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Greetigs from Fries a Reture Peace Corps Voluteers of Guaa!

Thank you or taking a moment to learn more about Friends and Returned Peace

Corps Volunteers o Guyana (FROG). Founded in 2007, FROG is a non-prot,service based organization dedicated to supporting education, health, social,

economic, and environmental programs in Guyana through a network o RPCVs,

Guyanese nationals, Guyanese-Americans, and all others concerned and interested

in the Guyanese Community.

In this packet you will nd inormation about FROG that will help explain what we

do, who we are and how we work. This includes board member biographies, recent

press releases and newsletters and our business card. This inormation and more

can be ound on our website, http://www.guyrog.org.

Thank you or learning about FROG and supporting our mission.

Sincerely,

Kati Ringer

Vice President, FROG


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Fr & RPCV of G (FROG) was ounded with the intention o helping

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers rom Guyana keep in touch with each other as

well as the communities they we served in the Peace Corps. And to compliment the

networking aspect o the organization, we also want to continue serving the country

we lived in and grew to love.

In the spirit o the Peace Corps, FROG decided to continue our past work by undingcurrent volunteer projects throughout Guyana. FROG strives to enrich current

volunteer experiences by helping these young men and women connect with the

people and the communities we nurtured as volunteers.

Since the launch o FROG in 2007, our organization has grown to include hundreds

o peoplewith Guyanese, returned volunteers and riends o both communities

amongst our ranks.

We have had the opportunity to und a handul o projects, have held two undraisers

in Richmond Hill, New York and continue to develop our presence in the Guyanesecommunity. As our organization grows and our numbers swell, we hope to have an

even greater impact on the development o Guyana and the lives o the people the

country enriches.

I you are interested in nding out more about our organization or would like to

join, you can contact us at [email protected]. You can also nd us online at the

addresses below:

http://guyrog.org

http://www.change.org/nonprots/view/74921

http://www.acebook.com/people/Guyana_RPCVs/573529771


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Mike GeuRinkPRESIdEnT

Mr. Geurink is originally rom Western Wisconsin and his biggest aspiration is to

continue working in developing countries overseas. He graduated rom University o

Wisconsin-La Crosse in Recreation Management, and completed his internship at

Wilderness Inquiry where he guided canoe trips or people with all abilities in the state

o Maine. Ater leading trips in Maine he applied to the Peace Corps and accepted an

invitation to serve in Guyana. There Mr. Geurink was a Physical Education instructor

or children with developmental disabilities and the hearing impaired. His secondary

projects included youth leadership camps or kids, an HIV/AIDS workshop ocusing

on persons with disabilities, a resource center or people with disabilities, and editor

o the Peace Corps Guyana quarterly magazine.

Mr. Geurink is a Project Associate on the MEASURE Evaluation Project with John

Snow, Inc. JSIs goal is to improve the health o individuals and communities

throughout the world. JSI applies practical and innovative solutions in management,

research, education, inormation and training. The MEASURE Project specically

applies to Monitoring and Evaluation in developing countries.

Mr. Geurink currently resides in Washington, DC and dedicates his spare time to

FROG. He continues to travel with JSI but spends most o his time within the District

o Columbia.

CURREnT BOARd MEMBERS


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sCOtt staduM

Scott Stadum graduated rom Bowling Green State University in 2001 with a B.S. in

Visual Communications Technology. Ater graduation, Mr. Stadum moved rom Ohio

to Minnesota, living briefy outside o Minneapolis or two years. At that time Mr.

Stadum helped job train the mentally impaired or the state o Minnesota. Ater two

years in Minnesota, he went on to join the Peace Corps and served in Guyana rom

2003 to 2005. While in Guyana, Mr. Stadum was an IT volunteer with the WorldWildlie Fund, promoting environmental and other causes through collaborations with

organizations such as UN Volunteers, U.S.AID, The Wishbone Project/Smile Train,

Iwokrama, and the Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society. Post-Peace Corps,

Mr. Stadum moved to Washington, DC and worked or two years with the FAA and

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In January 2008, Mr. Stadum moved to

Buenos Aires, Argentina to join Idealist.org and works as a new media and user

experience analyst or the organization.

anita kattakuzhy

Ms. Kattakuzhy graduated rom Towson University with a BS in Elementary Educationand continued her work with youth during her Peace Corps service in Guyana rom

2004 to 2006. There she worked in three Maternal and Child Health Clinics and

helped to establish a camp or secondary students promoting leadership, healthy

liestyles, and education. Following her service, Ms. Kattakuzhy attended the School o

Oriental and Arican Studies, University o London or a Masters program in Social

Anthropology, Migration and Diaspora Studies. Since her return to the US in 2007,

Ms. Kattakuzhy has been working with Asian American LEAD, a youth development

organization in Columbia Heights, Washington DC and Silver Spring, MD.

