New web address, www.thefriendshipforce.org
As some of you may have discovered, the FFI website no longer contains information related to Friendship Force International. Our domain name has been taken over by a domain broker. This happened because of a lapse in our domain name registration. The lapse occurred because the domain was created in 1999 using a different website hosting company. While the website was managed by our current company, the domain name or web address was managed by the previous company. Because of this, we were not provided with proper renewal notification before the domain expiration date.
The name “Friendship Force” is a registered trademark and there are legal steps we will take, if necessary, to have the domain name returned to us. Unfortunately, this may take as long as two months. During this time we have no control over our domain name or website located there.
To insure communications for our organization can move forward without disruption, we have secured the domain name thefriendshipforce.org. Please note that the only change is the addition of the word “the” to the former address. The same change is also required for all staff email addresses. In addition, you should know that any email messages sent since Sunday, August 5th, were not received and should be resent to the appropriate new addresses. We anticipate our new email addresses to be functional beginning Thursday, August 9th.
Also, any club websites that include links to friendshipforce.org need to be changed and directed to the correct address. If you have questions regarding changes to your site, please contact our office.
We are very concerned about the confusion and inconvenience this will cause our members and leaders around the world. Please know that we are doing everything possible to correct the situation and to protect the good name of our organization.
Thanks for your understanding.
