{"id":264,"date":"2013-02-13T01:34:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T01:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/?p=264"},"modified":"2013-02-13T01:34:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T01:34:22","slug":"peace-corps-panel-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/peace-corps-panel-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Corps Panel Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The end of February is Peace Corps Week, and on Saturday, February 16, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion for people interested in becoming volunteers. It’s at the College-Rolando Public Library in San Diego. There’ll be photos and stories. Come by if you’re interested. A link to the official event announcement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The end of February is Peace Corps Week, and on Saturday, February 16, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion for people interested in becoming volunteers. It’s at the College-Rolando Public Library in San Diego. There’ll be photos and stories. Come by if you’re interested. 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