45th ANNIVERSARY REUNION – PUERTO RICO

During the week of June 25 – 30, 2007 members of our Brazil I 4-S Project gathered in the city of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to celebrate its 45^th Anniversary. The reunion site was a collaboration of the Department of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico’s Leadership Training Center (CECADER) located at the former Ramey Air Force Base.

During that time we had the opportunity to share experiences, visit various locations in the neighborhood.

These are some of the RPCVs and relatives attending:

1. Francis and Sybil Pressly, Project Director
2. John (PC Leader for Central II region) and Priscilla Dolan (Boa Parada and Florianopolis, Santa Catarina)
   
3. Gerald (Sao Estevao, Bahia) and Elaine Rutland
4. Robert (PC Leader for the Central I region) and Myra Anderson (Lavras, Minas Gerais)
   
5. Charlie Furrow (Sao Tomé, Rio Grande do Norte) and Pat Furrow
6. Robert (Colatina, Santa Catarina), Jean and Nicholas Hadley
7. Norma Canfield (Formiga, Minas Gerais)
   
8. Richard Loos (PC Leader for the Southern region)
   
9. Lorie Adams (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina)
   
10. Corinne Hay (Curvelo and Machado, Minas Gerais), Hollie, Ryan and Tyler Boring
11. Esther Diaz (Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais) and Karlem Melendez
12. Modesto Ortiz (Ubá, Minas Gerais)
    
13. Juan E. Rosario (Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais)
14. José Huerta (RPVC Dominican Republic)
15. Garred Giles (RPCV Colombia and Ecuador)
16. Miriam Acevedo (RPCV Ecuador)
17. Eloina Rosado (RPCV Chile and Korea)

José Huerta, Garred Giles and Miriam Acevedo were part of the organizing group. Both of these friends and colleagues came to give their support by petition of Gloria Lyons just before her death in May.