Welcome to CORVA

--a non-profit organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area that serves as the local representative of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA).

We are a 501(C)3 organization dedicated to connecting people from other countries to each other through service and conversation.                        

 ***Contact us at 

corvapc@yahoo.com

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**2023 Next Meetings and Events*

 February - Dinner Out- TBA

March 1-March 31 -"Peace Corps: Promoting World Peace and Friendship" Exhibit @  Ohio Union Great Hall Art Gallery, The Ohio State University, 1739 N High St, Columbus, OH .  Exhibit is of personal of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers objects that speak to the relationships (friendship) and greater understanding (peace). These may include such traditional items as clothing and fabric, household or work tools, weaving, pottery, and art as well as contemporary objects that symbolize important aspects of Peace Corps life. If you have an object to include in the exhibit, contact Wally Harsch; wharsch@gmail.com for details

April 8 (Sat) - Cherry Blossom Festival, Adventure Center, Franklin Park, Columbus.Enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom, plus, vendors, dances, music, children's activites, Far East, games and more. CORVA will have a booth promoting Peace Corps. 

April 13 (Thurs.) Peace Corps Send Off Party -  Food, fun, stories and more.  Details to follow. 

May - Potluck - TBA

June - Potluck and Comfest- gear up for the watermelon booth!

CORVA Watermelon Booth at COMFEST update! Comfest was a huge success this year!

Thanks to the efforts of those who helped out with the watermelon booth this June,CORVA raised $4561.27. Total raised since 2001 is now $47,539.68!

A big thanks to Janice Hoegrefe who takes on the feat of organizing the booth each year.

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!SPEAKER NEEDS!

Want to pursue that ‘third goal’ of Peace Corps by sharing your experience with OSU students, staff, and faculty? Some events may be general in scope while others may focus on your program area of service. 

Contact Laura Joseph, the Peace Corps Recruiter at Ohio State if you can help with speaking engagements and recruting events.  

phone: 614-292 3008; email: peacecorps@osu.edu 

OSU RANKED AMONG TOP PEACE CORPS PRODUCING UNIVERSITIES IN 2019!!

Read more here.

What We Do

Carry out the third goal of Peace Corps:

--Bringing the World Back Home by...

• Guest speak in schools, civic organizations and Peace Corps recruiting functions
• Raise money for various local and overseas projects that help fulfill the goals of Peace Corps, i.e,  to help people become self-sufficient and able to excel wherever they may live.
• Meet to offer support to newly returned volunteers and friendship to former volunteers who live in central Ohio. Meetings are either a potluck at a CORVA member's house or a dinner out at an ethnic restaurant.
• Help spread the word about National Peace Corps Association and Peace Corps advocacy.

**Peace Corps Connect**

CORVA is also affiliated with the

National Peace Corps Association  (NPCA)

 The National Peace Corps Association " upholds Peace Corps ideals and supports Peace Corps-inspired initiatives."

**Make Membership Official***

Put a small amount of money to major good use and take action 

To join NPCA (with a link that allows you to join CORVA, click here.

NPCA dues are free but up your level for a copy of World View magazine.

CORVA dues are $15, also for a year. CORVA dues cover cost of the CORVA website.

The Peace Corps Week

February 26- March 4, 2023

Peace Corps Week commemorates President John F. Kennedy’s establishment of the agency on March 1, 1961, and celebrates all the ways that Peace Corps makes a difference at home and abroad. As we begin a new decade, we look to the future. This Peace Corps Week, we invite the world to celebrate the ways our host communities and Volunteers are innovating for the world of tomorrow.

Ways to join and celebrate during Peace Corps Week.

Support Peace Corps at the national level by taking action to protect Peace Corps funding.

Click link to see how.

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Support CORVA's Projects. Buy a calendar and sell calendars.

 ***Our supply of International Calendars for 2023  are sold out

The calendars are a project of the Returned Peace Corps group in Madison, WI.

Drop us a Line

We're eager to hear from you, particularly if you have just returned to central Ohio from your Peace Corps service.

Also, if you would like us to provide your organization with one or more guest speakers-- or if we can help you with your own make the world a better place endeavors, let us know.

Unique corners of the world are our specialty.

Click here to send us a message.