1   PCPF Vice-President Jamie Thornberry & PCPF Secretary Valerie Whiting, .	Quick Time Video 1   Quick Time Video 2 Click on photo for full size.	2 Dancer for Grupo Folklorico de Panama en Washington, DC
3 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers	4 Alberto Moran and Brian Caouette	5 Sarah Schmidt, Alberto Moran, Brian Caouette, ...
6   Sarah Berghorst, PCPF Directiva Fund Raising.	7 Jaime Holland and Sarah Schmidt	8 Diane Driscoll, Jaime Holland and Valerie Whiting
9 Isabel Fernandez, Jean Lujan & Bonnie Birker.	10   Isabel Fernandez, Legal Counselor, Embassy of Panama	11 Jean Lujan, former Peace Corps Panama Director.
12   Bonnie Birker, Group 14.	13   Tyler McNish, Native Future Board member	14 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancer
15 Dancers.	16 ..., Jerry Lutes, Jamie Thornberry	17 Bud Keith and dancer.
18   Group 14 RPCVs: Chuck & Nancy Sweetman, Mike Webb, Jim Brunson, David Peterson, Eleanor Geiger, Sandy Zlakower, Tom Geiger, Pam York, Carol Ritter, Pat Pitt, Carla Shearer, Bonnie Birker	19 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers	20 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers
21 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers	22 Dancers.	23
24 Tom Geiger and dancer.	25 Joellen Keating and dancers.	26   ... and Sarah Berghorst.
27 Danny Hurtado	27 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers.  Mike Webb in foreground.	28 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers
29 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers	30 Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers	31   Mike Webb and Carla Shearer.
32   Tom Geiger and Steve Orr.	33   Dancers.	34
35   Carla Shearer & Eleanor Geiger (Grp 14)	36   Mike Webb, David Peterson, Sandy Zlokower & Nancy Sweetman	37 Nancy Sweetman & Pam York
38    PCPF group and Grupo Folklorico de Panama dancers.	39 David Peterson and Dancer	40 Dancers.
41 Nancy Sweetman, Pat Pitt, Carol Ritter & Jim Brunton	42 Pam York, Sandy Zlakower, Carla Shearer & Pat Pitt	43 Dancers.

PCPF Reunion Information September 15 & 16, 2006 - Washington, DC

Schedule of PCPF Events:

1. PCPF Open House. Reception, Friday, September 15, 7:00 – 11:00 pm at Channel Inn for registered attendees. Cash bar. There is a hotel bar upstairs with a live rock band if folks want to party later.
2. PCPF Meeting Saturday 16, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. PCPF organizational meeting at the Channel Inn for those who are interested in how we operate and those interested in helping. This will be followed by a Panama cultural /informational session.
3. Tours of the Pajaro Jai. The Pajaro Jai will be at the Gang Plank near the Channel Inn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 15, 16 and 17.
4. PCPF Dinner Saturday evening. Cash bar reception and buffet dinner at the Channel Inn Saturday night, September 16. (Dinner cost is $25.)

And the Details:

• Registration Fee:
  $20 to help cover reunion expenses
   
• PCPF Reunion Reservations:
  We need to know by September 1 if you plan to attend. Contact PCPF Secretary Valerie Whiting to register for the Reunion so we can email you Reunion updates. Contact her by telephone 240-421-6621 or email valeriewhiting[AT]yahoo.com. On-site registration for PCPF Reunion will be at the Channel Inn, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Friday, September 15, and 9:00 - 10:30 am on Saturday morning.
   
• PCPF Reunion headquarters:
  The Channel Inn is our PCPF Reunion headquarters. (Channel Inn, 650 Water Street S.W., Washington DC ( Google Map) It's on the water front in Southwest Washington, next to where the Pajaro Jai will be docked. You do not have to stay at the Channel Inn to attend our PCPF Reunion.
   
• Parking at Channel Inn for PCPF Reunion Attendees:
  PCPF Reunion attendees, even those not staying in the hotel, will be entitled to three hours of free parking in the hotel for each of our PCPF Reunion events – 1) Friday evening, 2) Saturday morning and 3) Saturday evening. You must register for the reunion to take advantage of the free parking. All registered Reunion attendees will also be able to park in the hotel to visit the boat on Saturday afternoon.
   
• Channel Inn:
  The Channel Inn is a nice small hotel with reasonable prices for a hotel of its quality in Washington. The Channel Inn is holding a block of rooms for PCPF members on Friday and Saturday nights, September 15 and 16.
  
  The PCPF special rate is $143, including all taxes and fees. That's about $40 less than the regular rate. You must reserve a room at the Channel Inn by August 31 if you want to stay there. The deadline has been extended as a courtesy thinking that some folks may not have responded because they have been on vacation. Any unreserved rooms will be released to the public after August 31 and will be available only on a space available basis at the higher rate. Right now, the hotel has no more rooms. The hotel reservations number is 800-368-5668. Our group confirmation code is 85926 or you can ask for the Peace Corps Panama group. Each Channel Inn room has two beds that will sleep two, but you can put four to a room. All hotel guests have free off street parking with all day in and out privileges. There is a coffee shop that opens early on Saturday and Sunday morning for breakfast. Check in is after 2 and check out is before Noon.
   
• Pajaro Jai:
  Saturday after lunch will be free for viewing and cruising on the Pajaro Jai. The boat will be at the Gang Plank Marina. ( Google Map)

Sarah Berghorst Pajaro Jai photos July 4, 2006   -  Photos    -  Video

• Sight Seeing: You have time for sight seeing on Friday or Sunday. In addition to having the Pajaro Jai almost next door on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there is the Circulator bus that stops at the hotel every 10 minutes that will take you into town for any other sight seeing. The Circulator costs $1.
   
• National Peace Corps Association Activities: More than forty members of the NPCA community representing sixteen states are registered to participate in Capitol Hill Advocacy Day. A full day of advocacy activities are planned for September 14th, the 45th anniversary of the historic vote to establish Peace Corps in the House of Representatives! If you're also interested in the NPCA Advocacy Day 2006, here's the scoop on their website: NPCA Schedule for September 13 - 16, 2006.

Special Note: If you live in or near Washington, DC, you can play a special role in two particular ways:

1. If you are registered to vote elsewhere in the country, your participation will help nationalize our advocacy efforts.
2. If you can only participate for an hour or two, you can assist NPCA with information drops at all congressional offices. Contact NPCA at advocacy@rpcv.org.