Thanks to YOU, our NPCA community, we saw an incredible response in celebrating Peace Corps Week! Your enthusiasm, stories, and support made this week unforgettable. Let’s keep the momentum going. 🕊️🕊️
Our Highlights:
✅ 138,000+ interactions with our newsletters
✅ 78,000+ total interactions on social media to celebrate Peace Corps Week
✅ 3,000+ social media shares celebrating Peace Corps Week
✅ 35,000+ interactions on our website
✅ 2,500+ messages sent to Congress over the past three weeks
✅ Over 25 meaningful stories shared on our website
✅ Over 20 published letters to the editor—and newspaper/television interviews appeared in a dozen states, reaching a potential audience of four million people
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NPCA staff and board members joined community members in celebrating Peace Corps Week.
Vice President Carla Brown attended the annual Peace Prize presentation hosted by the Raleigh-based North Carolina Peace Corps Association and will also attend the annual meeting of the Northern California Peace Corps Association this week. NPCA Board Chair John Lee Evans participated in the annual “Taste of the World” fundraiser hosted by the San Diego RPCVs. Board member Mike Roman spoke at a public viewing of the Peace Corps documentary A Towering Task, organized by the Central Ohio RPCV Association. In Virginia, NPCA board member JJ Singh, now the newest member of the Virginia House of Delegates, celebrated Peace Corps Week on the House floor—Watch now.
Peace Corps Week: Media Highlights
Throughout Peace Corps Week (and a few days beyond), we tracked coverage of the Peace Corps in media outlets nationwide. Leading up to NPCA’s National Days of Advocacy, at least 25 of our advocates contributed through letters to the editor, feature stories, and TV reports across sixteen states, reaching a potential audience of four million people.
Here’s a snapshot of how the Peace Corps was highlighted in the news:
Sunday, February 23:
- Local Opinion: “The Heroic Projects of USAID” by Kathleen Walker. Arizona Daily Star
Monday, February 24:
- Opinion: “Close down USAID and we are all a lot less safe” by Pamela White. Portland Press Herald (Maine)
Tuesday, February 25:
- “Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Celebrate 64th Annual Peace Corps Day” West Virginia Daily News
- “Students Share Peace Corps Prep Journeys” University of LaVerne News (California)
Wednesday, February 26:
- Support the Peace Corps by the Rev. Shannon White, The Greenwich Time (Connecticut)
Thursday, February 27:
- “USAID is in the interest of America/Opinion” by Deborah Grieser, The Illinois Times
- “Support the Peace Corps and its sacrifice” by Michael O’Neill, The Tri-City Record (New Mexico)
Friday, February 28:
- “To the Editor: Retreat dishonors Peace Corps” by Janice Flahiff, The Toledo Blade
- “Letter: Join Freeze for Food 5K/10K to support Peace Corps” by Kate Schachter, The Cap Times (Wisconsin)
- “Protect the Peace Corps” by Christine Holmes, The San Francisco Chronicle
Saturday, March 1:
- “Support the Peace Corps mission” by Mary O’Connor, cleveland.com
- “WV Returned Peace Corps Volunteers celebrate Peace Corps Day” WTAP Television (West Virginia)
- “Tarentum man says Peace Corps still critical even after 64 years” Tarentum Tribune (Pennsylvania)
- “Letters to the Editor (includes Peace Corps letter)” by Shannon Reed, Dayton Daily News
Sunday, March 2:
- “Readers Respond: Protect and honor Peace Corps” by Janet Wright, The Oregonian
Tuesday, March 4:
- “Peace Corps celebrates milestone 64th anniversary” KSBW Television
- “Letters: A strong Peace Corps” by Laura London, Colorado Springs Gazette
Wednesday, March 5:
- “Celebrating the Peace Corps’ 64th birthday” by Mark Coryell, Ahwatukee Foothills News (Arizona)
Thursday, March 6:
- “Support Peace Corps as it supports humanitarian efforts” by Caroline Mackenzie, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Friday, March 7:
- “Peace Corps is needed now more than ever” by Katherine Crosson, Portland Press-Herald
Saturday, March 8:
- “Peace Corps needs you” by Aaron Groth, The Daily Astorian
Sunday, March 9:
- “Peace Corps boosts US” by Barbara Ford, Champaign News-Gazette
- “US should not abandon World Health Organization” by Russell Morgan, Allentown Morning Call
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