We've had some brilliLinksant presenters at our meetings.  Read about them here...

Our members are creative energetic people who continue to...
...bring the world back home.  Some of their work is here...

The National Peace Corps online resources and other organizations are here...

 Presenters at past meetings:
(Presenters not listed here may be listed in the meeting notes)

March 2008:  Marian Adomakoh and Paul Eduah of the Ghana Association, presented the work their group is doing with other community groups to sponsor scholarships for the African community in the Capital District, and with the Westminster Church which sponsors an orphanage in Accra.  

CID logoMarch 2008:  Cecelia Skott (RPCV Paraguay 66-68) of Center for International Development spoke about SUNY's efforts to have the School of Public Health designated as a Masters International program in cooperation with Peace Corps.  

AFS_logoApril 2006:  Cathie Curren, of American Field Services, presented her recent trip to Uganda with AIDS Orphan Education Trust, a group that empowers AIDS widows and orphans. 
Summer 2005:  Erin Lennox of the RPI chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World spoke about her water purification project.   
2003: Mpume Zondi attended our meetings and wrote about water quality in South African village.  
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Members' interests, accomplishments and organizations:  
(If you want to list something here, contact webmaster@rpcv-neny.org.)

  • (Jan 2008) Harry & Joan Thornhill are again at the Akuffo Tam School in Ghana.
  • (Winter 2007) Bill Batt participated in documenting the lives of PCV's in Thailand-3 (1963-65)
  • (Nov 2007)  Steve Gottlieb's commentary on Iran was aired on WAMC
  • (ongoing) Tom Doyle brings the world back home via direct trade Juan Ana CafeJuan Ana Cafe logo 
  • (Oct 2007) Wendy Davis published her new book, Aviation Law: Cases and Problems
  • (Welcome home!) Joan & Harry Thornhill had their hands in Katrina relief with Hands on USA.  
  • (current) Tracy Erney and Time Cooke are in New Zealand.  Their travel log is here and photos here
  • (current) Wendy Davis jump started the Capital District Habitat for Humanity ReStore
  • (current) Diane Peapus recruits classrooms to monitor habitat with NatureCacheNatureCache.org logo
  • (current)  Chris & Kim run Mango Tree ImportsMango Tree Imports,  a Fair Trade import store in Balston Spa 
  • (Feb 2007) Demecia Williams returned to Panama to give back to her COS with Soposo Raniforest Adventures.
  • (July 2006) Yvonne DiMarino advised Nepalese agriculturalists on export mitigation with WinRock.  Very large files with photos from her trip here... Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4.
  • (Winter 2005 - 2006) Reports from Terry Amrhein's FEMA work on the gulf coast are here 
  • (Winter 2006) Joan & Harry Thornhill's Katrina relief reports are here.
  • (summer 2005) Steve Anderson passed through our ranks before shipping out for PC service in Mali
  • (2004) Letters from Joan & Harry Thornhill in Ghana with the Global Volunteer Network are here.   
  • (2002) Steve Hoyt collaborated with Nigerian inventers and Friends of Niger in an Inventers Project.  
  • (1990 - 2000) Pictures from Tracy Erney's and Time Cooke's PC & VSO stints in Malawi (1990-93) are here and from a trip to Uganda and Kenya in 2000 here
Members with work to be linked from this page, please contact webmaster@rpcv-neny.org
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National Peace Corps, "Friends of" and other organizations:

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