2008.01.23: January 23, 2008: Headlines: Local Groups: Fund Raising: Isthmus Daily Page: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor Freeze for Food
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2008.01.23: January 23, 2008: Headlines: Local Groups: Fund Raising: Isthmus Daily Page: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor Freeze for Food
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor Freeze for Food
The sum will go to purchase seeds, tools and medicines for residents of Madison's Colombian sister city, San Jose de Apartado -- a small peasant village in a troubled northern agricultural region where conditions are favorable to growing coca. Established in 1970, San Jose has since 1997 struggled to survive as a declared Peace Community in the face of repeated attacks, assassinations and blockades by both guerrillas and paramilitary groups.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor Freeze for Food
Freeze for Food once, Freeze for Food twice
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers hold 27th annual 5 and 10K runs
David Medaris
on Wednesday 01/23/2008 3:33 pm
With temperatures topping out in single digits below zero, the 27th annual Freeze for Food 10-kilometer run and 5K run/walk may never have been more apt in name. Sponsored by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison, this year's event generated more than $2,000.
The sum will go to purchase seeds, tools and medicines for residents of Madison's Colombian sister city, San Jose de Apartado -- a small peasant village in a troubled northern agricultural region where conditions are favorable to growing coca. Established in 1970, San Jose has since 1997 struggled to survive as a declared Peace Community in the face of repeated attacks, assassinations and blockades by both guerrillas and paramilitary groups.
Madison's returned Peace Corps volunteers are one of the most visible legacies derived from long-standing relationships between the corps and the UW-Madison. From 1986 to 2005, the university ranked first in the generation of alumni volunteers for the corps.
Earlier this month, the annual rankings announcement put UW-Madison second among large schools for the second straight year, with 99 undergraduate alumni volunteers to the University of Washington's 113. Since the Peace Corps was established in 1961, almost 3,000 former UW-Madison students have served in its ranks.
Freeze for Food is but one manifestation of this legacy. In addition to generating resources for San Jose and its residents, the event is a foot race that starts and finishes at the Vilas Park shelter.
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