Cook/Douglass Recreation Advisory Council

Program/Organization Name: Cook/Douglass Recreation Advisory Council

Address: C/D Rec Services, Loree Bldg., Lipman Drive, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ 08903

WWW URL: Cook/Douglass Recreation Web Page

Phone:732-932-8615

Fax: 732-932-9151

Academic Department Affiliation:

Contact Name: Paul Fischbach

Title/Position: Associate Director of Recreational Services

Phone extension:

E-mail Address: fischbach@aesop.rutgers.edu

Purpose: The Recreation Board is an advisory council that assists in the administration of recreational activities. The student run organization is responsible for bringing innovative special events to the campus each semester. The goal of the board is to make student life on the Cook/Douglass campus as good as it can be! Members volunteer their time during the school year to help the organization reach this goal.

Community Service Area(s): Recreation

Target Population: Youth, Adults

Service Providers: Undergraduate students

Fee: No

Eligibility Restrictions for Services:

Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: Special Friends Day - Approximately 50 autistic/handicapped children visit our center for about 4 hours. Each child spends the day playing games and having fun with two volunteer "buddies". Annual event.

Current Community Service Projects in New Brunswick: Blood Drive (Sept 21) - Once each semester, Recreation runs a blood drive at the Rec Center. Generally, we collect almost 100 pints in a 5 hour period. (2pm - 7pm.)

Giving Tree - An annual event in which over 100 gifts are collected for needy children during the holidays.

Pen Pals - A writing campaign with 5th graders at John Adams Middle School in Edison, New Jersey.(Annual Event)

Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within Rutgers: All campus organizations including, Rutgers University Foundation (telethon), Cook & Douglass Recreation Associations

Program(s)/Organizations Worked With, Within the New Brunswick Community: Including Local businesses (donations), NJ Blood Services, Douglass School, Edison Prep

Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Acquired For Community Projects:

Other Government and Foundation Grants Successfully Applied For:

Resources Available For Community Service in New Brunswick: Volunteers

New Initiatives and Service Expansions Interested In:

Recent Handbooks/Guides: Cook/Douglass Recreational Services Calendar of Events, Cook/Douglass Rec Check

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