FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, Happy Hour, 6-8pm, at Miami Shores Country Club. Come for happy hour specials (until 7pm) and live jazz. 10000 Biscayne Blvd, and free parking. Contact Emily at emilyeisenhauer@yahoo.com for more info.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - Peace Corps' 50th Anniversary at the University of Miami
University of Miami BankUnited Center Fieldhouse, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
"Making a Difference" Career Fair
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
"Honoring Our Past, Inspiring Future Generations" Panel
8:00 PM to 10:00PM
After Party/Reunion at Titanic Brewing Company, first drink's on us!
5813 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33146.
Special Guests
Aaron Williams, Director of Peace Corps
Donna E. Shalala, President of the University of Miami
Alberto Ibargüen, President of the Knight Foundation
Virginia Emmons McNaught, Founder of Educate Tomorrow
Moderated by Helen Aguirre Ferré, Host of WPBT2
Please RSVP by September 1, 2011 to miami@peacecorps.gov.
(You may also call 404.562.3469)
Please provide us with the names of people attending, including you, if you are a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and where and when you served.
This Peace Corps 50th Anniversary event is being co-sponsored by The University of Miami, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida, and International Relief and Development
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 5 pm, Partnership Dinner, DAILY BREAD (Middle Eastern) Restaurant, 2400 SW 27th St (just north of US 1 between SW 22nd Ave and SW 27th Ave) $25 if paid by June 10th, or $30 at the door. $10 will go towards a Peace Corps Partnership project to be voted on at the dinner. Free parking is available at the restaurant on Coral Way. You can pay in advance 1) online through paypal (below), 2) by sending a $25 check to RPCVSF with DAILY Bread in the subject line to RPCVSF, PO Box 311044, Miami Fl 33231-1044, or 3) by paying Helene or an officer directly. Call Helene at (305) 856-5573 for more information or to RSVP (we LOVE people who RSVP!).
Click here for the menu. You can choose any platter, sandwich or salad or the special (either cabbage or pepper stuffed with meat and rice, plus salad and hummus. ) If you let Helene know in advance what you want to eat, that will expedite things but is not required. You can also order at the door. The $15 also includes tax, tip, dessert and drinks.
Click below to buy your ticket through Pay Pal.
Our guest speaker will be RPCV José Javier Rodríguez (Senegal) an attorney with Florida Legal Services (FLS) and, until recently, an Adjunct Clinical Professor at FIU’s College of Law. José Javier will talk about his experience as a Peace Corps volunteer and how it has made him more effective in community-based work. As a volunteer he served in Senegal where he partnered with businesses and local associations as a small business advisor in Bakel, ‘00-‘02; then on special assignment he advised the Employment Section for Senegal’s Ministry of Labor in Dakar, ‘02-‘03. After earning a law degree from Harvard Law, J.D ‘06, he returned to Miami and co-founded the Community Justice Project, a project of FLS dedicated to community-based work. José Javier has worked with day laborers and other low-wage workers to recover unpaid wages and educate workers about their rights, with employees of municipal contractors to enforce and strengthen local living wage laws, with residents of low-income mobile home parks and their mobile homeowners’ associations to protect their rights as tenants, with immigrants’ rights advocates to remedy misconduct on the part of law enforcement authorities, with advocates to draft and pass local ordinances, with taxicab drivers to advocate for fairer local regulation, and with neighborhood-based organizations to increase civic engagement. José Javier credits his time as a Peace Corps volunteer with helping develop valuable skills and insights which would later be critical to the success of his work.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 11am-1pm at the 94th Aerosquadron Restaurant, 1395 NW 57th Avenue. Come for brunch at this beautiful spot and hear guest speaker David Pearson who served as Peace Corps Deputy Director of Information under Sergeant Shriver. Bring your items to donate for the silent auction! Cost is $24 in advance, and $30 at the door. RSVP by October 19 to Doris at dorisvincent@bellsouth.net and get your ticket in advance by clicking below.
David Pearson, a native of Miami, served as Deputy Director for Information of PC in 1963-64 with Sargent Shriver in the Kennedy administration, during which time he travelled to many PC countries. He also served 3 years in the Coast Guard, worked in the Johnson administration on civil rights, and was a campaign advisor for Florida governors Bob Graham and Lawton Chiles. He built his public relations firm over 40 years promoting vacation resorts and homes. He has served on many local non-profit boards and currently lives in Coral Gables with his wife Anne.
