National Peace Corps Association Welcomes New President
The NPCA board of directors and staff is pleased to welcome Glenn Blumhorst (RPCV Guatemala, 1988-1991) as the organization's next President.
Glenn brings to the role more than 25 years of professional experience in the international development arena, with a strong background in donor development, program management and corporate representation. In addition to his three-year PCV service in Guatemala, he has served in long- and short-term assignments in more than 25 countries as well as several years in Washington, DC.
"I'm both excited and humbled to serve as NPCA President," says Blumhorst. This opportunity brings me back full circle to the Peace Corps Community, whose mission I have embraced throughout my career. We have a promising future ahead and I look forward to being part of the team."
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Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said Wins 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award
A 40-year friendship that started with a high school student asking Peace Corps Volunteers what motivated them to volunteer has led to a lifetime of service and now to the 2013 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award.
When notified by Skype that he was the winner of this year's award, Dr. Mohamud Sheikh Nurein Said of Kenya had this to say about the impact Peace Corps has had on his life and the importance he attached to the award:
My first encounter with a Peace Corps Volunteer was in I965 when I joined Marsabit Secondary School, Kenya. As a young boy, I wondered why these white people came to the remotest area in Kenya to assist us. Since then, I have been motivated by their spirit of volunteerism, and I never looked back....
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Last Call For Capitol Hill Advocates
The 9th Annual National Day of Action in Support of the Peace Corps is just one week away!
Please note that if you are thinking about participating in the Capitol Hill portion of this action, the deadline for registering is Close of Business, this Friday, February 22nd. Please contact advocacy@peacecorpsconnect.org to register. Of course, we want everyone to take part in the Day of Action. You can make a big difference, no matter where you are.
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Registration is OPEN for Peace Corps Connect: Boston 2012
Register now for "Early Bird" Rates
Join NPCA on June 28 and June 29, 2013 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School for two days of reconnecting with the Peace Corps community and learning from and about fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Friday's sessions will feature member group sessions and reunions as well as sessions about NPCA Advocacy, telling your Peace Corps story and career development. Saturday's sessions will focus on RPCVs and their unique ways of "bringing the world back home" as well as a session with our Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award winner. NPCA will present awards, followed by a celebratory reception, to the winners of the Wofford Award, Sargent Shriver Distinguished Humanitarian Award and the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for the outstanding member group community service followed by a celebratory reception.
In between sessions, visit our vendors and exhibitors at the Exhibit Hall which will showcase organizations, RPCV products and services, and member group activities. Looking for more fun? Join the Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers for its special Sunset Cruise on Boston Harbor on Friday June 28, 2013.
Early bird registration rates end on March 31, 2013! We hope to see you there!
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Travelers Exploring the Dominican Republic with Next Step Travel
NPCA board member Kate Schachter (Ghana 2004-07) is the currently in the Dominican Republic, serving as the NPCA host on our latest Next Step Travel service learning trip. According to her, it's like all the best parts of Peace Corps training.
"The promise of 'service travel' was so well done in the Discover Corps connection with NPCA,' reports Kate, "that the non-RPCVs thought they were joining a mini-version of a live Peace Corps experience. And that is as it should be." Read her latest trip report here.
Intrigued? Check out all the photos we've posted to Facebook and read first hand trip reports on our Service blog. We have three more trips planned this year to the Dominican Republic and four more to Guatemala.
Already know you want to go? Just register now!
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Tattoo Tuesday on our Facebook Page
Peace Corps is an intensely personal, transformative experience, so it's understandable that some Peace Corps Volunteers and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers choose body art as one way to share their story. We've created a photo album on our Facebook Page to showcase tattoos that RPCVs and PCVs have gotten to commemorate their Peace Corps service. Have that one you'd like included here? Email a photo and the back story (pun intended!) to news@peacecorpsconnect.org with the word "Tattoo" in the subject line. We'll upload them on Tuesdays.
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Why We Give to NPCA: Peace Corps Changed Our LIves
Why do Jack and Angene Wilson, members of the National Peace Corps Association Director's Circle, support the National Peace Corps Association?
Their answer is simple: the Peace Corps changed their lives -- the NPCA "is critical" to helping carry out the Third Goal.
From involvement in multiple country of service groups and their geographic group, Kentucky RPCVs, to writing lesson plans for WorldView and participating in NPCA Advocacy efforts, the Wilsons are active supporters and members of NPCA.
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Nominations Open for Five Elected NPCA Board Seats
The National Peace Corps Association has five member-elected seats to fill on the Board through elections this spring. The seats, with three-year terms unless otherwise noted, are as follows:
- Upper Midwest
- The Americas
- West, Central and Southern Africa
- Southern Tier (one year)
- West (one year)
Please notify Vice President Anne Baker by March 4 if you intend to nominate candidates for these important positions in our community.
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Accepting Nominations for the Sargent Shriver Award
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is awarded by the National Peace Corps Association to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who continues to make a sustained and distinguished contribution to humanitarian causes at home or abroad or is an innovative social entrepreneur whose actions will bring about significant long-term change.
NOMINATIONS FOR 2013 ARE NOW OPEN. Visit the Awards page on our website for the nomination instructions, rules, and nomination form cover sheet. Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2013. The Award winner will be notified by May 1, 2013. The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service will be presented at NPCA Peace Corps Connect - Boston June 28-29 in Boston, MA.
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HOUSING FOR RPCVs
Are you a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer looking for housing? Are you an RPCV with housing to offer to a fellow RPCV?
We've created a new group, RPCV Housing, on the NPCA Online Community -- a cozy social network space by and for the Peace Corps Community -- where RPCVs can offer and search for housing.
Check it out and spread the word!
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TRIPPING: YOUR NPCA HOSPITALITY NETWORK
Support the NPCA on your next trip! Whether you're headed to your favorite summer destination or exploring a new part of the world this fall, you can find everything from couches to castles on Tripping.com. More importantly, all bookings made through Tripping will help support the National Peace Corps Association community.
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