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| March Meeting
- World Friendship Day |
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March 14, 2010 at 5:00 pm
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El Fenix, 1601 McKinney at Woodall Rogers
(Exit
off Woodall Rogers at Field Street and turn north (right if you are coming from north
Dallas). El Fenix is right there – big parking lot in front.
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| Food: |
Your
choice of:
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Saltillo - one cheese enchilada, one
meat taco, one soft cheese taco
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Martinez - one cheese enchilada, one meat taco, one guacamole tostada
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El Favorito - one cheese enchilada, one soft cheese taco, rice and beans
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$10; pay own drink
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| Program: |
 New member Nikki Ashcraft will present "Living in Chile."
Nikki is new to Dallas and to the faculty of UNT. She served as associate professor in the
English Pedagogy Program at the Universidad Catolica del Norte in Antofagasta, Chile where
she has taught English as a Second Language (ESL).
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| Reserve: |
Please send check to Audrey Schlecht by Mar 10th if you plan to come. For
information contact Audrey at: aschlecht@earthlink.net
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Following the regular club meeting there will have a speaker and presentation
on Turkey. All members, specially the Ambassadors on the Turkish Exchange, are welcome to stay for this informative program. The meeting should end around 8 pm. |
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2010 Meeting Schedule
Watch this Events page for more details as program details are
finalized.
Meals may cost more if not ordered in advance, so please be aware of
reservation deadlines. (We need a more accurate count!) Meetings are on the second
Sunday of each month, unless otherwise specified.
Sunday January 10, 5 pm
Cafe Istanbul, 5450 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 222, Dallas 75209
$15 with reservation, or pay $17 at the door
Program: Zia Shamsy - Turkish exchange
Sunday February 14, 5 pm
New New Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd
$12 inclusive if prepaid; $14 at the door
Program: Speaker on Turkish customs
Sunday March 14, 5 pm. World Friendship Day
El Fenix, 1601 McKinney at Woodall Rogers
$10; pay own drink.
Program: Nikki Ashcraft: “Living in Chile”
Friday April 23, 7 pm
Farewell dinner Haliburton Exchange
Chimneyhill Clubhouse, 9223 Emberglow, Dallas
Sunday May 16, 6 pm (Third Sunday)
Picnic at home of Kathy Morris
$5 and bring a dish
Friday June 18, 7 pm
Farewell dinner Harrisburg Exchange
Place TBA
Sunday July 11, 5 pm
Dimassis Buffet - 5220 Belt Line, Dallas
Program: Paula Rose - BridgeBuilders
Sunday August 8, 5 pm
Small group dinners in homes
Sunday September 12, 5 pm
Highland Park Cafeteria, 1200 N. Buckner Blvd (at Garland Rd).
Program: Mary Williams - “Expanding Your Travel Options”
Sunday October 10, 5 pm.
Small group dinners in homes
Sunday November 14, 3-6 pm
Chimneyhill Clubhouse, 9223 Emberglow, Dallas
Photo Exhibit; guests from Fort Worth
Be collecting your photos from exchanges to enter
here.
Sunday December 12, 3-6 pm
Place TBA.
Holiday Party
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Southwest
Regional Conference 2010
Fri Feb 5 - Sun Feb 7, 2010
McAllen, TX
Hosted by FF Rio Grande Valley Club
Come to McAllen and meet members from throughout
our district. Learn about new initiatives, exchanges, programs. Share experiences, develop
new friendships. President edward perez will be representing our club.
 From Jean Ellis of Rio Grande Valley:
I bid you welcome to come to our Conference to be
held in the Rio Grande Valley “The Land of Two Summers.” We anticipate temperatures to
be in the high 70ºs with lots of sunshine and some wind. Isn’t that better than snow and
ice? Just fill out the reservation form and send it (with your money) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Cuz--we only have a few working members.
If you are flying, Continental & American come into Miller International in McAllen.
Southwest flies into Harlingen, TX [about 20 miles from McAllen]. We will try to meet you
there or you can rent a car—However if you are just coming for the conference, you shouldn’t
need one. PLEASE COME – We hope you will see 100 of your FF Friends here.
 Contact: Wanda Boush at wandalb35@sbcglobal.net
for more registration information.
Conference Registration Fee $100 if postmarked before January 4, 2010 or $110 if postmarked after January 4, 2010.
Price: includes Friday night social, conference sessions, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner [prime rib, salmon, chicken, or special diet].
Hotel Information: Grand Casa Real - SPECIAL rate of $40 [single] or $50 [double]. Complimentary breakfast 7 to 9 AM.
