hund Blair
Hendricks Davis
Michael Fletcher
Nancy Gartenberg
Alifya Parekh

Tri-Chairs:
Barbara DiCostanzo
Lubaina Maimoon
Randy Stephens


Blair Creek Sponsors
Robin & Chris Van Buren

Bass Lake Sponsors
Kathy & Bruce Petersen

Peyton Library Sponsors
AMSkier Insurance
Geeta Govindarajoo & Bruce Ellsworth
Pam Gregory & David Palladino
Heather & Scott Reilly
Ajanta & Pulkit Shah
Pam & Derek Simpkins
Stark & Stark
Andrea & Warren Stock
Sarah Tantillo

Hunt Lodge Sponsors
Christina & Peter Bailey
Peggy & Russell DaSilva
Jennifer Golson
Elyse & Chris Gribble
Mea & Al Kaemmerlen
Anna & Chris Moser
Suman Rao & Kaushik Arunagiri
Peggy & Don Seitz

Cornwall House Sponsors

Minda & William Alena
Jacquéline & Troy Beason
Patricia & Joseph Broderick
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC
Susan Danielson & Peter Wyngaard
Kate Danser
Michael Fletcher
The Gartenberg Group, LLC
Erin & James Henitz
Katie & Brent Herspiegel
Inside Edge Consulting
Claudia Franco Kelly & Scott Kelly
Lear & Pannepacker, LLP
Angela & Shawn Maxam
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
New Beginning Christian Worship Center
PBC Senior Leadership Team
Penbrook Management, LLC
Karen Richardson
Aline Silva
Chantelle & Randy Stephens
Tri-Steel Fabricators, Inc.
Linda & Kenneth Twining
Yaritza Urena Mendez
Pam & Joe Walker

In-Kind Sponsors

AJ Images
AlJon’s
the bent spoon
The Gingered Peach
Kirsten Hund Blair & William Blair
Nino’s Pastry Shoppe
Arielle Parrish
Evelyn Parrish
Piazza’s Bakery
Terra Momo
Linda Twining


SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Please email Caitlin Ryan Persche with any questions regarding tickets or sponsorships.

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2024 Wilderness First Responder Course
Mar
17
to Mar 23

2024 Wilderness First Responder Course

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THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL.

Princeton-Blairstown Center is pleased to again host a 7-day Wilderness First Responder certification course!  It will be taught by Blue Mountain Medic with the WMA course curriculum.

WFR is the definitive wilderness course in medical training, leadership, and critical thinking for outdoor, low-resource, and remote professionals and leaders. Students’ successful completion of the course will result in WFR certification through Wilderness Medical Associates, International.  The website for more information on the class is: https://www.wildmed.com/course-type/wilderness-first-responder/

The program is the ideal medical training for leaders in remote areas including outdoor educators, guides, military, professional search and rescue teams, researchers, and those involved in disaster relief. The curriculum is comprehensive and practical. It includes the essential principles and skills required to assess and manage medical problems in isolated and extreme environments for days and weeks if necessary.

Room and Board:
Lodging in rustic cabins with either propane or wood burning stoves with separate modern washhouses. Please bring your own linens or sleeping bag/toiletries. We can accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free, and other food allergies. Dietary restrictions need to be known before class begins. Lodging is available for the night before the class begins.

Registration Information:
Early bird extended– Register and pay by February 23rd, 2024
$850 onsite (lodging, meals and course). $750 commuting (class and lunch).
After February 23, the course fee increases to $900 for onsite and $800 for commuting students.

Last day to pay and register if Friday, March 8th if space is available..

To be placed on the registration list, or for registration or course questions, please contact:

Patricia Karl, Operations Manager
908-362-6765 ext. 1
pkarl@princetonblairstown.org

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