FROG Newsletter October 2011

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Fen&RCoGun

TheSeawall 2

FROGwillbeholdingafilm

screeningandfundraiser

onThursday,October27th

,

2011at5:00pmatthe

Goethe-Institutin

WashingtonDC.

TheBoard 7FROGProjects3

Weresupportingcommu-

nitydevelopmentin

Guyanainanumberof

areas!

Takealookatwhoserves

ontheFROGBoardof

Directors!

SupportingCommunityDevelopmentinGuyanaTropicalrainforests,brightgreenricefields,blackwaterriv-

ers,andstunningmountainrangesareallpartofthebeautiful

landofGuyana.ThepeopleofGuyanahavediverseback-

groundsandrichculturaltraditions.Butpoliticaltroubles,

ethnictension,andeconomicmismanagementhaveleftGuy-

anawithaneconomythatranksasoneofSouthAmericas

poorest.Depressedwagesandsalaries,adecliningeconomy,

andtheflightofskilledworkerstomorelucrativelabormar-

ketshaveledtoafallinanalreadylowlivingstandard.Guy-

anaalsofacesenvironmentalthreatstothecoastalstripand

rainforest,underdevelopedhealthcare,laborconstraints,low

literacyrates,poverty,andcrimefuelledbythedrugstrade.

ThePeaceCorpsfirstreceivedaformalinvitationfromThe

GovernmentofGuyanain1966.Sincethenmorethan380

PeaceCorpsVolunteers(PCVs)haveservedinGuyana.Volun-teersserveatsitesrangingfromthecapitalcityofGeorge-

town,withapopulationof300,000,tosmall,remotevillages

withpopulationsfewerthan300.Volunteersaddresseduca-

tional,health,andtechnicalconcernsbyprovidingcommunity

healtheducationandtraininginliteracy,lifeskills,academics,

andinformationtechnology,allincollaborationwithGuy-

aneseministriesandNGOs.PCVsassistexistingeffortstofa-

cilitatecommunityinvolvement,trainserviceproviders,and

introducenewtrainingandteachingmethodologies.

In2007,severalReturnedPeaceCorpsVolunteers(RPCV)who

servedinGuyanajoinedforcestostartFriendsandReturned

VolunteersofGuyana(FROG).FROGisanofficiallyregistered

non-profitorganizationbasedinWashingtonD.C.andanaffili-

ateoftheNationalPeaceCorpsAssociation.FROGisanorga-

nizationforthosewholovetheculture,peopleandlandof

Guyanaandbelieveinsupportingthecountrysdevelopment.

FROGsMission:Friends&RPCVsofGuyanaisanon-profit,

servicebasedorganizationdedicatedtosupportingeducation,

health,social,economic,culturalandenvironmentalprograms

inandaboutGuyanathroughanetworkofRPCVs,Guyanese

nationals,Guyanese-Americans,andallthoseinterestedinthe

GuyaneseCommunity.

FROGprovidesassistanceintheformofsmallgrantsandre-

sourcestosupportcommunitydrivenprojectsthatvolunteers

areinvolvedin.Inadditiontothis,wecoordinateGuyanese

culturaleventsandawarenessactivitiesintheU.S.,bothasa

partoftheThirdGoalofPeaceCorpsandasameansto

strengthensupportforthepeopleofGuyana.

Learnmore,getinvolvedandhelpgivebacktoGuyanathe

countrythatgaveussomuch!


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ner,whichprovidesanopportunityfornewandemerg-

ingartiststosharetheirworkandexploreideasand

trendswithinthegenreofshortfilms.

A$15donationisbeingrequestedatthedoor.Allpro-

ceedsfromthefilmscreeningandfundraisingeventwi

godirectlytotheFROGgrantsprogram,whichadminis-

terssmallgrantsthroughorganizationssuchasPeaceCorps,othervolunteeragencies,andGuyanesenon-

profits.

CelebrateGuyanawithFROG@theGoethe-Instituton10/27/2011at5:00pmFROGwillholdafilmscreeningandfundraiseronThursday,

October27,2011,startingat5:00pmattheGoethe-Institut

Washington,812SeventhStreet,NW,WashingtonD.C.This

eventwillfeatureafilmscreeningofthenarrativeshort,

TheSeawall,byGuyanesefilmmaker,MasonRichardsand

specialguestspeaker,AmbassadorBayneyKarran,Guyana

AmbassadortotheUnitedStates.Arafflewillalsobeheld

withallproceedsgoingtoFROGsgrantprogram.

