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2009 Annual Report of CRPCA Activities
Potlucks/Programs:
CRPCA's eight potluck gatherings featured six engaging programs.
- January:
Hunger and Regional Food Systems in Oregon,
presentation by Deb Lippoldt of Growing Gardens
- February:
Peak Oil and the Transition to a Post-Oil World,
presentation by Jim Maddry, CRPCA's Membership Coordinator
- April:
Ending Homelessness in Portland,
presentation by Sally Erickson of the City of Portland
- May:
Special business meeting to initiate bylaw amendments
- June:
Health Equity,
presentation by Sonali Balajee and Johnell Bell of Multnomah County
- September: Annual CRPCA planning meeting
- October: Human Trafficking in Oregon,
presentation by Corie Wiren of Multnomah County
- December:
Power, presentation by Madeleine Mader, CRPCA's Networking
and Program Coordinator
Special Events:
- January: Post-Holiday White Elephant Party
- February: hosted RPCV filmmaker Alrick Brown in conjunction with
Cascade Festival of African Films for the Portland premier of
Death of Two Sons
- March: Celebration Dinner in honor of Peace Corps' 48th anniversary
- April: Nom Party, an information-sharing gathering of RPCVs and
Peace Corps nominees
- June: first annual CRPCA Local Campout at Indian Henry Campground
up the Clackamas River in Mt Hood National Forest
- July: annual Summer Picnic at Laurelhurst Park
- August: regional RPCV campout at Bridge Creek in the Wenatchee
National Forest near Leavenworth WA, hosted by SEAPAX
- November: CRPCA Fundraising Dance/Auction featuring Chervona
Restaurant Gatherings:
- May: Bete-Lukas (Ethiopian)
- June: Nasca (Peruvian)
- July: Indish (North Indian)
- August: Malay Satay Hut (Malaysian)
- September: Salvador Molly's (international)
- October: Afrique Bistro (pan-African)
- November: Wild Tiger (Thai-Laotian)
Other Social Events:
- 12 soirées at Lucky Lab Brew Pub
- May: Portland Beavers baseball game (sports event)
- August: Bridge Pedal (recreation event)
- October: Salmon homecoming walk at Oxbow Park (family event)
Service Activities:
Number of volunteers are in parantheses.
- 9 with Oregon Food Bank:
January (17), March (18), June (20), July (18), August (15),
September (18), October (1), November (8), December (11)
- 1 with SOLV: April (5)
Speakers Bureau Activities:
- Presentations were made at Beaverton High School, Kiwanis Club of Sandy/Boring,
Oregon City High School, Sandy High School, West Linn High School,
and Woodburn High School.
- Our speakers assisted Peace Corps recruiters at Clark College, Linfield College,
Multnomah County Library, Portland State University, Reed College, and REI. They
also tabled on behalf of Peace Corps at the Day of the African Child in June.
- Several speakers participated in a June workshop
on how to effectively share Peace Corps stories. This training
was led by professional storyeller Ruth Ann Homan.
- Our spring 2009 speaker survey was used to thoroughly update the content
on the Speakers Bureau web page.
Mentoring:
- Five newly arrived RPCVs were matched with mentors in 2009.
- Interested mentors and mentees are invited to learn about the
RPCV Mentoring Program and to sign up at
http://www.rpcvmentoring.org.
Communications:
- Published 12 newsletters.
- Original (or nearly original) newsletter content:
Blessed Ladies of Ghana, a tribute to rhinos,
Benin RPCV reunion, RPCV storytelling discussion,
the story of three-year-old Sidikou in Niger, applying a long-ago
professor's teachings to university students in Moldova.
- 50 e-updates e-mailed to members, currently once a week
- New on our website: Pages with information on CRPCA's grant program,
service events, and regional RPCV activities. On-line newsletter archive: 300+
newsletters back to 1966, a project of dozens of volunteeer hours. Google
calendar of events. First use of PayPal (for auction sales, more to come).
Aliases built for board members' e-mail addresses.
Items of visual interest added to many pages.
- 20,000 unique website visits. Detailed stats can be viewed at
http://www.crpca.org/stats/crpca.org/.
Board Activities:
- Our bylaws were replaced by substantially revised governance documents.
These added a non-discrimination clause, removed most references to event frequency,
changed our fiscal year to October-September, and installed a requirement that we donate
through our grant program at least 95% of net proceeds from fundraising activities.
Board member position descriptions were streamlined and moved to Board Resolution 1,
and a new board position (Networking Coordinator) was created. Hours of meeting time
went into this project between May and September.
- Four member surveys: Speakers Bureau (spring);
extracurricular events (April); volunteer activities, food preferences,
interests and resources (June); 2010 service activities (fall).
- The first-ever CRPCA budget was discussed and approved at our annual
planning meeting in September.
- A new food identification requirement was implemented at potluck gatherings.
- The board met (with all members invited) prior to all eight potlucks.
- Special board meetings: February regional group leaders meeting in Eugene OR,
July meeting with Seattle-based Peace Corps recruiters,
August meeting of budget committee, October dinner with Jody Olsen (former acting
director of Peace Corps).
Grant Program:
- CRPCA's new grant program, discussed for six months and adopted in May,
spells out how/when we award grants. Applications, progress reports, and
signed contracts are required of grantees.
- Funds were raised for the grant program through the sale of 500
International Calendars and at the Peace Corps birthday party (March) and the
dance/auction (November).
- Summer grants: $1000 to Mejor Communities (Peru), $446 to
books for school library (Vanuatu).
- Fall grants: $1000 to Cascade Festival of African Films,
$750 to Makindu Childrens Program (Kenya),
$750 to Museum of the Peace Corps Experience.
Financial
Report:
|
Income |
Expenses |
| | |
| Membership |
$2,060.00 |
|
| | |
| White Elephant Event |
$375.00 |
$483.61 |
| Silent Auction |
$1,715.00 |
$1,859.00 |
| Nom Party |
$30.00 |
$314.54 |
| Individual
Donation |
$104.00 |
|
| November
Auction |
$3,729.00 |
$1,596.94 |
| Campouts, local |
$355.00 |
$210.00 |
| Events Subtotal |
$6,308.00 |
$4,464.09 |
| | |
| Vanuatu School
Library |
|
$446.00 |
| Mejor Communities |
|
$1,000.00 |
| Museum of the
Peace Corps Experience |
|
$750.00 |
| Makindu Children's
Program |
|
$750.00 |
| Cascade Festival
of African Films |
|
$1,000.00 |
| Grants Subtotal |
|
$3,946.00 |
| | |
| Calendar Sale |
$5,725.00 |
$2,200.40 |
| | |
| Newsletter,
stamps, PO box, etc. |
|
$757.96 |
| Conference
attendance |
|
$173.00 |
| Fees |
|
$85.00 |
| Operating
Expense Subtotal |
|
$1,015.96 |
| | |
| Interest
Earned |
$6.96 |
|
| | |
| Total |
$14,099.96 |
$11,626.45 |
Membership
(as of 12/15/09):
- CRPCA has 213 individual members in 183 households.
- 105 CRPCA members also belong to the National Peace Corps Association.
- 70 CRPCA members are in their free first year of membership.
- 4 CRPCA members are currently serving Peace Corps Volunteers.
- 192 CRPCA members are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, listed
below by first year of service.
| Decade of Service |
Number of Members |
| 1960s |
30 |
| 1970s |
23 |
| 1980s |
25 |
| 1990s |
35 |
| 2000s |
79 |
| TOTAL |
192 |
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