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December 2011, Vol. 7 No. 12                                                                                           www.PeaceCorpsConnect.org
Thank you.
 
The 50th anniversary year of the Peace Corps has been inspiring and memorable in so many ways. Across the country and around the world, the Peace Corps family pulled together and celebrated the past, the present, and the future of the Peace Corps with creativity and enthusiasm. On behalf of the National Peace Corps Association, thank you for your steadfast support. Together we accomplished so much, and I am deeply proud to be a part of this community.

With gratitude,

Kevin F. F. Quigley
President
 
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Breaking News: Peace Corps Targeted for Level Funding
 
While the State/Foreign Operations portion of the federal budget is slated for up to a 12% cut in overall funding, indications are that Peace Corps funding in Fiscal Year 2012 will remain steady at $375 million. However, while this is a positive development, there is still work to be done...
 

Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act Becomes Law
 
The commitment and passion of a number of dedicated individuals throughout the year led to passage of the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011. President Obama signed the legislation and met with some of those leaders late last month...
 
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E-News Mini-Survey Results
 Last month we asked a basic question: Who are you? And we learned this... 90% of subscribers are RPCVs. The most-represented decades are the 1960s, followed closely by the 2000s. And the most-represented countries are Philippines, Colombia, Honduras, Thailand and Ecuador.

This month, we'd like to know how do you feel about "green" products? Take our mini-survey to help us know you better!
 
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White House Celebrates 50 Years of Peace Corps, USAID

Just before offices across Washington, DC emptied out for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted a ceremony celebrating the 50th Anniversaries of Peace Corps and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday, November 23. The ever-youthful Sen. Harris Wofford, scanning the room, quipped, "Here we are at last celebrating in our own little operation: Occupy the White House!"... 
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Volunteer Positions Open in Kenya and Tanzania

Do your skills -- or those of someone you know -- match?  Would you like to spend three months in Kenya or Tanzania?   We need you!

Through Encore Service Corps International, you can serve again in East Africa. NPCA is managing Encore through a Joint Project and is looking for experienced volunteers with agriculture, health and IT skills to work with our partners in Kenya and Tanzania for three to four months in 2012. Visit the Encore website to see the complete list of current job openings and apply today.

One of our on-going efforts, supported by Johnson & Johnson, is in nursing education at Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya...
 
Last Minute Holiday Shopping
 
The holidays are almost upon us!  Stuck on what to get that special Peace Corps Volunteer or Returned Peace Corps Volunteer? Take a moment to check out the selection of Peace Corps-related merchandise in the right hand sidebar of this newsletter.

From Madagascar chocolates to Costa Rican coffee. From specially blended teas to commemorative SeaVees "plimsolls." Anniversary photos and merchandise from our own National Peace Corps Association store... We've got you covered.  Purchases help support the ongoing work of the NPCA.
 
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Memorial Scholarship Seeks RPCV Applicants

NPCA recently learned about the Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship, which provides funding for innovative, grassroots projects by outstanding graduate students or recent graduates working (in a variety of disciplines) to promote international public health.

Katie served in Bangladesh from 1999-2001. Tragically, her life was cut short in a hiking accident. The scholarship was established in memory of her passion for and dedication to the causes Peace Corps serves...
 
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North Alabama Peace Corps Volunteers Plant Trees for Peace Corps Day
 
On October 8, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of North Alabama planted trees in Madison's Dublin Park and Big Springs Park in Huntsville, Alabama to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Books for Africa, Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity were chosen as service projects...
 
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Fiji Volunteers Return to the Country for the 50th Anniversary
 This past June and July, 30 Fiji RPCVs traveled to Fiji, some for the first time, most returning after a long absence. The trip was arranged by the NPCA member group, Friends of Fiji.  It was trip of memories -- the group took part in the swearing-in ceremony for new Volunteers -- also hard work. They teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to assist in the construction on two homes...
 
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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?)
 
IN THIS ISSUE
Thank You

Breaking News: Peace Corps Funding

Volunteer Protection Act Becomes Law

E-News Mini-Survey Results

White House Celebrate 50 Years of Peace Corps, USAID

Volunteer Positions In Kenya & Tanzania

Holiday Shopping

Memorial Scholarship Seeks RPCV Applicants

N. Alabama PCVs Plant Trees

Fiji RPCVs Return to Fiji

Write for WorldView

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MAD�CASSE CHOCOLATE

 

Madecasse chocolate Mad�casse 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.  

 

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THE HIPPIE COFFEE COMPANY

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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

 

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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

09/61 Volunteer Plimsoll
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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