AboutTheSeawall

TheSeawall,shotentirelyonlocationinGeorgetown,Guy-

ana,centersaroundMarjorie,anolderGuyanesewoman,

asshepreparesforher10-yearoldgrandsonsmoveto

Americatobewithhismother.Thecastandcrewconsisted

oflocalGuyanesenon-actors,non-professionals,andstu-

dentsworkingalongsideacrewfromLosAngeles,Califor-

nia.InadditiontobeinghisthesisprojectatCaliforniaInsti-

tuteoftheArts,thefilmallowedRichardstoreturntohis

homecountrytosharewhathehaslearnedandmakea

filminthecommunity-withthecommunity.ThedirectorwasinspiredtomakethisfilmafterreturningtoGuyana

andwantingtoshareaglimpseofthelivesofaGuyanese

family,rarelyeverseen,toalargeraudience.

TheSeawallwasselectedtobepartofthe64th

Festivalde

Cannes.HeldinMay2011inCannes,France,thefestival,

oneoftheworldsoldestandmostprestigious,highlights

thebestandbrightestnewworkscreatedoverthelast

year.TheSeawallwasshownaspartoftheShortFilmCor-

MikeGeurink,MasonRichards,ScottStadum


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SincethestartofFROGsgrantsprograminMarch2009,

FROGhasfundedthirteenprojectsinGuyana,withten

completedandthreeinprogress.Thetotalamountof

fundinggiventodateis$5,677.55.Theprojectswereled

bycurrentandpastPeaceCorpsVolunteersservinginRe-

gions1,2,3,4,6,8,and9.

BelowisasummaryoftheprojectsthatFROGhasfunded

in2010and2011throughourdonorsgenerouscontribu-

tions.

B.RyanDunnK.Komeh,Mahdia(Region8),AerobicsClass&NutritionClasswithWomenontheMove RachelleHall,WhiteWaterSportsClub(Region1),Lets

PlaySports!

MicaGaard,Yakusari,BlackBush(Region6),GuyanaA.R.T.S.(Act,Reach,Think,andShine)

NickSmith,Kwatamang(Region9),PathandLandBridgeImprovement

RachelleHall,WhiteCreek(Region1),SewinginWhiteCreekWomensGroup

StephenNewberg,AbramZuilSecondarySchool/NewOpportunityCorps(Region2),SchoolFurnitureRefur-

bishmentandYouthRehabilitationProject

LindaErskin,VillagesofAdventure,Odnerdeeming,Suddie,andMaria'sLodgeontheEssequiboCoast(Re-

gion2),SuddiePrimaryStudentLendingLibrary

JohnOConnor,Georgetown(Region4),Laptop

KeepReadingfordescriptionsoftheseprojects!

B.RyanDunnK.Komeh-AerobicsClass&NutritionClass

withWomenontheMove

RyanKomeh,Guy21,startedanaerobicsandnutrition

classwithwomenlivinginMahdia,Region8.Theideafor

thisprojectstartedafterwomenwithyoungchildrenwho

participatedinhealthandnutritionclassesfortheirchil-

drenexpressedaninterestinaddressingtheirownhealth.

WithnogymorhealthfacilitiesinMahdia,Ryanappliedfo

aFROGgranttohelpfundaprojectforthesewomen.Over

thecourseofthreemonths,twelvewomenmeteveryFri-

dayfrom6:30to8:00PMforfloor aerobicswithanexperi-

encedteacher.Eachwomanwasgivenamatandawaterbottleuponpaymentoftheregistrationfeeof$500Guy-

anese.Nutritionanddietsessionwerealsoheldatthebe-

ginningorendoftheaerobicssessions.

Ryanwrote,Inthebeginning,classattendancewasslow

but,bytheendofthecoursewomenhadtobeturned

awayduetospaceconstraints.Themajorityoftheexer-

cisesperformedweredesignedsothatthewomencould

performthemontheirown.Infact,womenwereencour-

agedweeklytodothis.Bytheendofthesessionsall

womennotedanincreaseinenergylevelsandallwomen

expressedinterestincontinuingexerciseafterofficialclassceased.Overall,theclasswentextremelywell,persons

weresadtoseeitendandhadlearnedagreatdeal.

