Archive for the 'Conferences' Category

“Team Germany” Established

July 16, 2007

In January 2007 at the last all-German Friendship Force conference in Hannover, a program for club revitalization and club development was launched. A team of volunteers was formed to take on various initiatives.

The team members are:
Sigrid Bretzmann, Friendship Force of Cottbus.
Renate Sebesse, Friendship Force of Wolfsburg.
Axel Jaeger, Friendship Force of Gelsenkirchen.
Gerhard Hase, Friendship Force of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

FFI Program Manager Kathy Thomas Reports on Big Canoe Club Meeting

April 30, 2007

On Sunday the April 15th I attended the club meeting of our club in Big Canoe.  It was a great turn out of folks who came from all over the North Georgia area to have dinner and hear what is going on in Friendship Force in the Atlanta office and around the world.  Carolyn Smith, [...]

Friendship Force Mid-Atlantic Conference Underway

April 28, 2007

I arrived yesterday at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC for the Friendship Force Mid-Atlantic conference. The drive from Atlanta took about four hours. The YMCA Assembly is a great place for this type of conference. I heard that the Blue Ridge Assembly accommodates 1000 people. It is a massive facility in [...]