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The New Director

It was a long time coming.

But last Thursday when the Senate took up the nomination of Carrie Hessler-Radelet to be the next Peace Corps Director, they acted faster than you can say "The toughest job you'll ever love!"

Send Carrie a Message of Congratulations

One of Carrie Hessler-Radelet's first public appearances as Director will be in less than two weeks when she joins us at Peace Corps Connect-Nashville!

We want to present her with a booklet including hundreds of congratulatory messages from the Peace Corps community and other supporters! Please send us your message no later than next Monday, June 16th. Here's all you have to do:

Please keep your message brief (1-3 sentences)
Please include your name and (if applicable) your Peace Corps years and country of service
Send messages to advocintern@peacecorpsconnect.org
Put "Message for Carrie" in the subject line

(Photo: Members of the Philadelphia Area Peace Corps Association raised their glasses at last week's Happy Hour upon learning of the pending Senate confirmation vote. Follow this link to read the thoughts of one of these individuals who met the new Director)

Updated State Resources!

Now available to you. Our updated State Resources page. These pages include updated information on votes and actions by your lawmakers during the first half of 2014, approximations on currently serving volunteers from individual congressional districts, and more. Read More

Organize a District Office Meeting

Our state resources page will be handy as advocates prepare for district office advocacy meetings at the local level. We need people like this month's featured advocate - and people like you - to contact us and express your willingness to help.

Appropriations, Anyone?

Peace Corps funding soon goes before congressional Appropriations Committees. If your lawmaker is on the Senate or House Subcommittee for State and Foreign Operations, contact them now and ask them to support a $400 million appropriation for the Peace Corps in Fiscal Year 2015.

Global Poverty, Climate Change, Nashville

We will be considering global issues advocacy at Peace Corps Connect-Nashville. Make plans to join us Friday, June 20th, for a

4 PM session featuring Tzviatko Chiderov of the ONE Campaign and Zaire RPCV Mike Tidwell of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Mike will also be the keynote speaker on June 21st.

June Featured Advocate - Marjory Clyne

Over the years, our June featured advocate has taken on many different leadership roles both with the San Diego Peace Corps Association (SDPCA) and other groups providing services to the city.

When SDPCA's group president announced last year that the group was seeking a volunteer to serve as the region's advocacy coordinator, Marjory Clyne became increasingly interested.

Then, Marjory did was she does best. She volunteered!

Double Your Clout!
If everyone receiving this committed to finding just one more person to join this network, we would grow to 30,000 advocates!

Who Represents You?

Follow these links for contact information for your Senators and House Representatives.

NPCA Store
It's the place to get your Peace Corps merchandise. Follow this link.

Social Networking
Weddings. Tats. Advocacy News. Features. More. Check out our Facebook page. And don't forget to connect with others through our NPCA Social Network.

Are Your Reps on Board?
See the list of Senate and House co-sponsors of the Peace Corps Equity Act.

Member Groups

Is there an NPCA Member Group near you? Follow this link.

Whiteboard Us!
Our Featured Advocate is now part of our Whiteboard Project. How about you? More

Fast Peace Corps Facts
A quick rundown of some key facts highlighting the past and present of thePeace Corps.

In Memoriam
We honor members of our community who have recently passed. Follow this link.

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