FFNM Guided Tour of Los Poblanos

Approximately 25 club members enjoyed lunch at Dave’s Valley Cafe in Los Ranchos prior to meeting a tour guide at the historic Los Poblanos.  We were treated to a delightful walking tour of the original buildings and our guide, Kate Garner, culture and community event director led our group.  We had a leisurely walk through the grounds, looking at the landscape and buildings, making various stops to listen to a detailed narrative of the site history. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was quite a treat to be able to see so much that is not normally opened to the general public.

Thanks to our Event Coordinator! Thanks also to the excellent and knowledgeable Los Poblanos Tour Guide!

 

Global Engagement Conference: June 17, 2023

FFNM has been provided information and an invitation to attend the upcoming June 17 Global Engagement Conference.

There will be a box lunch included in the registration price, which for Friendship Force members will only be $15 instead of $20.  The agenda is listed at the website below:

https://www.engagedworldabq.org/

Registering from this website:

just have your members register using the Global Engagement Partners button and select Friendship Force in the pull down under organization.

There also will be tables setup outside the Brazos meeting room where Friendship Force can be showcased. Contact Global Ties for further information and to reserve one.  info@globaltiesabq.org

(See further details below from Global Ties)

All the best,

Richard Buckler

Albuquerque Sister Cities Treasurer/

Sister Cities International New Mexico State Representative

Sister Cities International Country Representative for Zambia

505.259.7392

Attached is the flyer for the event. And here is the direct link to the event/registration page: https://www.engagedworldabq.org.  Note that the registration fee is only $15 for members and staff of our partner organizations.  Students are free and that general admission is only $20.

Please take a look at the event page for more information on the program, event details and the list of our partner organizations.

The objectives for the conference are:

  • Highlight how Albuquerque benefits from global engagement 
  • Reconnect the Albuquerque and New Mexico global engagement organizations post-pandemic 
  • Identify new collaboration opportunities to broaden impact 

We hope to see you on June !7.

Best

The Global Ties ABQ Membership Committee

Presentation on July 8, 2023: Helping Save India’s Children from Polio in 2019

Our speaker today is a charter member of Friendship Force in which he currently serves as Vice-President.

He has been a Rotarian for over 40 years, serving as a leader at local, regional and national levels. In that regard, he was invited in 2019 to gather with a group of 75 Rotarians from all over the world to travel to India for a week offering polio inoculations to infants. That journey is the subject of his presentation today.