REUNIONS IN PUERTO RICO

25th Anniversary Reunion of Brazil I, 1987

This reunion took place at Camp Crozier, the former Peace Corps Training Camp in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It was held from July 5 to July 11, 1987 to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of this Peace Corps project, known as Brazil I 4-H Peace Corps Project. There were many activities and trips across the Island. As part of the activities we visited the Arecibo Astronomical Observatory, the City Halls of Arecibo, Ponce, San Juan and Juana Diaz. Also a reception at the Governor’s Mansion “La Fortaleza, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

45th Anniversary Reunion of Brazil I, 2007

During the week of June 25 – 30, 2007 members of our Brazil I 4-S Project gathered in the city of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to celebrate its 45^th Anniversary. The reunion site was a collaboration of the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico’s Leadership Training Center (CECADER) located at the former Ramey Air Force Base.

During that time we had the opportunity to share experiences, visit various locations in the neighborhood.

RPCVs Dr. José M. Huerta [Dominican Republic], Garred Giles [Ecuador and Colombia and Miriam Acevedo [Ecuador] were part of the organizing group. Both of these friends and colleagues came to give their support by petition of Gloria Lyons just before her death in May.

Homage to Dr. David Fleischer, Professor Emeritus, University of Brasilia

Dr. David Fleischer, worked as Peace Corps Volunteer in Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brasil for the Agriculture Extension Service of Minas Gerais, as part of the first Peace Corps Project in Brazil.
On March 12, 2008 a group of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers from Brazil I Peace Corps Project and many from other projects and countries got together to honor Dr. David Fleischer at that time attending a Political Sciences Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The activity was held at the El Faro Hotel, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Among those attending were RPCVs:
Gloria Lyons, Brazil I ; Juan E. Rosario, Brazil I; Esther Díaz, Brazil I; Modesto Ortiz, Brazil I; Dr. José M. Huerta, Dominican Republic; Garred Giles, Ecuador and Colombia; Miriam Acevedo, Ecuador, and many others whose information is unknown to me at this time.

Peace Corps 50th Anniversary Celebration in Puerto Rico

This commemoration was organized by a group of Puerto Ricans Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and the Peace Corps Regional Office in Atlanta, GA. It took place during June 3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and June 4, 2011 at the former Camp Crozier in the mountains of Rio Abajo Rainforest, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. There were various speakers addressing the audience: a representative of the Mayor of Arecibo, PR; the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, Mr. Kenneth McClintock; the Peace Corps Public Relations Regional Director, from the Atlanta Office, Mr. David Leavitt D’Agostino [RPCV Dominican Republic]; Mr. Angel Maldonado, former camp employee; Prof. Juan E. Rosario [RPCV Brazil]; Miss. Karen Bengoa [RPCV Paraguay and Bosnia]; Mrs. María Victoria Roberts [RPCV Colombia]. The main speaker was Dr. Luis Díaz [RPCV Chile]