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.

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.

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2012 Elections

The Northern California Peace Corps Association (NorCalPCA) has board positions opening January 28th, 2012 for the following positions: San Francisco, East Bay, North Bay, South Bay, Santa Cruz/Monterey and At Large.

NorCalPCA has doubled in size in the last year. And we plan to build on that momentum. We need energetic people to expand our membership, manage communications & marketing, build our speakers bureau, and grow our community service outreach. We also need someone with a accounting, finance or similar background to serve co-treasurer.

If you want to be part of it complete our board nomination form.

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2011 Holiday Party Recap

Our Annual Holiday Party drew 172 RPCVs, friends, family, recruiters, applicants and invitees to the Veterans Memorial Building on the shores of Lake Merritt. What an awesome way to end the 50th anniversary year!

Although the party "officially" started at 8pm the crowd rolled in early at 7:30p…kinda of makes me wonder if they were really Peace Corps Volunteers.

Sam Fielding won a prize poinsettia for most sociable RPCV, managing to blackout out his human bingo card. Suong Vong, Kathryn Rato and Ellen Davis-Zapata treated us with their baking skills winning Best Presentation, Most Creative and Best Tasting, respectively in the Holiday Bake Off competition.

Special thanks goes to Suong Vong, Jerome Nelson, Annika Dubrall, Joyce Hahn, Wendy Shapiro and Will Spargur who donated untold hours making sure this event was a success. And thanks to the people who volunteered to run the bar, the bake off competition, the human bingo, the registration table and the photo booth: Sierra Garthwaite, Jen Ross, Janet Pottier, Jordan Welty, Yune Lee, Martha Stein, Amelia T. Hambrecht , Kathryn Rato, Erik Scheller, Daniel Marlay, Jennifer Ross, Kathleen Hylen, Kathryn Yusi, Susan Birch-Carl, Heather Coleman, Corrine Kirkbride, Steve Osborne, Susan/Paul Sumner, Christopher Rodriguez, Katie Steed, and those who stepped in and helped during the party.

Thanks for joining us! We look forward to seeing you next year.

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Holiday Party

Saturday, Dec 10, 8:00p-11:30p
Veterans Memorial Building
200 Grand Ave, Oakland
Members Free | Non-members & Guests $10

Check your membership status here.

The Northern California Peace Corps Association invites you to our Annual Holiday Party to welcome the newest RPCVs at the Veterans Memorial Building on Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland. The evening will be filled with social mixers, delicious desserts, savory snacks, wine, beer and cocktails, capped with a DJ and dancing till midnight.

The VMB is conveniently located near 19th St BART and has on-site parking.

Holiday Party Iron Baker Competition
Do you have an awesome dessert that will wow people? Enter it in our Holiday Party Iron Baker competition. Judging will be based on creativity, presentation and taste. If you are interested in competing checkout the Bake Off Rules.

Holiday Party Photo Booth
Suit up with your ugliest holiday sweater and get your photo on! We need props such as Santa Hats, boas, fancy hats, scarves, costume jewelry, etc. to add to the photo booth. Contact us at events@norcalpca.org and let us know what crazy and fun photo props you can bring!

Holiday Party Dance-Off Competition
Did you master a cool host country jive only to let those skills atrophy when you returned home? Now is your chance to strut your stuff in our Dance-Off competition. Put together a 2-3 minute clip of your favorite music and let us know you want a shot at the Dance-Off title. Contact events@norcalpca.org.

Help with the Party!
We need volunteers to help with setup, registration, greeters, mixing drinks, bake off, food preparation and general help in half hour shifts. Contact us at events@norcalpca.org and let us know how you want to help and what times you are available.

Carpools
Need a ride or can offer one? Contact events@norcalpca.org.

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2011 Peanut Sauce Smack Down (Oct 22 Berkeley)

Dig out your old Peace Corps cookbook and prepare your best peanut sauce recipe...or feel free to wow us with your own recipe and culinary skill. Peanut sauces and their variations are a common staple in Peace Corps experiences around the globe. Join us as we celebrate peanut sauces from many regions and compete for the title of most delicious. Though originally conceived by the RPCVs of Benin, recent winners have included Cote d'Ivoire and Suriname, and it's time for a new champion!

This year, our event will be covered by the Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News - the top three winners will have their recipes featured in a Food section front-page article in these newspapers!

If you are a better taster than chef, join us and bring a side dish, salad, or dessert. In your RSVP, please let us know what you will be bringing. The party begins at 5pm and judging will be at 7pm.

Free for NorCal PCA members; $5 for non-members. Due to space limitations, the max number of attendees is 35.

RSVP here: http://new.evite.com/services/links/X4KBMZOEUG

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