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Philippines or Bust...
Posted by Bud Askins on June 6, 2012 at 4:21pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
Count down to the Philippines has begun. I am only a day and a half away from my departure from Austin, Texas to the Republic of the Philippines for a six month assignment as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer. It is a return trip for me. I was a…
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Once in a Lifetime Trip
Posted by Ronald Louis Peterson on May 6, 2012 at 12:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I'm excited about returning to Ethiopia with more than 100 other RPCVs in September to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps first group in Ethiopia. Catching up with other RPCVs, meeting a former student and his family along with others…
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Rough Start for International Affairs Budget
The House Appropriations Committee is beginning work on setting spending levels for various government programs. One of the first steps is to establish funding ceilings for the twelve different subcommittees that have jurisdiction over every aspect of federal funding. The starting point for the International Affairs Budget, which includes funding for the Peace Corps, …Helene Dudley Receives 2013 Lillian Carter Award
Yesterday, Helene Ballmann Dudley (Colombia 1968-60, Slovakia 1997-99) received the Peace Corps’ Lillian Carter award at a ceremony at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga. The award is given biennially by the Peace Corps to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who has “served in Peace Corps as a senior (age 50+) and shown a demonstrated commitment …Why is the JFK Library Foundation an enthusiastic supporter of Peace Corps Connect – Boston 2013?
Peace Corps Connect – Boston 2013 is just around the corner. Among those helping to make it happen? Our sponsors. We are pleased that the first major sponsor of the annual gathering in Boston this year is the JFK Library Foundation. “The Kennedy Library Foundation is pleased to support the National Peace Corps Association’s Peace …Photos
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