Upcoming Events 
- May-18 Fri
- 5:00PM May Happy Hour (Mountain View)
- May-20 Sun
- 8:00AM Bay to Breakers Stroll (San Francisco)
- 12:00PM SF RPCV Social - Post B2B BBQ (San Francisco)
- May-21 Mon
- 6:30PM Membership Committee Mtg ()
- May-22 Tue
- 6:00PM Peace Corps Info Session (Santa Cruz)
- Jun-19 Tue
- 7:00PM NorCal Book and Movie Club ()
- Jun-29 Fri
- 8:00AM NPCA Annual Conference (Minneapolis)
- Jun-30 Sat
- 9:00AM NPCA Annual Conference (Minneapolis)
Bay2Breakers Stroll & BBQ - May 20th, 2012
Enter Ready to strut the streets of San Francisco in your Host Country garb? Help us celebrate the 101st year of Bay2Breakers on May 20th.
Can't make it for the race, but still want to help us celebrate? Join us for a post-B2B BBQ hosted by Daniel Marlay near Alamo Square.
For more details, please visit the NorCal Calendar
Send Off Party, May 16
NEED VOLUNTEERS who served in Middle East, Carribean, Asia or South Pacific!!!
May 16 (6:30-8p)
Women's Building
3543 18th St.
San Francisco
Admission:Free to all
Remember what it was like preparing to begin your service? Nervous, excited, scared, impatient? NorCalPCA and Peace Corps are teaming up to host a Send Off Party for nominees, family & friends. We need RPCVs for country displays and talk to nominees about countries, assignments and safety (see RSVP/Volunteer Form). We hope this will help calm their nerves and reassure their family and friends about Peace Corps service. This event is open to all who want to learn more about Peace Corps Service.
Please fillout our RSVP/Volunteer Form and let us know if you are an nominee, applicant, RPCV, friend or someone just interested in Peace Corps.
April is Volunteer Month
Point Reyes Volunteers
North, South, San Francisco to the East Bay April is volunteer month. NorCalPCA members have planned opportunities for us to bring Peace Corps home. Help us get full crews for each.
On April 14th Doug Haner kicks off spring with a volunteer project at nationally renowned Point Reyes. As always, he promises to grill up his famous grass feed burgers at the end of the day. THIS EVENT IS FULL - NO LONGER ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS
On April 16th Aimee Munroe has organized an Around the World Exhibit in Santa Cruz. Volunteers participate in creating displays showcasing their service and answering questions about Peace Corps service to potential PCVs, friends and family.
On April 22nd Martha Stein leads a group of RPCVs to help with the Earth Day Festival in San Francisco.
On April 28th Kathy Day rounds out the month with Rebuilding Together in Berkeley. Volunteer to help a senior or disabled citizen stay in their home with painting, yard work and, minor repair work.
Check the NorCalPCA calendar for more details
Awesome 2012 AGM
Marion Morrison, Tom Livingston, Ed Mycue - Ghana1
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At this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM), one of the largest and most engaging in years, more than 200 people packed the South Berkeley Senior Center for the West Africa-themed evening. West African fabric, artwork and carvings adorned every table and wall. West African beats pulsed over the sound system. And our amazing kitchen volunteers cooked up a storm preparing Ghanaian groundnut stew, Senegalese mafe veggie stew, plantains and rice, ensuring no one left hungry.
Our very special guests – Tom Livingston, Marion Morrison and Edward Mycue provided an engaging presentation on the experiences of the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers who began their assignments in 1961 in Ghana.
RPCVs get dance lesson
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The night culminated in a energetic drum and dance performance directed and choreographed by M'Mah Toure of Les Ballet Africains, a national dance company of the Republic of Guinea.
More>>Career Workshop & AGM/Ghana1 Presentation
Saturday, January 28, 3:45-5:15p & 6:00-9:00p
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St, Berkeley
3:45 to 5:15pm (Career Workshop)
Admission: Free to all
Peace Corps & NorCalPCA are teaming up to host a career workshop with one-on-one sessions to hone interview skills, resume writing and networking. We are also inviting RPCVs representing employment opportunities from around the Bay Area for exclusive networking and job leads. Want to help? click here.
Ghana1, Aug 1961
6:00-9:00pm (Dinner/AGM/Ghana1 Presentation)
Admission: Free to members & first year returnees/$10 Nonmembers & Guests
Close the 50th Anniversary year with a tribute to the first Peace Corps Volunteers – Ghana1. Members of this pioneering group will share their excitement, fears and hopes as they stepped off a plane in Accra, Ghana on August 30, 1961. There will also be social mixers, food and a traditional Guinea drum & dance performance. The performance is directed and choreographed by M'Mah Toure of Les Ballets Africains (the National Dance Company of Guinea)
NorCalPCA will host a short session on the organization and offer members a chance to talk with their respective broad representatives.
Event Volunteers Needed
Although some food will be provided there is an optional potluck for those who can bring a dish to share. Beer & wine contributions are also appreciated and ensure good karma. To help with the career workshop, setup, displays, volunteering during the event or bringing food - fill out our volunteer form.