Peace Corps Plaza
A Place to Recognize Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and their Legacy of National Service
The Peace Corps Legacy Association's Peace Corps Plaza, is part of a National Service Park (NSP), to honor, inspire, and elevate national service. The Peace Corps' contributions to the ideals and rewards of national service are integral to volunteerism, a hallmark of American life and culture.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, wherever they served and call home, are invited to share in the creation of the PEACE CORPS PLAZA and to have their names among those honored for their commitment to national service.
"Passing on character from one generation to the next is the greatest gift one can give."
Winston Churchill
The Peace Corps Plaza, a significant cornerstone in a 3.5-acre National Service Park near Rochester, MN, will celebrate and honor the Peace Corps as a partner with other national volunteer service organizations such as AmeriCorps, National Guard, and branches of the US Military.
The Peace Corps Plaza is unique
in that it will recognize the service of individual Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Affiliate organizations, and other significant Peace Corps contributors with donated bricks in the Peace Corps Plaza.
Honor your Peace Corps Legacy and establish the Peace Corps Plaza by donating to the Peace Corps Legacy Association. RPCV donors will be recognized by a natural clay brick installed in the Plaza and engraved with their name, city, and state, and host country(s) with their years of service.
Donations of $275 will be recognized with an 8x8 brick with space for 6 lines of text. A donation of $175 will be recognized with a 4x8 brick with space for 3 lines. All lines are a maximum of 20 characters.
Additional Donations
For RPCVs and others interested in additionally suppporting the development of the Plaza, see the Design and Construction Planning Fund [page].
PEACE CORPS PLAZA in Minnesota is a national initiative of the Peace Corps Legacy Association in collaboration with the National Peace Corps Association and is the cornerstone of a 3.5-acre National Service Park. PEACE CORPS PARK in Washington, D.C., (PeaceCorpsCommemorative.org) is a Congressionally authorized initiative of the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. National Park Service, which owns and will maintain the park. Both projects honor Peace Corps ideals and values, but they are separate in their leadership, locations, and funding. As 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, they rely on voluntary contributions. Donors are encouraged to support both projects.
