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Quincy woman chosen for Peace Corps

by Tegan Orpet

Posted: 04.01.2011 at 9:54 AM

Tegan Orpet

Tegan Orpet is a Weather Anchor for KHQA.

Amy Smart will serve in Botswana, Africa

QUINCY, ILL -- Amy Smart has been selected as a United States Peace Corps volunteer.

Smart is a graduate of Brigham Young University and daughter of Ralph and Catherine Smart of Quincy.

She will serve two years in Botswana, Africa, beginning April 1, 2011.

She will work as a community health educator in Kanye, Botswana.

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