Here is my sad news that my wife, Jo Margaret Gore Farris died about 3 pm on Saturday, 09 June 2018, on her ninth day in the Lovelace Hospice Hospital. Our son Marshall & I were with her & holding her hand. She looked very peaceful. Her memorial service is set for 10:30 am on Wednesday, 20 June, at the Albuquerque First Presbyterian Church with a reception to greet the family following the service. All of our four children & I are now working on her obituary. She accomplished so much in her 85 years that it will be long. We were married 64 years. Please contact me if you want a copy of the full obit & a group of photos of Jo Margaret. She left this earth with Music. A women’s quartet from the Albuquerque Threshold Choir was on the hospice floor & asked if they could sing to Jo Margaret. We invited them into her room & they sang four songs. All of them were beautiful & very appropriate for hospice. After the last song I asked Jo Margaret to blink her eyes if she was able to hear the beautiful music. She blinked her eyes & died moments later. It was an appropriate way for her to leave us. John Farris
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> Festival at Sea Makes a Splash > 2019 World Conference Updates > Check Out Our New Journey Page FESTIVAL AT SEA MAKES A SPLASH We recently wrapped up our Festival at Sea Transatlantic Cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen, Denmark. The cruise took place over 18 days (April 22 to May 10) on a Holland America ship. Day excursions included Bermuda, two of the Azores Islands, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, and disembarking in Denmark. Discover More 2019 WORLD CONFERENCE Please mark your calendars for our upcoming FFI World Conference – July 23rd-27th, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. Learn More > QUARTERLY FEATURED CLUBS For the second quarter, we recognize the clubs that have hosted Open World Leadership Center delegations in 2018. Learn More > CHECK OUT THE LIST OF ALL UPCOMING JOURNEYS! Search through all Journeys using the new tool available on the Member Resources page of our website. EXPLORE NOW > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Congrats and thanks to the organizers, host clubs, and attendees of the Western Super Regional and Great Lakes, Midwest, and Southwest Super Regional Conferences in N. America this spring and the European Conference in Belgium next week! Send us info and photos on any other conferences for a 2018 conference compilation to editor@friendshipforce.org! FFI + RICK STEVES Renowned travel expert Rick Steves included us in the 3rd edition of his book Travel as a Political Act. Learn More > BOARD HIGHLIGHTS The FFI board of directors yearly meeting took place in the Smoky Mountains in March. Get Highlights > Our mailing address is: Friendship Force International 400 West Peachtree Street NW Suite #4 – 980 Atlanta, GA 30308
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FFNM Friends: Nancy Covalt will serve as the Journey Coordinator and Ginger Grossetete will serve as Assistant Coordinator for the upcoming visit of the Ambassadors from Metro Vancouver, September 20-27, 2018. At this time we are soliciting volunteers to assist us in making this a memorable visit to New Mexico. We need the following: 1. Home hosts for couples and singles 2. Day Hosts (includes transportation) 3. Hosts for small dinner parties. 4. Drivers for Acoma and Bandelier National Park 5. Please notify us if you have memberships in organizations that provide discounts to help cut costs and/or Senior Pass for National Parks & Recreation Lands pass. A day to day itinerary is being developed and will be available soon. Nancy Covalt 505-345-1337 nancyocovalt@comcast.net Ginger Grossetete 505-332-3080 gingergro@gmail.com THE SOONER YOU RESPOND THE BETTER AS IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO PUT THE PROGRAM TOGETHER. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!