Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 22 for the next LPCA dinner at
Bennachin Restaurant (African style), located at 1212 Royal Street in the French
Quarter.
Today (Friday, July 20) is the last day to RSVP!
We'll discuss the possibility of reviving our paticipation with Rebuilding Together: Christmas in October. Hopefully we can put together a volunteer team again.
The cost of the dinner is $15 per person and includes a soft drink. The
restaurant does not serve liquor but people may bring their own.
Please RSVP to Dinner Coordinator Sarah Harelson at sharelso@tulane.edu by
Friday, July 20 so that Sarah can give Bennachin an accurate count for food.
The new 2008 Peace Corps calendars will be on sale for $10 each. Hope to see
y'all there!
Note: near Royal and Gov. Nicholls 2 blocks inside the Quarter from Esplanade
Ave.
1212 Royal St
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-1230
Monday, July 16, 2007
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Dear Fellow RPCVs:
My name is Brian Peterson and I was a PCV in Ukraine from 2003-2005. I
served as a TEFL volunteer in a secondary school in a small town in
eastern Ukraine. While there, I became familiar with an organization
called American Councils for International Education and one of the
programs it administers: the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX).
About a year after returning home to the U.S., I found a job at American
Councils, working with their secondary school exchange programs. I now
work with placing students on three different competitive, merit-based,
exchange programs funded by the State Department.
- Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) for students from the former
Soviet Union
- Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) for students from Afghanistan
- American Serbia and Montenegro Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE)
The students on these programs are selected for their high fluency in
English and their active involvement at school and in their comminties.
While in the U.S., they not only learn about American culture and
history and teach Americans about their own, but also gain an
understanding of important elements of a civil society, including the
rule of law, volunteerism, community service, and the involvement of
citizens in solving societal problems, while acquiring the values and
skills that will enable them to serve as agents for the transformation
of their home countries.
While in Ukraine, I had the opportunity to work at an English-language
summer camp in Mykolayiv and co-teach with FLEX alumni at the university
level. I was amazed at how committed these students (many only 18 or
19) were to improving their local communities. Several were, and
remain, actively involved in initiating, and working with, programs to
help such groups as orphans, orphans with disabilities, Ukrainians
suffereing from drug addiction, and helping to educate the general
population about HIV/AIDS.
I am contacting you because, as fellow RPCVs, I know that you are
interested in cultural exchange and probably you are acquainted with
like-minded folks. If you are interested in the possibility of hosting
an exchange student, or know people or groups in your community or
nationwide that might be interested, please pass on this message and
take a look at the attached information. I also ask that you consider
passing this message on to your Peace Corps country group.
Thank you for your commitment to cultural exchange and the belief that
we can change our world for the better.
The Third Goal: "Helping promote a better understanding of other
peoples on the part of Americans."
Warm regards,
Brian Peterson
RPCV Ukraine, '03-'05
Brian Peterson
Program Assistant - Inbound Secondary School Programs
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachussetts Ave. N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel.: 202.833.7522
Fax: 202.833.7523
bpeterson@americancouncils.org
My name is Brian Peterson and I was a PCV in Ukraine from 2003-2005. I
served as a TEFL volunteer in a secondary school in a small town in
eastern Ukraine. While there, I became familiar with an organization
called American Councils for International Education and one of the
programs it administers: the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX).
About a year after returning home to the U.S., I found a job at American
Councils, working with their secondary school exchange programs. I now
work with placing students on three different competitive, merit-based,
exchange programs funded by the State Department.
- Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) for students from the former
Soviet Union
- Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES) for students from Afghanistan
- American Serbia and Montenegro Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE)
The students on these programs are selected for their high fluency in
English and their active involvement at school and in their comminties.
While in the U.S., they not only learn about American culture and
history and teach Americans about their own, but also gain an
understanding of important elements of a civil society, including the
rule of law, volunteerism, community service, and the involvement of
citizens in solving societal problems, while acquiring the values and
skills that will enable them to serve as agents for the transformation
of their home countries.
While in Ukraine, I had the opportunity to work at an English-language
summer camp in Mykolayiv and co-teach with FLEX alumni at the university
level. I was amazed at how committed these students (many only 18 or
19) were to improving their local communities. Several were, and
remain, actively involved in initiating, and working with, programs to
help such groups as orphans, orphans with disabilities, Ukrainians
suffereing from drug addiction, and helping to educate the general
population about HIV/AIDS.
I am contacting you because, as fellow RPCVs, I know that you are
interested in cultural exchange and probably you are acquainted with
like-minded folks. If you are interested in the possibility of hosting
an exchange student, or know people or groups in your community or
nationwide that might be interested, please pass on this message and
take a look at the attached information. I also ask that you consider
passing this message on to your Peace Corps country group.
Thank you for your commitment to cultural exchange and the belief that
we can change our world for the better.
The Third Goal: "Helping promote a better understanding of other
peoples on the part of Americans."
Warm regards,
Brian Peterson
RPCV Ukraine, '03-'05
Brian Peterson
Program Assistant - Inbound Secondary School Programs
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachussetts Ave. N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel.: 202.833.7522
Fax: 202.833.7523
bpeterson@americancouncils.org
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