RachelleHall-WhiteWaterSportsClub:LetsPlaySports

WhileworkinginWhiteWater,Region1,RachelleHall(Guy

21),sawanopportunitytohelptheyouthsportsgroupof

WhiteWater.Theyouthplaycricketandfootball,butad-

ditionalactivitiesareoftenintegrated.Theyouthsages

rangefrom7-17yearsoldandcanbeseenpracticingtheir

FROGFundedProjectsin2011


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favoritesportsduringrainorshine,everydayafter

school.

WithherFROGgrant,Rachellehelpedtheteamgetuni-

formsandworkedwiththemonhealtheducationtopics.

Insteadofhavinggroupclasses,theparticipantschoseto

meetwithRachelleonanindividualbasistoallowthemto

receivehealthinformationconfidentially,ontopicsthey

chose.Thesetopicsincludedadolescentdevelopment,

familyplanning,STIprevention,andmaintenanceofbody

injury.Rachellewrote,Isawalotoftheparticipants

openupandaskquestionsrelatedtotheirchosentopic.

Theywereeagertolearnwithouttheembarrassmentthat

wouldhaveinevitablytakenplaceifthesubjectswere

discussedinfrontofthegroup.

RachelleHall-SewinginWhiteCreekWomensGroup

WithherFROGgrant,Rachellealsoworkedwithalocal

womensgroup,calledRiseandShineWomensGroup,in

WhiteCreek,Region1.The22womeninthegroupwantedassistanceinrepairingtheirsewingmachines,as

theyweremissingpartsandthegrouplackedmaterials

andresourcestostarttheirprojects.FROGgrantfunds

wereusedtopurchasetheseneededmaterials.The

womenplantousethepurchasedmaterialstosewprod-

uctssuchasaccessoriesandclothingthattheycansellat

communityfunctionsandusethemoneytofurthertheir

groupsfinances.

Attheirgroupmeetingsduringthetimeperiodofthis

project,Rachellehelpedfacilitatehealthtalksontopics

theychose,includingHIV/AIDS,breastfeeding,andma-ternalhealth.Rachellewrotethatitmeantalottothe

groupthattheywereincludedinthefundingfromthe

FROGgrant.Theyweresurprisedthatthemoneywould

beavailabletoaidethemintheirsewingprojectsasmost

grantsinthevillagerevolvearoundmanuallaborfrom

men.Thegroupleaderstatedshewasinspiredbytheop-

portunityandknewthatthewomenhadmanytalents

andthatnowtheywouldhavenoexcusebuttoputthese

talentsintopractice.

MicaGaardYakusarii

GuyanaA.R.T.S.(Act,Reach,Think,andShine)

MicaGaard,Guy21,usedaFROGgranttohelpsupport

GuyanaA.R.T.S.,ayouthdevelopmentprogramthaten-

couragesteens(ages13to16)toAct,Reach,Think,and

Shinethroughthearts.Thisprojectfocusedonchildrenin

BlackBush,Corentyne,Region6,whohaveverylimited

self-improvementopportunitiesandoftendonotattend

schoolregularly.ThegoalwastogivetheteensinBlack

Bushtheopportunitytogrowinafunandnurturingenvi-

ronmentduringthesummerholiday.Alongwiththearts,

theprogramalsoincludedactivitiesthatwouldallowfor

leadershipamongtheolderstudentsandparticipationin

communityserviceactivitiesforall.

Attheendofthethirdweek,13ofthestudentswentona

fieldtriptoanearbyorphanage,wherethestudentsledar

projectstheyhadlearnedtomakeduringtheirlessons.

MicawrotethatAttheendoftheprogram,allthestu-dentsagreedthatthiswastheirfavoritepartofthesum-

merprogram,andtheycould

notwaittogobackagain.

Additionally,Micawrotethatin

fourweeks,studentswereable

tolearnnewartisticskills,make

newfriends,participateina

communityserviceproject,and

havefundoingsomethingthey

hadneverreallybeenableto

experiencebefore.

