The 2012 Gala Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association facilities located at Ballston, Arlington, Virginia.
Volunteers are being sought to play vital roles in the planning and logistics of the event, including ticket sales, the lovo and banquet preparation, fundraiser raffle and silent auction.
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The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Jim and Polly Reierson, 3311 N. George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA 22207-1859 (703-534-7113). All are welcome to attend. The usually very brief business meeting will [...]
Drinking kava and studying reefs in Fiji
Mark Hay’s blog in the New York Times on his marine ecology research at http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/author/mark-hay/
Also, the University of the South Pacific Book Centre specializes in books about the Pacific – its people & politics, history & geography, culture & traditions, flora & fauna, language & literature, [...]
In September, Friends of Fiji contributed $2,000 to Pedals for Progress. The donation paid a portion of the shipping costs for sending 500 donated bicycles to Fiji this fall.
In October Friends of Fiji contributed $1,000 to the Peace Corps Partnership Program for a primary school computer lab project.
Friends of Fiji is hosting a special Happy Hour and Dinner on Thursday, September 22nd from 6PM til 10PM at the Taj of India, 2809 M Street NW, Washington, DC. Talanoa with old friends, dine on delicious Indian cuisine and enjoy some yaqona and music from Fiji. Cost: $30 per person with cash bar. [...]
A pdf file of the Fiji 9 (1971) mug book has been provided by Tom Jamrogowicz. It is a big file (64 mbytes). If you want to see that 70’s look, click here Fiji9. Thank you, Tom.
If you want to put your mug book on this site, send a copy to jim-reierson@comcast.net
Once again this year, Friends of Fiji will be gathering in New England during the Memorial Day Weekend, continuing the tradition begun by Ann Baker (F LVI) in 1988. Bring the entire family! Come enjoy a delightful afternoon of grog, potluck, games, socializing, and gazing upon Narragansett Bay from the beach and [...]
The 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will feature Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Promoting World Peace and Friendship. The Festival will be held on the National Mall between 7th and 14th Streets in Washington D.C. The Festival will open on June 30 and run through July 4 and then again from July 7 to [...]
VOICES FROM THE PEACE CORPS: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers
By Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson
Published by the University Press of Kentucky, this book follows the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually return home to serve in [...]
On January 14, 2011, “Scandal Inside the Peace Corps” on the ABC News program 20/20 raised serious concerns about Peace Corps Volunteer safety and the agency’s response. The link below to the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) contains links to the Peace Corps response and information related to volunteer safety and security.
http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/resources/volunteer-safety-security/
The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji has been set by the Board of Directors for Saturday, January 22, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. at the home of David and Willa Downes (Fiji I RPCVs), 3327 Mantua Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031. All are welcome to attend. [...]
Bill Sakovich who was on the training staff for Fiji I in 1967 at the University of Hawai’i’s Center for Cross-Cultural Training and Research (CCCTR) is helping to coordinate the 50th anniversary celebration of the start of the CCCTR. They are looking for copies of the training booklets/materials for Fiji I, II, & III.
Bill’s [...]
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and the 20th anniversary of Friends of Fiji. We are making plans for a trip to Fiji July 2011 to continue our service to Fiji, meet currently serving volunteers, and reconnect with Fiji friends.
A portion of the time in Fiji will be spent assisting [...]
Saturday, Sept 25 in Upper Marlboro, Md.
See brochure for details.
Fiji Day is the anniversary of Fiji’s independence from British colonial rule in 1970.
We regret that this year’s DC Area Fiji Day Barbecue has been canceled. Please celebrate Fiji Day in your own way.
The Peace Corps Times is a quarterly newsletter distributed to all Peace Corps Volunteers in the field. The newsletter provides Peace Corps-related news from across the globe, and also allows Volunteers to share information on their successful projects and endeavors with their fellow Volunteers and others in the Peace Corps community.
The latest [...]
The National Peace Corps Association invites you to sign up for their 50th Anniversary Save the Date outreach effort at http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/50thRSVP — so that they can contact everyone about exciting upcoming events in 2011.
They are also running a video contest called My Piece of the Peace Corps. More information is available at [...]
To Fiji 1-4 RPCVs:
If you have any pictures of your Peace Corps training in Hawaii that would help tell the story of the important role the Center for Cross-Culture Training and Research in preparing people for P.C. service, could you send them to Dan Hatch Fiji 1 at rev.hatch@gmail.com. He is preparing for [...]
Peace Corps Response provides opportunities for returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) to undertake short-term, high impact assignments in various programs around the world.
Peace Corps Response is seeking immediate placement of two volunteers in the Republic of the Fiji Islands with Peace Corps Response Volunteers:
1. Town Planner/Urban Designer for the Nausori Town Council (for [...]
The look and feel of the website is changing. It is still a work in progress, so if you have suggestions, please email the webmaster. No content has been throw out, but some pages have been made into sub-pages in order to clean up the new pull down menu. If you [...]
The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji has been set by the Board of Directors for Saturday, January 23, 2009, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the home of David and Willa Downes, 3327 Mantua Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031. The business meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will include [...]
The 2010 Friends of Fiji Gala Fundraiser will be held on Saturday May 15 at the headquarters of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Arlington, Virginia. More details to follow in our newsletter and on this website. Information on our 2008 blowout can be found on the Fundraisers page.
If you would [...]
We are considering a reunion at the Friends of Fiji Fundraiser to celebrate 25 years since we served in Fiji and the Peace Corps’ 50th birthday. All members of Fiji 60/61 groups are invited to contact Susan Pettit-Riley, pettitriley@yahoo.com for more details.
