PEACE CORPS PARK

TELLING THE REST OF AMERICA’S STORY


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Certain fundamental American ideals have yet to find an expressive voice in our capital landscape – voluntary humanitarian service, compassion for those less fortunate, and our national commitment to help others around the world eliminate the barriers of poverty, ignorance and disease.


In fulfillment of that need, on January 24, 2014, the United States Congress and President Obama authorized the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to erect a commemorative work in Washington, DC honoring the American ideals that were fundamental in creating the Peace Corps and that are expressed in Peace Corps service.

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an inspiring narrative of volunteer service and global citizenship in the nation's capital

Peace Corps Park will take its place in the tapestry of monuments and memorials, forever reaffirming America’s compassion, generosity and perseverance, our shared humanity and commitment to helping others in the spirit of mutual understanding, respect and trust.

HONOR. CELEBRATE. INSPIRE.

Peace Corps Park will be a destination where those American ideals represented by Peace Corps service will be honored and celebrated, a place to inspire our youth and to remind the world of some of the best qualities of what it means to be an American.


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  • "Ask not what your country can do for you – Ask what you can do for your country"


    ~ John F. Kennedy

  • Peace is our calling. Peacemaking is our skill. The world needs peace. Peace needs you.


    ~ Sargent Shriver

    First Director of the Peace Corps

  • Be not afraid to seek peace, even if your voice may be small.


    ~ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

    President of Liberia, 2006-2018

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    It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it.


    ~ Nelson Mandela

    President of South Africa, 1994-99

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Join Us in Building
a Legacy of Peace

Help us build Peace Corps Park, a beacon of our shared values of peace and partnership, and tell the rest of America's story in Washington, D.C.


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December 3, 2024
Invest in the future with Peace Corps Park on Giving Tuesday Dear Supporters, Every year, the season of thanks encourages us to reflect on the things we are grateful for, but also to think about the future and the world we want to see. For Peace Corps Park, we are so grateful for the achievements of the past year–both in inspiring major donors like Jacqueline Mars and Ces Butner and in securing design approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts–and profoundly excited about the future. With more than $5 million already raised, the only real hurdle in this journey toward groundbreaking is raising the remaining funds for this meaningful project. On this Giving Tuesday, we invite everyone to make Peace Corps Park a central part of your giving plans with a tax deductible donation . There are many ways to give , and all of them will help bring Peace Corps Park to life in our nation’s capital. Most of all, your generosity will help us match Ces Butner's $500,000 gift before the end of the year and show how this community can rise to meet his challenge. At its most impactful, your charitable giving is an investment in the future: A way of saying “the world would be a better place if more people lived these values.” And while Peace Corps Park will commemorate the bold vision that JFK laid out when creating the Peace Corps almost 65 years ago, our mission is decidedly forward-looking. We believe the world is a better place when people from different walks of life partner with each other in service of a shared future, and that creating a permanent beacon to these ideals in our nation’s capital is a critical part of telling America’s story to the more than 25 million people who visit the National Mall every year.
November 26, 2024
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