Togo RPCVs 40th Anniversary Activities

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By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, September 05, 2001 - 9:18 am: Edit Post

Friends of Togo/Les Amis du Togo (FOT)
invites you to
Celebrate Peace Corps' 40th & FOT's 20th Anniversaries
September 21-23, 2001
Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 21 at 1 p.m.
Host Country Nationals Recognition Ceremony
Sylvan Stage (next to the Washington Monument)
Honorees include Marc Dagbovi and Kofi Nyagbe both of Togo

Friday & Saturday, September 21 &22
"Peace Corps Writers"
Hotel Washington, Main Lobby
15th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Hear readings from Kathy Kalson (Togo 68-70) and Meredith Pike-Baky (Togo 71-73)

visit <http://peacecorpswriters.org> for details

Saturday, Sept. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Country of Service/FOT Board Meeting
Hotel Washington, Meeting Room will be posted in Main Lobby
15th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Topics include: FOT Update, Human Rights, Music, A Silent Auction and Much More

Saturday, September 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.
FOT Dinner/Dance
Bukom West African Café
2442 18th Street NW, Adams Morgan
(the "sister" restaurant of the infamous Café des Arts in Lome)
Admission at the door: $20 for FOT members
Includes Togolese dinner, live music, dancing
Free for children 12 and under
Cash Bar
RSVP by 9/20 to: <billpiatt@cs.com>

Sunday, September 23 at 8 a.m.
Gather at the Lincoln Memorial by the Togolese flag. Join all other country of
service groups and march across the Memorial Bridge to John F. Kennedy's grave
and on to the amphitheater for a memorial to those who died in service.

Sunday, September 23 Beginning at noon
Return to the National Mall for a FOT BYO picnic and soft ball games

For a complete NPCA conference schedule and list of registered attendees visit
<www.rpcv.org>
For more information on FOT contact Ruth Reeder at: <rreeder@bellatlantic.net>
Keep in touch! Go to: <Togo-L@listserv.aol.com> and type "subscribe" in the
Subject box

Schedule subject to change, please confirm all above information closer to day of
event.


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