2008.03.25: March 25, 2008: Headlines: COS - Belize: Country Directors - Belize: Daily Tidings: Deedie Runkel was employed by the Peace Corps as a public affairs director, and later as a country director for the Peace Corps unit in Belize
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2008.03.25: March 25, 2008: Headlines: COS - Belize: Country Directors - Belize: Daily Tidings: Deedie Runkel was employed by the Peace Corps as a public affairs director, and later as a country director for the Peace Corps unit in Belize
Deedie Runkel was employed by the Peace Corps as a public affairs director, and later as a country director for the Peace Corps unit in Belize
"When you see a Peace Corps volunteer teaching elementary school kids about Tonga, we call that a third-goal activity. Teaching and service are part of being a Peace Corps volunteer," Runkel said.
Deedie Runkel was employed by the Peace Corps as a public affairs director, and later as a country director for the Peace Corps unit in Belize
Ashland has a wealth of former Peace Corps volunteers
By Angela Howe-Decker
Tidings correspondent
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Deedie Runkel, owner of Anne Hathaway's Bed and Breakfast, was employed by the Peace Corps as a public affairs director, and later as a country director for the Peace Corps unit in Belize. She worked directly with many volunteers and says she too sees the lifelong impact of Peace Corps service in the community.
"The Peace Corps offers a way of being in the world," Runkel said. "It is not only formative, it's transformative."
Runkel herself still strives to be of service in the world community. As a local Rotary Club member, she and the Rotary are involved in a project to provide materials to help build houses in Guanajuato, Mexico, Ashland's sister city.
Runkel said the Peace Corps has three goals: to help people overseas, to teach others about America and to teach Americans about the world.
"When you see a Peace Corps volunteer teaching elementary school kids about Tonga, we call that a third-goal activity. Teaching and service are part of being a Peace Corps volunteer," Runkel said.
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