Volunteer discounts
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Camping and Travel Gear
Company
Marmot
Coleman
Type
Discount
Outdoor
gear
Marmot offers a
Professional Courtesy
Program to Peace Corps
Volunteers. Discount
may vary by product but
Apply for the program here, you should
is substantial. Selection
hear back within a couple business days.
is limited compared to
regular online site (some
products may be "out of
stock," but you can
request them).
Outdoor
gear
Coleman offers a
discounted pricing
Email their customer service department
program for non-profit
here and ask if they provide discounts to
groups. Discount varies
Peace Corps volunteers.
by product. must order
for delivery in the states
Cascade Designs
(MSR, Thermarest, Outdoor
Seal Line, Platypus, Gear
Tracks)
Notes / Procedures
approximately 30%
Email friends@cascadedesigns.com with
your acceptance letter. They will email back
with information to register. Peace Corps
are allowed to use a home address as the
registered shipping address, since they only
ship items to the United States.
30-50%
Ask to join the Pro-Deal go to
proshop.eaglecreek.com to apply for
discount
Eagle Creek
Travel Gear
ENO
Hammocks,
Rain tarps, 10%
Stuff sacks
Email Customer Service
Hennessy
Hammock
Camping
Hammocks
50%. Must order at least
ten at a time (talk to
other PCVs to put
together bulk order).
They will ship
internationally.
Email Customer Service. This is a small
company and they were really excited
about this pro-deal. 2/19/11 just emailed
and they confirmed 50% discount. No
mention of a requirement to purchase 10
at a time.
40% If order individually
Timbuk2
Backcountry.com
Smith Sunglasses
Messenger
bags,
backpacks,
and laptop
bags
All the Best
Outdoor
Gear!
Sunglasses
Outdoor
Eastern Mountain
Gear,
Sports
Clothing
You get the "prodeal"
50% discount when you
sign up.
sign up here(I tried this and never got a
response. I sent many emails and only part
were returned. This did not work for me
April 2011. Update: The pro deal website
didn't work for me either, so I emailed the
Customer Support. I got a quick friendly
response from CS and they gave me a code
for a single use as their pro deal website
was down (April 12, 2011).
Variable depending on
product (average 20%30%)
Email: mcorey@backcountry.com and
provide verification (acceptance letter,
follow up email from recruiting officer, or
PC ID)if emails are not sent to above email
response may be delayed. Note emails
responses are sent Mon.-Fri. You will
receive a friendly quick response. (4/2011)
50% off retail price.
Find the sunglasses you want on their
website. Then email cmcain@comcast.net
to request the Smith Outdoor Professional
Pro Program order forms.]
20% off retail price.
In stores only: ask for the "humanitarian
discount." You will get 20% off your entire
purchase.
Clothing
Company
Type
Discount
Notes / Procedures
Marmot
Outdoor
Marmot offers a
Professional Courtesy
Apply for the program here, you should
clothing
The North Face
Outdoor
Clothing
Program to Peace Corps
hear back within a couple business days.
Volunteers. Discount may
vary by product but is
substantial. Selection is
limited compared to regular
online site (some products
may be "out of stock," but
you can request them).
The North Face offers a Pro
Pricing Program to Peace
Corps Volunteers. Discount
may vary by product but is
substantial. Selection is
limited compared to regular
online site (some products
may be "out of stock," but
you can request them).
Apply for the program here, you should
hear back within a couple business days.
**5/11/11: The program is not accepting
new applicants. The Pro program is
apparently under review for possible
termination.
50%-60%
apply online at
http://www.exofficio.com/pro
**7/20/11: Received a 10% discount, not
50%-60%.
ExOfficio
Outdoor
Clothing
Macabi
Macabi Skirts $50 per skirt instead of $80 e-mail your acceptance letter
10% off regular prices, 5%
off sale prices
Moosejaw
Excludes Arc'Teryx,
Outdoor
gear/clothes Bugaboo,Burton, Merrell,
Nixon,Suunto, The North
Face and Western
Mountainering products
All the Best
Backcountry.com Outdoor
Gear!
Use Coupon Code "LTM" (discount did
work on 4/26/2011)
Email: mcorey@backcountry.com and
provide verification (acceptance letter,
Variable depending on
follow up email from recruiting officer,
product (average 20%-30%) or PC ID)if emails are not sent to above
email response may be delayed. Note
emails responses are sent Mon.-Fri.
Education
School / University
Type
Benefits
Notes / Procedures
Michigan State
University
Graduate School
In-State Tuition for
RPCVs
Section 3G
Master's
International
"more than 60 universities offering
117 different graduate degrees."
See list, school
dependent
See list, school
dependent
Fellows/USA
"more than 50 universities."
