Mark Shriver visits Peace Corps to pay tribute to his father and first director of the Peace Corps, the late Sargent Shriver, on the one-year anniversary of his passing in a speech to special guests and staff at Peace Corps headquarters.
Speech prepared for delivery before the annual luncheon, YWCA Board of Directors,
October 18, 1961, Waldorf, Astoria, New York City.
Women in the Peace Corps
by Sargent Shriver.
Taking a break on a hot day in Rokupr, Sierra Leone, 1977. I had made my rounds to local farmers and stopped to pick up my mail and visit a friend over lemonade at the Titanic club. How hot was it? No thermometers, we didn't want to know!
Camps and Clubs; Youth development; Teachers and Students
This is a photo of the chess club at my school attachment. I helped get the club started and my grandparents donated chess sets and teaching boards. This photo was taken just after the kids finished playing a simultaneous game with our Peace Corps...
This photo was taken in January 2011 in Honduras in a small convenience store where Ashley Bass (Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer) is playing with two young boys - Janier Aaron and Marvin Maradiaga - who will be receiving club foot...