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------=_Part_106067_339674905.1583186837374 Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable decorative image [Peace Corps logo]( Press Release Peace Corps celebrates 59th birthday during Peace Corps Week. 3/2/2020 8:08 PM [A man kneels next to another man seated on a chair inside.] WASHINGTON – From March 1 - 7, 2020, Peace Corps celebrates Peace Corps Week and President John F. Kennedy’s establishment of the agency on March 1, 1961. The theme this year is Peace Corps 2020+: Building the Future. Throughout the week, people across the United States will participate in events that commemorate Peace Corps’ 59th birthday and celebrate all the ways the agency makes a difference at home and abroad. “With this new decade, we are looking forward,” says Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen. “The world is much more connected today and we see its opportunities for our agency. This Peace Corps Week, we celebrate the ways our host communities and volunteers are innovating, creating and adapting to create a better future. I thank every returned Peace Corps volunteer for their dedication to service and their willingness to create meaningful relationships across cultures, borders and languages.” In the lead-up to Peace Corps Week, the agency held a photo challenge asking current and returned volunteers to submit photographs embodying the [three goals of Peace Corps.]( One photo challenge winner will be announced on  [Facebook]( and  [Instagram]( each day during Peace Corps Week, with a total of six winners. Over 20  [Peace Corps Week events]( are taking place around the country. Activities include discussion panels with returned volunteers, information sessions with recruiters, film screenings, and storytelling events. Returned volunteers participating in these events will share photos, music, culture and stories from their countries of service. For a full list of suggested activities, visit the  [Peace Corps Week page.](   Read all of Peace Corps' press releases [here](.  [Peace Corps logo]( [Donate](   [Apply](   [About]( decorative image [View in Browser](  |  [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} from Peace Corps - Paul D Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20526 ------=_Part_106067_339674905.1583186837374--