After decades of promoting peace, friendship, and aid to countries all over the world, Peace Corps will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year in 2011. It's exciting to be a part of John F. Kennedy's dream. Me and a few other volunteers are involved in the Peace Corps anniversary committee, where we are in charge of creating different projects to let other family, friends, and host country nationals be a part of the worldwide celebration. We are still in the planning stage but have some ideas including a Trans-Caucasus Skype party where we all can speak to the other surrounding Peace Corps posts on our side of the globe. We're looking at starting an art project to get kids and artists across Georgia express their ideas of peace, and share it with the community. Also, I'm in the process of making a video that we hope will be played on the big screens in the major city squares here in Georgia.
We would love to hear your ideas back home though! If you would like to be involved let us know. We want everyone to be able to be a part of this special occasion. You can contact me through mcraejohnny@gmail.com.
In the mean time, Peace Corps headquarters in DC have created a website project called the "Peace Corps Digital Library" that is filled with photos, stories, essays etc. from volunteers, returned volunteers, staff from all over the world.
Great time to be a Peace Corps volunteer!
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