ProjectsInprogress:

StephenNewberg-SchoolFurnitureRefurbishmentandYouthRehabilitationProject

StephenNewbergrecentlyreceivedaFROGgranttowork

withtheNewOpportunityCorps(NOC),ayouthdetention

facility,torepairdeterioratingfurniturecurrentlyinuseat

thenumerousschoolsontheEssequiboCoastbeginning

withAbramsZuilSecondaryschool.Thedesksandchairs

usedbythestudentsinthiscommunitysschoolsareover

20yearsold,andmanyhavemissingorbrokenBoardsor

supportsandcannolongerbeusedsafely.Others,with

exposednailsandscrews,arebeingusedatgreatrisktoth

students.Thefundsarebeingusedtopurchasetheneces-

saryhandtoolsandmaterialtoperformtherepairwork.

Inadditiontohelpingwiththeneededrepairs,Stephens

projectwillengageyouthwhoresideatNOCtoperformth

workintheirjoinery.DuetobudgetaryconstraintstheNOC

iscurrentlylimitedintheamountofmaterialtheyareable


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toprocurefortheirstudentslearningwoodworkingskills

atthejoinery.Thisisanopportunitytoprovidethemwith

materialstoenhancethoseskills.

LindaErskin-SuddiePrimaryStudentLendingLibrary

LindaErskiniscurrentlyusingherFROGgrantto establish

astudentrunlendinglibraryatSuddiePrimarySchoolontheEssequiboCoast,wherestudentsdonothaveaccess

toreadingmaterialotherthanschoolbooks.Theproject

willestablishacollectionofstorybooksfor1st4thgrad-

erswhoseparentsaretrainedinreadingtotheirchildren.

Lindawillalsoworkwithagroupofstudentstoteach

themhowtorunasmalllendinglibrarybydevelopinga

bookcataloguesystem,organizingthelibrary,loaning

bookstotheirpeers,repairingbooks,andinsuringthat

loanedbooksarereturned.

FROGfundsarebeingusedtopurchasefictionbooksfrom

theGuyanaBookFoundationandothersources,aswellas

initiateaprogramfordonatedusedbooksfromtheUSA,

Canada,andGuyana.Thisprojectalsoaimstoimprove

utilizationoftheschoollibrarybymakingminorrepairsto

existingbookshelves.

JohnOConnor-LaptopforStudentNursesatSt.Joseph

MercyHospital

JohnOConnor,FROGsfirstnon-PCVorRPCVgrantee,is

oneoftworetiredfacultyfromMcMasterUniversityhave

volunteeredtoteachattheSchoolofNursingatSt.Joseph

MercyHospitalinGeorgetown.In2010,theyinitiateda

ProblemBasedLearningcoursethatintegratedneurology,

ethics,psychology,andsociologycourses.Thecoursewas

extremelywell-receivedwiththestudentsbeingactive

learners.Oneofthemajorweaknesseswasthelackofac-

cesstocomputerterminalsandinternetaccess.Johnap-

pliedforaFROGgranttopurchasealaptoptobeusedby

nursingstudentsinthehospital'sComputerCafe.Thepro-jecthasalsosecuredfundingfromothersourcestopur-

chasethreeadditionalcomputers.

Thelaptopswillbeusedtoaccessevidenced-basedlitera-

ture,suchasScholarlyJournalsprovidedfreebyWHO's

HINARIProject,WikipediaScholar,GoogleScholar,etc.

Studentswillbetrainedtobecomeinternetresearchers

duringtheirthreemonthsandtheywillbeabletoapply

theirnetresearchskillstosubsequentcoursesintheirdi-

plomaprogram.TheComputerCafeatthehospitalhassix

internetconnectedstationsandbeforethehospitalfireof

May2010,therewereworkingcomputersateachstation.

However,allbutoneofthesecomputerswasmovedto

replacecomputersinotherareasofthehospitalthatwere

destroyedbyfire.

ToreadmoreaboutJohnsworkinGuyanaandhowheha

raisedmoneyforthisandotherprojects,pleasevisithis

blogatwww.revjoc.blogspot.com

NickSmith,Guy20,workedwithvillageleadersinKwatamang,asmallvillageinRegion

9betweenAnnaiandtheRupununiRiver,toraiseasectionofgroundlinkingtheEast

andWestsidesofthevillage.Thevillageisdividedbyalowareathatisalwaysmuddy

andnearimpassableduringrainyseasonwhenthisareafloods.TheFROGgrantfunds

wereusedtoenhancetheeffortsofthecommunityinthiseffort.

