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Revised Schedule for Exchange

SUNDAY, April 1 - 1:50 PM meet at DFW, Lufthansa #438 from Germany and join reception immediately following arrival at Marge and Ed Edgren’s home. 

MONDAY, April 2 - 10:15 AM meet at Central Market on SW corner of Lovers Lane & Greenville Ave. for bus tour of downtown Dallas with 6 stops. Box lunch & iced tea at Central Market afterwards at 1 PM. Self-guided tour of Market to follow. 

TUESDAY, April 3. Ambassadors will visit a business based on career interest or may join some other business tour if guide agrees. Remainder of the day is open. 

WEDNESDAY, April 4 - 10:00 AM meet at Dallas Arboretum (WE NEED PASSES) and pizza lunch at Alfonse’s, 718 N. Buckner, Dallas, afterwards at 1 PM. 

WEDNESDAY, April 4 - 6:30 PM. Small group dinners. Contact Henny Houston if you are interested in being a dinner host or attending. 

THURSDAY, April 5. Day open for Ambassadors to just experience America in your neighborhood or arrange for a Day Host to combine with other’s activities. 

7:15 PM meet the Ambassadors and the Home/Day Hosts at the Meyerson to enjoy the Dallas Symphony. Free tickets for Ambassadors only; we will purchase a group of tickets or us. This is a 20% discount if we buy 10 tickets. 

FRIDAY, April 6 - 1:30 PM meet at Southfork Ranch for a tour of the ranch made famous on the "Dallas" TV show. http://www.southfork.com PAY AT RANCH FOR GROUP PRICE; ELSE $9.50 $7 each
6:30 PM meet at the Mesquite Rodeo [1818 Rodeo Drive Mesquite, TX 75149]. http://www.mesquiterodeo.com/directions Sonny Bryan BBQ inside rodeo building followed by Rodeo from 8 to 10 PM. 

SATURDAY, April 7 - 5:00 PM reception and dinner for farewell party at Hope Cottage [4209 McKinney Ave (at Fitzhugh), Dallas, TX 75205]. Fajitas, refreshments and activities. At 7 PM, we will be joined for cake and coffee by orphans from Romania and their American families who were helped by our Ambassadors. 

SUNDAY, April 8 - 12 noon home hosts invited to lunch at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church [3801 Glade Rd. (west of TX Hwy 121, west of DFW Airport), Colleyville, TX 76034]. Ambassadors will be taken by others from the church to Amtrak Heartland Flyer in Ft. Worth for trip to Oklahoma City, OK. 

Contact Paula Rose for prices for events and to sign up.

 

Friendship Force of Dallas, P. O. Box 551151, Dallas, TX 75355

Phone and fax: 214-553-4547 

E-mail: friendshipforcedallas@yahoo.com

Friendship Force International: www.thefriendshipforce.org

 

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