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 2012 Gala Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association facilities located at Ballston, Arlington, Virginia.
The Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner of the Friends of Fiji was held Saturday, January 28 at the home of Jim and Polly Reierson in Arlington, VA. Thirty friends attended. President Rob Bartel conducted a brief business meeting that included a summary of projects and last year’s 50th anniversary events, treasurer and membership reports, and the election of the Board of Directors. Fiji Ambassador Winston Thompson thanked Friends of Fiji and provided an update on the recent floods in Fiji. Ben Raterman reported on last summer’s trip to Fiji and the work of 30 volunteers on two Habitat for Humanity houses near Suva. Linda Ayers showed pictures of the trip. The President’s report can be found here.  Ambassador Thompson  2012 AGM  2012 AGM Allen Keme has provided a copy of the Fiji-71 mug book
http://www.fofiji.org/Fiji-71-MugBook.pdf. Ann Baker has provided the Fiji 56 (1985) mug book. 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 jim3311@gmail.com 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, travel, & crafts. Books can be bought online. 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. The latest edition features articles on this summer’s return trip to Fiji where we teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and helped with the construction of two homes. 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.
Friends of Fiji hosted 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. Old friends enjoyed talanoa, dining on delicious Indian cuisine and yaqona and music from Fiji. Lalesh Nagy organized the event.
Friends of Fiji hosted a sevu sevu ceremony to close out the 2011 Smithsonian FolkLife Festival on the National Mall in DC. Volunteers from Micronesia, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Tonga also participated and shared kava customs and stories. The festival ended at 5:30. The yaqona continued until 7:00.
The 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Promoting World Peace and Friendship. The Festival ran from June 30 to July 11. Anne Baker has uploaded more photos on our Facebook page.
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 Sevu sevu close Friends of Fiji honored the 50th anniversary of Peace Corps and the 20th anniversary of Friends of Fiji with a trip to Fiji to build two Habitat for Humanity houses in Lami, near Suva. Thirty-three people went to Fiji in late June. The trip coordinator was Ben Raterman.
Ben and James Columbo uploaded photos on our Facebook page. Information on the projects can be seen at http://www.fofiji.org/SIVANIOLOHouseProject.pdf and http://www.fofiji.org/IDULNISHAHouseProject.pdf A Fiji Times article can be found at http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=174682 The group also attending the swearing-in ceremony for 25 new Peace Corps Volunteers http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=174259 Watch this website and the newsletter additional reports & pictures. 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 covered pavilion that have been reserved for us. Co-Hosted by Nalini & Mike (F LXXI) Scott and Dulari & Bill (F XXX) Collier at a Private Beach on Narragansett Bay near the Scotts’ Residence.
Please see details and directions by following this link: http://www.fofiji.org/FijiPicnicMay29-2011.pdf |
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