Exhibit at Schenectady, NY Library
If you have items to lend to the traveling exhibit, contact Harry.
PC Samoa and the U.S. Embassy Apia want to document the many and diverse professional and personal impacts of the PC Samoa experience on Volunteers (current and former) and Samoans through a small and friendly competition. Volunteers and Samoans are encouraged to submit by May 20th examples of such impacts, either in written material (less than 500 words), photographs, or other media. A panel of Volunteers and Samoans will select the winning and other top entries, which will be highlighted at the Embassy’s July 4 Reception, which has PC’s 50th Anniversary as its theme, in Apia. RPCVs are encouraged to attend, joining current Volunteers, PC Samoa staff, Embassy staff, Samoans who have submitted one of the best impact pieces, local dignitaries and other guests. People submitting one of the winning entries will receive some small “prizes,” such as a publication of the winning and other top entries, and Samoan winners from villages will receive some travel assistance to enable them to attend.
The Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association (INPCA) continues with its folk art exhibit showcasing art from the Asia Pacific region.
This final exhibit concludes at the end of April.
The exhibit is on display at the gallery/offices of Express Employment Pro office space at 331 West Main Street, Spokane, Washington, during normal daily (8 to 5) business hours.
At 2:00am on October 14, 1960 on the steps of the Michigan Union, then-Senator John F. Kennedy first announced his idea for the Peace Corps to an energized and political-minded crowd of Michigan students. Since then, over 200,000 Americans have selflessly given of their time to foster international understanding and promote development in 139 countries. Over 2,100 UM graduates have continued this tradition by putting their education and experience to work in over 44 countries.
To commemorate JFK’s historic speech and the Peace Corps’ vast accomplishments o ver the past 50 years, the Michigan Student Assembly, Big Ticket Productions, and New Beat Happening of the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor have organized a benefit concert featuring Lupe Fiasco with special guest RJD2. The concert will take place on Friday, April 1st, 2011 in Hill Auditorium, and will serve as a festive “wrap-up” to all of the Semicentennial celebratory events that have taken place throughout the year. The musical entertainment will be the focal point with respect to student attraction and entertainment, and our theme — the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps — will play a vitally important role in engaging, educating, and mobilizing students. All proceeds from the concert will go to the Peace Corps Sierra Leone Country Fund and will focus on the development of secondary education.
