Archive for May, 2007

Friendship Force of Lincoln member honored with Peace Corps Award

May 30, 2007

At age 60, Shirley Maly had not spoken a word of Spanish or been outside the United States before she started training for the Peace Corps.

Shirley Maly, 74, of Lincoln has won a national honor from the Peace Corps.
Now, at 74, she has traveled to 11 Spanish-speaking countries.
Earlier this month, Maly, of Lincoln, made a [...]

Friendship Force of Bogota Member Honored

May 14, 2007

Dear  friends :
We  want to share with all of  the  FF clubs of the world a wonderful new that  made us very  happy . Our dear member  PAULA MARCELA MORENO , was designated  MINISTER OF THE CULTURE , by President of  Colombia , Alvaro Uribe.
She and her mother  Zenide Zapata  has been member of  FF  [...]

Friendship Force Northeast USA Conference a Great Success!

May 8, 2007

Wow! What fun we had at the Northeast USA Friendship Force conference. I arrived in Windsor, Conneticut on Friday afternoon to a warm welcome by members from 6 friendship force clubs: Connecticut, Southern Connecticut, Greater Binghamton, Southeast New York State, Long Island and New Hampshire Seacoast.
The weekend began with a club president round table [...]

New Turkish Club: Friendship Force Cankaya!

May 2, 2007

Great news everyone!

FFI is pleased to announce that Friendship Force now officially has a new club in Turkey:  FF Cankaya.  Cankaya is located in the city of Ankara.  Club President, Aysen Carga Ozkaynak has been a member of FFI for the past 10+ years with FF Ankara and brings a wealth of knowledge to this new [...]

Laurie Ann Scott Reports from Penticton, BC, Canada at Northern Rockies Conference

May 2, 2007

Report on the
Northern Rockies Regional Conference
April 27 – 29, 2007
Penticton, BC 

Wow! I was pleasantly surprised to find that nearly 100 healthy and vibrant souls were at this year’s Northern Rockies conference in
Penticton, Canada.  It was extremely well-planned with Marilyn Moriarty kepping the schedule moving.

An ample potluck got the ball rolling Friday evening at a [...]