50th Anniversary of Peace Corps Exhibit

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Oregon Historical Society, CRPCA, and the Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience are collaborating to produce a special exhibit commemorating Peace Corps volunteers and their extraordinary service and experiences. Peace Corps: 50 Years of Service provides an opportunity for Peace Corps alumni to share their stories with the wider community. Open today (every day but Monday), it showcases leatherwork, carvings, furniture, art and personal mementoes. RPCVs' personal stories, letters, and photographs are the cornerstone of this multimedia exhibit.

OHS is located at 1200 SW Park Ave on the downtown Portland park blocks.

How You Can Help

Here are the planned programs during the exhibit. CRPCA is organizing volunteer RPCVs for each of these events. We need your help! Contact Laura Kutner, education@crpca.org or 503-250-0997, today to volunteer for any of the highlighted events.

Saturday, March 19: Family Day. Volunteers needed to help run trash-into-art projects with kids/families (11am-3pm).

Sunday, March 27: Spring/gardening theme.

Sunday, April 10: Sports theme. RPCVs needed to show pictures of their work with sports in country, or be available to discuss epseriences playing sports during their service (1pm-3pm).

Sunday, April 17: Earth Day theme. RPCVs needed who worked on environmental or sustainability projects (1pm-3pm).

Sunday, May 8: HIV/AIDS theme.

Saturday, May 21: Family Day.

Sunday, May 22: Service Day. RPCVs needed to give a 10 minute presentation about a topic of their choice, related to their service (1pm-3pm).

Sunday, June 19: Closing day. RPCVs needed to serve as docents on the exhibit's final day (noon-5pm).

Last modified: March 9, 2011