Indoor & outdoor pools. Contact them directly and mention FF Conference.
Casa Real Hotel
200 W. Expressway 83 (off 2nd St.)
McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 686-2471
frontDesk@grandCasaRealHotel.com
or
http://www.grandCasaRealHotel.com
Airlines: Both Continental and American fly into McAllen (Miller International terminal). We will try to have someone meet you. Southwest flies into Rio Grande Valley Intl Airport in Harlingen, TX 78550 airport (about 40 miles from McAllen). As of Dec 15, round trip fares on American were about $280-304; on Southwest about $200-300 nonrefundable
to $460 refundable.
See the Exchanges
page for more information.
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Performing Arts Center
Click the link below to see some photos that edward perez took at the recent grand
opening of the AT&T Performing
Arts Center in Dallas.
http://erperez.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album47
The photos at the bottom are of the mandala that some Tibetan
Buddhist monks created at the Trammel Crow Collection of Asian Arts. The monks
also gave a dedication to the PAC, shown in earlier photos.
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Jazz
in Fort Worth
Eight members of the club enjoyed a rainy weekend
in Fort Worth for the Jazz on the Boulevard festival on Sept. 12th, 2009 with the Fort Worth Friendship Force
club with a Saturday homestay.
and
Mini-Exchange to Dallas
Paula Rose coordinated a visit from Fort
Worth to Dallas November 14-15 to see the new Performing Arts District. See photos on
the January 2010 Newsletter page.
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2008 International Conference
The 2008 conference was held October 2- 5, 2008
at the Marriott Surfers Paradise Resort, Gold Coast Australia, which is
where Queensland meets New
South Wales on the east coast of Australia. The
airport is at Coolangatta. Just south of Brisbane, the Gold Coast
boasts of 35 miles of white sand beaches, islands, perfect temperatures,
nearby mountains, wildlife and national parks, and friendly people. The
conference will be followed by homestays nearby and tours.
Four-night homestays were offered from October 5-9. Hosting is offered by The Friendship Force one of the six FF clubs located within 2 -3 hours of Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
There was also a homestay in Sydney the week before the conference and a post-conference tour
of the best of Australia.
2009 International Conference
Okinawa,
Japan
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November 19-22, 2009
CANCELED
We received this communique from FFI on 6/23:
2009 International Conference in Okinawa is Cancelled
FFI is sorry to report the cancellation of this year's International Conference, which was scheduled for Okinawa in November.
In addition to very low registration numbers, three other factors were taken into account in making the decision to cancel the conference: (a) We have received word from many clubs that normally attend the conference that they will not be represented this year due to global economic concerns; (b) Conducting a very small conference would result in considerably increased costs; and (c) By cancelling now, five months in advance, FFI will avoid any financial penalties and those who were planning to attend have time to make other plans.
FFI remains committed to holding a successful international conference in Japan in the future, and also to developing a club on Okinawa. We will be working with our Japanese leaders in the months ahead and will be able to make an announcement regarding these priorities by the end of this year.
With the cancellation of the 2009 International Conference, the 2010 conference takes on even greater importance. Plans are well underway to have an excellent conference in Washington, DC, October 15-18. 2010. Full details and registration materials will be available before the end of this year.
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Okinawa!
Friendship Force International
233 Peachtree St, Suite 2250 | Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404.522.9490 | www.thefriendshipforce.org
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2010 International
Conference
The next conference will be held in Washington, DC–
October 16-18, 2010.
See the FF International page for full information.
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World
Friendship Day
Letter
from FFI president George Brown:
Dear Friendship Force Clubs,
World Friendship Day is an important time in our Friendship Force Club community, and now is the time to put
the date on your calendar and begin your planning. The official World Friendship “Day” is March 1st, but many
clubs use that as a starting point for multiple events that occur over a longer span of time. This special day, recognized in 2008 by the United States Senate, is our opportunity as a global community to get
the world’s attention with public events and activities in the name of friendship. This is a great time to reach out
to your community, to the press, to individuals, and to other clubs in the spirit of forming new connections, and
creating new friendships.
Our theme for the 2010 celebration of World Friendship Day is:
Friendship On Six Continents. As a
Friendship Force club, you will be part of an event celebrated globally. This theme is a symbol meant to convey the breadth and reach of Friendship Force clubs and relationships
around the world. It is an opportunity and challenge to make your event special by reaching out to as many
world friends as you can. For example, see how many of the continents are represented in your own
community; re-connect with friendships made on earlier exchanges; form a community partnership.
