September 23rd, 2011
Welcome to the website of the Minnesota Peace Corps Volunteers (MNRPCV), the alumni group for returned Peace Corps Volunteers in Minnesota. MNRPCV is the group to come home to after your Peace Corps service and to make friends that will last a lifetime. You will find event announcements and other information relevant to RPCVs here. You can join our email listserv (see sidebar) to get updates from MNRPCV. You can also contact a Board Member or send an email to us at: president@mnrpcv.org.
We hope to see you at a MNRPCV event soon!
To contact NPCA (National Peace Corps Association) go to: www.peacecorpsconnect.org
To contact the U.S. Peace Corps go to: www.peacecorps.gov
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October 13th, 2011
Get your 2012 RPCV Calendars now! Help MNRPCV raise funds to award grants to PCVs in the field and to RPCV humanitarian projects. Calendar profits also help us offer free membership in MNRPCV for newly returned PCVs. The calendars feature photos from Peace Corps countries around the world. Enjoy your calendar all year and help tell the Peace Corps story by giving calendars as gifts to family and friends for just $10 each . Contact Calendar Sale Coordinator Tammy Truong at truong.tammy@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
We are near the end of the sale, but we have calendars left that we need to sell to reach our goal of a $2000 profit. Contact Elsa Frettem below to pick up a calendar in Saint Paul now.
Saint Paul Depot: Elsa Frettem elsa@gonzalez.com or 651-428-1765
You can still order calendars online and have them shipped directly to your home.
See the Paypal option below:
Cost includes shipping and handling.
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March 17th, 2011
Calling All Global Citizens, Minnesota Residents
Celebrate the Peace Corps 50th Anniversary in style. Carefully selected to ensure sustainability and support global causes, this Edun Live organic cotton shirt is produced by small, local enterprise in Uganda. But it doesn’t end there. Proceeds from your purchase of a Peace Corps Anniversary shirt goes to support volunteer projects funded by MNRPCV grants. And thus we continue to celebrate and support our brothers and sisters around the globe, even as we reside here in Minnesota
Printed using windpower and non-toxic water based inks by a local printer, you can be sure that your purchase is a socially and environmentally conscious decision. Reserve your shirt now by emailing
truong.tammy@gmail.com, pick one up at the next MNRPCV Event.
See the PayPal box below to buy your shirts online. These very special shirts sell for just $15.00 each ($18 with shipping/handling). Get yours now and a few extras for your family and friends.
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January 27th, 2011
About the Peace Corps: President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961, by executive order. Throughout 2011, Peace Corps is commemorating 50 years of promoting peace and friendship around the world. Historically, more than 200,000 Americans have served with the Peace Corps to promote a better understanding between Americans and the people of 139 host countries. Today, 8,655 volunteers are working with local communities in 77 host countries.
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