To the Editor:
I read with interest and appreciation about the Liverman family and their generous donation enabling Trenton schoolchildren to attend a performance at McCarter Theatre [“An Introduction to Live Theater from Longtime McCarter Fan,” July 16, page 8].
It might be of interest to note that, many years ago when I served on the School Board, I had the pleasure of accompanying the 8th graders of the then JW Middle School on a trip to Manhattan to hear a live performance at the Metropolitan Opera. Tom Procaccino, a graduate of the Princeton School system himself, and then a police officer with our local police department, started a fund which enabled every single graduate of JW to attend a live performance at the Met. For many years, this was a highlight associated with graduating from JW, and for many students, their first exposure to live opera. What a wonderful gift Tom gave to our school district!