[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 35 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E308]
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                 A TRIBUTE TO NATIONAL PEACE CORPS WEEK

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 5, 2012

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of National Peace 
Corps Week, in honor of the 51st Anniversary of the Peace Corps on 
March 1, 2012.
  Since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 200,000 
Peace Corps Volunteers have served their country in 139 developing 
nations around the globe. They 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 agriculture, business development, information technology, 
education, health and HIV/AIDS, youth development, and the environment.
  The work of Peace Corps Volunteers around the globe exemplifies a 
legacy of service that has become a significant part of America's 
history and positive image abroad. Their desire to make a difference 
has improved the lives of millions of people around the world as well 
as here in the United States. Their enduring efforts for the cause of 
peace are commendable and have made a lasting impact on the communities 
in which they have lived and worked.
  Four individuals from my Congressional District in Brooklyn are 
presently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Melinda Blaise has been 
serving in the Eastern Caribbean since October 2010; Ethan A. Glasser-
Camp has been serving in Cameroon since August 2010; Evelyn Minaya has 
been serving in Romania since August 2010; and Rosemarie B. Philip has 
been serving in Costa Rica since December 2010. Their tireless efforts 
for the greater cause of peace will profoundly affect these 
communities. I would like to applaud and commend these outstanding 
volunteers from Brooklyn for committing themselves to such a worthwhile 
cause. They are role models for us all.

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