Building Peace Ep. 0:
A Major Gift for a Milestone Moment
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Reed has long been a quiet icon in the RPCV community, and one of its most generous supporters. In 2020, he made a $1 million gift to the National Peace Corps Association to support evacuated volunteers, and when I joined the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation in 2022, I knew Reed would want to know what we were up to.
He has followed the project’s progress ever since, and has been particularly interested in our plans for a robust digital companion that would extend the Park’s educational impact far beyond the National Mall.
Senator Chris Dodd, who serves on our Advisory Board and has known Reed for years, joined us in bringing him this update firsthand. We are deeply grateful to both of them.
"My time in Eswatini serving with the Peace Corps influenced everything I have done since. This memorial is long overdue and I'm proud to help make it a reality for every Volunteer and local partner that welcomed us," Reed said. "Peace Corps Park will be a key part of inspiring future generations to serve and I invite everyone in this community to
join me in ensuring it becomes a reality. This Park is for all of us."
We couldn't agree more.
To mark this milestone and the transition into this new phase of the journey, we will be moving from our regular monthly newsletter to more frequent dispatches from the fabrication shop and from the front lines of the fundraising effort, as we work to close the remaining gap between us and breaking ground, which can happen as early as this fall if we meet our goals.
$6 million stands between this moment and the completion of Peace Corps Park. That gap could be closed by one visionary donor, a handful of major gifts, or the entire Peace Corps community rallying together, and we are actively pursuing all three. Reed's gift is an invitation. We hope you will answer it.
$8 million raised. $6 million to go. The granite has been quarried and stands ready for fabrication. Help us make sure it has a home.
Glenn A. Blumhorst
Chief Advancement Officer
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
President and CEO, National Peace Corps Association (2013-22)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Guatemala (1988-91)
GBlumhorst@PeaceCorpsCommemorative.org
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PEACE CORPS COMMEMORATIVE FOUNDATION
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The Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation is the trade name of the Peace Corps Foundation,
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