Kevin Leveille (This is his high school photo...a more recent photo will be placed here soon.)

PRESS RELEASE

April 14, 1998

Washington, DC----Friends of Côte d’Ivoire (FOCI) announces the establishment of the Kevin R. Leveille Memorial Fund. The Fund’s purpose is to honor the memory of Kevin Leveille, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d’Ivoire (CI) who was killed in his town, Tanda, in northeastern CI, on February 5, 1998.

The Memorial Fund will be administered by Friends of Côte d’Ivoire and the Peace Corps Partnership Program. The Fund will provide funding to Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) in CI doing environmental projects which will benefit children and include an educational component. PCVs will apply for the funding via grant proposals. The Board of Directors of Friends of Côte d’Ivoire, in consultation with the parents of Kevin Leveille, will choose the grant recipients. 100% of donations made to the Kevin R. Leveille Memorial Fund will be used for grants. Grants will be made through this fund as long as funds are available. Please contribute!

Kevin Ryan Leveille, 26, son of Paul Leveille and Janet Michels of Ventura, CA, and Vicki and Steven Lopez of Saugus, CA, was serving in CI as an Urban Environmental Management volunteer.

To make a donation to the Kevin R. Leveille Memorial Fund, send a check payable to "FOCI" with the memo stating "Memorial Fund" to:

Friends of Côte d’Ivoire
P.O. Box 1107
Boylston, MA 01505-1807

If there are any questions, please contact Jeanette Mesite, 617 566 6338 phone, 617 566 7974 fax, or e-mail her at dave@bfci.com.

Kevin’s parents would appreciate hearing from friends of Kevin’s. They may be contacted at the following addresses:

Vicki and Steven Lopez
18847 Rolla Road
Saugus, CA 91350

Paul Leveille and Janet Michels
9908 Big Horn Street
Ventura, CA 93004