"... Be servants of peace ...
Work humbly, persistently and intelligently ...
Weep with those who are sorrowful ...
Care for those who are sick ...
Serve your neighbors ...
Serve your towns ...
Serve the poor ...
That is your challenge."
- Robert Sargent Shriver, first director of the US Peace Corps -
November 9, 1915 - January 18, 2011
For the last 50 years, Peace Corps has placed more than 200,000 volunteers in the field in 139 countries. Volunteers range in age from 18 to 86, representing all 50 states, with diverse backgrounds and motivations. The one thing they all share: The same energy and commitment exemplified by Sargent Shriver when President Kennedy challenged him to bring the Peace Corps from idealistic vision to effective reality.
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