http://blog.ptpi.org The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members' stories. They inspire us and they will inspire others. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2012/01/30/5-minutes-with-nichole-taylor/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2012/01/30/5-minutes-with-nichole-taylor/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:34 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3429 Name: Nichole Taylor Title: Global Youth Service Day Project Intern Start date at PTPI: January 2012 1. Are you named after anyone?  Not that I know of. But I will tell you all a little secret. My first name is actually Belinda, while my middle name is Nichole. When I was in 4th grade I [...]

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]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/11/04/5-minutes-with-kresha-scott/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:10 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2815 As part of Team HALO, Karen Hoch and Sarah Houston will run in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 30 to raise awareness and much-needed funds for our landmine eradication efforts. Did you know that for only $10, we can purchase the tools needed for a deminer to safely remove landmines? For $50, we can [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/feed/ 3 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/05/5-minutes-with-mark-jamias/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/05/5-minutes-with-mark-jamias/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:00:07 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2719 Mark is President of PTPI’s Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads) Student Chapter. He recently, via Facebook, organized a PTPI Student Chapter Meet-Up at Times Square for members of student chapters in the metro New York City area, as well as for two students visiting from Milan, Italy through PTPI’s International Visitors Program. PTPI Chapters represented include: [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/05/5-minutes-with-mark-jamias/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:00:30 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2672 As part of Team HALO, Karen Hoch and Sarah Houston will run in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 30 to raise awareness and much-needed funds for our landmine eradication efforts. Did you know that for only $10, we can purchase the tools needed for a deminer to safely remove landmines?  For $50, we can clear [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/21/5-minutes-with-jordan-barth/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/21/5-minutes-with-jordan-barth/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:37 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2665 People to People Student Ambassador Jordan Barth traveled on a European Discovery trip in July 2011. All returning Student Ambassadors receive one free year of People to People International membership. For nearly 50 years, People to People Ambassador Programs has served as PTPI’s exclusive educational travel provider. Read all about Jordan’s adventure: 1. What made [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/21/5-minutes-with-jordan-barth/feed/ 4 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/03/5-minutes-with-ranya-ahmed/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/03/5-minutes-with-ranya-ahmed/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:00:46 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2319 There is a new Student Department intern at PTPI World Headquarters – help us welcome her! (Our two former interns, Brent Jensen and Eileen Purkeypile, have joined the PTPI Staff full-time.) Name: Ranya Ahmed Title: Intern, Student Department Start Date at PTPI: May, 2011 1. Where all have you lived in the world? I’ve lived all [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/03/5-minutes-with-ranya-ahmed/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/05/12/5-minutes-with-liz-wegman/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/05/12/5-minutes-with-liz-wegman/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 13:00:44 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2231 Name: Liz Wegman Title: Director, Public Relations and Development Start Date at PTPI: I have two…November 2003 and September 2008 1. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? I’d love see the entire world but I’ll say Sub-Saharan Africa to start with. And to narrow it down from there, it’s [...]

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