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SEAPAX Monthly Newsletter

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January Monthly Newsletter

SEAPAX Board News

Welcome to Emily Biester (Secretary), Andrea Shelton (Service Co-Chair), Steve Gapinski (Webmaster), Kim Arent (Membership Chair), and Jenny Sayles (Events Co-Chair) to the SEAPAX board.

We are still in need of a Speakers' Bureau Chair. If you would like to learn more about any of these positions, please email us.

The Annual Report is now available. Check it out for a recap of our work from 2018 (photos included)!

It is not too late to purchase calendars and note cards. Both will be available at upcoming events!

2019 SEAPAX Logo Design Challenge Deadline Extended to January 31st

Are you creative? Do you enjoy a challenge? Help SEAPAX design their 2019 logo that will be utilized for branding and marketing on all upcoming 2019 SEAPAX SWAG! Logo designs need to incorporate some features of our amazing city and qualities of Peace Corps Service. The winner of this challenge will receive an exclusive SEAPAX SWAG item as a prize!

All submissions must be received by 5 PM on 1/31. Please email for more detailed instructions on how to submit your design or with any general questions. Only JPEG or PNG files 50 megabytes or less will be accepted. The top 5 designs will be voted on publicly by the SEAPAX community and a winner will be announced in early March. The 1st place winner of the design challenge will win an exclusive t-shirt from our new 2019 SEAPAX SWAG collection with their logo design!

Monthly Calendar

1/8 2nd Tues Arts and Cider, Schillings Cider, Seattle
1/12 Mt. Baker Potluck, Bellingham
1/16 3rd Wed HH, Uptown Hophouse, Seattle
1/17 Eats Out, Tamarind Tree, Seattle
1/21 MLK Jr Volunteer
1/24 SEAPAX Networking Event, Popluxe Brewing, Seattle

Happy Hour

1st Wednesday HH: Join us next month on 2/6 for the monthly Pub Quiz at Canterbury Ales in Cap Hill, 534 15th Ave E at 7 PM. Don't fear the quiz, show up for a good time.

Second Tuesday Arts & Cider: 1/8 from 6-9 PM at Schillings Cider House in Fremont. Schillings does not have food, but you can bring your own. 708 N 34th St This month, let's have some fun with watercolors, glitter glue and crayons.

3rd Wednesday HH: 1/16 5-8 PM. We are heading to Uptown Hophouse. They have a great happy hour menu so come join us. 219 1^st Ave N, Seattle

RSVP before noon the day of the event on Facebook or email so we can get enough seats. Always looking for new places for a crowd so email your suggestions.

SEAPAX Events

Take part in the SEAPAX Eats Out program, Jan. 17th at 6:30 PM at Tamarind Tree Restaurant 1036 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104.

Join us for a SEAPAX 2019 Networking event on Jan. 24th at 5:30 PM at Populuxe Brewing in Ballard! Meet RPCVs in the community and get connected to career opportunities! RSVP here. Are you an RPCV working in a company that is hiring? We want you to attend! Contact us to learn more!

Stay tuned for information on the Annual Camp Out, June 28-30th on Lopez Island at Spencer Spit State Park.

Book Club

2019 Book Club schedule:

• Feb. 3rd, 3-5 PM. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hasimi @ Tougo Coffee Co. 1410 18th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122

• April 7th, 3-5 PM. The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clementine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil @ TBD

• June 2nd, 3-5 PM. The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life by Lauren Markham @ TBD

• Aug. 4th, 3-5 PM. Then Again by Ben Berman (RPCV) @ TBD

• Oct. 6th, 3-5 PM. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah @ TBD

SEAPAX Calendar and Notecard Sale

We still have 2019 and perpetual calendars (great for keeping track of birthdays and other special annual events), and note cards for sale.

All items will be available at upcoming events and board meetings. You can also order through the website or email. $12 for international calendars, $8 for note card sets, and $10 for perpetual calendars.

UPS Peace Corps Prep

Matt Warning, RPCV (Tanzania, ’83-’86) and professor at Univ. of Puget Sound (UPS), is modernizing messaging on the UPS Peace Corps Prep program website. He would like interested RPCVs to send photos of their PC service, particularly photos of you working alongside host country nationals, and information about your service.

He is also looking for individuals who might be willing to speak on campus or correspond with prospective volunteers. Please email Matt, if interested.

NEW AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS

Brooke H. RPCV Namibia 2016-2018

Robin F. RPCV Kenya 2001-2003

Laurel J. RPCV Tanzania 2017-2019

Elizabeth S. RPCV Liberia

*Contributing member

Calendar Look Ahead

2/3 Book Club Tougo Coffee Co., Seattle
2/6 1st Wed HH, Canterbury Ales, Seattle
2/12 2nd Tues Arts and Cider, Schillings Cider, Seattle
6/28-30 Annual Camp Out, Lopez Island

Top Up Contributions

We have new Top Up guidelines. Please visit the website and let’s keep on the giving path. Small Grants are available for local or international projects.

Apply for Grants

Ask non-profits in your network if they need a small grant and encourage them to apply! Check out the details and applications on the SEAPAX website under the Grants tab.

MLK DAY OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

What: SEAPAX will be teaming up with World Relief Seattle and United Way King County (UWKC) to prepare a community garden for our refugee neighbors in Kent!
When: Martin Luther King Jr Day, Monday 1/21, 2019, 9 AM -12 PM
How: To sign up, email Josh Fliegel. You will receive an automated email message from UWKC after Josh receives your email and adds you to the UWKC lists for this event.
Where: Kent, Washington. We will organize carpools for those that wish to ride-share. More information will be available from Josh.
What else: World Relief Seattle’s Community Garden was created to benefit refugee, immigrant, and low-income community members seeking gardening space. We will be helping prepare it for use. Our main tasks this year will be to repair the handicap-accessible raised beds, remove invasive blackberry, and sweep up leaves for composting. World Relief Seattle will provide tools, snacks, water and coffee. Please join us!

Mt. Baker RPCV Association Potluck

Join the Mt. Baker Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Assn. at 6 PM on Jan. 12th, to share an ethnic potluck meal at 2 614 Ellis Street in Bellingham, north of Alabama between North and Connecticut Streets. There is parking only on the west side of Ellis, but you may park on either side of North Street.

Abe Lloyd is the evening's guest speaker, he served the Peace Corps with Langtang National Park in Central Nepal from 2003 to 2004.

Please bring a potluck dish to share, something to drink and your own plates and silverware. RSVP by 1/9 to ensure you get a chair.

SEAPAX Advocacy Update

The National Peace Corps Association’s (NPCA) Action Day on The Hill will be on February 28, 2019 in Washington DC. This is an opportunity for RPCVs to meet with our representatives in the Senate and House to explain Peace Corps’ mission, our own experiences abroad, and how we have used the skills we gained as volunteers now that we are home.

NPCA organizes it all: office visits, talking points, and ways to lobby for increased budgets and legislation to enhance volunteers’ experiences.

For more information visit www.peacecorpsconnect.org or contact Beth Ahlstrom at (253) 651-4528. This is an excellent way to give back to Peace Corps.

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