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    237 Peace Corps volunteers are in Panama now.
    2,152 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Panama since 1963.

 Reunion in Panama: June 27 - 30, 2013
Reunion in Panama.

2013 marks 50 years since Peace Corps was first invited to Panama.

Join us in Panama from June 26th - June 30th.  Reminisce, rediscover & reconnect.

  • Register Online
    Register and pay with your credit or debit card, or a PayPal account. It's fast, convenient and secure.

  • Register by Mail
    Download and print form. Complete and mail with your check to address on form.

  • RSVP
    Let others know your plans.

  • www.pcpanama50.com
    Visit our Reunion website and listen to the music while getting details on the Reunion.

La Vaina
“The toughest revista you’ll ever love."
• May 2013   La Vaina
• January 2013 
• Archives of La Vaina (back to 1999)

Earth Day 2013
Photo by Addie Boeckmann

El Bochinche Newsletter
Quarterly Peace Corps Panama Friends newsletter
• April 2013  La Vaina
• February 2013 
• Archives of El Bo (back to 2006)

Panama Subway
 
Computer Lab in La Laguna, Los Santos
La Laguna, Los Santos, Panamá, Carol and Sherwood Guernsey La Laguna, Los Santos, Panamá, Carol and Sherwood Guernsey La Laguna, Los Santos, Panamá, Carol and Sherwood Guernsey La Laguna, Los Santos, Panamá, Carol and Sherwood Guernsey

Read more about how Carol and Sherwood Guernsey got re-involved in their community in Panamá.

PCPF Scholarship Fund for Blind Students

Patronato Luz del Ciego Since mid-2008, PCPF has funded a program to enable needy, blind Panamanians to continue their high school or college educations.

The PCPF scholarships are named for Bud Keith, who was PCPF’s President for 16 years. Just before his death in 2008, Bud expressed the view that Patronato Luz del Ciego (PLC) was Panama’s most effective organization helping the blind.

Fifty Years - Fifty Voices Fifty Years - Fifty Voices
 Fifty Years-Fifty Voices is the book project of Panama RPCV Meredith Cornett.  Her book will bring together the wisdom, humor, and heartbreak of RPCVs across five decades of service in Panama.  See Synopsis of Book Project.

The book will be the first such anthology to capture the essence of Panama’s people and places in a way that is accessible to a general audience. 
La Vaina - January 2013
"Largest circulation of any Peace Corps magazine in Panamá."

 January 2013   La Vaina

La Vaina, Audust 2012 

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El Bochinche Newsletter
Quarterly Peace Corps Panama Friends newsletter.
El Bochinche newsletter for Peace Corps Panama Friends  
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2013 Calendars SOLD OUT

2013 Panama CalendarNo calendars left.

 We sold over 400 calendars this year!  Thanks for supporting PCPF and the Volunteer Advsory Council in Panama. 

They're filled with photos and info about Panamá and Peace Corps. Over 100 photos, including 15 full-page photos suitable for framing.

And they're same price as last year -- $18.

GAD Camp
Gender & Development Camp - 2012 Peace Corps Volunteers bring youth who they recognize as future community leaders to the seminar where they participate in various sessions which offer them skills and tools to make healthy life decisions The volunteers leading the Gender and Development (GAD) program have requested PCPF to help fund t-shirts for GAD Camp.

See flyer from Jessica Kovarik, GAD Coordinator, and María Collins, GAD President:  Youth Leadership Seminar.

Here is the GAD Camp video from last year:

PCPF Reunion in Washington, DC
Panama Reunion 2011   Bikes for the World More than 200 Peace Corps Panama returned volunteers and staff attended events organized by PCPF during the celebration of the Peace Corps' 50th Anniversary.
Thanks to those who joined us in Washington and to the many of us who helped with our events.

Your PCPF Directiva
PCPF Directiva News
  • Treasury Report - 2011 Annual Summary

    Peace Corps Panama Friends 2011 Budget Report
     La Vaina - January 2013
  • New Officers Elected

    Officers of the PCPF Directiva were elected in our online ballot in July 2012.

    The new Directiva was introduced at our annual potluck picnic in Washington, DC.  PCPF members, friends and family enjoyed an afternoon reminiscing about Panama over hamburgers and hot dogs.

        •  President - Valerie Whiting
        •  Vice President - David Modzelewski
        •  Secretary - Sarah Strong
        •  Treasurer - Jaime Holland Clark
        •  Panama Liaison - Florence Reed
        •  Database Management - Ed O'Brien
        •  El Bochinche - Alicia Shawn Anino

Photo of Ngäbe children enjoying lunch Cerro Vendado, Ngäbe-Bugle Reserve.
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