MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

Join your fellow SDPCA members to meet with our local representatives and advocate for the Peace Corps in person. August meeting dates will be coming soon. Contact Danielle at advocacy@sdpca.org if you are interested.

Action Alert for NPCA Health Justice Awareness Day 

On Thursday, June 28th two dozen Peace Corps advocates had nearly 55 meetings in Washington, DC with members of Congress to urge final passage of important Peace Corps health/safety legislation. Please help continue advocacy efforts for current and returned volunteers and take action now!  Click here to contact your Senators and Reps to get the message across that we care about this legislation. 

We may have a week or so before this legislation gets voted on. Please feel free to spread this action far and wide. For more information you can also go to the NPCA’s website.

Advocate for Refugees & Immigration Policy

Click here to send a letter to your members of congress to oppose Ronald Mortensen’s nomination as assistant secretary of state for refugees and migration, a vital position shaping America’s immigration policy and our humanitarian response to the refugee crisis.

Visit the Peace Corps Community for Refugees Website for more information.

Thank you for your support!

Recipe of the Month

• 1 lb. chopped potatoes
• 1 lb. carrots 
• 1 large leek 
• 2 quarts vegetable broth 
• ½ cup heavy cream 
• 1.25 to 1.5 lbs. of cubed salmon filet 
• Butter 
• Salt, Pepper, and Fresh Dill weed to taste

1. Bring to a boil in 2 quarts of vegetable broth and add potato and carrots. 
2. Sauté 1 large finely sliced leek in butter while the potato and carrots heat up.  
3. Add the cooked leeks to the veggies in broth. Reduce heat to a simmer.
4. Add the cubed salmon filet and cook for about 10 minutes.  
5. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream.   
6. Flavor with salt, pepper and fresh dill weed.  
7. Serve warm with bread.