Form PC-0420-0529 (09/2 PC-0420-0529 (09/2 Peace Corps Week Brochure

Peace Corps
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We rely on Volunteers and their families and frie
understanding of other peoples and cultures.

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our experiences, and with over 180,oooreturned Volunteers, we can
all contin& our Peace Corps service by educating Americans about
h e applied to serve was because they knew a returned Volunteer, you
cou d be helping to recruit a new generation of Volunteers.

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Please join us during Peace Corps Week 2007 in celebrating the
enduring legacy of "-ace Corps service by telling your very own
Peace Corps story.

your presentation. Use

Peace Corps website. Here

Think about the audience with which you would be most comfortable-your chil&s classmates, colleagues at work, congregation, or.,pandchildb Scout troop? Select an environment and audien
works for you.

lorps Week is a special time each year when we can talk

,ur countries of service. And, as the number-one reason %olunteers say

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workplace supervisor and
of other returned Volunte
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3. CoverdeIl World Wise Schools Program
cross-cultural experiences of Peace Corps
ildren in the United States. It makes a
more fCniliar through easily adapted lessons and stories written
and returned Volunteers. The program links
ith Volunteers overseas through the Corrap
program, and it offers students a flavor of the Peace
ience through archived e-mails ofselected
nteers. Teachers can use the program3 study guides on
geography, and service; videos about the countries w eF
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Volunteers serve; and other resources to impart the knowledge
and experiences of Volunreers. Visit w w w . p e a ~ e ~ ~ r p ~ . g ~ ~ / ~ w s .
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their friends and family, too) will td1 their stories at schools,
clubs, and congregations during the annual celebration of the
Peace Corps. Why not join them-and extend the reach of
your Peace Corps service-by enlightening Americans about
the people and country you s