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| PTPI's Parkersburg, WV Student Chapter Recognized for Efforts |
January 25, 2012 |
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The student members of this outstanding chapter saw a need and sprang into action to fill it. After collecting blankets for Cornerstone Home, a local homeless shelter, they learned of a need for pillows and promptly started another collection.
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| Chasing Dreams: Ann Teberg |
January 1, 2012 |
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After traveling with PTPI to Tanzania in 2008, Ann Pratt Teberg created Read With Me, Arusha! to provide books and solar lights to children there. She said, "If I hadn't made that first trip with PTPI, I wouldn't have known how much I love the people in Arusha."
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| Members of Park University Community Receive PTPI Awards |
November 4, 2011 |
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People to People International recently recognized two members of the Park University community as recipients of annual awards. Angie Peterson, director of the Office of International Education and Study Abroad, was named the organization's 2011 Outstanding Campus Adviser, while alumnus Charif Hamidi received the 2011 University Chapter Leadership Award. The pair was recognized at the 2011 PTPI Board of Trustees meeting in Brussels, Belgium, in September.
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| Mary Jean Eisenhower in Taiwan to Celebrate the Republic of China centennial |
October 8, 2011 |
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PTPI President and CEO Mary Jean Eisenhower is one of many dignitaries helping to celebrate the Republic of China (ROC) centennial in Taiwan.
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| Mark Stansberry Re-Elected Chairman of PTPI |
September 20, 2011 |
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During PTPI's recent Board of Directors meeting, held during the Board of Trustees program in Brussels, Belgium, Mark Stansberry was re-elected to serve a two-year term as chairman of the board.
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| Siblings Learn Life Lessons on PTPI Trip to South Africa |
August 11, 2011 |
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Kayla and Shane Gallatin were delegates on PTPI's 2011 EXPERIENCE program to South Africa. Read about what they did and what they learned.
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| Student from Morocco Inspired to Make a Difference |
July 11, 2011 |
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Yasmine spent a year in the United States through the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study Program (YES). During that time, she had the chance to attend PTPI's Global Youth Forum.
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| Task Force Delivers 'Human Message' to Haiti |
June 20, 2011 |
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Mark Stansberry, chairman of the Board of Directors for PTPI, traveled to Haiti to help a U.S. Military task force deliver 2,560 Operation International Children school supply kits.
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| PTPI Travel Delegate Dedicated to Education |
June 1, 2011 |
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Anne DellaCamera traveled to Jordan this year on a PTPI Educational and Humanitarian Initiative. There, she had a chance to visit schools and visit with fellow teachers.
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| Operation International Children Sends School Supplies to Haiti |
May 31, 2011 |
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Operation International Children (OIC) co-founder, actor Gary Sinise, visited U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Florida to discuss OIC's new initiative in support of children in Haiti.
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| CSI: NY Star Delivers for Haitian Children |
May 31, 2011 |
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Operation International Children, co-founded by actor Gary Sinise, recently expanded its reach to Haiti. Sinise discusses the work done by the program since its inception in 2004.
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| Mary Jean Eisenhower Awarded 2011 Truman Public Service Award |
May 7, 2011 |
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"We must all remain committed to public service as our success lies within each of us as we shape a bettter future," Eisenhower remarked at the ceremony to accept the highest award bestowed on a civillian by the city of Independence, Missouri.
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| Actor Gary Sinise Visits Kanas City for Announcement and Award |
May 6, 2011 |
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Sinise traveled to Kansas City to announce that Operation International Children, the non-profit program he co-founded, would send school supplies to Haiti. He was also awarded the Truman Good Neighbor Award, in recognition of his humanitarian work.
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| Mary Eisenhower Visits SDSU |
April 20, 2011 |
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During a recent visit to San Diego, Mary Eisenhower stopped by the campus of San Diego State University to congratulate the students who chartered PTPI's first university chapter on the West Coast.
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| PTPI's Secaucus, New Jersey Student Chapter Donates to Local Food Pantry |
April 17, 2011 |
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Demonstrating their concern for the citizens of their community, PTPI's Secaucus, NJ Student Chapter made a donation of food for a newly opened food pantry in their area.
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| Mary Jean Eisenhower to Receive the Harry S. Truman Award for Public Service |
April 1, 2011 |
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Eisenhower will receive the award, designed to recognize outstanding public servants, at the Truman Library in Independence, MO on May 6, 2011.
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| PTPI's Westchester Union Student Chapter Announces Scholarship Recipients |
March 29, 2011 |
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Two high school students were awarded scholarships for participation in future PTPI programs or for college tuition.
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| PTPI's Cheonan, Korea Chapter Celebrates 30th Anniversary |
July 25, 2010 |
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More than 500 PTPI supporters gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cheonan Chapter, and to pay tribute to the chapter's efforts to fight discrimination in the city of Cheonan.
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| Assisting multi-ethnic families in Korea |
June 24, 2010 |
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One of our newest Community Chapters, made up of employees of The Korea Management Association, is launching a project to support children of multi-ethnic families who left school because of discrimination in the classroom.
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| Kim Seung-nam Elected Chairman of PTPI's Asia-Pacific Council |
June 16, 2010 |
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Elections were held at the recent PTPI Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Kakegawa, Japan. Entitled "A Bridge to the Future", the conference celebrated regional acheivements, offered networking opportunities, and a forum to discuss chapter and regional activities. More than 150 members of PTPI from Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Nepal and the United States attended the conference.
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| Erich Hernandez talks about the 2009 Global Youth Forum |
January 6, 2010 |
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 Erich was featured in his local newspaper and discussed what he learned about sustainability at the Global Youth Forum as well as his plans for staying involved with PTPI.
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| Mark Stansberry Inducted to Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame |
November 20, 2009 |
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Mark Stansberry, Chairman of PTPI's Board of Directors, was recently inducted to the 2009 Western Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Mary Jean Eisenhower, PTPI's presdient and CEO, joined Mark for the event and read the citation.
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| PTPI Korea Chairman Advocates Art of Giving |
November 9, 2009 |
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Kim Seung-nam, Chairman of PTPI Korea, talks to The Korea Times about his plans for increasing the number of chapters in Korea and about his belief in the importance of giving.
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| School Supplies Distributed in Tanzania Thanks to PTPI |
November 4, 2009 |
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U.S. service members distributed school supplies to more than 600 students at Tanzanian primary schools on November 2, 2009. The supplies were provided by PTPI's Operation International Children.
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| GYFHC Attendee Inspired to Continue Helping in Latin America |
October 22, 2009 |
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Zac Liskay spent time in Costa Rica last summer when he took part in PTPI's Global Youth Forum Humanitarian Conference. Familiar with the existing need in Latin American countries, he decided to dedicate his senior high school project to continuing to make a difference.
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