Peace Corps turns 50 this year (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!) and in order to celebrate Peace Corps' over-the-hill-ness, PCVs, RPCVs, friends, and supporters of Peace Corps are holding parties and community awareness events the world over. In Kazakhstan, specifically, we (and by 'we' I mean me and a team of 6 others) have been planning, coordinating, and promoting our action plan to all Volunteers and staff in-country. We developed "celebration kits" for every Volunteer to hold an event in their community with minimal planning effort, and we lobbied Washington for the funds to help turn all of our ideas into action. The result was approval for $10,000 to be allocated to Peace Corps Kazakhstan, which we will distribute to Volunteers for Oblast-level activities and individual volunteer initiatives. We're making promotional gifts. We're designing our own logo. And we're buying tea. So. Much. Tea.
But it's not just about us. It's about you, too. Peace Corps Washington has created the 50th Anniversary website, though Peacecorpsconnect, where you can read more about events happening in your community and in Washington. As a supporter of current Volunteers, or just as a reader of my blog, I urge you to get involved in the party planning as well. Treat your besties to coffee at Starbucks and instead of talking about your job or latest fitness routine, talk about Peace Corps and something you've learned from my experience here in Kazakhstan.
If you want, you can call this a "house party" even though it isn't in your house. Or, if you're a stickler, have it in your house. Get crazy with it. Regardless of its location, you can register your mini-event at this website and view all registered events happening around the world.
Feel free to do this by March 1, or anytime after that, as Peace Corps is celebrating the 50th Anniversary for most of this year, with the grand finale being a massive event on the National Mall in DC this September. If you decide to come to our tea and cookies event registered in Karaganda (please consult the link for registered events), you should RSVP so that we can make sure to buy enough tea and cookies for your jet-lag appetite...wink wink.
Just because you're not a Volunteer, doesn't mean you can't be involved with Peace Corps' birthday. Take a picture of your mini-event, send it to me, and I'll make sure it gets on my blog and in the eager hands of Peace Corps DC. It's a global house party. Time to represent. Ready. Go.
But it's not just about us. It's about you, too. Peace Corps Washington has created the 50th Anniversary website, though Peacecorpsconnect, where you can read more about events happening in your community and in Washington. As a supporter of current Volunteers, or just as a reader of my blog, I urge you to get involved in the party planning as well. Treat your besties to coffee at Starbucks and instead of talking about your job or latest fitness routine, talk about Peace Corps and something you've learned from my experience here in Kazakhstan.
If you want, you can call this a "house party" even though it isn't in your house. Or, if you're a stickler, have it in your house. Get crazy with it. Regardless of its location, you can register your mini-event at this website and view all registered events happening around the world.
Feel free to do this by March 1, or anytime after that, as Peace Corps is celebrating the 50th Anniversary for most of this year, with the grand finale being a massive event on the National Mall in DC this September. If you decide to come to our tea and cookies event registered in Karaganda (please consult the link for registered events), you should RSVP so that we can make sure to buy enough tea and cookies for your jet-lag appetite...wink wink.
Just because you're not a Volunteer, doesn't mean you can't be involved with Peace Corps' birthday. Take a picture of your mini-event, send it to me, and I'll make sure it gets on my blog and in the eager hands of Peace Corps DC. It's a global house party. Time to represent. Ready. Go.
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