Peace Corps Partnership Program

A Breakfast Forum

featuring

Karen Fjeld
Peace Corps Partnership Program Specialist - Latin America and the Pacific
(Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - Senegal '94-'96)

and

April Szuchyt
Peace Corps Partnership Program Specialist - Europe, Mediterranean and Asia
(Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - Jordan '99-'01)

Tuesday, February 17

8:00 a.m. Coffee, Juice & Sweetrolls

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Presentation and Discussion

29th Floor Executive Offices

World Trade Center of New Orleans

This forum is designed to reach out to the greater New Orleans community for support of the work being done by Peace Corps Volunteers and the role the private sector plays in this work. 2004 marks 40 years of Peace Corps/Private Sector collaboration, linking donors to the global community at the grassroots level. Participants will learn about the valuable work being done by Peace Corps Volunteers around the world and the opportunity to make a tax deductible donation that provides maximum social return on investment. 100% of donations to Partnership Program go towards programming.

Peace Corps Partnership Program, a public-private partnership between American citizens and the communities where Peace Corps Volunteers serve, was established in 1964 in response to the extreme poverty the first Peace Corps Volunteers confronted in their overseas assignments. Forty years, millions of people, and thousands of community-based projects later, the spirit of Peace Corps remains firmly bound with the spirit of American generosity and continues to empower people around the world to improve their lives.

In addition to basic health, education and community development, today the work of Peace Corps Volunteers is a major force in bringing information and communications technology skills to men and women in even the most remote locations. Their efforts are making it possible for the communities they serve to join in global trade, engage in exciting new learning, and explore ideas and opportunities previously out of reach.

1. Helping people of interested countries meet their need for trained men and women;

2. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served;

3. Helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of all Americans.

Peace Corps "Partners in Peace" include the Levi Strauss Foundation, the UPS Foundation, and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation, in addition to a strong grass-roots donor base throughout America consisting of hundreds of community groups, civic clubs, Return Peace Corps Volunteers groups, faith-based organizations and schools.