Peace Corps Polyglot tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1254476 2009-11-09T09:51:10-05:00 The blog of the National Peace Corps Association TypePad Better, Bolder Peace Corps Survey: Initial Results tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a6aba0d5970c 2009-11-09T09:51:10-05:00 2009-11-09T09:51:10-05:00 Our thanks to the more than 4,500 individuals who took part in our Better, Bolder Peace Corps survey. While a full report will be issued in December, initial results from the survey indicate that among the many ideas on how... Erica Burman Director of Communications RPCV Congressman Garamendi Hits the Hill tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a6acd67c970c 2009-11-05T14:26:58-05:00 2009-11-05T14:27:23-05:00 As he made his first remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, the phone in Room 2459 of the Rayburn Office Building was already ringing. "Congressman Garamendi's office, how can I help you?" Returned Peace Corps Volunteer... Erica Burman Director of Communications RPCV Garamendi Wins Election to Congress tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a65244d2970b 2009-11-04T06:54:53-05:00 2009-11-04T09:28:35-05:00 RPCV Congressman-elect John Garamendi and wife Patti (Ethiopia 66-68) at Tuesday night's victory party with fellow RPCVs Pete Johnson (India 67-69) and Susan Neyer (Philippines 62-65) While election night 2009 was a relatively quiet affair across the nation, there was... Erica Burman Director of Communications Two RPCVs Win Prestigious Whiting Writers' Award tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a68ae009970c 2009-10-29T13:32:33-04:00 2009-10-29T13:38:50-04:00 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Ravij Joseph (Senegal 97-00) and Michael Meyer (China 95-97) were among the ten writers receiving the 2009 Whiting Writers’ Award at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City yesterday evening. This prestigious $50,000 award... Erica Burman Director of Communications Better, Bolder Peace Corps Survey - Update tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a6836b87970c 2009-10-29T10:54:22-04:00 2009-10-29T10:54:22-04:00 Our thanks to the more than 4,500 individuals (!) who participated in our Better, Bolder Peace Corps Survey. While there was good participation across the various eras of service, about one-third of the respondents were RPCVs between 2000 and 2009.... Erica Burman Director of Communications RPCV--and almost PCV--Launch Fair Trade Business tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a683be16970c 2009-10-28T16:44:48-04:00 2009-10-28T16:44:14-04:00 Inspired by Peace Corps Volunteer Third Goal initiatives—but never having served in the Peace Corps—Alia Kate claims the label of “honorary PCV.” Alia spent her life surrounded by the active RPCV community in her hometown of Milwaukee, exposed to world... Erica Burman Director of Communications Evacuation: One Returned Volunteer's Story tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a6589048970c 2009-10-20T15:08:18-04:00 2009-10-20T15:29:26-04:00 Two weeks ago we heard from Caron Alarab (Guinea 06-08), who gave us an early"heads up" on unfolding events in the West African nation of Guinea. She wrote: "As you may have heard, the Peace Corps Guinea volunteers are currently... Erica Burman Director of Communications Friends of Armenia off to a Strong Start tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a64d493c970c 2009-10-19T14:55:09-04:00 2009-10-19T15:02:00-04:00 Returned Peace Corps Volunteer groups are a linchpin of our community, and whenever possible, we like to spotlight what they are doing. Friends of Armenia (FOA) only incorporated as a non-profit this year, but already they have 50 dues-paying members... Erica Burman Director of Communications Better, Bolder Peace Corps Survey Underway tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a624b40b970c 2009-10-08T12:33:56-04:00 2009-10-15T22:08:13-04:00 In the past few days In less than 24 hours, more than 3,400 1,500 members of the Peace Corps community have already responded to our survey on how to best improve and embolden the Peace Corps to meet the challenges... Erica Burman Director of Communications Oprah's Call to Action to Feature RPCV Group Project tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83453115e69e20120a5ad6151970b 2009-09-30T11:10:13-04:00 2009-09-30T11:11:51-04:00 Don't miss The Oprah Winfrey Show this Thursday, October 1, as Oprah delivers a call to action for all women--with a Peace Corps twist! Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book Half the Sky by Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas... Erica Burman Director of Communications