SAC VALLEY RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION
AUGUST 2008 ENEWS
THANKS TO THOSE WHO’VE PAID THEIR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES! PLEASE SEND YOUR $15 TO Sac Valley RPCVs, P.O. Box 161163, Sacramento, CA 95816.
1. ADVENTURES IN DINING – At 7:00 on Friday, August 15 we will meet at Queen of Sheba for Ethiopian food. The restaurant is at 1704 Broadway, near 17th Street, on the south side of Broadway. Dinners range from $9-$12. There are many choices for vegans. Check out the restaurant’s website: http://www.queenshebas.com/ (Click on one of the food photos to go to the menu.) See review: http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=309157. Please let Debra (debdebondt@yahoo.com) know by Wednesday the 13th if you’d like to be added to the reservations list.
2. ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE FOOTHILLS – AUGUST 17, FORESTHILL PARK – This park has a swimming pool and lots of playing fields, BYOB and barbecue. Please contact Howard Koons at hekoons@gmail.com, 530-888-7335 to sign up.
3. ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 3:30-8:00 AT COLLEGE GREENS LAWN AND TENNIS CLUB, 2707 Notre Dame Dr., (corner of Notre Dame and Lake Forest). Bring something to barbecue and potluck side dishes, drinks will be provided. Kids swim from 3:30, barbecue time at 5:30. There will be a Board election, and at 7:00 we will have a speaker from Friends of Yimbo, the Odipo family foundation from Kenya. Please contact Fran Kennedy for info, fkennedy100@yahoo.com.
4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS OPEN – We have vacancies on the Board, and need new projects for the group. If you are interested in guiding the organization please contact President Audrey Wiechman at awiechman@msn.com.
5. PROJECT FUNDING – This cycle we are considering supporting educational projects in Kenya. If you have any pet projects or suggestions for projects that need money, contact Steve Riggs (Africa projects) steve.riggs@yahoo.com, Rich Howard (Central/South America) rhoward1@surewest.net, Mark Stivers (Caribbean) mark@markstivers.com, Faith Boucher (Asia) fkboucher@ucdavis.edu.
6. AMERICAN RIVER CLEANUP – On Saturday, September 20, the annual Great American River Clean Up clean up will be held from 9am to 12noon. The Sac Valley RPCV group meets at the Howe Ave. site, which is just off Howe Ave. on the south side of the American River (directional signs will be posted by 8:45 a.m. that morning). For more information, see: http://www.arparkway.org/garcu.shtml. Mary Ann also needs help putting up signs between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. and taking them down when it's over. Contact Mary Ann at robinsm@scc.losrios.edu
7. PEACE CORPS REUNION AUGUST 2008 – FT. COLLINS, COLO.
Dear Peace Corps Enthusiast,
The excitement is growing, as more events and speakers for the Peace Corps & Friends Celebration are being confirmed.
We are sending this update to you in the hope you will share it with your Peace Corps colleagues to make sure they don't miss out on the fun in Fort Collins, Colorado at the end of August!
Registration will continue at $125 through August 21st, thanks to generous underwriting from our Downtown Development Authority. And, day rates of $50/day are now available for those who cannot be with us all weekend.
If you haven’t registered yet, go to: http://beetstreet.org/Peace-Corps-Registration
Here are some highlights:
Concert for Peace - Sunday August 24
The Kingston Trio and Cadillac Sky
One ticket included with full weekend registration
Additional event tickets are available for $25
Closing Keynote Speaker - Sunday August 24
Carl Pope, Director of the Sierra Club and an RPCV
One ticket included with full weekend registration
Additional event tickets are available for $25
Keynote Speaker - Saturday August 23
Jack Vaughn, Director of the Peace Corps from 1966-69
Keynote Speakers – Friday August 22
Jody Olsen, Deputy Director of the Peace Corps
Kevin Quigley, President of the National Peace Corps Association
Topics throughout the weekend include:
New Developments
World Health
21st Century Peacemaking
The Arts and Peacemaking
Peace Circles
Author Forums
Special events include:
The juried Peace Corps International Photography Exhibition
Symphony for 1000 Drums
Procession of the Peace Corps Nations Flags
The Colorado premiere of the documentary Once in Afghanistan
A festival of world music and food
Concert for Peace
A Tribute to the Role of Colorado State University in the Establishment of the Peace Corps
For a complete schedule, log onto http://beetstreet.org/Peace-Corps-Schedule
We look forward to welcoming you to Fort Collins!
Questions? Call Kari at 970-419-8240.
http://beetstreet.org/Peace-Corps-Reunion
Kari B. Munson
Office Manager
Beet Street
19 Old Town Square, Suite 234
Fort Collins, CO 80524-2471
Office: 970-419-4369
8. MORE PEACE CORPS – There is a new organization dedicated to doubling Peace Corps budget and size by 2001. Check out website at info@morepeacecorps.org
9. MENTORING FOR RPCVS-
Mentoring: Don't Be a Fish Out of Water
Do you ever feel like a fish out of water or remember what it was like? Whether you are just coming home from Peace Corps or you've been back a while, the RPCV Mentoring Program is for you. Tap into the experience of someone who knows what you are going through. Help someone with the transition back to the U.S. Sign up now at www.rpcvmentoring.org!
Note: If you want to be matched with someone who lives in the Sacramento Valley area, you must rank "location" as a higher priority than "region of service" in the matching criteria.
10. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health & Development Conference
"Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation"
http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
When: April 18-19, 2009
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
What: Join 2,500 conference participants for a stimulating international conference
Unite For Sight: A Nonprofit Organization Featured Weekly on CNN International and Recently In The New York Times
NOW OPEN: Registration and Abstract Submission http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference (First abstract deadline is August 15 (oral presentation deadline and early bird poster presentation deadline)
200 Speakers, Including Keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Harold Varmus