Peace Corps Month

WHEREAS, the Peace Corps has become an enduring symbol of our nation’s commitment to encourage progress, create opportunity, and expand development at the grassroots level in the developing world; and

WHEREAS, more than 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corp Volunteers in 139 countries since 1961; and

WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, 1,000 men and women from the state of Alabama have responded to our nation’s call to serve by joining the Peace Corps; and

WHEREAS, 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 lives of individuals and communities around the world; and

WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have strengthened the ties of friendship and understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries; and

WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers, enriched by their experience 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; and

WHEREAS, 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, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim March 2011 as

Peace Corps Month

in the state of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 18th day of February 2011.

      

Governor Robert Bentley