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We want to connect with our readers, and we want you to connect with us! To try to get to know you better, we'll be adding a mini-survey to upcoming issues of the NPCA E-News. Each survey will be only two or three questions about a specific topic. Participate every month, or just when the topic interests you. We'll publish the results of each mini-survey in the following issue. This month, it's basic demographics.
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Co-Sponsors Climb as Commemorative Heads to Senate Floor
Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) are the latest to announce they will co-sponsor the Peace Corps Commemorative Act (S. 1421), introduced in July by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH). Landrieu announced her intention to co-sponsor the legislation at a November 10th mark-up session before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The Committee gave unanimous approval to the legislation, which now heads to the full Senate for consideration. (Pictured above, RPCVs Roger Lewis and Bonnie Gottlieb of the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation who have been instrumental in advancing this year's legislation.)
Learn more and ask your Senators to co-sponsor this legislation, which would authorize a privately funded initiative to commemorate the historic significance of the founding of the Peace Corps.
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Four NPCA Members Receive SIT Scholarships
National Peace Corps Association members who want to pursue master's degrees in international programs at the SIT Graduate Institute's Brattleboro, Vermont campus can take advantage of a special scholarship program. SIT awards scholarships to selected members of the NPCA who have one year or more of significant intercultural experience. This year, there were 4 recipients of the NPCA / SIT scholarship. Pictured above left to right: Amanda Drapcho (The Gambia), Jesse Routte (Mozambique), and Erica Fredrikson (Kiribati). Not pictured: Michael Maffe (Liberia).
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Dear Mr. President:
As key committees recommend no further reductions in Peace Corps funding, Congress continues to struggle on its Fiscal Year 2012 spending packages. Congress has given final approval to the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act. That legislation should be signed into law in the next ten days. And, as noted elsewhere in this news update, work continues on a Peace Corps commemorative. All of these issues are raised in an end of anniversary year letter to President Obama.
All of these issues are raised in an end of anniversary year letter to President Obama.
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New Board Members, New Strategy, New Life After 50th
As the 50th Anniversary year of the Peace Corps draws to a close, NPCA is looking ahead, enhancing our efforts to connect and support the Peace Corps community. There are exciting plans in the works for 2012 -- and several new members are joining the Board of Directors to help us get there.
Tony Barclay (Kenya 68-70) will chair the Board and work closely with the NPCA staff. "I am very honored to lead the NPCA's Board of Directors. It's a terrific group, with diverse membership that reflects the values and wide ranging experience of RPCVs -- both during and after their Peace Corps service."....
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Encore Volunteer says "I'm ready to go again!"
Are you considering volunteering again with Encore Service Corps International? Encore Volunteer Larry Badger (Azerbaijan 05-07) would tell you: "Do it!" At this time last year, Larry Badger was a volunteer with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), based in Nairobi, Kenya. Here are some excerpts from his final report. After you read these, check out IFDC's current volunteer opening and send in your application!...
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Senegal 1 RPCV Reflects on the 50th Anniversary in D.C.
No one had planned a 50th anniversary event for Senegal in Washington, D.C. -- but that didn't stop Douglas Treado (Senegal 62-64) from using NPCA's online resources to pull together what he called the "Get (It) Together" gathering of Senegal RPCVs. Read Douglas' charming account of how in true Peace Corps fashion it turned out well in the end!
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Friends of Thailand Group Responds to Devastating Floods
Floods can devastate in a flash, or unwind as a slow moving disaster. In Thailand, historic floods that have impacted millions of people in large swaths of the country. The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer group Friends of Thailand (FoT) has been monitoring the situation with great concern. Group president Carolyn Nickels provided NPCA with an update of how they have been responding....
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RPCVs Continue their Volunteer Work at Providence House
One of the biggest benefits of Peace Corps service is the continuous inspiration and motivation that Volunteers receive from each other during their time abroad. Annie Mooser and Jean Cassandra were no strangers to the exchange of ideas, the demands of rural living, and the constant push to do better for their communities during their service in Northern Peru from 2005 to 2007. Separated by a bumpy, cliff-hanging 12-hour overnight bus ride, Jean and Annie stayed in touch frequently in Peru via cell phone.
Fast forward. Both their professional paths took them to Providence House, a not-for-profit organization that strives to transform and improve the lives of homeless, abused, and formerly incarcerated women and their children in New York City....
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"Video Postcards" to Showcase the Peace Corps Experience
To commemorate the Peace Corps's 50th anniversary, journalist Maureen Orth (Colombia 64-66) and filmmaker Susan Kock are creating Peace Corps "video postcards" to showcase the stories of inspiring Peace Corps volunteers around the world as well as returned Volunteers who credit their Peace Corps experience for making a profound difference in their lives. Maureen recently shared with us what inspired her to embark on the newly launched project.
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Write for WorldView!
Write for NPCA's WorldView magazine, the only magazine for and about the Peace Corps community! The 2012 editorial calendar is now posted to our website. Check it out! (P.S. Did you know that for every issue, there's a lesson plan?)
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SAVE 20% - Just in Time for the Holidays!
 Our online store offers a wide selection of Peace Corps and NPCA logo merchandise -- from t-shirts and coffee mugs, to pins and license place frames. And yes, the much requested Peace Corps patch! Wearing logo merchandise is a great way to spark conversations about Peace Corps! Your purchase supports the efforts of the National Peace Corps Association. Save 20% off through the end of the year by entering promo code NPCA50TH during checkout. Thanks for your support! Visit the NPCA Online Store |
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MADÉCASSE CHOCOLATE
 Madécasse makes world-class, award-winning "bean-to-bar" chocolate in Madagascar -- where the RPCV company founders Tim McCollum and Brett Beach served. Each bar produces more than four times the economic impact of fair trade alone.
Try one of their extraordinary products to benefit the NPCA's 50th Anniversary activities. Write "NPCA20" in the comment box at check out from now until September 19th and NPCA will receive 20% of the proceeds of your purchase. Proceeds will benefit the 50th Anniversary activities. Purchase Madécasse Chocolate |
THE HIPPIE COFFEE COMPANY
David Lockshin (RPCV Costa Rica 1981-84) and the Hippie Coffee Company bring you a 50th Anniversary, Costa Rican commemorative coffee. The medium full bodied blend is produced from a 750 family COOP in the Costa Rican Tarrazu region. They produce such high quality coffee that the prices they receive are much greater than the world coffee commodity market price. 20% of the proceeds from the sale of the coffee will benefit the National Peace Corps Association's 50th Anniversary activities. Purchase Hippie Coffee |
50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE TEA
As a unique gift to share with your friends and relatives during the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps, the NPCA is collaborating with SerendipiTea to create these special teas, Peace and Harmony. These two Commemorative tea blends are each comprised of five ingredients that hail from five countries in which Peace Corps Volunteers have served over the past 50 years. The blends celebrate the unified achievements of volunteers and the organization itself. Purchase SerendipiTea Commemorative Tea |
SEAVEES AND J.CREW HONOR THE PEACE CORPS
The 09/61 Volunteer Plimsoll was inspired by the September 1961 passage of the Peace Corps Act. SeaVees celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps by recreating a style from our early sixties origin. Through an exclusive partnership with the National Peace Corps Association, SeaVees will make a donation for each pair sold to a planned Peace Corps commemorative in Washington, D.C. This new release can only be found SeaVees. SeaVees is proud to partner with the NPCA and support the ideals of the Peace Corps.
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