Join fellow members of Partnering for Peace, Rotary Club members, RPCV’s and others September 18-22 for the third annual Rotary-Peace Corps Week to celebrate our connections, accomplishments and hopes. The event is an exciting time to get together virtually in a series of a 60 to 90 minute panel discussion each day highlighting the goals, activities and projects of our unique organization and its role as a service support organization for the formal Rotary International-Peace Corps of the United States collaboration. Click here for the full list of events. Be sure to register for each individual event to receive the Zoom links. Be prepared to Zoom in and participate!
Your planning committee has worked on the RPCW for months to bring you a series of informative, fun and stimulating sessions that will deepen your commitment to world peace and whet your appetite for being involved in projects that enhance your Rotary and Peace Corps experiences.
The five sessions start at different times each day so if you are unable to make one live session, you can make another! If you miss any of the sessions, they will be recorded and available on the PFP website at partneringforpeace.org.
Here is the lineup for each of the days:
Monday, September 18, 5:30 p.m. EDT
Keynote Panel: Peace Through Service, Action and Diversity, featuring Jody Olsen, former Peace Corps Director, and Pat Merryweather-Argis, RI Vice President
Tuesday, September 19, 8:00 p.m. EDT
How to Make the Rotary-Peace Corps Connection Work. Learn how Rotary Clubs, RPCVs and current Peace Corps members work together, featuring PFP members Alan Kusonoki, Ellen Young and Charlie Hunt.
Wednesday, September 20, 9:00 a.m. EDT
Connecting In-Country Rotary Clubs and Peace Corps Posts. Examples of how Rotary Clubs can add benefit and help support Peace Corps and Rotary projects in countries where PCVs from the Club’s or District’s home base are actively serving.
Thursday, September 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Successful Examples of Joint Rotary-Peace Corps Projects, featuring Rotarian-RPCVs:
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Bob Roberts, RPCV Peru
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Natasha Wanchek, RPCV Ukraine
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Steve Werner, RPCV S.Korea and Georgia
Friday, September 22, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Rotary + Peace Corps: A Global Force for Peace. Group discussion focusing on Rotary Action Group for Peace, Rotary Peace Builder Clubs, including joint projects and peacebuilding activities. Kim Dixon, President of PFP will host along with Featured guests:
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Al Jubitz, Co-Founder Rotary Action Group for Peace
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Erin Thomas, RPCV, Peace Fellow, Co-Founder Rotary Action Group for Peace
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Barbara Muller, Rotary e-club of World Peace
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Mike Caruso, RPCV, Founder, Rotary Peacebuilder Clubs
So there you have it! This event promises to be chock full of information and ideas for you to parlay into action to build the Rotary-Peace Corps partnership through Partnering for Peace. Be sure to attend as many sessions as you can so that you can build your personal and your organizations’ goals of fostering peace and strengthening the lives of individuals throughout the world! Once again, sign up HERE to make sure you are registered for a front-row seat!