Bud was a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama in Group 8 in 1965 - 1967.

Bud, who was blinded at age 11 in a school-yard accident, worked with the Helen Keller School for the Blind and other programs for the blind and visually impaired in Panama City.

Bud Keith's disability never defined his life. In addition to his work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama, he was a leader in the returned Peace Corps Volunteer community.

• He served on the Board of Directors of the National Peace Corps Association from 1988 to 1991.
   
• He was president of the Peace Corps Panama Friends for the past 15 years. He worked with the PCPF Directiva to build a strong alumni group to enable our members stay in touch with Panama and with each other and to raise funds for volunteer projects in Panama.
   
• Bud helped Group 8 stay a uniquely close group of friends. Each December, Bud collected and then distributed year-end letters from Group 8 members. More than 40 years of Group 8 news, opinion, and humor. Fittingly, four of his Group 8 friends - Tom Brew, Jim Hannan, Dave Hughes, and Peter Slattery - were with Bud the day he died.
   

• Bud's obituary is in the Washington Post.

Bud Keith Scholarship Fund for the Blind:

Bud's love for Panama never ended, as he continued to visit the country throughout his life, and support projects, especially those serving the blind. He was still working to accomplish one of his life's dreams, to establish a scholarship fund for blind Panamanian students.

In support of this dream, the PCPF Directiva has established a Bud Keith Scholarship Fund for the Blind for programs benefiting the blind in Panama.

People wishing to donate to the Fund can do so:

• On-line:
  
  
  
• By check made out to "Peace Corps Panama Friends" memo "Bud Keith Scholarship Fund for the Blind" mailed to:
  
     Peace Corps Panama Friends
     3858 N. Tazewell Street
     Arlington, VA 22207-4533