Friendship Force International

Greetings – I have good news regarding a new Friendship Force club!!! Judi Smith, Field Rep for Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies, announced that Ketchikan, Alaska has a NEW FF CLUB and their official name is: Friendship Force of Southeast and Eastern Alaska Judi Smith flew to Ketchikan and assisted Cathy Cooley, well known in the area, by recruiting 13 new members; three volunteered to be officers. The new club is planning their first inbound with Moscow. Ketchikan has many wonderful resources of things to do and the salmon will be running when they have their first inbound. This is one more great FFI opportunity to travel to Alaska and welcome them to the U.S. I’ll be attending the Western Regional Super Conference in California first of May along with others from our region. This conference will offer stimulating workshops for all attendees and a special presentation titled “Citizens of a Global Community” by the keynote speaker, Joy Justus, World Relief Sacramento. Thank you. Sue Palmer, Field Rep – Rocky Mountain Region  

Take part in an exciting, free online webinar for Friendship Force clubs, members, and leaders to learn ways to strengthen your club through Media Relations! Join us for a free workshop – Marketing FFI Through the News Media to Grow Membership – on January 30, 2018 from 10:00 AM EST – 11:00 AM EST. Be sure to include your club name in the First Name field as well, please. Space is limited to 50, so reserve your spot now! Register for the seminar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5567325838284073730 This workshop will be educational and relevant for club presidents, PR directors, and club members in general who seek to strengthen their marketing, public relations, and media relations skills to expand placement of FFI news in traditional and social media in their communities in order to grow FFI membership. Your workshop leader is Andrew Bowen, APR, career journalist, former political press secretary, founder and senior counsel with his own international marketing/PR firm, Clearview Communications & Public Relations Inc. Andy, who has been working with FFI for more than a decade, presented two popular media relations/marketing workshops in Manchester, England, during the 40th Anniversary World Conference in September. Space is limited to 50 participants, so register early! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We hope you’ll join us virtually on January 30th! Can’t make this one? Stay tuned for emails from Friendship Force for additional dates and times! Questions? Email us at support@friendshipforce.org.

Jan‎ ‎17 at ‎7‎:‎06‎ ‎AM Check out the January Journey Catalog! Travel the world. Be welcomed into someone’s home. Immerse yourself in their local culture. Invite travelers from other places into your own home and proudly share your culture with them. NEW JOURNEYS Nor Peru, Peru — April 7 to April 13, 2018 Indonesia, Vietnam, and China — April 25 to May 25, 2018 Western Washington Outdoor Adventure — July 23 to July 30, 2018 Art, Culture, and Gastronomy of Brazil — May 29 to June 9, 2018 Discover Jordan — October 30 to November 8, 2018 Don’t see what you’re looking for in the catalog entry? Don’t forget to click on the “Itinerary” and “Details” tabs at the top of each entry, underneath the main photo! View all of our available Journeys here!