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Voting now open for the 2016-17 RPCV/W Board!
Please take a second to help shape the future of your organization (must be logged in to vote, may require joining or renewing membership).
Vote now: http://ow.ly/gJUo302Au3W
Thank you for your support of RPCV/W!
Sunday, July 31 - 12:00 PM
Details/RSVP
Come spend a summer afternoon with fellow RPCVs and vote for next year's Board of Directors. We're returning to the site of our 2013 Summer BBQ - Gorilla Grove at the National Zoo!
Gorilla Grove is near the Great Apes section of the Zoo and the lot C parking lot. Your ticket gets you 2 hours of food and beer/wine. Kids under 3 eat free! Menu to follow shortly.
RPCV/W Community Service: Our Block Art & Cleanup
RPCV/W joins Columbia Heights-based Words Beats & Life (WBL) for their monthly Our Block community clean-up. We'll help with trash removal and spray painting, among other tasks. Register by clicking on the image or here.
More Volunteer Opportunities!
--Martha's Table-- Every night, Martha's Table distributes 300 sandwiches on their daily mobile food truck. But in the summer, they experience a drought of sandwich donations when they need them most. Whether you can make 30 sandwiches or all 300 - they need your help! Available dates are August 13, 21-24, 27-31. Find Sandwich-Making Guidelines + a fun Sandwich-Making Kit at http://marthastable.org/donate/food-donations-2/. E-mail jsalg@marthastable.org to sign up.
--My Brother's Keeper-- Check out My Brother's Keeper one-day volunteer recruitment fair hosted by EZ Street (WKYS-93.9 FM Radio Personality), Serve DC - The Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and the Taproot Foundation on August 17, 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event will have 40 nonprofit and government agencies that provide direct interaction volunteer opportunities with young boys and men of color to inform volunteers of their organization's needs, register volunteers, and form partnerships to invest in the lives of DC's young people. To register, visit http://bit.ly/MBKDC16.
Do you have any community service ideas and/or opportunities? Email Chelsea Milko, Community Service Director, at communityservice@rpcvw.org.
The Connector
RPCV/W Professional Development Year in Review
RPCV/W Members and Friends,
Community News and Events
National Black Peace Corps Volunteer Gathering Seeks Volunteers
The 1st National Black Peace Corps Volunteer Gathering will be held on Thursday, September 22- Sunday, September 25, 2016. We would like to formally extend an invitation for you and the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, D.C to join us in this exciting weekend.
The objectives for this event are to:
- Strengthen/ Support the Black Returned Peace Corps Volunteers community nationwide;
- Outreach and support retention efforts with African-American/Black prospective applicants and invitees; and
- Supply networking, career and professional building opportunities to all attendees.
As we are nearing the final stages of solidifying our times and location of all scheduled events, we are excited to reunite RCPV cohorts, build a network of new friends and provide a platform for RPCVs to reflect and share their Peace Corps story.
We are looking for a Logistic Task Team Lead and 2 members to support and execute the task team action plan.
Logistics Task Team Lead (Preferably a D.C resident)
- Manages the Task assigned task team
- Become active member of the Planning Committee.
- Attend monthly virtual meeting with the Planning Committee and Chair
- Report to NBPCV Chair (me) and other Planning Committee members on update, challenges and progress.
- Identify one or two task team members as a backup to attend meetings in case of your absence
- Establish Action Plan (next steps)
- Report back to Logistics Task Team on event updates and Action plan
- Delegate task to task team members
Logistics Task Team Member(s)
- Support Task Team Lead in executing Action Plan
- Report to Lead of progress, challenges and updates
- Be willing to perform as Acting Lead in Planning Committee meeting in the absence of the Lead
As the Logistics Task team your duties for the NBPCV Gathering are (but not limited too):
- Liaise with the identified contact for PC swag bags and PC items for registered participants
- Create registration packets
- Manage any updates on the events Facebook page and emails to all attendees
Feel free to share this information with your friends. Any interested parties should contact Natalie Felton at nfelton@peacecorps.gov
Volunteer Mentoring Opportunity with Higher Achievement
Higher Achievement closes the opportunity gap during the pivotal middle school years. By leveraging the power of communities, Higher Achievement's proven model provides a rigorous year-round learning environment, caring role models, and a culture of high expectations, resulting in college-bound scholars with the character, confidence, and skills to succeed. We are looking for volunteer mentors to teach small groups of 5th- 8th graders in a core academic subjects one night per week at any of our 8 locations. Click above for more information or contact: sdemarais@higherachievement.org
Charity Ride with Zengo Cycle
The Indego Africa DC Board would like to invite you to join us for a summer charity ride at Zengo Cycle Logan Circle!
Indego Africa is a nonprofit social enterprise that supports women in Rwanda and Ghana through economic empowerment and education. Their mission is to break intergenerational cycles of poverty by providing female artisans with the tools and support to flourish as independent businesswomen and drive development in their communities. Indego provides these communities of women with learning opportunities, as well as access to global markets, where the artisans can sell their unique products for a fair wage. Indego's beautiful goods have been featured in Refinery29, Elle, & InStyle, among others, and can be spotted at fave shops like Anthropologie, Target, and ShopBop, to name just a few. Learn more about Indego here: www.indegoafrica.org.
Zengo Cycle is a full-body, cycle-centric workout for your body, mind, and soul, as your spin to upbeat tunes with the lights down low:www.zengocycle.com
Where: Zengo Cycle Logan Circle: 1508 14th St. NW Washington DC
When: Saturday, August 27th from 2:30-3:30PM Price: $35 (includes bike, shoe rental, bottle of water, & towel).
Sign up online at: http://www.zengocycle.com/reserve/index.cfm?action=Workshop.events#events21902
We can't wait to see you & ride together for Indego!
Use our Member Led Events page to plan your own event to coincide with the conference. Click the RSVP button below to receive an email with discount code information!
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington D.C. (RPCV/W) was founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1990 in the District of Columbia. RPCV/W is an independent 501c3 nonprofit organization representing more than 2,500 returned Peace Corps volunteers, Peace Corps staff, and Peace Corps families and supporters in the greater Washington D.C. area. RPCV/W is governed by an elected board of directors and membership is open to all, regardless of Peace Corps service.
Our Mission
To serve as a resource to RPCVs and friends in the Washington DC area through social events, community service projects, and professional development programs that embody the 3rd Goal and spirit of the Peace Corps.
Why Join RPCV/W?
Benefits of membership in RPCV/W for only $15 a year:
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Membership open to all. First year is always free.
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Members are eligible for discounts to special events.
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Members are granted access to our online directory to search for and contact other members.
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Members can register for and attend restricted "Members Only" events.
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Members shape the organization by organizing events, electing the board of directors, and assuming leadership roles.
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