Desert Doves

We will be meeting at Phil and Pam Lopes’ home on Saturday, May 10th at 6:00pm.

Bring your family, friends, and a dish of food to 1421 N. Camino de Juan. To get there, drive West on Speedway, until you pass Greasewood. Then, just as the road merges into one lane, you will come to Camino de Juan. Take a right; the Lopes’ house is the last on the left side. If you drive into the wash, you’ve gone too far. Meetings are potluck socials with some informal wine tasting.

We will be meeting at Phil and Pam Lopes’ home on Saturday, January 19 at 6:00pm.

Bring your family, friends, and a dish of food to 1421 N. Camino de Juan. To get there, drive West on Speedway, until you pass Greasewood. Then, just as the road merges into one lane, you will come to Camino de Juan. Take a right; the Lopes’ house is the last on the left side. If you drive into the wash, you’ve gone too far. Meetings are potluck socials with some informal wine tasting.

Peace Corps Week is coming! We are partnering with the University of Arizona’s Peace Corps Fellows to bring a fun and informative Peace Corps Fair to the Tucson and southern Arizona community.

Here is the information on the event:

WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, from 4-7 pm. Set up begins as early as 3:00.

WHERE: Main ballroom, Student Union Memorial Center, The University of Arizona, 1303 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719.

NEEDED: A display representing the country in which you served.

DISPLAY CONTENTS: Photos, mementos, textiles, maps, words in your country languages, music, and anything you can think of that you would like to share. Displays can be created using a box or tri-fold poster board. Laptops with a slide show can also be utilized.

SPACE: Space will be between 4-6 feet by 3 feet.

Displays don’t have to be a time consuming thing - I’d like to stress that this is somewhat of a spontaneous, easy, and fun event so don’t worry about having an out of world display. Feel free to wear a traditional outfit as well!

If you plan to make it, I’d love to hear from you so that I can make sure we save you a space!

Stephanie

Saturday, February, 2nd, 2008 is the first ethnic dinner of the year at “Opa Greek Restaurant” located on the Northeast corner of Glenn & Campbell. Please join us if you can. Dutch treat!! All are welcome.

To insure a place at the table, please call Social chair, Rich Roth. 520-398-2562.

We will be meeting at Phil and Pam Lopes’ home on Saturday, January 19 at 6:00pm.

Bring your family, friends, and a dish of food to 1421 N. Camino de Juan. To get there, drive West on Speedway, until you pass Greasewood. Then, just as the road merges into one lane, you will come to Camino de Juan. Take a right; the Lopes’ house is the last on the left side. If you drive into the wash, you’ve gone too far. Meetings are potluck socials with some informal wine tasting.

Congratulations to Steve Cole, Peace Corps recruiter at the University of Arizona. The University had the largest number of Peace Corps recruits in the nation over the last fiscal year!

Also, congratulations to Georgia Ehlers, coordinator of the Fellows Program at the University. The University has the second largest number of Peace Corps Fellows, behind only Johns Hopkins.

Both Steve and Georgia put in a lot of hard work–kudos to them both!

As we prepare for the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps in 2011, I invite you today to do three things:

1. Connect: visit our website at www.peacecorpsconnect.org to join NPCA and any of our over 130 member groups. (If you are already a member, thank you and please forward this to your friends to encourage them to join.)
2. Inform: sign up for our monthly e-newsletter to stay on top of news and opportunities within the Peace Corps community.
3. Engage: join our Advocacy program to help grow and strengthen Peace Corps and serve again through the myriad opportunities presented in our current issue of our quarterly magazine, WorldView, on “Boomers & Beyond.”

We look forward to your continued involvement in the Peace Corps community.

With best wishes,

Kevin F. F. Quigley
President
National Peace Corps Association

We will be meeting at Phil and Pam Lopes’ home on Saturday, September 22 at 6:00pm.

Bring your family, friends, and a dish of food to 1421 N. Camino de Juan. To get there, drive west on Speedway, until you pass Greasewood. Then, just as the road merges into one lane, you will come to Camino de Juan. Take a right; the Lopes’ house is the last on the left side. Meetings are potluck socials with some informal wine tasting.

• When: Saturday, Sept. 1st (7:15a to 9:30a)
• Where: Fort Lowell Office

The Nature Conservancy is hosting a rainwater harvesting workshop on Saturday, September 1 as part of a regional water symposium entitled ”Sustainable Water, Unlimited Growth, Quality of Life, Can we Have it All?” The symposium itself runs from August 29 through September 1, and will be jointly presented by Southwest Hydrology, Arizona Hydrological Society and SAHRA.

The volunteer activity on September 1 will involve some moderate physical labor, including some work on berms and planting native plants. Comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, work gloves, a hat, sunscreen and water are important to wear and bring with you. If you have tools (such as shovels, rakes, etc.) bringing those would be helpful. The Conservancy will have extra water and tools as well.

RPCV volunteers will not have to pay the registration fee, and are invited to stay after the hands-on effort for the balance of the morning program. Said program will include a tour of the overall project and a panel discussion on the following topics:

• how to establish relationships with home improvement retailers in the hope of getting them involved in educating the public on the importance of water harvesting and increasing water harvesting supplies for homeowners
• how to interest developers and governmental organizations in community-wide efforts to harvest rainwater
• information and case studies from Consortium for Action Throughout the Community to Harvest Water (CATCH Water), an organization that focuses on public education and demonstration programs on water harvesting in the Tucson area
• water harvesting courses at the college level

This should be a great event for continuing our volunteer work with the Nature Conservancy. We expect to enlist the aid of the Peace Corps Fellows at the University as well. Contact Jennifer at jdederich at yahoo dot com if you would like to participate.

We will be meeting at Phil and Pam Lopes’ home on Saturday, July 21 at 6:00pm. Prior to the meeting, Pam and Phil will host a pool party; it will commence at 3:30pm.

Bring your family, friends, and a dish of food to 1421 N. Camino de Juan. To get there, drive west on Speedway, until you pass Greasewood. Then, just as the road merges into one lane, you will come to Camino de Juan. Take a right; the Lopes’ house is the last on the left side. Meetings are potluck socials with some informal wine tasting.