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First group of Peace Corps Volunteers arriving in Morocco, 1963 His Excellency Aziz Mekouar Moroccan Ambassador to the United States and the Board of Directors of the High Atlas Foundation Cordially invite you to join us for a special reception, book signing, and silent auction At the residence of Ambassador Mekouar in Bethesda, MD HonoringTim Resch, President of  Friends of Moroccoand RPCV (1970-1974) for his enduring commitment to promote friendship between Morocco and the United States Celebrating 45 years of cooperation between Morocco and the United States through Peace Corps service Announcingthe MorePeaceCorps campaign —a special initiative of the National Peace Corps Association Launching  The Butter Man— a children’s story set in the High Atlas Mountains Authors Elizabeth Letts Alalou (RPCV 1983–1986) and Ali Alalou will be signing copies of this must have book! Books are $15 each — all profits will benefit HAF Checks and cash will gladly be accepted With special address by Jody Olsen, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Dress is business casual All proceeds from the event to benefit HAF community development projects Color photos of HAF project beneficiaries by Dennie Kirtley _________________ The High Atlas Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by former Peace Corps Volunteers, works to establish development projects in rural Morocco that local communities design and manage, and that are in partnership with government and non-government agencies. http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=RKI6OwHJiqQDIEMHBCFs High Atlas Foundation Park West Station PO Box 21081 New York, NY  10025 USA (646) 688-2946 E-mail: haf@highatlasfoundation.org The High Atlas Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Cont! ribution s are tax-deducible to the fullest amount allowable by law. Tickets are $40 in advance $50 at the door REGISTER NOW Board of Directors Yossef Ben-Meir, President University of New Mexico RPCV Morocco 93-95 Liz Fanning, Vice President Waterfront Alliance RPCV Morocco 93-95 Kate McLetchie, Country Director High Atlas Foundation RPCV Morocco 01-03 Dan Cahill Filmmaker RPCV Morocco 68-70 Kimeo Carr Independent Consultant RPCV Morocco 01-03 Mohamed Chbani Independent Consultant Sir Charles Dahan Independent Consultant Larbi Didouqen Former Director Toubkal National Park Michelle Ghiselli RPCV Morocco 93-96 Charlie Kellett Photographer RPCV Morocco 94-96 Suzanne Moyer African Studies Association Advisory Board H.E. André Azoulay Advisor to H.M. the King of Morocco H.E. Aziz Mekouar Moroccan Amb. to the U.S. Amb. Edward Gabriel U.S. Amb. to Morocco 98-01 Amb. Margaret Tutwiler U.S. Amb. to Morocco 01-03 Thomas Anderson Co-founder of HAF RPCV Morocco 91-95 Abdelghani Aouifia Maghrib Arab Press Kamar Bencrimo Ministry of Social Development, Rabat Dr. Charlie Benjamin RPCV Morocco 86-88 Dr. Wahiba Benloughmari Eli Lilly Scott Estergard Army Corps of Engineers RPCV Morocco 91-93 Dr. Lahcen Haddad Mohammed V University, Rabat Dr. Najib Mouhtadi Hassan II University, Mohammedia Ellen Paquette Peace Corps Morocco Director 93-97 Mohssine Tadlaoui-Cherki Peace Corps Morocco *RPCV=Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Visit Us | Send to a Friend | Unsubscribe me