FOM Members Contribute $12,285 to the Peace Corps Park
by
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.
On August 29th FoM sent an email to Malaysia RPCVs requesting support for the Peace Corps Park. As of January 14, 2025, $12,285 has been donated by 30 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 $5.7 million of the needed $10 million goal has been raised from 1,364 donors. For additional information on this important project, see 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 the Peace Corps Park website on this page.
The FoM Digital Wall of Honor
$5,000 to $9,999 $1,000 to $4,999
Donald Lovett Patricia Matisz Smith Charles & Jo Knight Hirschman
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 Elizabeth Kok
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
*(multiple contributions)