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Past Events

December 21, Monday at 7pm  37 members of FFWM celebrated at our Virtual Holiday Party with cookies and hot cocoa. Lisa Fisher introduced us to Christmas in the Netherlands. Waltraut Knoll discussed Christmas in Austria. And Billl Hoover talked about Christmas celebrations in Japan. We played a game guessing the Christmas carol from emojis! We also enjoyed some poetry and Christmas music. It was a fabulous Zoom Christmas party!
Novermber 11, Wednesday at 7pm  FFWM Virtual Scavenger Hunt.  And the winner is Marcia Ellis!
November 6, Friday at 7pm our third Trivia Night with friends from FF SWFL club. 27 participants and 2 grandchildren! The Flamingos won first place. There was a tie for second place between the Wise Guys and the West Michiganders who also tied with the tie-breaker question! It was an exciting game!
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October 14, Wednesday at 7pm,  our second International Trivia Night with our friends from FF SW FL club. 27 participants. The Amigos was the winning team!
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September 30,  Wednesday at 7pm via Zoom. 18 FFWM members and 7 FFSWFL members participated as Lisa Fisher, Nancy Draayer, and Marcia Ellis presented a travelogue on their April 2019 journey to Singapore and Indonesia with two Friendship Force clubs, Southwest Florida and Sarasota.

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September 29,  Tuesday at 2pm.  22 members met at the shelter at Roosevelt Beach at Gun Lake/Yankee Springs recreation area. We played games & socialized, and brought our own food for lunch. About 4pm we took a nice hike!
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September 10 we connected with friends from FF Hiroshima club.

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​August 26 FFWM met with several of our FF SWFL friends played trivia . Congratulations to GTG, the winning team!!!
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On July 23 FFWM members met with the FF Southwest Florida club for a zoom chat. The conversation was led by Floridians Sue and Rob Linehan.  It was wonderful to reconnect with old friends!  It was especially great to see Jane Curtin, FFWM member living in New York state, zooming in!  ​See an article from Jane below.  



On May 26 seven FFWM would-be ambassadors had a zoom party with 12 members of the Bursa club (Turkey). It was a great introduction for both clubs! Since the Covid-19 virus prevented us from making our journey to Turkey, we decided to prepare for the future time when we can complete this journey.
Thank you from FFI for contribution to the fund raiser due to disruption of all activity from covid-19 virus
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March 6,  Friday at 12 noon, 23 members attended lunch at The Curragh (Irish Pub), 73 E 8th St, Holland

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February 6, Thursday, at 12 noon   Chau Haus (German/Polish), Kalamazoo
The Chinese Association of Greater Kalamazoo (CAGK) and the Confucious Institute are Proud to Announce the 2020 Chinese New Year Gala!

Saturday, January 25th 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm · Chenery Auditorium · Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 6,   Monday, at 12 noon   21 members met at San Chez (Spanish tapas), 38 Fulton St. West, Grand Rapids
December 5, Christmas Party,  Thursday, at 6pm   4 Roses Cafe, 663 N 10th St., Plainwell, MI
November 6,  Wednesday, at 6pm at Shwarma King (Middle Eastern). We ordered take out and ate at Lynn & Dave Hargreave's, 215 Sabin, Kalamazoo
November 3,  Sunday, at 3pm at the Dalton Center, WMU  The University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra.
October 16,  FFWM hosted  A Taste of Friendship Force.  Walden Woods clubhouse.  6 to 8 pm. 46 guests attended!
October 6,    ​Sunday, 6pm at Wally's Bar and Grill, 128 Hoffman St., Saugatuck
​With our guests from FF Soutwest Florida club.
August 6,  Tuesday, at 6pm at Blue Dolphin (Greek), 502 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo   23 people in attendance
July 6,  Saturday, at 6pm 18 people attended this LEO at Shiraz Grill (Persian), 2939 Breton Rd SE, Grand Rapids
June 6,  Thursday, at 6pm 21 people (8 were guests) attended at Chau Haus (German), 611 W XY Ave, Schoolcraft
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​May 6
 
 Monday, at 6pm ​11 members attended at Three Happiness, 3330 Alpine Ave, Grand Rapids

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​April 12,  Friday, at 12 noon 11 members met at 40 Acres, 1059 Wealthy St. in Grand Rapids
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March 12,  Tuesday, at 12 noon at Saffron (Indian), 1710 W. Main (Tiffany Plaza), Kalamazoo
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​February 12,
 
 Tuesday, at 12 noon at 40 Acres (American Soul), 1059 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids   CANCELLED DUE TO UNSAFE ROADS.
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​January 12,
 
 Saturday, at Zooroonas Mediterranean Grill, Kalamazoo
16 members attended. 
Article in Spark News  January 2019
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Christmas Party

December 6, 2018   Thursday   It's the Christmas party and annual membership meeting!!!  Four Roses Cafe in Plainwell
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LEO
November 6, 2018  Tuesday   Chez Olga  (Caribbean)
​ 1441 Wealthy St. SE  Grand Rapids
20 members and guests attended.
​November 4, 2018  Sunday   
A CELEBRATION OF RUSSIAN CULTURE
4-7pm at the Kalamazoo Institute of Art
Authentic Russian food and music provided!
​9 members attended
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LEO

October 6, 2018  Saturday  KYOTO Japanese Steak House,  Kalamazoo
​14 members attended

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26 members attended on September 6, 2018  Thursday  Everest Restaurant (Napali), Grand Rapids
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28 members attended on August 6, 2018   Monday  Mangia Mangia    (Italian), Kalamazoo
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May 8, 2018  Taste of the World by Colleagues International

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April 15, 2018  Dinner at Comensoli's after going to see Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods Isle at the Parish/Civic Theatre

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December 2017 Party Pics

March 29, 2017 FFI 40th Anniversary Celebration

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July 2017 Southern Exposure Herb Farm

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  • Welcome
    • What we do as a "club?"
    • Why visit Western Michigan?
  • Journeys
    • Upcoming Journeys
    • Past Inbound Journeys
    • Past Outbound Journeys
  • Events and News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Newsletters
    • Past Events
    • FFWM Photo Cluster
  • Contact Us
    • Board Members
    • New Member Application
    • Annual Dues
  • Member Resources
    • FF of Western Michigan Shirts
    • Membership List
    • Meeting Minutes
    • New Member Orientation Manual
    • Policy & Procedures, Bylaws
    • Resources