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COPY FRIENDS OF MALAYSIA (FoM) - The Association of Malaysia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
FOM Members Contribute $17,327 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 May 19, 2025, $17,327 has been donated by 40 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 $5.9 million of the needed $12 million goal has been raised from 1,495 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 (click here). 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 on this page.
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
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
Ken Millett James DeHarpporte
Bill Britt William Chiles & Rita Hurley-Chiles
Dan Peed James & Moke Chee Wolter
Frank & Jee Catania Frances Li
Lynn Juhl & Rosalie Smith Miriam Mosley
Kirk Cunningham* Rodman and Ruth Zwirner
Paul Thompson Steve Kottmeier
Ralph & Gail Lueck Paul Murphy
Ted Pack Richard & Shari Ann Drobnick
Thomas "Taj" Ainlay Ryan Gladysiewicz
Nancy Gallant
*(multiple contributions)
How to Engage with Friends of Malaysia
How to Engage with Friends of Malaysia
Friends of Malaysia is a volunteer organization with zero expenses. All contributions to Friends to Malaysia are used to make small grants to Malaysian nonprofit organizations that support health care and education in communities left behind and environmental preservation. Read about the most recent FoM grant to the Engkari Community Wildlife Project. To make a contribution to FoM, encourage a Malaysian NGO to apply for a FoM small grant, and learn about the history of FoM grantmaking, including winning the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Committe Service three times, go the About FoM page of the wesbite.
Friends of Malaysia is a volunteer organization with zero expenses. All contributions to Friends to Malaysia are used to make small grants to Malaysian nonprofit organizations that support health care and education in communities left behind and environmental preservation. Read about the most recent FoM grant to the Engkari Community Wildlife Project. To make a contribution to FoM, encourage a Malaysian NGO to apply for a FoM small grant, and learn about the history of FoM grantmaking, including winning the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Committe Service three times, go the About FoM page of the wesbite.
Write an article for Apa Khabar
Write an article for Apa Khabar
contact Nancy Gallant: <nancy.galgard@comcast.net>
Scan training group materials and other documents/photos for the website
Scan training group materials and other 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 this website
Navigating this website
Start by exploring the seven primary pages (see menu at the top above banner photo). 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
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Training Groups: Links to Training Group Picture Books, Syllabi, other documents/photos, etc.
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