Nickwrote,TheSuccesseseasilyoutweighedthechallenges.Simplyputthereisnowa

paththatwillmakecrossingagiantmudpuddlealoteasier.Thelocalmini-busesnow

candrivetoSmallKwatamangandpickpeopleupordropsuppliesoff.ThelocalBull-ox

cartscancross.TheChildrencancometoschoolonrainydays.Theprojectwasde-

signedbythevillagers,budgetedbythevillagersandcompletedbythevillagers;they

havealotofownershipintheproject.Ownershipinprojectsleadstowardsmainte-

nanceofprojects,maintenanceofprojectsleadstowardssustainableprojects.Ifeel

thisprojectis sustainableandsuccessful.

NickSmith,Kwatamang(Region9),PathandLandBridgeImprovement

FROGcongratulatesallofthegrantreceiptsfor2011onjobswelldone.Welookforwardtocontinuingtosupporttheeffortsofthosewhoare

makingadifferenceinthecommunitiesthattheyserve.

IfyouhaveaprojectideatohelpsupportcommunitydevelopmentinGuyana,checkoutFROGswebsiteformoreinformationonhowtoapplyfor


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GatesFoundation

IreneBotchway

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JamesMooreJanetMims

JeanWhalton

JenniferMiller

JillFahnhorst

JoanEichner

JoeyRoss

JohnBrendanGuinan

JonathanBradsher

JosephMcCord

JosephShapiro

JSIJulieGeurink

KathyHaines

KatieWineski

KonnieMiheret

KristenPattonBauer

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AimieMims

AndrewSwindel

AnnieLangenfeldAnonymous

AntoniaDheming

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ABIGTHANKYOUTOOURDONORS!

TheBoardwouldespeciallyliketorecognizeandthankBrendanSullivan-Sarianaforhisrecent

donationof$1,000.00.Becauseofyou,Brendan,FROGwasabletofundtwomoreprojectsin

Guyanaduring2010.

Wearedelightedbyyourkindness!

AllcontributionsgodirectlytofundingsmallgrantsprojectsinGuyana.Ifyouwouldliketocontribute,

checkouthowonourwebsiteatwww.guyfrog.org.FROGt-shirtsarestillavailableonourwebsite

andlookforour2011InternationalPeaceCorpsVolunteercalendarscomingsoon!

StayuptodatewithFROGandcheckoutourwebsiteatwww.guyfrog.orgformoreonfundraising

events,FROGfundedprojectupdates,volunteernews,andmuchmore!

FindFROGOn:

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Friends-RPCVs-of-Guyana/78470947887?ref=ts

Change.org:http://www.change.org/frog

PeaceCorpsConnect:http://community.peacecorpsconnect.org/group/friendsrpcvsofguyana

Oremailusat:[email protected]


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Theresultsarein!TheFROGBoardispleasedtoannouncethe

resultsofourelections,whichwereheldinOctober2011.

OurcurrentBoardmembersare:

ScottStadumPresident

LouiseStenbergVicePresident

Aimie(Langenfeld)MimsSecretary

JodyKnueppelTreasurer

KatiRinger

EricTerpstra

MikeGeurink

TheFROGBoardisespeciallypleasedtowelcomeourtwonewest

BoardMembers,ShaneLoorz(Guy14)andMicaGaard(Guy21).

ShaneLoorzservedasaPeaceCorpsVolunteerinGuyanafrom2004-2006.HewentontoteachEnglishinJapanfrom

20072009.Heholdsastrongbeliefthateducationisthebasisofbothdevelopmentandculturalunderstanding.Shane

iscompletinghisMAattheUniversityofMarylandinInternationalDevelopmentandNon-ProfitManagement.Addition-

ally,heisinterningintheBureauofEducationalandCulturalAffairs,OfficeofEnglishLanguagePrograms.Shanejoinsthe

FROGBoardasChiefFundraiser,responsiblefordevelopingandmonitoringfundraisingactivities.

FROGBoardmemberstakealeadershiproleinanorganizationdesignedtoenhancethelivesofGuyanese

nationalsthroughmicro-grantstoorganizationsthroughoutthecountry.Opportunitiesalsoexistto

spreadawarenessofGuyanaanditspeoplethroughouttheU.S.withfundraisingandnetworkingevents,

newsletters,andanumberofonlinetools.

