The Reston Multicultural Festival is a celebration of Reston’s diversity and community
spirit. This annual event brings together the people of Reston to celebrate our rich
medley of cultures. The Northern Virginia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
organization is hosting a booth at the festival to promote friendship & world peace.
We’ve had a booth since 2013!
NOVA RPCV will have a canopy with our ‘map your PC country and/or country of
ancestry’ & ‘take a photo at our photo booth’; plus information & swag (stickers,
bookmarks) to promote friendship & world peace. We need NOVA RPCV members to
register for a 2-hour timeslot
Sat 9/20 from 11-6
Reston Town Square Park, 11900 Market St, Reston, VA 20190, USA
Register for a timeslot
Please wear cultural clothing from your country of service or a Peace Corps shirt.
Messages
Peace Corps continues to send volunteers to service
Peace Corps Volunteers return home to serve our local community
Peace Corps has 3 models of service
o Peace Corps – 3months of pre-service training & 2 years
o Peace Corps Response – short term, high impact for mid- & later-career professionals, 6-12 months in duration
o Virtual Service – donate time online, approx 5 hours a week for 3-6 months
You aren’t too old to serve
Photographing people, especially youth, at our booth
Best to offer to take a photo of kids & their parents using THEIR phone/camera
Best not to take photos of kids & faces
Ask before taking a photo with your own camera
