Wednesday, March 09, 2011

What Do Peace Corps Volunteers Do? Juneau Returned Volunteers




Some Juneau Returned Peace Corps Volunteers gathered Monday night to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of JFK signing the law that created the Peace Corps.  In these two short videos they tell you what country they served in and what they did.








The first video includes people who went to Ukraine, Thailand, Nepal, Rwanda, and Morocco.












The second video has people who were in Nigeria, Afghanistan, El Salvador, India, Cambodia, Guinnea-Bissau, and Paraguay.


















Here's an older post with a few Anchorage and Fairbanks Returned Peace Corps Volunteer pictures and what they've been doing after Peace Corps.

4 comments:

  1. Hey, I was checking out your blog and I noticed you wrote a story on the Peace Corps. Your blog followers might like to know that the mission of peace has been adopted in a powerful way by “From War to Peace,” a jewelry company located on the Central Coast of California. This passionate start up company buys cabling used in former U.S. nuclear missile sites and recycles the copper wiring to make peace symbol jewelry. The products are beautiful and meaningful --and the National Peace Corps Association agreed – the group asked From War to Peace to make a special 50th anniversary commemorative piece. A portion of proceeds from the sale of all products benefit peace efforts. If your readers want to support the effort, information is available at www.fromwartopeace.org. Check it out!


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  2. I apologize that in my enthusiasm to tell you about From War to Peace Jewelry in an email yesterday, I noted an incorrect web address for the company. The correct address is www.fromwartopeace.com (I inadvertently typed it as .org). I am sorry for any confusion.

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  3. Hello!
    My husband and I served in Uzbekistan and are looking to join the local RPCV group in Juneau. Do you have a contact person I could get in touch with? Thank you!
    Gwenna Corvez

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  4. Gwenna, There are good people in beautiful Juneau. email me and I'll forward your message to Jerry Smeltzer. Or just look up any of the folks in the video in the Juneau phone book or online.

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