Nancy Vorkink

By Nancy Vorkink, M.A., RPCV, founder of Friends of Daniel

I also dreamed of a reunion with my former Peace Corps teacher, "American mom" and mentor, Nancy J. Vorkink of Denver, Colorado.She was my teacher from 1977,78 and I was her ,houseboy' for two years.Twenty-five years have passed; our reunion is also a dream deferred.Nancy, 63, is aging and not in the best of health, as I am aging.
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Fortunately, My American mom and former Peace Corps Teacher, Nancy J. Vorkink of Denver, Colorado, together with her "Friends of Daniel", were able to raise and send us US$600, which helped us out of the danger.
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And we need to see our American mom, Nancy Vorkink, who has no children of her own, and we are her African children.She loves us very much as we love her.

"I have known Daniel for more than 25 years," said Nancy Vorkink, a Denver educator who served as Poawalio's teacher in the Peace Corps in a rural area of Liberia from 1977 to 1979.
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Vorkink and members of the Denver Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church created a nonprofit organization, Friends of Daniel.

Nancy Vorkink, Founder: nancy@friendsofdaniel.org
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,To request an interview with Nancy Vorkink: nancy@friendsofdaniel.org.

The head of the group is Nancy Vorkink.
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Nancy and the Friends of Daniel's mission is to get Daniel and his family, including his wife and two children, relocated out of Africa and preferably to the United States.
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Over the past decades, Nancy and Daniel have come to regard each other as American mom and African son.
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Knowing that less than 1% of the world's refugees ever actually manage to relocate and improve their lives, Nancy is determined to help Daniel and his family achieve their dreams of living in freedom, without fear, being able to support themselves, and continuing their educations.
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Nancy Vorkink has mounted an all-out effort to find Daniel a job, preferably in the US, by launching a website and a media campaign.
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"I have known Daniel for more than 25 years," said Nancy Vorkink, a Denver educator who served as Poawalio's teacher in the Peace Corps in a rural area of Liberia from 1977 to 1979.
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Vorkink and a dozen other members of the Denver,based Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church created a non,profit organization, Friends of Daniel, to move the family out of harm's way.
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"Daniel has a degree in economics and his wife is an accountant," said Vorkink.
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"To do this, he needs an H1B Specialty Occupation Visa," said Vorkink."To get the visa, he must have a secured job offer paying the prevailing wage from a U.S. employer in a professional-level position.The job can be part-time.

"Daniel is fluent in English and has worked in civil service in finance and human resources capacities, and as a church administrator," said Vorkink.
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For more information, see www.friendsofdaniel.org, or contact Nancy Vorkink at nancy@friendsofdaniel.org.