ROTARY SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENTAs your club is active in service projects and activities, we wanted to send you a personal invitation to participate in this year’s Rotary-Peace Corps Week, 18-22 September. This week is an opportunity for members of both organizations to collaborate, share their resources, and co-create projects that will have an even greater impact. It is hosted by Partnering for Peace, a group of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who are also Rotary and Rotaract members and are passionate about the impact we can all make together through the official Rotary-Peace Corps partnership.
The week’s theme is Celebrating Our Connections and starts on Monday, 18 September with a panel webinar on Peace through Service, Action and Diversity, including:
- Jody Olsen, Former Peace Corps Director
- Pat Merryweather-Arges, Rotary International Vice President
- Tuesday, 19 September – How to Make the Rotary-Peace Corps Connection Work (Webinar | 20:00-21:00 EDT)
- Wednesday, 20 September – Connecting in-country Rotary Clubs and Peace Corps Posts (Panel | 09:00-10:30 EDT)
- Thursday, 21 September – Successful Examples of Joint Rotary Peace Corps Projects (Panel | 14:00-15:15 EDT)
- Friday, 22 September – Rotary + Peace Corps: A Global Force for Peace (Discussion | 14:00-15:15 EDT)
How else can your Rotary community participate in this week-long grassroots initiative? Although opportunities vary by country and geographic region, consider the ideas below.
- Invite a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) to speak about their service at your club meeting. Find a speaker here.
- Participate in a joint service project or social event with members of the Peace Corps community by connecting with your local RPCV group.
- Promote the Rotary-Peace Corps partnership by sharing successful partnership projects with the Partnership Manager (contact information below), district newsletters or local media.
- Attend the Rotary-Peace Corps Week events. Register for them here.
For more information, email events@partneringforpeace.org
We encourage you to consider participating in this week of events and to extend this invitation to your club members.
Best wishes,
Carrie Golden
Partnership Manager
Programs and Services | Service and Engagement
rotary.service@rotary.org
On behalf of Partnering for Peace, an affiliate group in support of the Rotary-Peace Corps partnership:
Partnering for Peace
7970 South Vincennes Way
Centennial CO 80112
United States
https://www.