2010.10.31: October 31, 2010: The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary
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2010.10.31: October 31, 2010: The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary
The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary
"The videos were as diverse and fun to watch as anything on YouTube-everything from the camerawork to the songs to the storytelling," said Erica Burman, director of communications for the NPCA and a former volunteer in The Gambia.. "Still, despite their differences, they all showed the profound effect the Peace Corps has on Volunteers and the people around them."
The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary
Moldova Volunteer Wins "My Piece of the Peace Corps" YouTube Contest
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WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31, 2010, --- The Peace Corps Effect, a short by Marlene Nancy Lopez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova, won first place in the YouTube contest "My Piece of the Peace Corps" initiated in celebration of the organization's 50th anniversary. Lopez receives a $2,500 cash prize for the video which features a Moldovan teenager playing guitar and teaching English to a group of disabled students while she talks about the influence a Peace Corps volunteer had on her.
Entries were judged by National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) staff and board members. Both the winning video along with the runners-up will be featured on NPCA's website and used to help commemorate the Peace Corps' five decades of service. The judges named Carrie Pavlik of Pennsylvania as second place winner who will receive a $1,000 cash prize for her video, My Piece of the Peace Corps. John Garvey, a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Burkina Faso, came in third place and will win a $500 cash prize for his light-hearted video, A Peace Corps Song.
"The videos were as diverse and fun to watch as anything on YouTube-everything from the camerawork to the songs to the storytelling," said Erica Burman, director of communications for the NPCA and a former volunteer in The Gambia.. "Still, despite their differences, they all showed the profound effect the Peace Corps has on Volunteers and the people around them."
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