December 14, 2021 – Peace Corps Worldwide

The Volunteer Who Lived Peace Corps’ 3rd Goal — Dennis Grubb (Colombia)

Dec 14 2021

by Jeremiah Norris (Colombia 1963-65) Dennis Grubb was an Eagle Scout when he joined the Peace Corps as a Volunteer in 1961, going on to write the first chapter of its history. He was the youngest Volunteer in one of the first groups ever to be sent abroad, serving in Colombia. He worked in a rural village at the 8,700 elevation of the Andean mountains, a place with no running water or sewers, scant access to electricity, and few paved roads. Illiteracy, malnutrition, dysentery, and TB were rampant. Along with Peace Corps colleagues, Dennis formed a liaison between his village and government officials and secured assistance to build the first cooperative food store, a small medical center, three schools, roads, and a water supply pipeline. Dennis worked with Colombians at all levels, from farmers to national officials to achieve his overall goal which was to convince the community that . . .

Global mission launches lifetime of volunteerism for many

Dec 14 2021

– By Michael Tashji, Santa Fe New Mexican Dec 12, 2021 – Clockwise from top left: Mary Jo Lundy was a Peace Corps volunteer from 1962-64 in Borneo. Angelina Catling was a volunteer from 2012-14 in Samoa, where she taught English literacy and worked in community development. Jennifer Day met her husband, Melvin Perez Martinez, while she was a Peace Corps volunteer from 1999-2001 in Honduras, where she taught environmental education. Jamie Torres taught English and HIV awareness in 2015-17 in Namibia. Photos: Jim Weber/The New Mexican – Children in Borneo in the 1960s were admitted into school when they were old enough to reach their arm over their head and touch the top of their ear. “If you were older than [5 or 6], it reaches farther, and if you were younger, it didn’t quite come that far,” said Mary Jo Lundy, 81. “There was no birth certificate.” The . . .

The Coins and Currency of Modern North Macedonia

Dec 14 2021

Tyler Rossi (The Republic of North Macedonia 2017-20) is currently a graduate student at Brandeis University’s Heller School of Social Policy and Management and studies Sustainable International Development and Conflict Resolution. Before graduating from American University in Washington D.C., he worked for Save the Children creating and running international development projects. Recently, Tyler returned to the US from living abroad in the Republic of North Macedonia, where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer for three years. Tyler is an avid numismatist and for over a decade has cultivated a deep interest in pre-modern and ancient coinage from around the world. He is a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA). • By Tyler Rossi CoinWeek, December 13, 2021 Modern-day North Macedonia is a country of breathtaking natural beauty and ancient history that gained its independence in 1991 from the disintegrating Yugoslavia. A majority Slavic nation, North Macedonia has a rich monetary tradition stretching back through the socialist and royal iterations of Yugoslavia, medieval Bulgarian and Turkish empires, the Byzantines, . . .

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