Friends of Fiji is planning to upgrade this website http://www.fofiji.org in the near future. We are looking for people with skills and/or ideas about designing and implementing a sleek, modern, user friendly website. Also, we would like one or more volunteers who might want to become webmaster(s) for the new site. If you are interested [...]
A note from our Samoa RPCV friends:
John Healey has organized a fundraiser event for the Samoa tsunami relief efforts. The event will be Tuesday, November 10 (the night before the Veteran’s Day holiday) from 6:00-10:00 pm at Eyebar (1716 I Street NW, Washington, DC). If you know of anyone who may be interested in attending [...]
The Washington DC Area Friends of Fiji will hold an early Fiji Day celebration and barbecue at the Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, from 2-6 PM on Saturday October 3, 2009. All are welcome to join in the festivities, to include plenty of food, socializing, games and some laga sere accompanied by yaqona. Peace [...]
Thanks to Paul Nuti, our newsletter editor, the summer edition has several new features and a spiffy format. If we have your current address, you should have received the print version. It’s also available online here and from the Newsletters page. To ensure that you continue to receive a paper copy of the newsletter, [...]
Friends of Fiji is no longer maintaining a Yahoo Group. For pictures and social networking, please use our Facebook pages (links listed under “Blogroll” on the left of this page) and our Friends of Fiji group page on Peace Corps Connect.
Fiji Peace Corps Volunteers completing their service this spring were the firstbeneficiaries of the Dan Cantor Memorial Fund. The fund paid for a couple of rounds of Fiji Bitter at their recent completion of service conference. The Dan Cantor Toast was read to the group. Pictures of the event can be [...]
The Friends of Fiji Board will hold a day-long Leadership Retreat in Bethesda, MD to permit substantive discussions related to our strategic goals and instituting operational changes to support them. All members and potential members interested in growing and enhancing the quality of Friends of Fiji are invited to attend.
Discussion topics will include the [...]
Hello ~ I am leaving as “Health Promoter” May 19 to Fiji. Any helpful guidance, reflections, cautions and what to pack or not pack would be greatly appreciated.
Josette Coffman
josettewebb@yahoo.com
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Hi All,
I am headed to Fiji May 19th to start my PC service. My Job Title is “Health Promoter”. I’m interested in hearing about all different types of experiences that you have had in Fiji.
Thanks in advance.
Catherine Halsey, RN, BSN, CHPN.
bottlenosedolfin@bellsouth.net
(941) 855-1757 cell
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The recent catastrophic flooding in Fiji resulted in the loss of 11 lives and $78 million damages to property. The Embassy of Fiji in Washington, DC is organizing a major fund raising event in Newark, California on April 11 to support flood relief efforts in Fiji. Click on the poster link below for additional [...]
Join thousands of RPCVs in promoting world peace and friendship during the agency’s 48th anniversary celebration, which kicks off during Peace Corps Week and runs through the end of 2009. Share your personal Peace Corps stories about your country of service with your community-and help Americans increase their understanding of the world and its people.
Visit [...]
The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji has been set by the Board of Directors for Saturday, January 31, 2009, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the home of David and Willa Downes (Fiji I RPCVs), 3327 Mantua Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031. The business meeting will begin at 7:30 [...]
Dan Cantor, Peace Corps/Fiji’s Country Director from 1972 until 1975, died peacefully January 9 while in hospice care, following an extended bout with Parkinson’s disease. Prior to serving in Fiji, Dan had served as Deputy Country Director for Peace Corps/India, following a private sector career as a human resources executive. After his [...]
Fiji II Peace Corps Volunteers, who began their service in Dec 1968 and Jan 1969, gathered from around the country at the Springhill Marriott Hotel in Orlando FL the weekend of Oct 24-26, 2008. That marked the 40th anniversary of their initial orientation in Escondido CA, followed by 10 weeks of training at Hoolehua [...]
Use the “In Search Of… ” page if you want information about Fiji, a person, or group. Submit your request or response by clicking on “Comments.” When I (webmaster) receive your comment, I will post it on the page. If you do not want your name and/or email address published, please so indicate in your [...]
I am looking for people from several groups. The official RPCV book does not list by group and I don’t know all names. First my own group: Fiji 28. Then the group before me: Fiji 27, especially Bernie who worked with me at the Ministry of Finance Computer Center. Also Fiji 29 & 30. I’ll [...]
If you want information about Fiji, a person, or group, click on “comment“, type your request in the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom, and click “Submit Comment”. When I (webmaster) receive your comment, I will post the comment on this page. If you do not want your name and/or [...]
If we have your current address, you should receive the print version. Also available online here and from the Newsletters page. Includes pictures of the fundraiser and several 2008 reunions.
You can now join or renew your membership and pay with a credit card. It’s all available on our new Membership page.
If you receive Friends of Fiji News by mail, check your membership status on the mailing label on the last page. Please renew your membership when the mailing label shows “Lapsed”.
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Photos from two 2008 Fiji Peace Corps Reunions can be found on our Facebook Group page http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55116&id=23752435565&ref=mf :
4th of July 2008 National Reunion of the Fiji 16 group organized by Elliot Rosenberg in Issaquah, Washington
Friends of Fiji gathered at the Northern California Peace Corps Association picnic in San Francisco on October 5, 2008.
Over 150 attended the big party in Arlington, VA Saturday evening, Sept 6. The rain disappeared as the first guests arrived and a fine evening of island food, music, dancing, and fun ensued. The Fiji Breeze Band was terrific.
Selai Nacagilevu had the winning raffle ticket for the trip to Fiji.
Special thanks to the National [...]
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