September 23, 2005: Headlines: COS - Paraguay: Hurricane Relief: Crisis Corps: Framingham TAB: Paraguay RPCV Oliver Dick will be assisting with efforts in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina
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September 23, 2005: Headlines: COS - Paraguay: Hurricane Relief: Crisis Corps: Framingham TAB: Paraguay RPCV Oliver Dick will be assisting with efforts in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina
Paraguay RPCV Oliver Dick will be assisting with efforts in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina
Dick, 33, who holds a master's degree from the University of North Texas, will use his recent Peace Corps experience in Paraguay to help the nation recover from the hurricane. Dick served as a Peace Corps small enterprise development volunteer in Paraguay from 1995 to 1997, where he helped form cooperatives.
Paraguay RPCV Oliver Dick will be assisting with efforts in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina
Resident assists Peace Corps effort
Friday, September 23, 2005
In an unprecedented move and for the first time in the Peace Corps' 44-year history, volunteers have begun working domestically. Included in this historic group is Framingham resident Oliver Dick who will be assisting with efforts in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Peace Corps activated its Crisis Corps volunteers last week to aid the Federal Emergency Management Agency's relief operation in the gulf coast region. The first group of Crisis Corps volunteers was deployed this week.
Dick, 33, who holds a master's degree from the University of North Texas, will use his recent Peace Corps experience in Paraguay to help the nation recover from the hurricane. Dick served as a Peace Corps small enterprise development volunteer in Paraguay from 1995 to 1997, where he helped form cooperatives.
The Crisis Corps allows exceptional former Peace Corps volunteers to re-enroll in the Peace Corps for short term assignments. Volunteers work on projects that require immediate assistance, utilizing the skills they learned during their Peace Corps service and in post service careers.
"While the Peace Corps is an international volunteer organization, the Peace Corps' spirit of giving has no borders," said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez in a press release. "Therefore, as thousands of Americans are suffering tremendous hardship, it is imperative for Peace Corps to respond and provide support to the relief efforts.
Nearly 600 returned Peace Corps volunteers have taken the opportunity to use their invaluable skills and experience to address ongoing community needs in 40 different countries since Crisis Corps' inception in 1996. Crisis Corps volunteers work on short term projects, utilizing the skills they learned as Peace Corps volunteers and in post service careers.
To find out more about the Crisis Corps' Katrina efforts, please visit: www.peacecorps.gov/katrina.
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