Hear, hear

Established in 1961 by an Executive Order signed by President John F. Kennedy.

Over 10,000 Americans apply each year - approximately 1 out of 4 are selected.

Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries.

Their mission:

To promote world peace and friendship ..., which shall make available to interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified for service abroad and willing to serve, under conditions of hardship if necessary, to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower.

I guess this pretty much says it all:

"After 3+ months of getting together my application, background checks, transcripts, reference letters, and an hour-long web interview this afternoon – I have officially been nominated as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer for French-West Sub-Saharan Africa in Business Advising & Development for June 2012."

Ross Frazier

The application process is not yet complete, but a nomination has been presented and accepted. We are very happy and proud parents. Anxious (we are parents, after all). Mostly just proud :) Congratulations, Ross!