Host: the Hegemans 52 Bashford Road, Valatie, New York 12184 Tuesday, June 4, 2013; 6.00pm Christina Jager will present on her time in Samoa (2009-2010)
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Half the Sky Book Group-March 13
The next meeting of the Half the Sky book group will be this Wednesday night, March 13, at the Gottliebs’. We will finish the book. Please come prepared to discuss Chapters 11-13. We will devote an entire meeting in April … Continue reading
Janet Witbeck named East Greenbush Town Historian
Janet Witbeck (Dominican Republic, 83-85) has been named historian of the Town of East Greenbush.
Details are here: http://eastgreenbush.org/from-the-supervisor/557-supervisors-report-through-1312013
Congratulations Janet!
Coffee, Cacao, and the DR
Kim and Chris Anderson hosted our June meeting at their lovely home in Ballston Spa.
Kim presented on her recent trip to the Dominican Republic. Her trip was sponsored by Fair Trade Towns USA and led her to cacao, coffee, and banana farms.
Chris offered tastings of organic free-trade chocolate products, vino de cacao, cacao marmalade, and free-trade Dominican coffee. Yes, they were all delicious-though some thought the vino de cacao was “too sweet.” For more information, visit the Mango Tree Imports, Andersons’ store in Ballston Spa.
Thanks to all who attended and for the Andersons for hosting us. Check our calendar for upcoming events.
Africana Film Series at Albany College of Pharmacy
The 9th annual Africana Film Series at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will run Feb. 5, 12, and 19 at the College’s Student Center (Room 201). All films are free and open to the public. The complete series schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00 pm
“Pieces of Identity (Pièces d’Identités)” – This humorous film dealing with the serious theme of identity is from the Congolese producer and director Mweze Ngangura. It takes place in the Matongue district of Brussels, Belgium (where many Congolese live).
Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 pm
“Scrap Heap” – This 1997 film by Senegalese Director Moussa Sene Absa was described by a New York University film scholar as “one of the pillars of the third generation of African cinema.”
For more information and expanded film descriptions, please view the Africana Film Series Flyer
NPCA Announces Peace Corps Connect 2013 in Boston
Join NPCA June 28, 2013 and June 29, 2013 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School for two days of reconnecting with the Peace Corps community and learning from and about fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. … Continue reading
RESCHEDULED: Winter Hike in the Albany Pine Bush
Thanks to all who came out for out winter hike. Check out photos in our gallery. Our winter hike in the Albany Pine Bush has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 1pm. We will meet at 1pm at … Continue reading
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 2,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 4 years to get that many views.
CANCELLED: Join us for New Year’s Brunch
Our New Year’s Brunch at Sue Senecah’s house has been cancelled. If you know of anyone who was planning to attend, please let them know. Thanks and Happy New Year from RPCVs of NENY. Please be sure to join us … Continue reading
Call for Donatations to Lesothian Orphans
RPCV Lynn Minderman would appreciate donations of any of these items which she will carry with her on her trip to Lesotho in February. Items can be dropped off at Jeanette Gottlieb’s home. PCV Kevin Koryto, a math teacher at … Continue reading
