The Third Goal: Bringing Peace Corps Home

Although we have finished our Peace Corps assignments, we will always be Volunteers at heart. Our task now is to help other Americans to better understand the people and cultures of the countries where we once served.

Education/Cultural Exchange

Speakers - We invite inquiries from interested schools, community service groups, and other organizations who would like speakers, information, or other services which we may be able to provide. Each year in March, our members speak at local schools for Peace Corps Day. Organizations have requested talks on a number of Peace Corps topics in the past. If you have a desire to share your Peace Corps experience with diverse audiences, please join the Speakers Bureau.

Tabling at Events - CRPCA hosts a Peace Corps information booth at several community events.

Fundraisers

Annual Dinner - Serving up familiar country of service dishes and Peace Corps humor, this annual dinner raises money for a wide variety of projects. Our 2008 dinner raised funds for hurricane relief in Haiti.

Calendars - Each year CRPCA sells the international calendar produced by the Madison, Wisconsin RPCV group. We are one of the top-selling groups in the country. Proceeds from this sale go to local and international charitable projects led by local PCVs and RPCVs.

Service

Recruitment - CRPCA members regularly act as a resource to the Regional Peace Corps Recruitment Office by doing slide presentations and speaking with those interested in applying for Peace Corps Service. Springtime brings one of our largest events, when prospective volunteers and RPCVs gather for a night of questions, answers, and stories.

Volunteer - The word Volunteer is still special to us. In the past we have supported newly arrived refugee families, planted trees, and answered phones for OPB pledge drives. CRPCA has adopted the Oregon Food Bank for its service projects in 2009-2010; please see our Service page for more information.

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