BUFFALO RPCV
NEWS OF THE RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Bringing the Peace Corps
to Western New York
Vol. VIII: No. 2
February 2014
IN THIS EDITION
· Upcoming Events
· Highlights
· Something of Interest
· Membership
Do you have an announcement or item of interest to RPCVs? All area RPCV’s/Peace Corps supporters/interested persons are invited to submit event announcements, news Items or other items which may be of interest to the Western New York RPCV community. You may request for the information to be placed in the newsletter or as a separate email. Items submitted may be subject to editing and/or editorial discretion. Submit to: .
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Upcoming Events
RPCV 3rd Friday Event
Please join fellow RPCVs at Buffalo Brew Pub on Friday February 21. Come any time after 7 pm and there is no need to RSVP. This is just a social event to welcome in the New Year and time to spend with other RPCVs.
Address: 6861 Main St., Williamsville, NY 14221
http://www.buffalobrewpub.com/ordereze/Directions.aspx
You are invited to our local National Peace Corps event on Sunday March 2 at 4 pm at the Taste of Siam restaurant in Buffalo. We are hoping to have guest speakers just as we have in the past. Stay tuned for more details.
Address: 810 Elmwood Avenue, Elmwood Village area Phone: (716) 886-0746
Google maps:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=taste+of+siam+buffalo&safe=active&ie=UTF-8&ei=YLfqUrQ3xKqRB6nKgPgI&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ
Time: 4:00 pm
Cost: $25 includes appetizer, main entrée, dessert, tea, tax, and tip
RSVP: by FEB 27. Make checks payable to RPCV/Buffalo. c/o Audrey Seidel. 49 Rogers Dr. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (see form on the last page)
Highlights
· Two RPCVs from Buffalo made the WorldView Winter addition of the NPCA magazine. Tony Agnello and his friends of Afghanistan along with his group of students made it to the Group News Highlights on page 8. The students collected supplies for a school in Kabul. Phil Stevens, our guest speaker from October, is on page 34 and it talks about his experience of becoming an honorary chief.
· We received another donation to help cover the costs of our Thanksgiving dinner at VIVE. Thanks to Victoria Orton-Joya.
Something of Interest
Peace Corps Week:
Taken from the Peace Corps web page:
You’re invited to answer the Peace Corps Week 2014 challenge! Peace Corps Week 2/23-3/1 2014 celebrates the anniversary of President Kennedy’s establishment of the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. Group members are encouraged to take part in activities continuing through March 1.
You can participate in two ways:
· The Classroom Challenge encourages RPCVs to connect with U.S. classrooms to share their Peace Corps country’s culture with American students. Get your country of service and State pinned on our map!
· The Video Challenge invites RPCVs to compete to win best video that showcases “Cultural Windows: What I wish Americans knew about my Peace Corps Country.”
http://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/returned/thirdgoal/pcweek/videochallenge/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/returned/thirdgoal/pcweek/classroomchallenge/
Advocacy:
Advocacy Day is February 27th. If interested in getting involved, contact Jonathan Pearson:
Or read more about it at:
http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/2014/01/a-national-day-of-action-message-from-our-advocacy-chair/
HELP! Our website, www.buffalorpcv.org needs help. We are looking for anyone who knows word press and is willing to donate their time and show us the ins and outs of making a web page. Please contact Andy at or call 716-592-0469. Check it out! We need a little bit of help.
REPLYING TO THE LIST SERVE- some of you have noticed that when you respond to an email that was sent out on the list serve, the return address comes up as . (Note the E instead of O in Buffalo). It has been looked into but we do not know how to correct it at this time. Please type in the correct address, when replying to an email. Otherwise, the message will return to you.
2014 Membership Now Available
It is membership renewal time and if you haven’t officially joined our local group, please consider joining. Stay looped into the Peace Corps as well as local social and volunteer opportunities in 2014! Our dues are from January to December.
(See form on next page)
RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS OF
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
2014 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
RPCV/Buffalo membership is open to all returned Peace Corps Volunteers, active and friends of Peace Corps. Please complete the following and return with your membership dues (15.00 annually) payable to RPCV/Buffalo :
RPCV/Buffalo
c/o Mac McCabe
1691 West River Drive
Grand Island, NY 14072
Please check
Renewing Member ______New Member ______
Are you a member of the National Peace Corps Association? Yes _____ No _____
I. Personal Information:
Name: (first) ______(last) ______
Address: ______(apt) ______
City:______
State: ______Zip: ______
Telephone: ______Cell: ______
E-Mail: ______
II. Peace Corps Service Information (if applicable):
Country(ies) of Service: ______
Dates of Service: ______
Primary Service Role: ______
III. National Peace Corps Association
You may also join RPCV/BNY as an affiliate of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA). For additional information or membership regarding the NPCA, please contact:
National Peace Corps Association
1900 L Street, NW
Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-293-7728
Fax: 202-293-7554
http://rpcv.org/
RESERVATION FORMS:
National Peace Corps Week RSVP dinner:
Please complete and return with check payable to RPCV/Buffalo.
Audrey Seidel, 49 Rogers Dr. Cheektowaga NY 14225
by February 27, 2014 to reserve your seat. Make checks payable to RPCV/Buffalo. Cost is $25 per person
Name of RPVC attending:______Number attending: ______
Vegetarian meal required: Yes _____ No _____
Phone:______
Address:______
Amount enclosed:______
Please understand that if you do not show up, you are still required to pay as we have included you in the head count for the restaurant. Once we tell the restaurant the head count, we are required to pay for the number of we have provided.