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/2011/06/22/operation-international-children-distribution-in-haiti/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/22/operation-international-children-distribution-in-haiti/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:58:08 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2425 In May 2011, Operation International Children sent a shipment of 2,560 school supplies to Haiti, for distribution by members of the New Horizons Haiti task force, which is part of the U.S. Southern Command. Mark Stansberry, Chairman of PTPI’s Board of Directors, traveled to Haiti on June 15, 2011, to assist with delivering the supplies [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/06/22/operation-international-children-distribution-in-haiti/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/18/discussion-question-1-for-going-home-to-glory/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/18/discussion-question-1-for-going-home-to-glory/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:12 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2141 Question answered by Cindy Spake, Executive Associate to Mary Jean Eisenhower, Director of the Global Landmine Initiative at PTPI. 1. What did you find most surprising or touching about Eisenhower as a public figure and as a grandfather? There are several passages in the book that I found particularly moving.  We often hold public figures [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/18/discussion-question-1-for-going-home-to-glory/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/12/introduction-of-staff-readers-book-7-going-home-to-glory/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/12/introduction-of-staff-readers-book-7-going-home-to-glory/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:00:08 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2135 Meet the PTPI staff readers for the latest Global Book Club selection, Going Home to Glory by David Eisenhower with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Get to know them here and stay tuned for the first book club discussion. Cindy Spake, Executive Associate to Mary Jean Eisenhower/Director, Landmine Initiative In 1983 I became part of the PTPI [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/12/introduction-of-staff-readers-book-7-going-home-to-glory/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/01/announcing-book-7-global-book-club/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/01/announcing-book-7-global-book-club/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:00:57 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2131 Today we announce our seventh Global Book Club selection: Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eissenhower, 1961-1969 by David Eisenhower with Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Read more about David and Julie, their book, and see photos on The Washington Post. Register today to learn about Global Book Club books in advance, [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/04/01/announcing-book-7-global-book-club/feed/ 0 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/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:25:30 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=488 June Malina is a member of PTPI’s Washington, DC (National Capital Area) Chapter.  In September 2009 she traveled to Mongolia where she met with PTPI’s Darkhan, Mongolia Chapter.  Darkhan is Mongolia’s second largest city after Ulaanbaatar (the capital) with a population of 100,000,  and is a 3.5 hour bus ride from Ulaanbaatar. I had an [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/23/a-note-from-june-malina/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/14/day-three-of-the-2009-global-youth-forum/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/14/day-three-of-the-2009-global-youth-forum/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:12:40 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=464 Nonstop rain caused a slight change of plans for the morning, so after breakfast, instead of heading to Fort Dupont Park for a humanitarian project with the Anacostia Watershed Society, the Anacostia people came to give a presentation on their work.  Their mission is to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed communities [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/11/14/day-three-of-the-2009-global-youth-forum/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/15/educational-humanitarian-initiative-morocco/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/10/15/educational-humanitarian-initiative-morocco/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:38:01 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=340 A total of 41 delegates departed for Marrakech, Morocco on October 8, 2009 to take part in PTPI’s latest Educational & Humanitarian Initiative.  They are spending ten days there, visiting not only Marrakech, but Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier as well. The group received a true Moroccan welcome during an evening at Chez Ali, experiencing authentic Berber [...]

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