Events

July Meeting

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The July meeting was held at the International Library on east Central Ave. NE. promptly at 4:00pm. Following a short business meeting, we were treated to a slide talk by Dr. David Ring covering his 2019 trip to India with the Rotarians to administer oral polio vaccines to the children. Dr. Ring provided a running commentary on his trip plus much information on other various Rotarian good will projects. Of much interest was the free one-day clinic to provide prosthetics to local residents, installation of public toilets, other vaccine programs (including follow-up dosages), and quite a bit of general background information about the local population, food, politics and other concerns.  Everyone enjoyed the program and we adjourned on time.  Following the program, a large number of attendees dined at  a local Mexican restaurant.

June Social

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 Club members enjoyed watching a great movie at the International District Public Library,  The movie, The Singing Revolution, was chosen by one of our newest members. Thanks to Tom for suggesting the movie. He has just returned from a trip to Estonie and will share his thoughts about his trip prior to the commencement of the movie.   
The Singing Revolution is an inspiring true story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom–and helped topple an empire along the way!  Between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence.  A story of how culture saved the nation!
After the movie, many headed over to enjoy dinner at the restaurant Cafe Da Lat, a Vietnamese restaurant offering the very best in Vietnamese cuisine! 
Of additional interest:  Elections are coming up and encourage those who are contacted to run for an office to say YES!  The success of our Club depends on YOU, our members. 

Global Engagement Conference: June 17, 2023

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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