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About Joining the FDR:

Friends of the Dominican Republic is an organization founded in 1998 by former Volunteers and Staff of Peace Corps/Dominican Republic. If you share our interest in building a community of Peace Corps/DR alumni and in building bridges between the peoples of the Dominican Republic and the United States, and agree with our mission statement, we invite you to join the Friends of the Dominican Republic.

We are a member-driven organization, and we welcome the fullest participation by our members, both in our programs and in the running of the organization. If you are interested in being a committee member, or being on the Board of Directors, or if you have any suggestions for programs, please contact us.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Why join?  As a member you can:

  • Access information in newsletters such as Gringo Grita and Cyber News
  • Access FDR Organization reports
  • Check out member photo galleries!
  • Access the History of Peace Corps in the DR
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Membership Director's Welcome Minimize

Estimados compañeros y compañeras

Since 1962, when Peace Corps began operations in the Dominican Republic, more than 3600 Peace Corps Volunteers and Staff have served in the DR. For most of us, I think it is fair to say, our Peace Corps service was one of the signal moments of our lives: from it came experiences and friendships like no others, and we carry the joys as well as the trials of that time close to our hearts.

Following the 35th year conference in Santo Domingo in 1997, a group of former Peace Corps/DR Volunteers and Staff got together and decided to form Friends of the Dominican Republic ("FDR"), with the hope of nurturing this community of people who have shared the experience of Peace Corps in the DR. Since the founding of FDR in 1998, we have grown to more than 260 members. We are an affiliate group of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), but members of FDR are not required to join the NPCA.

There are undoubtedly many more of us out there who might be interested in joining FDR, but because there is no complete "master database" of names and addresses of former DR PCVs and Staff available, our efforts to get the word out about FDR have been somewhat piecemeal. At this point, we think one of the best ways to continue spreading the word about FDR is through "word of mouth," or, given our technological era and our geographic spread, "word of e-mail."

So, we're calling on our membership to pitch in: you will find below a copy of FDR's Membership Application. If you are in contact with former DR Peace Corps Volunteers or Staff who you think might be interested in FDR, please forward a copy of this web page address to them, or print out a copy and mail it to them, or phone them and tell them about FDR and our website: www.fotdr.org.

Note: annual dues are only $15/year, and for newly-returned PCVs the first year of membership is free. Current PCVs are invited to join for free.

Con gracias y abrazos,

Janice Jorgensen,
Membership Director
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First you get an instruction page for the non-obvious parts of updating, and then a screen will appear with your existing data from the FDR database.  You will be able to review and update the data to assure proper mailing/emailing of information, plus your member friends will be able to find valid data.

Click here to get started...
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Annual Dues: FDR only  FDR+NPCA

Member         $15.00      $50.00

Current DR PCV:       All years free
Newly returned PCV: 1 year free

FDR is an affiliated member of National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) and encourages you to join both, along with sending FDR a donation.

Please remember FDR when doing your estate planning.
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To Apply As a Member / Renew Membership or Send Donations:

There are two easy ways to join FDR -- by sending an application on-line or by regular mail. Donations may also be sent to FDR the same way.

1.  JOIN and/or SEND DONATION TO FDR ON-LINE VIA PAY PAL - Easy, Fast, Secure!

The easiest and fastest way to join or renew FDR membership and to send a tax deductible donation is to use our on-line membership application. There are only two steps:

  • If you have not already registered, click on "Register" above at the right edge of the menu, fill out the form and register.  An email will be sent to you to confirm your Registration approval.  Then logon and select the membership option and click the "Subscribe" button.

  • Send your Dues & Donations electronically, securely, with PayPal by clicking the button below:     
              (COOKIES ARE REQUIRED - PLEASE SET SECURITY TO MEDIUM.)

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2. JOIN and/or SEND A DONATION TO FDR BY MAIL - Slow & Reliable...

Mail a Check for the total amount due, plus donations, to:

John Evans, Treasurer
Friends of the Dominican Republic Inc
4512 Park Rd
Alexandria, VA 22312, USA
(Please make check payable to "Friends of the Dominican Republic Inc")

To get the FDR Membership Application, [you need Acrobat Reader to open] just click on -  APPLICATION FORM    Print out the application, fill it out and write your check to "Friends of the Dominican Republic inc", and mail to the Treasurer's address above.

If you need a free copy of Acrobat Reader, click on:    

FDR is IRS recognized as 501(c)(3) Not-for-profit Corporation
All donations are tax deductible
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