in the news: Peace Corps anniversary

Posted by on Oct 14, 2009 in in the news, veronica | No Comments

From the PC Press Release:

“At 2:00 am on October 14, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy spoke to a gathering of the students at the University of Michigan who were waiting for hours to hear the presidential candidate speak in Ann Arbor. On the steps of the University of Michigan Student Union, President Kennedy challenged the students to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, an idea that inspired the creation of the Peace Corps.”

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  1. Natalie Montanaro
    October 14, 2009

    Here I am in Brusturoasa, Romania teaching English and Cultural Awareness to children in grades 1-8. I am very lucky to have survived and flourished for over 50 years and to be here, in this moment, in this place, to fulfill the mission set forth by my President.

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