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While funding considerations are always important, over the years our attention has shifted towards developing local leadership. Towards this end, Colombia Project board members will travel at their own expense to present a series of workshops at the March 9-11th partners’ meetings in Pereira. The purpose of the workshops is to strengthen the support network of Colombia Project administrators and work towards the transfer of program responsibility to Colombia over the next 5-10 years. The workshops will include an overview of similarities and differences of program implementation across Colombia, a session on creative ways to use Colombia Project earnings (interest and a portion of initial loan repayments) to build sustainable community services, a session on reports and closing session on our respective visions for this micro-loan program over the next 5 years.

The Colombia Project has already achieved a degree of sustainability in that several partners built up loan pools adequate to continue their programs with no additional resources from the U.S. Within 4 years of starting its micro-loan, Genova in Quindio built a permanent loan pool of $6500 which appears adequate to meet the on-going needs of that community. While Genova officially ‘graduated’ from The Colombia Project in 2011, and is not expected to need any additional funds, they will remain in the administrator network helping us plan for transfer of Colombia Project oversight to Colombia. Two additional partners have the potential to become self-sustaining in 2012.

It is now possible to donate online to The Colombia Project. 100% of your donations to The Colombia Project are sent to Colombia and distributed as microloans. Your tax deductible donations have approximately six times the purchase power in Colombia as in the U.S. And with our statistics showing that each dollar sent to Colombia is loaned out (and repaid) on average once per year, over a five year period, The Colombia Project offers a 30 times larger bang for the donation buck than most charitable organizations.

On behalf of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida (RPCVSF) and The Colombia Project board, and 880 loan recipients in Colombia, a hearty THANKS for your support.

Saturday, March 3

5 pm – 9 pm

At the home of Josh Young and Karla Gottlieb

590 NE 121 Street, Biscayne Park, FL 33161

305-892-2543

(1.5 miles east of I95 next to Barry University and Miami Shores,

on the corner of NE 121 Street and NE 6^th Avenue)

 Potluck – Bring Your Favorite Dish to Share

Come celebrate Peace Corps 51^st birthday with us, and the inaugural “Spirit of Service-Learning Award” which recognizes local teachers who are leaders in service learning. We will present two awards of $500 each to the award winners, who will share with us how they inspire students to serve by combining classroom learning with civic engagement. This is a family friendly event, and we’ll have a trampoline, tree house, and games as well as food, drink, and fun! We are requesting a donation of $10 per adult requested to help fund the 2013 RPCVSF Spirit of Service-Learning Award. View the award nomination flier at www.rpcvsf.org for more info on this award.

Our Valentine Day inventory has arrived. We have the straight 70% chocolate, the 63% with sea salt and nibs, and the 44% with arabica coffee nibs. If you would like a bar, or two, or three, please email lindawhitmyre@gmail.com or call 305-757-3197 and we’ll make arrangements to get them to you by Valentine’s Day. The cost is $6 per bar.

The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida, RPCVSF, participated again this year in the Habitat for Humanity BLITZ Build at Habitat Oaks in the Liberty City section of Miami . Four RPCVSF members were on site at house number one of ten houses being constructed during the two week BLITZ Build effort. The group included Seamus Gleeson, May Chan, Aixa Nuno and Daryl Wall . Our task was to frame all the interior walls, we must have driven over a thousand 16 penny nails, but we got it done before quitting time around 3 PM. When completed in two weeks the house will become a four bedroom two bath home for the buyer, her 8 year old daughter and her sister. It was hard work, as usual, but we all came away satisfied that we got a lot done not to mention the T-Shirt we were each given!

Attention Teachers!
The Broward Education Foundation’s 15th Annual IMPACT II Idea Expo

Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University

Register now for South Florida’s largest teacher curriculum conference!
MORE THAN 50 DISPLAYS AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

GREAT TEACHER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Raffles, Gift Bags, and Lunch!

• Saturday, February 4, 2012

8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Nova Southeastern University

Health Care Professions Building,

This year’s special presenter-

Davie Campus

Explore New Teaching Ideas

The teaching ideas found in this catalog were developed and used successfully by teachers who received a Disseminator grant to package and market their teaching strategy through curriculum packets, visual displays and workshops. The projects found in these pages can be used exactly as they are, or modified to meet your classroom’s special needs. We encourage you to use the book as an idea file and keep it handy for easy reference throughout the year.

