Peace Corps Horizons

*Peace Corps Horizons* A monthly Peace Corps publication serving Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Friday, April 1, 2005	April 2005	VOLUME 1 ISSUE 9

Minneapolis Office to Host Spring Volunteer Send-Off Celebration

The Minneapolis Office will be hosting their bi-annual Volunteer Send-Off Celebration Thursday, May 12th, at Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka, MN.

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Be an Informed Applicant: Attend a Peace Corps Event!

You’ve thought about Peace Corps, maybe read a brochure or two, visited our website, and have now decided that’s it’s time to finally submit that application. Or, maybe you are absolutely ready to forge ahead with the process. But before you do, are you sure you have answers to all of your questions? If you do not, the Minneapolis Regional Recruiting Office has several opportunities to make sure you are an informed applicant. Want to learn more? Read on.

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RPCV Spotlight

Molly (right) with a neighbor, Jitaba, and her neighbor's granddaughter, Djali, in their village.

Molly Mattessich served as a Water Sanitation Extension Volunteer in Mali from 2002-2004. During her time there, she taught her community members about sanitation and safe drinking water. Her sister and brother-in-law recently accepted an assignment to serve as Volunteers in Thailand.

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Country Spotlight

Home to the legendary city of Tombouctou (aka Timbuktu), Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, sharing borders with Mauritania, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, and Senegal.

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