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/2011/10/20/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-7-8-and-9/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/20/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-7-8-and-9/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:57:56 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3229 Our delegates spent three days in Pokhara, Nepal before traveling to Chitwan, a region known for its wildlife and landscape. There they stayed within Nepal’s first national park, Chitwan National Park, and met a variety of new friends. After the jungle experience, they headed back to Kathmandu for more humanitarian work and sightseeing. View more [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/20/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-7-8-and-9/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/19/ipswich-ma-student-chapter-has-one-grand-day/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/19/ipswich-ma-student-chapter-has-one-grand-day/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:00:21 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3135 To raise funds for famine relief in East Africa, our Ipswich, MA Student Chapter participated in the One Grand Day project, with ten members fasting for 24 hours and asking friends to sponsor them. We talked to Chapter President Leine Dietz about why they did it and how it went: 1. Why did your student [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/19/ipswich-ma-student-chapter-has-one-grand-day/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/17/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-4-and-5/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/17/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-4-and-5/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:03:33 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3218 After attending the Welcome Dinner for PTPI’s 2011 Asia Pacific Conference, our delegates left Kathmandu and headed to Pokhara, a city known for its beautiful lakes and panoramic views of the Himalayas. When they arrived, they visited a local school to deliver supplies. Delegation leader Genci Mucaj, a member of PTPI’s Board of Directors. I [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/17/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-days-4-and-5/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/13/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-day-3/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/13/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-day-3/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:53:58 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3208 Champagne breakfast at Mount Everest? That was the experience for our EHI delegates this morning. The group took a helicopter ride to a spot with amazing views of the world’s tallest mountain, enjoyed their meal, and had the chance to explore the area. Then they re-boarded the helicopters and headed back down, the Kathmandu Valley [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/13/reflections-from-nepal-2011-educational-humanitarian-initiative-day-3/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/29/3084/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/29/3084/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:00:21 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3084 Members of PTPI find countless ways to bring the mission of Peace through Understanding to their communities. Carolyn Aker, founder of our Medfield, MA Student Chapter, told us why the chapter members to volunteer their time to sponsoring young women who come to the United States from Afghanistan in order to study and then take [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/29/3084/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/21/everythings-coming-up-school-supplies/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/21/everythings-coming-up-school-supplies/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:00:02 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2992 Jeanette Andersen of Idaho is a longtime supporter of Operation International Children (OIC). After implementing a number of small school supply collection projects, she wanted to do more…and she did, raising nearly $500 in a single afternoon. How did she do it? By putting together a tour of eight different types of gardens, working with [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/21/everythings-coming-up-school-supplies/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/19/after-hurricane-irene-ptpi-members-support-their-community/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/19/after-hurricane-irene-ptpi-members-support-their-community/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3037 Heidi Pearson is a young member of PTPI whose community in New York, United States was recently affected by Hurricane Irene. We talked to her about what happened, what she is doing to help, and how you can help: 1. How did you become involved with PTPI? I first became involved with People to People [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/19/after-hurricane-irene-ptpi-members-support-their-community/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/09/daily-recap-2011-board-of-trustees-program-2/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/09/daily-recap-2011-board-of-trustees-program-2/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:59 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3010 Here’s a report on Day Two (Thursday, September 8, 2011) of the PTPI Board of Trustees Program in Brussels, Belgium. The day was dedicated to humanitarian work, and the delegates split into groups to work on various community service projects at organizations around the city. Thanks to Genci Mucaj, member of PTPI’s Board of Directors, [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/09/daily-recap-2011-board-of-trustees-program-2/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/02/158-school-supply-kits-in-three-weeks/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/02/158-school-supply-kits-in-three-weeks/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:22:59 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2956 The Interact Club of Pawling, New York is made up of approximately 44 high school students. Each year the club must perform an international service project. This summer, the club chose to support Operation International Children (OIC) and created a goal: they would collect enough funds to create 150 school supply kits in three weeks, [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/09/02/158-school-supply-kits-in-three-weeks/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/24/back-to-school/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/24/back-to-school/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:55:58 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2852 As students around the world either return to school or focus on their exams, take a moment to think about young people who want to learn but lack access to the resources to do so. Pamoja Tuangamize Ujinga: Together Let us Fight Ignorance. The PTPI family joined together in support of our Mombasa, Kenya Chapter, sending [...]

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