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Life is calling. How far will you go?
Fast Company - 2010
“I’m inspired by the work of Peace Corps Volunteers around the world. Volunteers share their creativity and compassion with their local communities. I hope this print inspires the next generation of Volunteers.” - Shepard Fairey
Fairey has a personal connection with the Peace Corps through his sister, who served as a Volunteer in Togo.
The Peace Corps Act - September 22, 1961
On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy signed the executive order establishing the Peace Corps. On September 22, 1961, Congress approved the legislation that formally authorized the Peace Corps. Goals of the Peace Corps included: 1) helping the people of interested countries and areas meet their needs for trained workers; 2) helping promote a better understanding of Americans in countries where volunteers served; and 3) helping promote a better understanding of peoples of other nations on the part of Americans.
The concept of volunteers serving abroad on grass-roots foreign aid projects originated in Congress in the 1950s. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by executive order. President Kennedy then sent this letter to Senate President (Vice President of the U.S.) Lyndon B. Johnson describing the successes of the Peace Corps program he had established. Kennedy included a draft bill authorizing the Peace Corps with his letter. Kennedy’s draft bill was identical to the bill Senator Hubert H. Humphrey introduced on June 1, 1961. President Kennedy signed S. 2000 into law on September 22, 1961. The Peace Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011.
Letter from President Kennedy to Lyndon Johnson, 5/29/1961, Records of the U.S. Senate
S. 2000, Peace Corps bill, 6/1/1961, Records of the U.S. Senate
The sign that hung at the original Peace Corps office in Ghana, the first country to host Peace Corps Volunteers.
Have you voted for the People’s Choice winner yet? Here’s 5 of the 20 finalists. Click here to LIKE your favorite photo on Facebook and help pick the winner!
Have you voted for the People’s Choice winner yet? Here’s 5 of the 20 finalists. Click here to LIKE your favorite photo on Facebook and help pick the winner!
Have you voted for the People’s Choice winner yet? Here’s 5 of the 20 finalists. Click here to LIKE your favorite photo on Facebook and help pick the winner!
Have you voted for the People’s Choice winner yet? Here’s 5 of the 20 finalists. Click here to LIKE your favorite photo on Facebook and help pick the winner!
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
YOU can decide the winner of our People’s Choice category in the 50th Anniversary Digital Library Photo Contest! Click on the photo to go to Facebook and LIKE your favorite photo. The photo with the most likes on Monday, September 19, at 11:59 PM EST will be the People’s Choice WINNER!
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