MNRPCV http://www.mnrpcv.org Minnesota Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:28:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MNRPCV Fundraiser Dinner http://www.mnrpcv.org/2012/02/mnrpcv-fundraiser-dinner/ http://www.mnrpcv.org/2012/02/mnrpcv-fundraiser-dinner/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:51:42 +0000 rachelknewby http://www.mnrpcv.org/?p=407 MNRPCV Fundraiser Dinner

Saturday, February 25, 6:00 to 9:00pm, 669 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul.  Don’t miss this opportunity to spend an evening with the Minnesota RPCV community, visit the unique home of Elsa and Bernard Gonzalez, enjoy delicious North African food, and support MNRPCV’s Grant Program and first-year-free membership option for newly returned RPCVs. All this for a suggested donation of only $10.00!  Kids eat free. To sign up to be one of the cooks, contact Christi at quiltzilla@gmail.com

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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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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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