First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

05/11/2026

Join us at 5pm on May 21st! We are excited to get together and reconnect for an amazing happy hour to at Bartaco. See you there!

✌🏾🍻🌮🍸☮️

03/28/2026

Cheers to our amazing team Captains David Miron and Phil Stantial and the First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers/RPCVs and Fleet Landing super fundraising team.
We were the top team this year! Our team raised over $22,000 for Hubbard House. 💜👟🌞

03/22/2026

Join our team next Saturday for an uplifting Walk Downtown without traffic to support Hubbard House and be part of something extraordinary. Fleet Landing/ First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is on the path to achieving our ambitious fundraising goal: $16,267/$20,000. Walk with us and be inspired! You can walk without donating too. It's going to be a fun-filled morning with a purpose that will leave you feeling empowered. If you have been a victim of or a witness to domestic violence, you know the vital importance of this service and the difference we can make together.

03/08/2026

03/01/2026

It's the start of Peace Corps Week! ✌🏽
And... the 65 anniversary of Peace Corps!! 🎂
Fellow RPCVs, we are inviting you to update your profile picture to the below:

02/20/2026

Today, the Peace Corps announced a new initiative, called Tech Corps, to “recruit, train and deploy skilled Americans to support the adoption of artificial intelligence in Peace Corps host countries participating in the American AI Exports Program.” The initiative was announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 by Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology.

According to acting Peace Corps Director Richard E. Swarttz, “By building technical capacity, supporting AI adoption across critical use cases, and addressing barriers to last-mile AI implementation, Tech Corps volunteers will leverage American AI to expand access to opportunity and prosperity.”

https://mailchi.mp/peacecorpsconnect/tech-corps-eblast?e=1d639c0fda

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02/19/2026

Hello RPCV's,
Next week, 23-27 Feb is the 5th Annual Partering for Peace Week with Rotary and Peace Corps! Our very own, Rosemary Calhoon Takacs has helped create a pretty amazing slate of events and this is your personal invitation to take a look and sign up for the events that work with your schedule. Peace is possible. 🌏✌🏾💛

🌍 5th Annual Peace Week | February 23–27, 2026
Hosted by Partnering for Peace

Peace Week celebrates the 60+ year partnership between Rotary International and the United States Peace Corps—sharing real stories and practical examples of collaboration that strengthen peacebuilding globally and here at home.

✨ Five virtual sessions | Completely free
🔗 One registration link covers all sessions:
➡️ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YIRXV2sUS1udGl3JvvTmaQ

🗓 Week at a Glance

📅 Monday | Feb 23 | 5:00 PM EST
The Peace Corps Partnership Program + Rotary’s “Peace on Earth by 2030” Moonshot

📅 Tuesday | Feb 24 | 12:00 PM EST
How Peace Corps Met Rotary — PCVs in Ghana & Moldova + Peace Fellow application process (RESI)

📅 Wednesday | Feb 25 | 7:00 PM EST
Expanding Collaboration with Global Voluntary Agencies — a unique model for peacebuilding

📅 Thursday | Feb 26 | 7:00 PM EST
Peace Corps Volunteers and Rotary in Action in Guatemala — advancing peace through service

📅 Friday | Feb 27 | 5:00 PM EST
Building Peace at Home — expert panel on partnership and local peacebuilding

🌟 What Participants Can Expect

✅ Examples of successful Rotary–Peace Corps projects
✅ Practical tools and ideas for collaboration
✅ Lessons from Peace Corps Volunteers and Rotarians in action
✅ Connection with service leaders committed to peacebuilding

01/19/2026

Join us! Save the date.
17th Annual Stand Up & Stride Domestic Violence Awareness Walk17th Annual Stand Up & Stride Domestic Violence Awareness Walk

01/11/2026

Join FCRPCVs at the Silent March on January 19th in St Augustine!

The 41st Annual Silent March honoring the national holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the longest running celebrations in the state of Florida. In 1986, the Governor and Cabinet of the State of Florida met in St. Augustine to launch the state's recognition of the national holiday for Dr. King.

On Monday, January 19th, please join us for the Silent March at 9:00 am, beginning at St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church lot (86 MLK Ave)to the Plaza de la Constitucion with speaker Apostle Earl Glisson of Anchor Faith Church, St. Augustine, FL and performances by the Tri-county Gospel Chorale. All are welcome to join! There is plenty of parking. The walk is less than 1 mile. There will be speeches and music in the square after the march. We can go for breakfast or coffee afterwards.

The theme for the Silent March is "Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly," a direct quote from Dr. King's speech while receiving the Noble Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway in 1964.

Please let us know if you plan to attend the March with us and if you do, please wear your Peace Corps gear! Here is a pic of a few of us from the event last year. We hope to see you there. ✌️

12/25/2025

A poem for the holidays by Ada Jo Mann (Chad 1967-69)

Shared via Greg Emerson on Dec 25, 2025 on the Peace Corps Worldwide, Substack App.

To get into the holiday spirit, we’re sharing a poem by Ada Jo Mann (Chad 1967-69) from her forthcoming book of poetry. Her first book of poetry, Words Create Worlds, was published with Peace Corps Writers in 2023.

Xmas in Chad

Twas the night before Christmas
in Fort Archambault Chad
The time was the sixties
So long, long ago

No stockings were hung
but our lanterns were lit
Presents from home had arrived via ship

We sat on our porch
and searched for the star
that had guided the wise men
who travelled so far

When suddenly off in the distance
we heard the comforting sound
of the once-a-week flight
bringing goodies galore
for this Christmas night
We jumped on our bikes
No time for a pause
We were so more than ready
for our African Claus

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To get into the holiday spirit, we’re sharing a poem by Ada Jo Mann (Chad 1967-69) from her forthcoming book of poetry.