The day was planned as a way to remember his lifelong commitment to community-engaged learning and the Trenton community
TRENTON -- Hundreds from The College of New Jersey will fan out across the city Saturday as part of a day of service honoring the legacy left behind by Patrick Donohue, a former assistant provost who died in July after jumping from the George Washington Bridge.
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Patrick Donohue The day was planned by Donohue's family and the college as a way to remember his lifelong commitment to community-engaged learning and the Trenton community, the college said.
Donohue, 50, retired from his position after nine years at TCNJ on July 1 and had been under stress as a result of the decision, his family had said. His body was found 10 days later in the Hudson River.
Donohue served as the director of the Bonner Center for Civic and Community Engagement, a service and scholarship program that mobilizes students around community needs, and had been a tireless advocate for Trenton.
"He just lived, breathed and gave all his heart and soul to helping others, running programs and always trying to help," his brother, Peter, said at the time of his death.
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On Saturday, some 300 students, staff and faculty members will honor that service by volunteering at 10 sites in Trenton, Ewing and Lawrence.
The projects include working with kids to create art on abandoned buildings as part of SAGE Coalition's "Windows of Soul," gardening, serving meals with A Better Way, organizing and cleaning PJ Hill Elementary School, weeding and cleaning Ewing's 1867 Sanctuary and helping at HomeFront's food pantry in Lawrence.
They will also be working with kids at Greg Grant's Academic Sports Academy, an organization that honored Donohue in May for his work with Trenton youth.
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