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Mir Pace International
(World Peace International) 
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May 2005 Newsletter
A Volunteer Humanitarian Aid and Development Organization Our Mission: To provide worldwide humanitarian relief and development programs in order to reduce vulnerability, alleviate human suffering, and restore the self-sufficiency and livelihoods of disaster-affected populations, while fostering cultural understanding and volunteerism through International High School Mission (IHSM) programs. |
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We extend our sincere gratitude to so many of you who have and continue to support our work. Because of your generosity, 2005 is off to a great start! We hope you enjoy this issue, and we hope that you will continue to be inspired to help us in our efforts to serve the poor throughout the world and foster youth volunteerism! We continue our efforts to raise much needed funds in order that we may build and expand our programs in serving the poor, and we depend on your generous support. If you would like to make a donation, please click here to be automatically directed to our secure on-line donation page. We ask that you kindly give as generously as possible, and please encourage everyone you know to match your donation! We also want to assure you that at least 90% of all donations received is spent directly on our development programs. Mir Pace International is a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your charitable contribution is deeply appreciated and is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. Mir Pace's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Comins and John Cuozzo to its Board of Directors. Criag is Chief Development Officer at the Scleroderma Foundation. Prior to joining the Scleroderma Foundation, Craig served in development and fundraising capacities at Special Olympics Massachusetts, Radcliffe College and Bates College. John joins Mir Pace's Board of Directors as Treasurer. He is a Vice President with
JPMorgan Chase in Boston, MA. Prior to his current assignment, he has held financial and managerial positions
in the company for more than 20 years. John also participated in JPMorgan's annual Global Days of Service
program and numerous other community volunteer efforts.
Mir Pace International joined Oxfam America in order to help broaden and expand Oxfam's reach for much needed donations, as they transition from emergency relief to recovery and reconstruction, following the earthquate and tsunami that struck on December 26, 2004. In January of 2005, Mackenzie Holway, Lauren Rizotti, Teddie Straughn, and Nicole Whitney, all seniors at Cohasset High School, began planning a fundraising event to benefit Oxfam's Asia Earthquake Fund. These four remarkable seniors focused their energies on organizing a dance for the lower grade school in Cohasset. To read more about the event, please click here. |
Mir Pace was blessed with an extraordinary and very special group of volunteers who participated in our April IHSM program. We are grateful for the sacrifices they and their families made, and we applaud each and every one of them for their cooperation, tireless efforts, and unremitting exuberance. They came together in truly inspiring ways! We will remember many things about this mission, and we will especially remember their patience, laughter, and deep compassion for the people of Tamahú. To read about our IHSM program that was conducted in Tamahú, Guatemala, please follow the "next" link at the bottom of this page. We hope you enjoy what our young volunteers have to share!  Dominican Republic
During the week of February 19 - 26,
IHSM volunteers will travel to the Dominican Republic to work on development projects in the village of Costanza.
Please watch our web site as news about this very exciting and rewarding IHSM program will be posted soon.
During the week of April 14 - 22, IHSM volunteers will assist the Missionaries of Charity Fathers and the local community in a weeklong program that includes building a cinderblock home for a mountain family, assisting a collaborative of local weavers in improving and expanding their products and sales, preparing and serving meals at a day shelter for the elderly population, and visiting the local schools. Knowledge of the Spanish language is helpful, but not required. 
From August 2 through August 16,
IHSM volunteers will work in the northwest region of Tanzania, the Kagera region, assisting local
communities in the construction of water harvesting and sanitation systems, interior repair and improvement
projects at a rural medical clinic, assisting at a shelter for street children, and visiting the local schools.
Knowledge of the Swahili language is NOT required!
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