A program on 40 years of the Peace Corps will be on Washington DC's Public Radio Station WAMU. This station can be accessed by Real Audio. www.wamu.org 13...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Apr 21, 2001 4:14 am
Here's a good article about the recent slave ship story about Benin. It talks about the cultural reasons why parents would send their kids away. PS.- The next...
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andy danielson
adbenin@...
Apr 23, 2001 9:44 pm
Something to think about......... ... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest,...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Apr 26, 2001 3:07 am
Good News! Angelique Kidjo is touring again. Unfortunatey she doesn't have a new album and it looks like she's only warming up for some bands though. For...
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Kea
kherron@...
Apr 27, 2001 2:08 am
Chris, Awanu kakaka! Thanks so much for letting us know about Kidjo's tour! I saw her up close at her National Summit on Africa Kennedy Center (Washington DC)...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
May 5, 2001 4:20 pm
Hi Everyone, I have put the Deadbeat in the mail today! If you have paid your dues and don't receive yours within a week, send me your address and I'll send...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
May 8, 2001 11:54 pm
Hello All - We hope to have a Friends of Benin gathering on Saturday, September 22 in Washington, D.C. (in conjunction with the NPCA conference). If you think...
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Demske, Susan
susan.demske@...
May 9, 2001 12:25 am
I could attend! ... From: Jessica Duke or Scott Urbatsch [mailto:dukeurb@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:53 PM To:...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
May 11, 2001 3:37 am
Dear Sarah, I don't know how much I can help you on this one because I was not a teacher. I was a Small Business Development (SBD) volunteer. Now Peace ...
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Cindi Avent
hounton@...
May 11, 2001 1:13 pm
Hi Sarah. I've been following your conversation with Chris, who is a friend of mine from Benin. I was posted about two hours north of him and I was a math...
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jenwhite78@...
May 18, 2001 2:44 am
Hello!! I just recieved my PC invitation from Benin and have 5 days to decide if I will go. I have a lot of questions. I was wondering if there was anyone who...
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Rena Smith
tascosa@...
May 18, 2001 12:25 pm
Dear Jen, Because I am also on the listserver group of "Friends of Benin", the RPCV group, I received your inquiry letter of early this morning. "Hello!! I...
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Holly Dreier
hdreier@...
May 18, 2001 2:58 pm
Yes! You should go! I won't get into too much detail (you may email me at hmdreier@... if you would like me to) but Bénin is the best--especially...
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morsamlew@...
Jun 9, 2001 5:19 pm
I am a current PCV here in lovely Benin. We are trying to start a volunteer hostel in Cotonou. I know people have tried before, so any advice would be great....
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BJ Piel
bjpiel@...
Jun 10, 2001 3:55 am
Hi Morgan, it's Beeje. I'm glad to hear from you too. this may be a dumb ?, but can i send you directly the $$ for the project? I can't send much right off the...
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Rena Smith
tascosa@...
Jun 10, 2001 2:02 pm
Hello FOB (Friends of Benin): This is "Stacey's awesome mom" ... ;-) ... thanks BJ! I'm also known as Miriam's Maman, as Stacey is called Miriam at her...
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Morgan Lewis
morsamlew@...
Jun 12, 2001 2:16 pm
hey BJ-sorry if i have alot of mistakes,but i'm on a french keyboard. things are going well here in Benin. we're down to 7, me, chrissy, lena, gwen, nicole, ...
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Kea
kherron@...
Jun 12, 2001 5:04 pm
An excellent way to send $ to Bénin is to use Moneygram (not Western Union). Moneygram says they offer a "free phone call" to your recipient to inform, but...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Jun 20, 2001 11:42 pm
The following information, on the "slave ship" (MV Eterno) we all heard about in April, is from "New African" magazine, June 2001 (page 17). "According to...
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Rena Smith
tascosa@...
Jun 24, 2001 8:22 pm
An explanation is in order, especially in the light of my next letter: When Morgan Vance wrote about "Cadeau, quoi?" my reply letter to FOB was in no way an...
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Rena Smith
tascosa@...
Jun 24, 2001 8:58 pm
Hello to Friends of Benin: During this week I have exchanged about six e-mails, directly from and to Cotonou, with Micah Boyer (currently stuck in the med unit...
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jlgreen@...
Jun 25, 2001 2:51 pm
Hi, I will be starting my service in Benin in September 01 as part of the next SED group. So if Micah needs help tying up loose strings after he leaves I may...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Jun 25, 2001 3:48 pm
Jennifer - I believe officially, PCVs are not allowed to directly solicit funds. However, several volunteers were offered money from various organizations...
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Kate Allen
kallen@...
Jun 25, 2001 5:59 pm
Hi: I was wondering as to how we can reply? Thanks. Kate ... From: Rena Smith [mailto:tascosa@...] Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 4:58 PM To:...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Jun 26, 2001 12:49 am
In response to Kate (and anyone interested in the African Films project)- You could send a message directly to Micah Boyer, the PCV attempting the African...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Jul 4, 2001 2:30 am
FYI--- Dear Friends of Group, The Peace Corps 40th Anniversary is rapidly approaching and we are in high gear for the celebration on Sept. 20th - 23rd here in...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Jul 16, 2001 9:06 pm
Please read the below message from Dane Smith, NPCA President regarding naming the Peace Corps Headquarters after Paul Coverdale. Looks like it may happen! ...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Aug 15, 2001 8:28 pm
Howdy folks - A mother of a recently returned PCV is interested in sending some money to Benin. She has a contact in Cotonou who can receive the money and...
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Kea
kherron@...
Aug 18, 2001 7:08 pm
MoneyGram has worked perfectly every time. In my opinion it's better than Western Union. The only aspect of it that hasn't worked is that it says you get a...
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andy danielson
adbenin@...
Aug 20, 2001 8:13 pm
Greetings, Back in early harmattan of '97 my grandparents sent me money directly into my Ecobank account via a related bank here in the states. This was...
