Have you thought about visiting Seattle? Do you feel recharged after volunteering and living in community? If you answered yes to both of these I invite you to consider being a part of the Seattle PV Week, April 24th-30th. Space is somewhat limited, but we do still have a few spots open. If you are a returning PV, just let me know you are interested. If you would like to join the PVs for the first time, send us an email (pvprogram@gmail.com) and we can begin the application process.

Patti, a longtime PV from NYC, shares with you her experience in Seattle last year and invites you to join her this year:

I have been a PV for 15 years, serving mostly in West Virginia and Bedford Stuyvesant. Last year though, I went to Seattle and had another wonderful PV experience! Seattle is unique blend of city and port and mountains and nature and green minded thinking. Our service experience was unique as well in that we went to a different site each day. But wherever we went, the facilities and the people who ran them, as well as the other volunteers we served alongside, were absolutely impressive in their level of compassion and commitment to taking care of those in need. We worked in soup kitchens, and clothing distribution centers, we helped prepare and serve hot meals to those who cannot be inside, we mulched a garden for school children who are growing organic food for the community, and we pulled invasive blackberry as part of Seattle’s forest restoration. In true PV-style, we reflected each night on each day. It was a truly great week, and that’s without even mentioning the coffee. And don’t get me started on the Fremont troll… I’m going back this year. I have to. Come and join us!

To read more about the activities the PVs do during the week, please check the archives for April/May from the past few years. We do slightly different activities each year, but it will give you a good idea of what to expect.