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A liberal religious voice in the Central Valley since 1953.

     

This service commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, March 1, 2011. As of February 2011 our fellowship had 135 members. 10 of those 135 were Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Depending on how you figure, that is 100 - 300 times the average of the general population. Five of them spoke to the question - "What is it about Unitarian Universalism that attracts RPCVs, or what is it about the Peace Corps that attracts UUs?".

Not all of our RPCVs spoke, and not all who spoke sent a copy of their remarks to the web master. Each one who did has a small, separate page.

Here is a complete list of our RPCVs:

Bob St. John, Ethiopia, 1970 - 1974, Agriculture.
David Simons, Nigeria, 1967 - 1969, Secondary Education.
Elaine Arnold, Thailand, 1972 - 1975, Nutrition.
Glen Frew, Venezuela, 1966 - 1968, Community Development. Read his story.
Grace Simons, Nigeria, 1967 - 1969, Secondary Education.
Heather Pack, Peru, 2008 - 2010, Community Development. Read her story.
Jerry Jackman, India, 1966 - 1968, Community Development. Read his story.
John Arnold, Thailand, 1971 - 1975, Agriculture.
Ken Wilmarth, Peru, 1967 - 1968, Community Development. Read his story.
Ted Pack, Malaysia, 1971 - 1972, Secondary Education. Read his story.

[Historical note: Rev. Grace Simons retired in October 2011 and moved to Seattle, so she and her husband David are no longer members.]


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