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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 issue, at http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/media/PCTimes2010_03.pdf, has an article “A Friend Indeed, Alumni Groups Continue to Find Ways to Contribute.” Friends of Fiji is one of the groups, with quotes from our president Rob Bartel and a picture from a recent fundraising gala.
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 http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/videocontest.
Friends of Fiji held its Gala Fundraiser, a biennial celebration of the warm relationship between the U.S. Peace Corps and the island nation of Fiji.
Food was cooked Friday in the lovo (earth oven) at Potomac Overlook Park. The lovo was opened and the pork, chicken, fish, palusami, dalo, etc. were all safely transported to the fundraiser site before the evening rain.
The festive evening Saturday May 15 featured dancing and music by the popular Mainland Fijian Band, traditional Fijian dance, bounteous Fijian and Indian cuisine, a silent auction of beautiful items by indigenous artisans, and a raffle for roundtrip airfare/holiday in Fiji. The raffle was won by Sialele Malpere of Samoa. Proceeds will benefit Peace Corps Partnerships and other development projects in Fiji.
Pictures and more details can be found at 2010 Friends of Fiji Gala
A CELEBRATION OF THE PEACE CORPS IN FIJI
Friends of Fiji hosts its Gala Fundraiser, a biennial celebration of the warm relationship between the U.S. Peace Corps and the island nation of Fiji. The festive evening will feature dancing and music by the popular Fijian Breeze Band, bounteous Fijian and Indian cuisine, a silent auction of beautiful items by indigenous artisans, and a raffle for roundtrip airfare/holiday in Fiji. Cash bar. Proceeds will benefit Peace Corps Partnerships and other development projects in Fiji.
Saturday, 5/15, 6:00 – 11:00 p.m.; $45 individual/$80 couple/$20 under 14/free under 5
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association building
4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
Information: www.friendsoffiji.org
Contact: Cynthia Grant, grantc@gao.gov, 202/362-9812
Sunday, May 30, 2010 (2 p.m. until Dusk)
Saunderstown, Rhode Island (At a Private Beach on Narragansett Bay)
Friends of Fiji will again 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 or the covered pavilion (with kitchen facilities) that have been reserved for us. We gather rain or shine.
Please bring your favorite dish to share in potluck fashion, and whatever you’d like to drink. Soft drinks and paper goods will be provided. Also, feel free to bring lawn chairs, sports equipment, etc. to take advantage of the beach.
Please RSVP by Friday, May 28th to Mike (F LXXI) and Nalini Scott at (603) 879-0167 or to Bill (F XXX) and Dulari Collier at (860) 767-2871. You can also RSVP by e-mail at mscott@nixonpeabody.com or wacollier@comcast.net.
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Directions: In the big picture, the beach is southwest of Providence on the west side of Narragansett Bay just north of RI 138 at the Jamestown Bridge. More specifically: Take Interstate 95 North or South to Exit 9 (Rhode Island Highway 4). Go south on RI-4 approximately 11 miles to Rhode Island Highway 138. Go east on RI-138 towards Jamestown/Newport. After a little more than 2 miles, and before going over the bridge, take the exit for RI-1A / Boston Neck Road. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Boston Neck Road and make your first right onto Plum Point Road. Take Plum Point Road to the very end and take a right onto Rip Tide Drive. The entrance to the beach parking is at the end of Rip Tide Drive, on the left. (Note: If you get lost, call Mike’s cell phone at (617) 314-3738.)
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 the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Center 50 years ago next year. Note that the focus is on the training sites and activities in Hawaii, not your work in Fiji.
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 12 months starting April 2010);
2. Senior Volunteer Program Manager to work with the Public Service Commission (for 6 months starting April 2010).
For details on the rationale for creating these posts and requirements please visit these pages:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.returned.response.openpos.positionDetail&positionId=2229
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.returned.response.openpos.positionDetail&positionId=2210
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 prefer the old website, click here: http://fofiji.org/?theme=Why walk alone? II.
 Rob Bartel presiding at the 2010 Annual Meeting The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji was held Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Fairfax, VA home of David and Willa Downes (Fiji I RPCVs). Approximately 30 people attended . The business meeting included the President’s annual report by FoF President Rob Bartel and a discussion of the upcoming fundraiser.
If you are interested in the possibility of serving on the Friends of Fiji Board of Directors or helping with the fundraiser, please email FoF President Rob Bartel at rbartel@endo-society.org. The Board is especially in need of members interested in website management, finance and communications. The Board generally meets about once a month in Arlington, VA.
The fall edition is full of interesting stuff, including articles on our Fiji Day Picnic and the upcoming fundraiser. 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, join or renew your membership with Friends of Fiji using the electronic form on our Membership Page or by mailing the form on the back of the newsletter.
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.
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