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/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:00:28 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1781 Due to a limited budget for next year, a PTPI grant for The HALO Trust in 2011 will only be possible through your generous donations.  We mustn’t stop now. Across Cambodia, there has been a slight increase in the number of mine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) victims between January and June 2010 as compared [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/13/uniting-globally-in-response-to-tragedy-in-cambodia/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/13/uniting-globally-in-response-to-tragedy-in-cambodia/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:00:54 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1767 On November 22, 2010, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, thousands of people came together to celebrate the annual Water Festival.  When participants were struck by panic, a stampede ensued resulting in the deaths of 351 people and injuries to another 750 victims, turning the most joyful events into tragedy. The current population of [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/13/uniting-globally-in-response-to-tragedy-in-cambodia/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/08/06/sneak-preview-the-2010-global-youth-forum-isp/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/08/06/sneak-preview-the-2010-global-youth-forum-isp/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:02:27 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1286 What is the ISP, you ask?  It’s the International Student Panel, made up of seven students from seven different countries.  The ISP is a much-loved session that takes place during PTPI’s Global Youth Forum (GYF) each year.  Members of the ISP take questions from their fellow delegates – it is an opportunity to learn more [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/08/06/sneak-preview-the-2010-global-youth-forum-isp/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:15:33 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1066 Kurt Chesko, Vice President at The HALO Trust (USA) just sent us some amazing news.  Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Prince Harry has paid a two day visit to Mozambique to visit minefields being cleared by The HALO Trust, a Bristish charity and USA not-for-profit organisation, and the World’s largest demining agencey. Prince [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/04/28/scholarship-winners-the-fund-for-american-studies/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/04/28/scholarship-winners-the-fund-for-american-studies/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:00:39 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=825 Founded in 1967, the mission of The Fund for American Studies is to educate young leaders on the values of freedom and free-market economies.  TFAS formed the American Institute on Political and Economic Systems (AIPES) in the Czech Republic, the International Institute for Political and Economic Studies (IIPES) in Greece and the Asia Institute for [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/04/28/scholarship-winners-the-fund-for-american-studies/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:16:45 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=816 Thanks to your generosity, the PTPI-sponsored HALO Team in Cambodia cleared 7.2 acres of priority-mined ground in 2009.  What does that mean?  Take a look at the result of clearing that land: 264 anti-personnel mines were found and destroyed 11 items of unexploded ordnance were found and destroyed 196 local Cambodians were directly benefited 9,704 [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:41 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=713 Really, it’s no secret at all.  YOU are the secret to our success.  To quote the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “You don’t have to have a college degree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love.” Thanks to generous chapter members and donors of all ages, People to [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/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 [...]

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