Our Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Journey FFI has introduced some changes. Did you know we no longer have Exchanges? A Journey is the word for our adventures now But we can still reach out and make new friends anyhow. We all arrived in wind and rain, But a warm Welcome Dinner soon eased our pain. In Kalona we were well fed...
The Crazy for Quilting journey was a great success! Here’s a day by day description of the fun. Friday, Sept. 30 The Friendship Force of Cedar Rapids/Iowa City welcomed 18 Ambassadors at Wickiup Hill Nature Center! Our club has prepared a Best of Iowa dinner, featuring roast pork loin and side dish pot luck. In the spirit of Friendship Force, 5 Ukrainian educators and...
In September, 2016, 17 ambassadors made a visit to the Friendship Force club of Lansing, Michigan. The journey to Lansing in September offered warm hospitality, comfortable weather, lots of interesting activities, renewal of friendship made when they visited us and created many new friendships. This was an opportunity to reconnect with club members who visited Cedar Rapids in June 2015. With our Lansing hosts,...
As we continue to build intra-state relationships, ten club members enjoyed overnight hospitality from our friends in the Central Iowa club (Ames) on July 16, 2016. It started with a tour of Reiman Gardens with hosts, then a walking tour of several art installations on the Iowa State University campus led by Ames club member, Dennis Dake. We learned about the artists and their...
Eleven ambassadors gathered at a B&B in central London a couple of days before our Wessex journey was to begin and we did some touring on our own. On Sunday June 5, we all took a two-hour train ride to southern England to meet our Wessex hosts and begin our week long adventure with our new friends. Even though their club is small, they...
