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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.
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 Location: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA – On-site parking; easy walk from Ballston Metro. To purchase tickets contact Ed Dillery. To purchase raffle tickets ($15 each or 3 for $30) contact Beth Shearer To volunteer to help with the fundraiser, please contact Cynthia Grant, 202/362-9812 Information on our 2008 blowout can be found on the Fundraisers page. 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  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. 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 in helping, or if you have ideas or suggestions, please email the current webmaster, jim-reierson@comcast.net Several Friends of Fiji supported our Samoa RPCV friends at the fundraiser organized by John Healey for the Samoa tsunami relief efforts. The event was held Tuesday, November 10 from 6:00-10:00 pm at Eyebar (1716 I Street NW, Washington, DC). If you know of anyone who may be interested in Samoa relief (especially others familiar with the Pacific Islands), please forward the information to them. Also, if you use Facebook, John created an event page (photo video and rsvp page): http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=97656734958 .
The Washington DC Area Friends of Fiji held an early Fiji Day celebration and barbecue at the Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington, from 2-6 PM on Saturday October 3, 2009. Fifty friends joined in the festivities – food, socializing, yaqona, and laga sere led by Kele and Saula.  Picnic at Potomac Overlook Park, Arlington, VA October 3, 2009
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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.
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