REGISTER FOR THE MARCH 11 PEACE CORPS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GALA
Submitted on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 18:59. FQ NewsPEACE CORPS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GALA
March 11, 2010
►Looking ahead to the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic.
►Celebrating Fondo Q’s scholarship program for low income Dominicans and Friends of the DR’s Community Challege Fund and Program Support Fund.
►Honoring two of our most distinguished alumni, Senator Chris Dodd and Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams.
►Featuring remarks by Kevin Quigley, President, National Peace Corps Association and Honorable Harris L. Wofford.
Thursday, March 11, 6 – 8 pm
Stewart Mott House , 122 Maryland Ave., NE
(located between the Hart Senate Office Building and the Supreme Court – parking at Union Station – between Metro stops at Union Station and Capitol South)
$55.00 per person.
Please REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE no later than March 5.
Welcome to Fondo Quisqueya
Submitted on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 18:59.
The Fondo Quisqueya Foundation ("Fondo Q'" or "FQ"), is a small (501(c) (3) non-profit that provides low income Dominicans in the Dominican Republic ("DR") with scholarships and grants for educational and training purposes designed to assist them in bettering their lives and to help them attain personal development, skills, and advancement. Formed in 1987 by ex-Peace Corps Volunteers ("PCVs") and staff who served in the DR, Fondo Q is supported by ex-PCVs and staff, and other friends of the DR, through donations and in-kind support. FQ has no paid staff.
Become a FQ fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Falls-Church-VA/Fondo-Quisqueya/162499875335.
Click on names of the province below the map to see Grant Recipients from each region.
Too see a Google Map of the distribution of the some of the more reccent Grant Recipients, click here.
| 1.Azua 2.Baoruco 3.Barahona 4.Dajabón 5.Duarte 6.Elías Piña 7.El Seybo 8.Espaillat 9.Hato Mayor 10.Independencia 11.La Altagracia 12.La Romana 13.La Vega 14.María Trinidad Sánchez 15.Monseñor Nouel 16.Monte Cristi | 17.Monte Plata 18.Pedernales 19.Peravia 20.Puerto Plata 21.Salcedo 22.Samaná 23.Sánchez Ramírez 24.San Cristóbal 25.San José de Ocoa 26.San Juan 27.San Pedro de Macorís 28.Santiago 29.Santiago Rodríguez 30.Santo Domingo 31.Valverde DN. Distrito Nacional (The City of Santo Domingo) |