Not every continent or world region will be represented in every community. But, by setting our sights high,
we can find new ways to celebrate international friendship right in our own backyards. In this document, we are including suggestions and ideas to assist your brainstorming process. Feel free to use
these exactly as you find them, or use them as a starting place for creating your own unique World Friendship
Day celebration. More details, including a dedicated webpage [on www.thefriendshipforce.org], will follow in the next weeks.
Please don’t hesitate to call on me if you have questions.
In Friendship,
George Brown
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SAVE THE DATE!
WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY 2010
Fact Sheet
DATE: March 1, 2010
THEME: Friendship on Six Continents
SLOGAN: The Friendship Force: We Connect Six Continents
FACT: March 1st 2005 – First observance of World Friendship Day by Friendship Force Clubs
FACT: March 1st 2010 is the 6th observance of WFD by Friendship Force Clubs worldwide
FACT: In 2008 the United States Senate issued a proclamation designating March 1st as “World Friendship Day”
HISTORY: The first celebration was March 1st, 2005, and was known as “Friendship Day Around the World.” At that
time, March 1st was officially designated as the anniversary date for the entire organization. The selection of March 1st
for World Friendship Day is a tribute to founder, Wayne Smith, and acknowledges the original founding day of The
Friendship Force on March 1st, 1977, when it was announced in a White House ceremony by President Jimmy Carter.
CONCEPT: To employ the WFD 2010 theme of “Friendship on Six Continents” in the service of increasing public
awareness for the Friendship Force’s Global mission.
CHALLENGE: FFI encourages Friendship Force clubs around the world to celebrate World
Friendship Day of 2010 with club activities and /or public events that will:
• Increase public awareness for the Friendship Force
• Provide a platform for gaining new members
• Create opportunities for real-life examples of executing the FFI mission*
• Serve as a fundraising opportunity for your club
(*To promote global understanding across the barriers that separate people)
Nine Ways to Celebrate Friendship on Six
Continents
1) Hold a wine tasting featuring wines of the world
2) Stage a concert with music and performers representing multiple cultures
3) Organize a “Skype” phone conference with FF people/clubs in other countries
4) Look around your community for foreign nationals newly re-located to your town and invite them
social event with your club members
5) Hold a costume contest and give an award for the costume best depicting one of the 6 Continents
6) Make a contribution to the FFI Legacy Fund in honor of your club
7) Connect with your local government (city, municipality) with a request for an official proclamation
recognizing your club, and March 1st, as World Friendship Day. (Proclamation template included
on www.thefriendshipforce.org)
8) Contact civic organizations and ask to be included in an upcoming program, an opportunity to
promote Friendship Force
9) Be creative and design a unique celebration!
FFI will be recognizing the most creative celebrations at the World Conference in Washington, DC–
October 16-18, 2010.
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Click here for Dallas
Photos, March 1, 2005 - World Friendship Day
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Open
Doors
Weekends
The "Open Doors Southwest"
weekends are underway.
Each club in the Friendship Force Southwest Conference has agreed to home
host members of other SW Conference clubs for a 3-day weekend. The weekend may be chosen to coincide with a
special event in the host club's city.
The Fort Worth club hosted the first Fort Worth event on September 17-19,
2004 for a weekend of Jazz on the
Boulevard and the Latin Arts Festival. Jazz on the Boulevard is a free event on the lawn north of the Will Rogers Complex and includes free concerts.
Many excellent jazz musicians performed and two tours were also offered.
These events added options
for the weekend visitors.
Contact Jim
Young (jim_and_berry@hotmail.com) if your
club would like to schedule an Open Doors events.
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Exchanges
See Other
Clubs page for festivals and other
clubs' exchanges.
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| Fort Worth Friendship Garden
The Friendship Force of Fort Worth dedicated the International Friendship Garden in
Bluebonnet Circle Park on June 6, 2009. The Garden is located at Bluebonnet Circle Park on University Drive
South of TCU. Those interested in attending are asked to wear their Club badges. Mayor Mike Moncrief and Council Member Joel Burns
were on hand.
 The garden links the City of Fort Worth and the Friendship Force of Fort Worth - two entities having strong international ties.
During the time Club members helped construct the garden, they received many expressions of interest and gratitude from neighborhood residents. Two
TCU students helped with the landscaping because they believe that making international friends is a worthy objective.
In Friendship,
Jerry Tuttle, 2009 Co-President of the Friendship Force of Fort Worth.
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