HISTORY: 

Friendship Force International

• founded by Wayne Smith and launched President Jimmy Carter in 1977

• founders envisioned that developing friendship with people of different nations and cultures would contribute to building a more harmonious and peaceful world

• believed Friendship Force would afford participants a personally exciting and enriching experience through homestay visits

 

Friendship Force Manitoba​ 

• chartered in 1997 

• governed by elected Board of Directors

• journey as Ambassadors to exciting places such as Australia, Russia, Japan, Ireland, England, Germany, Brazil, Chile, the U.S. and others

• host ambassadors (Friendship Force members) from countries around the world

• club members participate in annual Friendship Force International conferences and festivals throughout the world.

• holds monthly dinner meeting, guests are always welcome; allows current members the opportunity of mixing and mingling

• affords guests the occasion to learn about Friendship Force and the benefits of belonging to this world-wide organization

• evening usually combines a mix of 'official business' along with a pre-arranged program that may include a speaker, video or other educational awareness segment.

• FFMB club newsletter: Keystone Klippings, is published quarterly.

• Contact   ffmb@mymts.net for more information

 

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