2. Attend the IMPACT ll Idea Expo

Get New Ideas

IMPACT II offers you grant-winning workshops, gift bags, exciting door prizes, a luncheon, a display exhibition, and the opportunity to interact with more than 50 teachers and visual displays of their projects.

3. Each Expo participant will receive all the Idea Packets on a DVD

An Idea Packet CD is available for every project featured in this catalog. It contains course outlines, lesson plans, resource lists, student worksheets, and other tools to help the educator adapt the project for their classroom – all in stunning color.

4. Apply For an IMPACT II Adapter Grant!

To purchase materials to adapt one of the ideas featured in this catalog, apply for an Adapter Grant.

Here’s how to qualify:

A) Select an idea from an IMPACT II catalog.

B) Attend the EXPO or have a one-on-one visit with the Disseminator

C) Find the project Idea Packet on the CD. Discuss with the project Disseminator your ideas for implementing the project with them.

D ) Complete and submit the Adapter application on-line at www.browardedfoundation.net.

Deadline March 5, 2012

Become an IMPACT II Disseminator

5. and be featured in next year’s catalog

IMPACT II awards $1,000 Disseminator Grants to educators willing to share the successful teaching strategies that they designed and implemented in their classrooms. Any Broward County public and charter school educator may apply to be a Disseminator and become a member of the IMPACT II network using the application in the center of this catalog.

www.browardedfoundation.net

However, the World Market is about more than making money. It’s a way to fulfill the Third Goal of the Peace Corps – to help our citizens better understand other people and their cultures. Our customers are often truly impressed by how the women of Global Mamas use just about everything in making their bags, jewelry etc. (Talk about recycle!) There is a person-to-person connection there and, I believe, the customer leaves our booth with a respect for these women in Ghana.

The World Market will be at the South Miami Farmer’s Market (SMFM) on the first and third Saturdays of the month through April … just in case you need a birthday present, are out of coffee or decide to treat yourself to that necklace you’ve been eyeing for awhile. SMFM is on the south side of Sunset Drive just west of U.S. 1 in front of City Hall. There is a huge green tent on market days; you can’t miss it!

Many thanks to true, blue volunteers Sally Rowley and Stan Boynton who show up every Market Day. Other volunteers (especially for the volunteer intensive Ramble) include Steve Rawlins, Doris Vincent, Marti Sweitzer, Liz Whitney and Friends of Peace Corps, Janice Mauldin and Alma Shissler.

QUESTION 1: A very important takeaway for me from our 50th Anniversary session is that our advocacy on global issues has not penetrated the community. Please offer your thoughts on how we can best improve our efforts to communicate to you (and others within the Peace Corps community) about global issues advocacy initiatives and action opportunities. How do we best strengthen visibility and recognition of this part of our advocacy program?

QUESTION 2: Because we are a non-profit organization that is separate from the Peace Corps, we need revenue to support our advocacy initiatives, but have struggled to generate that support, especially as it pertains to global issues advocacy. Please offer your thoughts on how we might generate revenue to support global issues advocacy. Please be as specific as possible (for example, rather than saying “approach foundations”…are there any foundations which you think/know would be interested in supporting further engagement of the Peace Corps community in global issues advocacy?)

QUESTION 3: Open forum. Please offer any additional thoughts that you believe are pertinent to our discussion on the National Peace Corps Association and global issues advocacy.

Please submit your thoughts and ideas to dorisvincent@bellsouth.net. Thanks!

Annual Everglades Outing, Saturday, January 28, 9am – 2pm

We need your help to make 2012 start great for a group of kids and young adults!

Will you join us at the annual RPCVSF Everglades Outing to share your love and knowledge of the Everglades with a group of  at-risk children and teens who have not had the opportunity to spend an afternoon among one of nature’s most splendid creations?  It truly makes a difference in their lives and you will feel great about it. If you would like to volunteer as a naturalist please contact Kiki Mutis for more details (kikimutis@gmail.com). It truly helps to have you there.

If you’re not a naturalist we still need your help to set up, serve lunch, clean up, and assist the guides. You get to spend a beautiful day in the park, and you can earn community service hours. If you’d like to help contact Emily at emilyeisenhauer@yahoo.com.

Meet at the Ernest F. Coe Everglades National Park visitor’s center in Homestead at 8:45am where we will greet the children.  We will then lead small groups through the Royal Palm board walk and Long Pine Key habitats. For directions to the park follow this link http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/coedirections.htm

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