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Calendar of Events


All are welcome to our events
– RPCVs, applicants, maybes, families
All who work for peace!


50th Anniv Fiesta, Balboa Park 6/11/11

Speak About Your Service: Join in through the year!
Help with SD PC Recruiter Events
Bulletin Board, Local Calendars, NPCA Advocacy


2/16 Social Hr: Pizza Night (Coronado)
3/24
Walking Tour & Lunch in Tijuana
4/22 SDPCA at EarthFair 2012 - Balboa Park
5/12 SDPCA Annual Meeting/ Potluck

Ongoing and Annual Events

Past Calendared Events (Since June 2003)

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Peace Corps 2012:
Our 51th Anniversary Year
Share your Experience!

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Liz Brown speaks to a class of Girl Scouts
Peace Corps Week
All Year Long
Speak About Your Service
ANYTIME during the year!

Continue promoting sharing your experiences, and promoting better understanding of other cutlures. Speak to students at Peace Corps Information Meetings, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, schools and groups throughout San Diego County, and more...

Speak-Up about your service experiences!
(see also in Bulletin Board under Connections)

  • Download the Peace Corps Handbook on tips for speaking to groups about your Volunteer experience: Speakers Handbook (.pdf file, 880kb)
  • RPCVs can present the culture of their host country
  • Presentations can be as interactive as possible:
    • photos,
    • local foods
    • clothing
    • fabrics,
    • national music, etc.
  • You can have a frank discussion with the students and answer questions about what some of the country's/community's real needs are.
  • Students can work on some sort of service project tied to your presentation. The teacher or leader of the group you present to would coordinate such an activity.
    • Teacher/group have contacted group(s) of children in a presenter's country of service to communicate or receive/exchange these packs although that's not required.
    • The children have made little "Peace Packs," knapsacks with their handprints in paint, a note of peace, and some school supplies and basic dental hygience stuff and send them to the country they learned about.
    • It's always fun, and the kids are super curious.
  • Speak about your service, and let the Newsletter Editor, know about it:
    -- Submit pictures
    -- See yourself listed here and in Pacific Waves.

Peace Corps Recruiting Events
RPCVs are welcome to help talk with interested students!

We have two PC Recuiters who work in the San Diego Area.
Contact them to see when and if you might be needed to talk with students.

  1. Diana Gomez, Armenia (1999-2002) (Tues 9:30-4:30; Wed.9:30-6:30)
    UCSD Recruiter d1gomez@ucsd.edu
    Career Services Center, 9500 Gilman Drive #0335
    La Jolla, CA 92093 Tel. (858) 534-1336

    http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/PeaceCorps.shtml
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  2. Amber Lung, Namibia (2005-09)
    SD Regional Recuiter alung@peacecorps.gov
    PC/LA Regional Office
    Tel. (310) 356-1102
 

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Social Hour:

Pizza Night
in Coronado

When: Thursday, February 16, 2012
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Where: Village Pizzeria "The Original"
1206 Orange Avenue, Coronado
619-522-0449

Website: http://www.nadolife.com/villagepizzeria/

February Social hour!

Join us for fun and great comaraderie

Questions: contact Ashley at

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Lunch & Walking Tour
in Tijuana

When: Saturday, March 24, 2012
11:45 am to late afternoon

Where: Meet at Last Trolley Stop
(San Ysidro Transit Center)
We'll gather and cross the border together.

RSVP by March 15 required:

Enjoy an afternoon in Tijuana! -- Saturday March 24

We'll meet at last trolley stop at 11:45 am and then we'll walk across the border to a local restaurant for a wonderful Mexican meal in a private banquet room.

Wear comfortable walking shoes. SDPCA member Jerry Sodomka will be our guide.

Bring:

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • $20 cash for lunch
    (plus extra if you want to purchase beer or wine)
  • Passport

Please RSVP by March 15 to Sharon Kennedy at president@sdpca.org.

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For more info contact Sharon

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SDPCA at

EarthFair 2012 in
Balboa Park

When: Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Earth Day!
10 am to 5 pm

Where: Balboa Park - Exact location tba

Join us for: Picnic at Noon! -- Bring your own basket!

Marjory Clyne will be looking for people to help at our table from 10 am - 5 pm.

This is a really fun day - SDPCA members talk to the community about the Peace Corps.

To sign up for a shift, contact Marjory at: 50thanniv@sdpca.org.

More details to come... Watch for Evite


For more info contact Marjory

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Annual
Meeting / Potluck
(Mission Bay)

When: Saturday, May 12, 2012
11:30 am to 2:30 pm

Where: Santa Clara Pt Recreation Ctr (Mission Bay)
Bay Room (same as last year),
1008 Santa Clara Place, San Diego, CA 92109
858-581-9928

Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/centers/santaclara.shtml

Coming up on May 12 is our SDPCA Annual Meeting - at the Santa Clara Recrecation Center (same place as last year) in the Bay Room.

Great fun as always when RPCVs and friends gather.

ELECT BOARD FOR COMING YEAR!

  • Lunch-time potluck: bring your favorite dish
  • Appetizers and refreshments will be provided
  • Come and enjoy food, games, friends and fun!!
  • We will have a short meeting and elect new board members.
  • If you have questions about what it's like to be on the board please feel free to contact me, Sarah: social@sdpca.org or Sharon: president@sdpca.org.
  • Bring your frisbee - look forward to seeing you there!
  • Arrive early as the parking lot may fill up.

Map: Click here or on map to see larger map

More details to come... Watch for Evite


For more info contact
Sarah: social@sdpca.org or Sharon: president@sdpca.org

 


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Ongoing and Annual Events

All Year

Nominate your favorite host country holiday to be included on our calendar!
Write us a brief description and the date(s) for the next issue.

Send to:

Every second Monday--

Inter-Agency Coalition on Human and Civil Rights, 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Blessed Sacrament School, 4551 56th St. 619-236-6420.

Every second & fourth Monday--

San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice, Program meeting, formed after 9/11(call for info), 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego.
619-263-9301,
prcsandiego@igc.org

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Every Wednesday--

Morning Coffee, UCSD International Center, 619-534-1124. Join international student families, make new friends, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, informal. During regular school year. (Sept to May)

Every Friday--

UCSD International Café, UCSD International Center, 619-534-1124:

Join more than 250 others for informal lunch and conversation during the academic year from 11:30 am-1:30 pm, $5.00 for complete menu.

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