Support Minnesota PCVs
MNRPCV offers grants to PCVs and RPCVs in the spring of the year. Go to “Resources” and then to the pull-down menu “Small Grants.” To contribute to the MNRPCV Grant Program, click on “DONATE” at the bottom of the left sidebar on this page.
Peace Corps Partnership Program
Grants are also offered by the Peace Corps Partnership Program year-round. If you are interested in contributing to a current project by a PCV from Minnesota, follow this link:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.donatenow
Then click on “Donate to Volunteer Projects.” You will get a page with a form to fill out. You can type in “Minnesota” after “State” and/or type in a Project Number.
Requests From/For Minnesota PCVs
From time to time,Minnesota PCVs send a request for fund to the MNRPCV Email Listserv outside of the time period of our annual grant program. If you are interested in making a contribution, here are some of the recent messages received by MNRPCV:
Message from MNRPCV Member Ava Lambrecht December 2011
I’m very proud of my friend who is a Minnesota Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Morocco. He’s planning a Science Fari Competition in 2012. The goal is to have students explore the scientific method and try to solve real world problems through hands on experience. To find out more please follow the link:
2012 Science Fair Competition | Donate to Volunteer Projects | Peace Corpswww.peacecorps.gov
Message from Minnesota PCV Suzie Ahn November 2011
I know times are tough in the U.S. these days, but instead of spending money of some material gift that will lose its usefulness in a short time, how about contributing to a worthy project in Benin that will provide an
educational resource and access to information and technology for many?
I am a Minnesota resident currently serving in the west African country, and my community needs a generator for its computer center. We have about $2,700 left to raise, and I would love to reach that goal by Dec. 25, 2011. Link to the project page:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=680-211
Or follow the general directions under “Pace Corps Partenership Program” above.
Contact: ahn_susan <sahn019@gmail.com> Thanks, Suzie Ahn