Missoula A Volunteer Leader

According to a Friday press release from The University of Montana, Missoula is putting up some impressive volunteer numbers.  The United States Peace Corps recently ranked Missoula second, only to Loveland CO, in the nation for per-capita Peace Corps volunteers. In this year's rankings, the state of Montana came in seventh overall for Peace Corps volunteers per capita, which isn't too shabby either. Doesn't surprise me. There is a real humanitarian spirit in this community and plenty of folks willing to make the sacrifice something like that entails. By the way, did you know The University of Montana is the first public university in the country to partner with the Peace Corps to offer the Peace Corps Preparatory Program? Any UM student can earn a Peace Corps certificate through participation in the international development studies minor in UM's College of Arts and Sciences.   DB