Making Peace with the World

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  Richard Sitler started this discussion on Feb 18, 2009

  I posted a new photo to go along with this campaign. It is one of the photos I took while shadowing Peace Corps Volunteer Jerry Wagner who served the village of Lucky Strike in Belize. Jerry worked in youth development serving a 4-H club.

  
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  Sue Varner replied on Feb 19, 2009

  Nice shot Richard. :) What was Belize like?

  
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  Richard Sitler replied on Feb 22, 2009

  Thank you. Belize was great. The people there are very nice and friendly. I enjoyed my time there very much.

  
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  Samantha Aungle replied on Mar 9, 2009

  Hi Richard

  Can you tell me more about the Peace Corps please?

  blessed be
  Samantha

  
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  Richard Sitler replied on Mar 12, 2009

  The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924 on March 1, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). The Peace Corps Act declares the purpose of the Peace Corps to be:
  “to promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps, which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower.”
  Since 1960, more than 195,000 people have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 139 countries