Photo: #Peace Corps volunteers during a swearing-in ceremony at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Peace Corps volunteers during a swearing-in ceremony at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Peace Corps -- not just for the young anymore

Broadcast: Midmorning, 04/09/2008, 10:06 a.m.

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The Upper Midwest leads the country in volunteering both abroad and at home. The chiefs of both the Peace Corps and the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps talk about how they want to bolster the volunteer forces with retirees.

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  • Ron Tschetter: Director of the Peace Corps.
  • David Eisner: CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps, VISTA and Senior Corps.

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