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. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/23/what-kind-of-gift-do-you-give-the-president/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/23/what-kind-of-gift-do-you-give-the-president/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:00:35 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1811 Especially when the President is “Granddad” – A Holiday Remembrance by Mary Jean Eisenhower: One Christmas season, my Mom held court with the “kids” in the east family living area of the White House.  ”Kids” was the name Granddad referred to us by, but one that Mimi didn’t like as she took the word “kid” [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/23/what-kind-of-gift-do-you-give-the-president/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:00:52 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1563 Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on this day in 1890.  Of course we all know that President Eisenhower founded this great organization, but today we’ll focus on a few facts that are perhaps less well known.  Our President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, wrote the following about what turned out to be her grandfather’s last [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/10/13/the-birthday-when-ike-heard-thank-you/feed/ 7 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:00:56 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1449 September 11 is a date that might bring to mind a number of recollections, whether they are world events or personal milestones.  For PTPI, September 11 is a day of celebration. People to People International was founded on September 11, 1956 by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  In his book Waging Peace, Eisenhower wrote the following: [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/09/10/54-years-of-peace-through-understanding/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/25/we-won-a-wofford/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/25/we-won-a-wofford/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 13:00:21 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=871 How thrilled were we to learn that we were recognized by Youth Service America (YSA) for extraordinary achievements in working toward the goal of “making service and service-learning the common expectation and the common experience of every young person in America”??  Quite! PTPI is a proud 2010 winner of the Harris Wofford Award in the [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/25/we-won-a-wofford/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/11/still-true-today/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/11/still-true-today/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:17 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=724 Check out this brochure from PTPI’s early days – it is targeted at Americans traveling to Europe and while there are some points that are not relevant (i.e., segregation), a lot of the advice is just as useful today as it was then.   Is there anything you would add?

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/11/still-true-today/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:57:23 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=719 People to People International has strived to enhance friendship and understanding among the world’s people for more than 50 years.  We thought you might like to know how it all started at U.S. President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House Press Conference, which gathered notable business and civic leaders to bring his vision to life. Here’s an [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/23/how-it-all-started/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/16/lunch-and-learn-with-author-jill-hunting/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/16/lunch-and-learn-with-author-jill-hunting/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:26:32 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=358 The staff at PTPI World Headquarters was thrilled to have the opportunity to share lunch with author Jill Hunting and hear about her book, Finding Pete: Rediscovering the Brother I Lost in Vietnam. Jill’s brother Pete joined International Voluntary Services after finishing college and headed to Saigon.  He spent two years there, helping the people [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/16/lunch-and-learn-with-author-jill-hunting/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/09/24/dont-miss-the-scholarship-application-deadline/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/09/24/dont-miss-the-scholarship-application-deadline/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:39:22 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=229 The deadline is Thursday, October 15 2009.  No late or incomplete applications will be considered. Are you a past PTPI program participant preparing for or attending college/university and interested in a scholarship to assist with tuition? If so, do you know about PTPI’s Joyce C. Hall Scholarship?  Each year, PTPI awards five $2,000 scholarships that [...]

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