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.
The
Chicago Chapter of Friendship Force is made up of about 80 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.
2009 has
been our busiest year ever with 3 inbounds and 20 of us went to Mexico City for a fabulous week of home stay hospitality
by the club there.
MOSCOW CULTURAL EXCHANGENOVEMBER 6-13, 2009. A great success thanks to all
who made this event possible.
www.friendshipforcechicago.com/
friendshipforceofchicagomoscowculturalexchange
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
OPPORTUNITIES SOUND FUN, CONTACT US FOR MEMBERSHIP DETAILS.