CURREnT BOARd MEMBERS


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CONTACT: Mike Geurink

TEL: 202-465-6688

EMAIL: [email protected]

FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE: June 29, 2007

RETURnEd PEACE CORPS VOLUnTEERS GIVInG BACK TO GUyAnA

RPCVS Open Grassroots Development Organization with Fundraiser

QUEENS, NY The ormal launch o Friends & RPCVs o Guyana (http://guyrog.org) will be held on

Friday, July 13th at 7:00 pm to Midnight. The undraiser will be hosted at Liberty Express Restaurant

& Bar, 120-12 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. A rafe will be held during the event,

which will include prizes with all proceeds going to the organization. The event will be eaturing DJ

Sparber.

Earnings rom the event will help the organization und projects in Guyana through groups such as

Peace Corps, volunteer agencies, Guyanese non-prots, and other organizations working towards

development in Guyana. At this time FROG depends entirely on unding rom events such as this

one, and other grassroots sources.

As a majority o Returned Peace Corps Volunteers will tell you, the desire to continue working

towards the development o those in need remains strong long ater their service is complete, says

FROG Chairman Timothy Delaney, RPCV Guyana 2003-2006. This desire can especially be seen

in the many men and women who had the opportunity to live and work in Guyana through Peace

Corps.

FROG was created to support community driven projects in Guyana that will bring lasting solutions

to the needs o those communities. The organization is a grassroots development organization and

will be working with groups in Guyana in such areas as health, education, IT, business, agriculture

and the environment to urther development.

FROG aims to give additional assistance to communities in Guyana which demonstrate that they

have taken an initiative to address their greatest needs, adds Delaney.

FROG strives to meet the needs o the Guyanese community through small project assistance.

The organization is a non-prot that osters the revitalization o the Guyanese community through

nancial and programmatic assistance.

Liberty Express is located at 120-12 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. $10 donation

at the door. I youd like more inormation about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Mike

Geurink, please call 202-465-6688 or e-mail at [email protected].


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CONTACT: Mike Geurink

TEL: 202-465-6688

EMAIL: [email protected]

FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE: June 23, 2008

RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS GIVING BACK TO GUYANA

RPCVs celebrate Guyana with Fundraiser

QUEENS, NY The 2nd Annual Friends & RPCVs o Guyana Fundraiser, (http://guyrog.org) will be

held on Friday, July 18th at 8:00 pm to Midnight. The undraiser will be hosted at Liberty Express

Restaurant & Bar, 120-12 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. A rafe will be held during

the event, which will include prizes with all proceeds going to the organization. The event will be

eaturing reggae, soca and chutney music rom DJ Sparber.

Friends and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers o Guyana (FROG) was created in 2007 as a non-

prot organization that connected ormer RPCVs with each other, with the greater development

community and with new opportunities. To date, over 470 Volunteers have assisted in the areas o

health, education, community development and inormation technology in the small South American

country. Today, FROG strives to build on the work done while Volunteers and continue helping

Guyana.

As a majority o Returned Peace Corps Volunteers will tell you, the desire to continue working

towards the development o those in need remains strong long ater their service is complete, says

FROG Chairman Timothy Delaney, RPCV Guyana 2003-2006. This desire can especially be seenin the many men and women who had the opportunity to live and work in Guyana through Peace

Corps.

Earnings rom the event will help the organization und projects in Guyana through groups such as

Peace Corps, volunteer agencies, Guyanese non-prots, and other organizations working towards

development in Guyana. At this time FROG depends entirely on unding rom events such as this

one, and other grassroots sources.

Liberty Express is located at 120-12 Liberty Ave, South Richmond Hill, Queens, NY. $10 cover at

the door. $20 or cover and discounted membership to FROG. I youd like more inormation about

this topic, or to schedule an interview with Mike Geurink, please call 202-465-6688 or e-mail at

[email protected].


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