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Vol. LXIII, No. 33
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Vol. LXIII, No. 33
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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 (Photo courtesy of the Greater Donnelly Initiative)
CHANGING GEARS: Woodrow Wilson School graduate Frank Norcross and a group of teenagers from the Greater Donnelly Bicycle Works program work on a repair together. |
A surprise donation of 40 bikes, a wine collection auction, and the partnership between two graduates of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a Trenton nonprofit all led to the creation of Greater Donnelly Bicycle Works, a teen bike repair and mentoring program.
With parking spaces in downtown Princeton at a premium, the question of responsibility for six unassigned, unmetered spots smack dab in the middle of the Princeton University campus is a poser.
“I fix computers, but that’s not who I am,” said Princeton University Computer Technician Mark Pellecchia, as he mused about his work, his art, his illness, and life general, over iced tea in Small World Café.