Open House in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20



Open House in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20

To all future volunteers, returned volunteers, family members, and others interested in the Peace Corps,

On April 20, an Open House event will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, at Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus, from 5:30-8:00 p.m. The theme of this Open House is "Discovering Our Global Neighborhood." It will feature former Peace Corps Director Kevin O'Donnell, as well as the college's Earth Balloon. This Open House serves to bring the Peace Corps community together so that RPCVs, prospective volunteers, family members and others can connect with one another and learn more about Peace Corps and the NPCA.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, and those who attend will have the opportunity to learn about the Peace Corps and the NPCA from representatives of their different programs, as well as the chance to talk and mingle with other members of the Peace Corps community!

TWO WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED BEFORE THE OPEN HOUSE

Join us from 4:00pm-5:00 pm for one of the following workshops:

**RPCVs: A Step-By-Step Guide To Recruitment**

This workshop is for RPCVs who would like to help Peace Corps recruit the next generation of qualified applicants. Your experiences as a volunteer make you a valuable source of information for prospective volunteers! Many of today’s volunteers attribute their initial interest in Peace Corps to an RPCV friend, neighbor or teacher. Learn how to arrange and conduct your own General Information Session, partner with your local recruitment office, and tell your Peace Corps story to your community. A step-by-step reference guide and promotional materials will be provided to all participants.

Presenters:

Kristina Bliss, Chicago Area Recruitment Coordinator Courtney Cunningham, Chicago Area Regional Recruiter

**Exploring New Partnerships for Discovering the Global Community**

Using the Global Café discussion format, representatives of different sectors of the Peace Corps and local education communities will share resources and explore opportunities for collaboration around educational programs. Invited participants include representatives from:

Northern Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (NORVA)

National Peace Corps Association (NPCA)

Cuyahoga Community College’s Global Issues Resource Center

Local schools

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts

Cleveland Council on World Affairs

Participants are encouraged to “think outside the box” in developing an action plan to carry out the Third Goal of Peace Corps, “bringing the world back home.”

Facilitators:

Michelle Johnson, President, NORVA

Anne Baker, Vice President, NPCA

For more information, visit http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=1091

. You may also contact Gladys Maloy at 202-293-7728 x 23 or e-mail peacematch(at)rpcv.org.

When this story was posted in April 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:


Peace Corps Online The Independent News Forum serving Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

The Peace Corps Library Peace Corps Online is proud to announce that the Peace Corps Library is now available online. With over 30,000 index entries in 500 categories, this is the largest collection of Peace Corps related stories in the world. From Acting to Zucchini, you can find hundreds of stories about what RPCVs with your same interests or from your Country of Service are doing today. If you have a web site, support the "Peace Corps Library" and link to it today.

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RPCVs and Friends remember Pope John Paul II Tony Hall found the pope to be courageous and capable of forgiving the man who shot him in 1981, Mark Gearan said the pope was as dynamic in person as he appears on television, Maria Shriver said he was a beacon of virtue, strength and goodness, and an RPCV who met the pope while serving in the Solomon Islands said he possessed the holiness of a man filled with a deep love and concern for humanity. Leave your thoughts here.

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Friends of the Peace Corps 170,000 strong 170,000 is a very special number for the RPCV community - it's the number of Volunteers who have served in the Peace Corps since 1961. It's also a number that is very special to us because March is the first month since our founding in January, 2001 that our readership has exceeded 170,000. And while we know that not everyone who comes to this site is an RPCV, they are all "Friends of the Peace Corps." Thanks everybody for making PCOL your source of news for the Returned Volunteer community.

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April 10, 2005: Events around the Country North Carolina RPCV discusses Nepal trek on April 14 6 Apr South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18 5 Apr Gaddi Vasquez speaks at Northwestern University 6 Apr Henry McKoy speaks at Clemson University 8 Apr Minnesota RPCVs need Photos for Exhibition 24 Mar Maryland RPCVs eat crab cakes in Annapolis 17 Mar RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

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April Feature Stories - only on PCOL Dream Come True - Revisiting India after 34 years The Coyne Column: Read Winning Vanity Fair PCV Essay Tomas Belsky's paintings inspired by service in Brazil RPCV reunites with friend after 40 years RPCV reviews "Los Heraldos Negros" by Cesar Vallejo Photo Essay: Taking it to the Streets

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Crisis Corps arrives in Thailand After the Tsunami in Southeast Asia last December, Peace Corps issued an appeal for Crisis Corps Volunteers and over 200 RPCVs responded. The first team of 8 Crisis Corps volunteers departed for Thailand on March 18 to join RPCVs who are already supporting relief efforts in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and India with other agencies and NGO's.

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RPCVs in Congress ask colleagues to support PC RPCVs Sam Farr, Chris Shays, Thomas Petri, James Walsh, and Mike Honda have asked their colleagues in Congress to add their names to a letter they have written to the House Foreign Operations Subcommittee, asking for full funding of $345 M for the Peace Corps in 2006. As a follow-on to Peace Corps week, please read the letter and call your Representative in Congress and ask him or her to add their name to the letter.

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Add your info now to the RPCV Directory Call Harris Publishing at 800-414-4608 right away to add your name or make changes to your listing in the newest edition of the NPCA's Directory of Peace Corps Volunteers and Former Staff. Then read our story on how you can get access to the book after it is published. The deadline for inclusion is May 16 so call now.

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March 1: National Day of Action Tuesday, March 1, is the NPCA's National Day of Action. Please call your Senators and ask them to support the President's proposed $27 Million budget increase for the Peace Corps for FY2006 and ask them to oppose the elimination of Perkins loans that benefit Peace Corps volunteers from low-income backgrounds. Follow this link for step-by-step information on how to make your calls. Then take our poll and leave feedback on how the calls went.

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