CHANGING THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD.
PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP AND CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH HOME HOSPITALITY.
Don't miss out on all the fun. Join NOW to experience local events and the chance to participate in both inbound and
outbound exchanges.
Individual membership $35; household $50 PER
YEAR includes membership badge for new members, one per individual membership, 2 for household membership. Replacement badges
for existing members are available in new format for $10 each. Contact Lynn McCarthy ASAP to order a replacement.
The
Chicago Chapter of Friendship Force is made up of about 75 members, and includes singles and couples of all ages, some retired,
some still in the work force, from all walks of life. Our members include both city dwellers as well as suburbanites from
all over Chicagoland.
If you would like the chance to offer hospitality to visitors from all over
the world who belong to other Friendship Force clubs, if you would like to join a group from the US or Canada that visits
other clubs worldwide and enjoy the chance to be home hosted there, if you would like to join a group drawn from all over
the world for special Discover programs or if you just want to get to know other Chicagoland residents who share similar interests
in international fellowship, JOIN NOW.
2008 was a great year with
two successful inbounds (Kiel, Germany and Biarritz, France), a great multi exchange outbound to New Zealand and numerous
great local events.
In 2009 we have already had an inbound from Manitoba in May and will have a
4 night mini inbound Sept. 9 for a multi national group with an environmental focus, a one week outbound with home hosting
and extensive sightseeing to Mexico city in October (FILLED AS OF NOW, WAIT LIST ONLY) plus lots of great local events.
In
addition we will be hosting a very special delegation from Moscow in early November that will include several performers and
artists who will have an opportunity to perform and exhibit here during the exchange. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS.
AND IN 2010 WE WILL BE HOSTING TWO CLUBS FROM NEW ZEALAND FOR A WEEK IN
AUGUST AND GOING OUTBOUND TO AUSTRALIA IN OCTOBER WHERE WE WILL SPEND ONE WEEK IN TWEED VALLEY (2 HOURS FROM BRISBANE) AND
ONE WEEK IN MT. BARKER IN A LOVELY RURAL AREA JUST 30 MINUTES FROM ADELAIDE.
AS A MEMBER OF
FF OF CHICAGO YOU CAN TRAVEL OUTBOUND WITH ANY OTHER US OR CANADIAN CLUB--HUNDREDS OF EXCHANGES A YEAR TO CHOOSE FROM. SEE
THE WORLD BEYOND THE NORMAL TOURIST SIGHTS.
In addition every year there are several Special Programs
that draw on members from all over the world. page. GO TO FF INTERNATIONAL'S OWN WEB PAGE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES.
www.thefriendshipforce.org
Examples of travel opportunities through FFI are home hosting trips to
Chile (mid April), Turkey, NZ (both in Sept.) plus special non hosting trips to Croatia (mid May) India (mid Sept.) and a
Humanitarian Library Project to Vietnam in mid Sept. While FFI is not a budget travel organization, our trips are usually
very reasonably priced, especially those involving home hosting. More importantly, traveling with FFI you will experience
a different culture beyond the usual tourist sites. It will CHANGE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD.
IF
YOU ARE NOT YET A MEMBER, AND THESE EVENTS or TRAVEL OPPORTUNITEIS SOUND FUN, CONTACT US FOR MEMBERSHIP DETAILS.
