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Our Mission
MPCA is a community of former and future Peace Corps volunteers and families who continue to promote Peace Corps ideals through cultural education and the support of both local and international development organizations. It also provides social activities and emotional support for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and those returning from abroad.
MPCA Announcements:
MorePeaceCorps
Show Your Support
MorePeaceCorps is a national outreach and legislative campaign to build broad public support for a reinvigorated Peace Corps – doubled in size and budget by 2011, the 50th anniversary of Peace Corps. You can show your support for the MorePeaceCorps Campaign by signing up at www.morepeacecorps.org. The goal is have 50,000 people to sign up for th MorePeaceCorps Campaign before the National Service Learning Campaign in New York City (September 11-13). Both Presidential candidates will be present at the event.
For more information on the campaign, as well as more ideas on how to support it go to: www.morepeacecorps.org .
Thanks to all who attended the MorePeaceCorps Milaukee Campaign Kick-off. The next campaign event will be Sept. 6th.
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Upcoming MPCA events for Late Summer 2008:
BrewerBaseball Outing
August 22 ~ 7:05 PM
Miller Park
Please RSVP to Peter Lee by 8/1 if you plan to attend.
River Rhythms
August 27 ~ 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Please RSVP tinachan75@yahoo.com by 8/26.
More Peace Corps - Letter Writing Campaign
September 6th ~ 6:00 PM
2921 N. 69th St.
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MPCA's Tina Chan Sweenie Wins Franklin H. Williams Award
Congratulations to Tina Chan Sweenie, MPCA's Social Events Coordinator, for receiving this honor. This award recognizes returned Volunteers for their continued commitment to community service in the spirit of the Peace Corps.
The Franklin H. Williams Award was created in 1999 by New York Regional Office recruiter Leslie Jean Pierre. Mr. Jean-Pierre served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa in the mid-nineties.
New Grant Guidelines Now Online
The Milwaukee Peace Corps Association is excited to announce our new grant guidelines and application procedures for 2008. We are growing and with that growth, we have increased capacity to support local and international charitable work, through small grants. For more details or to apply see Grant Guidelines and Application.
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We are still selling MPCA t-shirts!
Due to the overwhelming response to the MPCA t-shirts, we have put in another order. The shirts have a red, white, and blue design on a grey shirt. Click here to see the design, which will be displayed on the front of the shirt.
The cost is $15 per shirt.
The t-shirts will be available at the Annual Picnic, Parent Brunch and Holiday Pot Luck. Or, to order your t-shirt(s), please send an email to MPCA indicating your name, the quantity and size you would like. We are offering sizes S - XXL. |
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Milwaukee Peace Corps Association - P.O. Box 511322 - Milwaukee, WI 53203-0221
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