ServingontheBoardofDirectorsfortheFriendsandRPCVsofGuyanacanbearichlyrewardingexperi-

ence.Thesmall,yetfocusednatureofourorganizationallowsustomovequicklyandflexiblyinorderto

accomplishourmission.Pleasekeepusinmindnextyearandshareinoursuccessbybecominganomi-

nee,ornominatingsomeonewhowouldbeagoodfitinourOctober2012elections.

MicaGaardgraduatedfromUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeleswithadegreeinMusicEducationin2008

andleftshortlyafterforthePeaceCorpsinGuyana.There,inadditiontochairingVAC(whereshehelpedtore-establishthePeerSupportNetwork),sheworkedinasmallfarmingcommunityasaCommunityEduca-

tionPromoter.TeachingataK-9school,sheworkedwithteacherstobuildanewlibraryandestablishan

artsprogramintwoschools.MicanowlivesinCalifornia,continuingtoteachnowchildrenschoirand

handfulofpianostudents.Althoughthefutureisuncertainforher,sheknowsitwillcontinuetoinclude

PeaceCorps,boulangerchoka,andhammocksinsomecapacity.


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ALetterfromFROGs2010-2011President,KatiRinger

ManypeopleaskmewhyIdonatemytimetoFriends&ReturnedPeaceCorpsVolunteers

ofGuyana.Althoughitisalotofwork,IhavefoundthetimeIhavespentwithFROGtobe

incrediblyrewarding.VolunteeringwithFROGcreatesanopportunityformetoworkwith

anamazinglydedicatedandcreativegroupofpeopleanditalwaysmetogivebacktoacountrythatpro-

videdmewithmanylifechangingopportunities.NotonlydidmytwoyearsinGuyanaprovidemewith

somepivotallearningexperiences,italsointroducedmetosomeofthegreatestpeopleIwilleverbefortu-

nateenoughtomeet.

IthastrulybeenanhonorformetoserveasFROGPresidentforthelastyear.Iamsoproudoftheworkwe

havedoneandithasbeenamazingtowatchoursmallorganizationgrow.Wehavecomesofarsincebeing

foundedin2007andwearenotslowingdown!FROGhasbigplansforthefutureandweneedyourhelp.

Althoughweallhavebusyschedules,ifyouhaveafewhoursamonthoryearthatyouarewillingtodedi-

catetoFROG,pleaseletusknow.Wehavemanyinterestingprojectsintheworksandwecannotdoit

withoutfriendsandmemberslikeyou!

Thankyou,

Kati

Ifyouhaven'theardofusyet,FROGisagrassrootslevelnon-profitworkingwithorganizationsin

Guyanatofurtherdevelopment.

Checkusoutonthewebatwww.guyfrog.org

Wellthen,wevegotsomeinformationforyou!First,

checkoutourwebsite:www.guyfrog.org

Then,emailLouiseStenbergat [email protected]

andsayyoureinterested.

Thanksforallyoursupport!

Andremember,themoreweraise,themorewecan

do.Sopleasecheckoutourwebsiteanddonatetoa

goodcause!

Haveanyideasonhowwe

canworktogether?

POBox15268

Washington,DC20003

[email protected]

FROGsincerelythanksKatiforherhardwork,dedica-

tion,andleadership.Katihasbeenessentialingrow-

ingandsustainingourmembershipandoutreach,fos-

teringourcreativity,andhelpingusdefineFROGs

goalsandstrategicplanforthefuture.Wealllook

forwardtocontinuingtoworkwithKati,albeitinaless

demandingandwelldeservedway.

IntroducingtheNewFROGBoardPresident,

ScottStadum

TheFROGBoardwouldliketowelcomeScottStadum

asournewPresident.ScotthasbeenaBoardmem-

berofFROGsinceitsinceptionin2007,playingvarious

roleswithintheorganization.ScottwasPeaceCorps

GuyanaITvolunteer,workingwiththeWorldWildlife

Fundfrom2003

to2005.Hecurrentlylivesand

worksinWashington,DCasa

technologyanalystfortheSunlight

Foundation.

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FROG Newsletter October 2011