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----PRITCLAMATION
"PEACE CORPS WEEK"
The Peace Corps has become and enduring symbol of our nation's commitment
to encourage progress, create opportunity, and expand development at the grass-
roots level in the developing world.
More than 190,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in 139
countries since 1961.
Over the past 47 years, 5, 282 men and women from the state of Oregon have
responded to our nation's call to serve by joining the Peace Corps.
Peace Corps Volunteers have made significant and lasting contributions around
the world in agriculture, business development, information technology,
education, health and HIV / AIDS, and the environment, and have improved the
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Peace Corps Volunteers have strengthened the ties of friendship and
understanding between the people of the United States and those of other
countries.
Peace Corps Volunteers, enriched.by their experiences overseas, have brought
their communities throughout the United States a deeper understanding of other
cultures and traditions, thereby bringing a domestic dividend to our nation.
It is indeed fitting to recognize the achievements of the Peace Corps and honor
its Volunteers, past and present, and reaffirm our country's commitment to
helping people help themselves throughout the world.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Ashland, hereby proclaim February 25 through March 3, 2008 as:
"Peace Corps Week"
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