Tom Wagner (front right), Malaysia IX PCV, in 2025 at the Michigan Union where JFK introduced idea of Peace Corps in 1960. Tom was among the thousands of Michigan students in the audience who were inspired to a life of service
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FRIENDS OF MALAYSIA (FoM) - The Association of Malaysia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
To Join Friends of Malaysia, just clink here
Join Peace Corps Connect+ for Friends of Malaysia
A new platform, hosted by the National Peace Corps Association, invites all Malaysia RPCVs to join discussions, find RPCV members, and sign up for events. The platform is called Connect+ and is hosted by the National Peace Corps Association. To join, just provide some basic user info and then select Friends of Malaysia as one of your Groups. Click here to begin: https://community.peacecorpsconnect.org/login
FOM Members Contribute $18,426 to the Peace Corps Park
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Paul Murphy (Malaysia 35, Johor Bahru 1971-73), FoM Treasurer: Email: pmurphy_856@msn.com
Friends of Malaysia (FoM) has been collecting donations for the planned Peace Corps Park in DC near Capitol Hill. The Park will honor the service of all those who have served in the Peace Corps and remind the public that the Peace Corps still exists and is looking to future generations for volunteers to serve humanity around the globe.
As of July 8, 2025, $18,426 has been donated by 41 FoM members (multiple contributions are noted by an asterisk below). You are so generous! The Peace Corps Foundation (also known as the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation) states that $6.1 million of the needed $12 million goal has been raised from 1,564 donors. (www.peacecorpscommemorative.org).
For those who have not yet gotten around to donating or would like to make an additional donation, there is still time. No donation is too small. Participation is so important to show the interest of the RPCV community and hopefully some very wealthy donors will help us get to our goal. The easiest way to donate is to use the Peace Corps Foundation-Friends of Malaysia online button with your credit card. Or alternatively, you can write a check and mail it the Peace Corps Foundation (details here); be sure to write "Credit to Friends of Malaysia" on the memo line. All donations will be recognized on the FoM Digital Wall of Honor (see below) and also on the Peace Corps Park website.
The FoM Digital Wall of Honor
(June 20, 2025)
(June 20, 2025)
$5,000 to $9,999 $1,000 to $4,999
Donald Lovett Patricia Matisz Smith Charles & Jo Knight Hirschman Elizabeth Kok
Ed Demerly & Martha Christensen
Thaine & Geraldine Hahn Allison
Mark Edleson
Bruce Moen
Up to $999
Anne & Michael Bruinooge Carol & James Warren
David Motoki Donella Novak*
Thomas & Lisa Kajer Paul Murphy*
Dona Boyce-Manoukian John Dixon
Anne Arnold Dachs Robert & Barbara Lester
Thomas & Mary Klein Joan & Frank Swetz
Frances Smithwaite Jack McCord
Kirk Cunningham* James DeHarpporte
William Chiles & Rita Hurley-Chiles Bill Britt
James & Moke Chee Wolter Dan Peed
Frank & Jee Catania Frances Li
Lynn Juhl & Rosalie Smith Miriam Mosley
Rodman and Ruth Zwirner Ken Millett
Paul Thompson Steve Kottmeier
Ralph & Gail Lueck John and Dori Wozniak
Richard & Sheri Ann Drobnick Ted Pack
Thomas "Taj" Ainlay Ryan Gladysiewicz
John and Dori Wozniak Nancy Gallant
Mark Francis David Ingram
Brian McBride
*(multiple contributions)
How to Engage with Friends of Malaysia
How to Engage with Friends of Malaysia
Friends of Malaysia, an affiliate organization of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), welcomes all RPCVs to continue their life of service at home and to share their Peace Corps experiences so that future generations will be inspired to find meaning in helping others. As a 501(c3) nonprofit, Friends of Malaysia is an all-volunteer organization with zero expenses. All contributions to Friends of Malaysia are used to make small grants to Malaysian NGOs that serve the public good, primarily to peoples and places left behind. Read about the most recent FoM grant to the Engkari Community Wildlife Project. On the About FoM page of the website, you can make a contribution to FoM, nominate a Malaysian NGO for a small grant, and learn how FoM won the NPCA Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Committe Service three times!
Engage with FoM!
Write an article for Apa Khabar
Write an article for Apa Khabar
contact Nancy Gallant: <nancy.galgard@comcast.net>
Search your attic for documents/photos for the website
Search your attic for documents/photos for the website
contact Charles Hirschman charleshirschman@friendsofmalaysia.net
Volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors
Volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors
contact Paul Murphy: paulmurphy@friendsofmalaysia.net
Recommend a Malaysia NGO for a small grant from FoM
Recommend a Malaysia NGO for a small grant from FoM
contact Frank Catania: frankcatania@friendsofmalaysia.net
Any additional recommendations to the FoM Board of Directors
Any additional recommendations to the FoM Board of Directors
contact Don Lovett: lovett@tcnj.edu
Navigating the FoM website
Navigating the FoM website
Explore the website by clicking on links to primary pages--the menu of pages is in the black banner above the photo on each page of the website. There are seven (7) primary pages: Home (this page), Newsletters, About FoM, Peace Corps Malaysia RPCV News, Training Groups, and Malaysiana.
Here is a brief overview of each page.
Home -- latest FoM news
Newsletters -- includes back issues of Pokok-Pokok (PCV newsletter in Malysia) and Apa Khabar.
About FoM: FoM Fundraising and Donations, Officers & Board of Directors. Documents, NPCA
Peace Corps Malaysia: History, Reports, Media Stories, Videos, Impact, Facebook pages
RPCV News: RPCV Directory, Oral Histories, Obituaries, Notable Achievements of RPCVs
Training Groups: Links to Training Group Picture Books, syllabi, other documents/photos, etc.
Malaysiana: Malaysian online news, books, blogs, culture and cuisine, photo albums, and more
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