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Friends of Benin was established in 1999 by returned Peace Corps Volunteers who have served in the Republic of Benin. Our mission is to maintain communications between Friends of Benin (FOB) members, keep the Peace Corps/Benin experience alive, sustain our commitment to international service, encourage members to share their experiences with their own communities, support the Peace Corps mission in Benin, support recently returned volunteers as well as volunteers who are about to leave for Benin, and distribute news and information about Benin. |
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Become an FOB Member: Join FOB and get the Deadbeat newsletter published at least twice a year and support the group. You can pay using Pay Pal below or mail in a membership form. See the Membership page for more information. We look forward to your involvement! Other Pages: PCV Q &A Forum (196 Entries as of 5/27/07) Help Fund a Current Peace Corps Benin Volunteer Project
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FOB NEWS: Added 6/19/09 Elections are over and we have some new board members who are ready to get FOB moving. See details on the right. Added 3/13/09 FOB's Response to the Benin PCV Who Died in Benin: Sadly, as many of you may already be aware, we learned today that we lost a Peace Corps Volunteer in Benin. While many of the details are still unknown, the Friends of Benin wishes to express our deepest sympathies to the Volunteer's friends and family both in the US and in Benin and to the wider Peace Corps community. This is a great shock to all of us who have come to know Benin as a second home. Cette tristesse nous touche profoundement Added 3/2/08 FOB has new leadership and is in the process of re-establishing contact with it's past and present membership by starting to publish the Deadbeat Newsletter by mail again. We will be sending a complimentary copy and we are asking past and present members to renew their membership which is $15 annually. You can pay using Pay Pal below or by mail. See the Membership page for more information. We look forward to your involvement. Added 8/11/07 Peace Corps Benin's 40th Anniversary Celebration- Sept. 2008 in Benin This is a letter that the CD of PC Benin asked me to circulate among Benin RPCVs. Basically, PC Benin is planning a 40th anniversary celebration in September of 2008 and they are looking for some info about RPCVs. Added 7/31/07 Some Sad News about a Benin RPCV: DAIL, JAMES RUSSELL ''RUSTY'' Added 6/10/07
Sunday Aug. 12th Angelique
Kidjo and Zap Mama are giving a FREE CONCERT in Central Park.
It's part of the Summer Stage Series. Let's make it a FOB
outing. The concert starts at 3. We should get there by at
least 2:00. Why don't we go to a Senegalese restaurant up town
at around 11:30? Any takers? E-mail Chris at cstarace@yahoo.com
if you're interested. For more information about how to get
there etc. see http://www.summerstage.org.
In case you didn't know, Agelique has a new album out and it's
hot!
Chris Added 5/27/07 Congratulations to our new officers! With the infusion of new blood and enthusiasm FOB will surely improve. The election results are in and all candidates who ran were unanimously elected. See below for their names. They will hold their positions for two years.
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FOB Board Members: Elections will be held again in May 2011. Click on title for job a description from the bylaws if you are interested in running for a position in the future or if you would like to know what each board member's duties are. Click Here to read board member bios and acceptance Speeches. Vacant Newsletter Graphic Designer: Vacant
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As of 5/10/07 there are 109 subscribers to this list. This is our primary means of communicating as a group besides our newsletter.
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Contact the Webmaster:
Chris Starace at cstarace@yahoo.com if you have any questions, concerns or comments. E-mail me photos in .jpeg format and any content or ideas you have for the website. I will greatly appreciate any help I can get!
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This site was last updated 12/02/09
