Dear Friends of Bénin (honton ce le), Thanks for finally getting FOB Off the Ground! I was delighted to receive Deadbeat (YES!) and to find this web site...
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Peter de Groot
shannonpeter@...
Aug 27, 2000 1:52 pm
Here are the proposed Bylaws for FOB. Comments, suggestions, complaints are welcome! FOB BYLAWS Submitted for approval by the Board of Directors July 20,...
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Peter de Groot
shannonpeter@...
Aug 27, 2000 1:56 pm
Here is a list of Benin alumni for whom we do not have a current address. Please help us track down these anciens amis and so we can send them a complementary...
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Peter de Groot
shannonpeter@...
Aug 27, 2000 1:59 pm
This message board has been very quiet over the past month... I would like to get some "feedback" about the recent Deadbeat mailing & the general direction of...
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Kate Allen
kallen@...
Aug 28, 2000 4:11 pm
Kisten Spainhower is at kspainhower@.... I forget exactly where Charlie Stathacos works but I'm tracking him down. By the way, he COSed in the 70s...
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Kate Allen
kallen@...
Aug 28, 2000 5:59 pm
Charlie is now in NY at charles_stathacos@.... Also, I know of an RPCV from up in the Borgou who was a volunteer back when it was Dahomey. His name...
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mnlehmer@...
Aug 30, 2000 8:22 pm
Hello everyone! It's great to know this group exists. Since I'm headed to Benin on September 14th, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice or information ...
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Josh Pashman
jpashman@...
Aug 30, 2000 11:00 pm
Hi! I too am headed off to Benin mid-September and was wondering if anyone has advice with regards to Environmental Action/Community Forestry service? Any...
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Snyders_W
snyders_w@...
Sep 6, 2000 8:54 pm
Dear Peter, I liked the recent Deadbeat....although I thought it lacks of color. Including things like color photos of RPCVs and/or current PCVs from Benin ...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Sep 9, 2000 3:49 am
Hi All, Bill is right! Send me pictures (or send pictures to John Boe- our web master to put on the FOB website. I suppose he will have contact info on the...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Sep 9, 2000 3:49 am
Cher Mr. le President (Peter), Mesdames, Monsieurs, Members du groupes, and All, Great work on the bylaws! I will include them in the next edition of the...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Sep 12, 2000 1:33 am
Hi All you lovers of Benin, The deadline for the October edition of the Deadbeat is Sept. 29 so please get me your submissions by then by E-mail-...
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shannonpeter@...
Sep 25, 2000 1:19 am
I agree that the position of webmaster should be an officer and an elected position. The proposed ByLaws that we publish in the Deadbeat for the general vote...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Nov 25, 2000 5:48 pm
Hi All and Happy Thanksgiving, I want to let you know about the PCV group that has been recently formed by the parents, family and friends of the latest stage...
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mardinott@...
Dec 13, 2000 9:06 pm
Hi everyone! Somehow, between here and there, I have been really left out of the loop for the last year. I have not received a single Deadbeat ... nor was I...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Jan 7, 2001 2:39 am
Hello All - Celebrate Peace Corps 40th Anniversary by giving a presentation about your time in Benin to a school or community group. You'll have a captive...
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peterd@...
Jan 31, 2001 9:13 pm
Hello FOB members! A few things - We are soliciting suggestions on a standard format for the Deadbeat newsletter. What kinds of things would you like to see? ...
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senthil
senthilp@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:36 am
Dear Friends Of Benin, Sub: Request Of Information Salutations. First of all let me introduce myself. This is Senthil Kumar from India a Research Scholar (PhD...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Feb 6, 2001 3:21 am
Hi Peter, What is going on for Peace Corps' 40th anniversary? Can you give us more details? Who, what, when, where, etc? I'm planning on going back to Benin...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Feb 8, 2001 4:26 am
Hi Everyone- I'm really excited about my new web site called Fon is Fun... Really! at http://www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun . I've been working on it for the...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Feb 16, 2001 1:19 am
Coming to a city near you (maybe)....There are several African films making the rounds at international film festivals this year...perhaps this Beninese film...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Feb 22, 2001 4:06 am
Hi Jessica, This sounds really interesting and I'd like to see it. Do you have any information as to their schedule or a web site where I can find the ...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Feb 22, 2001 5:38 am
In Reply to Chris Starace - Sorry , no website leads on the film "Barbeque Pejo". I found the review on the Portland Int'l Film Festival site (www.nwfilm.org)...
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mardi nott
mardinott@...
Feb 22, 2001 2:18 pm
FYI - I checked out SXSW (South by Southwest) film festival here in Austin ... and it's not playing here. SXSW is more famous for its music than its film ......
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Feb 27, 2001 3:10 am
Hi Eveyone- We are in need of submissions for the next issue of the Deadbeat. Please send them to me at Cstarace@.... Merci, Chris Check out my new Web...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:51 am
Hello FoB Folks - I rec'd the following e-message through my local RPCV group (Columbia River Peace Corps Association - CRPCA). Neither the CRPCA nor Friends...
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Jessica Duke or Scott...
dukeurb@...
Mar 2, 2001 10:36 pm
To Give or Not to Give For the past several months, the Friends of Benin Board Members have been electronically discussing what we should do with our...
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Chris Starace
cstarace@...
Mar 4, 2001 12:52 am
Hi Jessica, I vote for WID (Women in Development Scolarships.) What does everyone else think? Sincerely, Chris Check out my new Web Site-...
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mardi nott
mardinott@...
Mar 4, 2001 1:45 am
I agree!!!!! WID rocks! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. ...
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Caroline Hossein
c.hossein@...
Mar 4, 2001 3:01 pm
Dear Jessica: Thanks for asking us on how we think the remaining membership dues should be spent. I think that we should make the money available to Peace...
