[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 33 (Thursday, February 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E272]
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                  CELBRATING NATIONAL PEACE CORPS WEEK

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of National Peace 
Corps Week, in honor of the 47th anniversary of the Peace Corps on 
March 1, 2008.
  Since President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, 
more than 190,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served their country in 
139 developing nations around the globe. Their undying efforts for the 
cause of peace are commendable and have made a lasting impact on the 
communities in which they have lived and worked.
  Peace Corps volunteers range from recent college graduates to 
retirees with several decades of work experience, and represent the 
tremendous diversity of the American people. The issues they address 
cover HIV/AIDS education and outreach, environmental protection, and 
improving information technology in developing nations.
  Three individuals from my congressional district in Brooklyn are 
presently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Kimberly Joyce has been 
serving in Belize since the summer of 2006; Jame McCray has been 
serving in Samoa since the summer of 2006; and Caitlin Parish has been 
serving in Tanzania since the summer of 2007. Their tireless efforts 
for the greater cause of peace will profoundly affect these 
communities. I would like to applaud and commend these outstanding 
Brooklynites for committing themselves to such a worthwhile cause. They 
are role models for us all.

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