The Leonard Lopate Show

I found this on a PC discussion page and thought it was pretty interesting. 3 RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers) discuss the Peace Corps' past as well as what it should strive to accomplish in the future:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2008/07/14/segments/103300#

Upcoming PC Family Online Chat

"Dear applicants, nominees and invitees,

Please share this link with your friends and family; if they cannot make this event, we will schedule another one for later in the summer and we’ll resend the invitation to you. Peace Corps Online Family Chat –Meet parents of currently serving Volunteers. Friday, July 11th, 2008, 5 pm EST (Limited Connections, RSVP Early)Meet two mothers with daughters serving in the Peace Corps (in Africa and Central America).

Click here to register for this meeting, or paste this URL https://peacecorps.webex.com/peacecorps/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=681281610 in your browser. Once you have registered for the meeting, you will receive an e-mail message confirming your registration, providing you with information that you will need to join the meeting.

Questions? Email Joanna Shea O’Brien at jobrien@peacecorps.gov "

Obama's Remarks on Service

This is important- please read:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/02/obamas-remarks-on-service/?mod=googlenews_wsj

Did you know that the Peace Corps budget, at $331 million, is comparable to ONE day of military service in Iraq? Some returned Peace Corps volunteers have started a campaign to change this. Read and help: http://www.morepeacecorps.org/

And... yes. we. can! ;)