See list, school
dependent
See list, school
dependent
Electronics
Company
Type
Discount
Notes / Procedures
Voltaic
Systems
Solar Powered
Backpacks
35% off
Write to sales@voltaicsystems.com for the discount
code or call 877.304.6861 ext. 701
Scout shortwave
radio
discount
price $25
plus
shipping
contact Penny Thornton 866-526-2826 (1/11/11 I called
and the Scout has been discontinued and Penny
Thornton no longer works there. They did offer the
Eyemax as somewhat comparable and at a small
discount)
Freeplay
Energy
Eton
shortwave radios
20% off
Call 1-800-872-2228 (6/17/11 - called and says they
only give discounts to retailers) (7-28-2011 gave me
50% off plus the cost of shipping)
Sollight
Solar powered
water bottle caps
turn your bottle
into a lantern
40%
Email orders@sollight.com and ask nicely
Solio
Universal solar
power charger
15%
Use coupon code "SolioCS20"
Apple
Electronics
5-6%
Use their government pricing program. Need original
copy of your invite
Dell
Electronics
10-30%
www.dell.com/epp; member ID GS83510340
(depends on
product)
Food and Drinks
Company
Type
Rise Up
Coffee
Discount
Organic
Coffee
Notes / Procedures
"Simply contact us through FB or email
info@drinkorganiccoffee.com ... and wait for your
" Rise Up Coffee
will send our coffee organic coffee to show up (which, depending on where
you are, could take some time!)."
to any current
PCV's for FREE!!!" (Owner Tim Cureton, PC Kiribati 98-01)
More Info
Medical
Company
Type
Discount
Notes / Procedures
USA-ICD
Dental (Applicants)
"volunteering to provide a dental
examination and x-rays for Peace Corps
applicants at no charge" (read more...)
"The applicant will bring
a Peace Corps dental
examination form to the
appointment."
(Available here)
Michigan
Tech
Medical exams and
lab tests required by
Peace Corps, for
Master's
International
students
"The health care provider will offer PCMI
students at Michigan Tech a 20 percent
discount on any balance they owe after
insurance payments for exams and tests
required by the Peace Corps, plus an
additional 10 percent prompt-pay
discount, for a total discount of 30
percent."
press release
Personal Products
Company
Type
Discount
Notes / Procedures
Lunapads.com
The Diva Cup,
washable
menstrual pads
10% off any
order of $25 or
more
enter "PEACECORPS11" in promotion code
box
The code is updated yearly so change the
numbers on the end to match the year you
are ordering in.
Shoes
Company
Keen
Type
Discount
Notes / Procedures
Footwear
40% off order
of up to $600 Must request promo code here
(retail value)
Chaco
Footwear
50% off
chacoprodeal.com - They also require proof of service
which can be faxed to 1-888-746-3329 or emailed, call
the number on the prodeal site to find out where.
Merrell
Footwear
40% off
www.merrellprodeal.com
Footwear
50% off
Must request promo code <pro@teva.com>. Proof of
acceptance needed. To request a code for Simple
Shoes, be sure to mention this in your request email.
Worked 7/8/11- received code for 50% off up to 4
pairs of shoes.
All the Best
Outdoor
Gear! We got
lots of shoe
too!
Variable
depending on
product
(average 20%30%)
Email: mcorey@backcountry.com and provide
verification (acceptance letter, follow up email from
recruiting officer, or PC ID)if emails are not sent to
above email response may be delayed. Note emails
responses are sent Mon.-Fri.
Footwear
unsure but
there is a
discount
http://www.wolverineprodeal.com/
Teva
Simple Shoes
Backcountry.com
Wolverine
Travel
Company
Sato Travel
Type
Discount
airline, hotel, train
and car
reservations
[PCVs] "can use our SatoVacation
"managing travel for U.S. Center for personal travel being paid
military and government for on a personal credit card."
clients."
Peace Corps account info here
Unconfirmed Discounts
Notes / Procedures
Camping and Travel Gear
Company
Type
Campmor
Camping Gear: Packs,
Tents, Clothing, Sleeping 10%
Gear
Some said it worked fine, but Campmor told
others that PC would have to order for the
discount- individuals couldn't get the discount.
Brunton
Camping Stoves,
Lanterns, Solar Power,
Headlamps, Binoculars,
Scopes, Compasses
"They emailed me a form and asked me to fill it
out but the catch is whatever you buy has to be
sent the company address and they review the
form and decide if they want to give you a
discount or not"
No discounts
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LL Bean
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Target
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prAna
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Crocs
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REI
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Smartwool Socks
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Arc'teryx
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Eastern Mountain Sports
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Patagonia

Osprey
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Vibram FiveFingers
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Timberland
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Tiger Direct
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Red Wing Shoes
Discount
n/a
Notes / Procedures