Friendship Force of the Florida Suncoast

Calendar

Sat. 2/18 1:00 PM Vietnamese lunch Ha Long Bay Vietnamese Restaurant, Sat., Feb. 18, 2012, 1:00 PM, 5944 34th St. N, Suite 38, St. Petersburg 33714. $16 provides a family style luncheon including two appetizers, one of four entrees (Chicken with Lemon Grass, Beef Luc Lac Style, Mi... more
Mon. 2/27 11:30 AM Inbound Global Exch Day 1: Myakka River Park

Day Coordinator: Lissa Dexter 727-743-5467. Myakka River Park, 13208 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL USA 34241.  Meet at Visitor Center 11:30am. Many activities including 2:30pm narrated cruise. 4pm drive to St Petersburg meet hosts.

Tue. 2/28 9:30 AM Exch Day 2: St Petersburg & parties

Day coordinator Nancy Warner 727-744-7975. 9:30am Welcome at 28th floor Bayfront Tower, 1 Beach Dr SE FL 33701, followed by Pier, then cruise Dolphin Queen 11:30am,  Sunken Gardens 3:30pm.  Dinner parties.

Wed. 2/29 10:30 AM Exch Day 3: Seabird Sanctuary,Heritage Village & Botanical

Day coordinator: Darlene Kalada 727-744-4965. Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, Indian Shore Beach, lunch Crabby Bills, Heritage Village then Florida Botanical Garden. Optional extension after 4pm John's Pass Village on Gulf.

Thu. 3/1 9:15 AM Exch Day 4: Honeymoon Island & Tarpon Springs Day coordinator: Jean Choong 727-667-3910. Allow time for driving west along Curlew Road Causeway to reach the park entrance. Meet 9:15am at Visitor Center. for presentation, then at Osprey Trail (near Picnic Area) Park Ranger tour Then beach. Lunc... more
Fri. 3/2 5:00 PM Exch Day 5: Farewell Party after Free Day

Day Coordinator Sandy Gourdine 727-443-5950 Farewell Dinner Party at Freedom Square Auditorium, 7800 Liberty Lane, Seminole FL 33772  398-0379

Sat. 3/3 All day Exch Day 5: Departure Day

Individual transportation plans.

Sun. 3/11 2:00 PM New Member Orientation

An opportunity for new members and club officers to interact in a friendly setting at the home of Sandy & John Hoover, 8672 Longwood Dr, Largo, FL 33777. Click on the heading above, and then on the blue word (map) for directions.

Sat. 3/17 2:30 PM March General Meeting

Clearwater East Library, Drew St. Details will be announced - the theme is Germany.

 

Sat. 4/21 12:00 PM April - German Restaurant

Get ready for the proposed up-coming exchange to Germany! Restaurant choice and information TBA.


 

 

 

Sat. 5/19 2:30 PM General Meeting May

Details to be announced. Theme - the Hmong.  Clearwater East Library, Drew St.

 

Sat. 6/16 12:00 PM June lunch - Hmong theme

Practise your chopstick skills for this event. An appropriate restaurant will be chosen to round out last month’s presentation about Hmong society. Details TBA


 


 

Show Past Events

Local Overseas Students: Many of our members visit 2 local colleges to give overseas students practice in conversing in English.


Upcoming worldwide exchanges: World of Friends Catalog:

Inbound from Vietnam 2011

See the Photo tab for pictures of our exchange from Vietnam September 2011

To Turkey March 2011


Outbound exchange to Turkey 2011


Our inbound Global Exchange

Brochure and online Application are here.

Indonesian High School Students

On April 15th 2011 we welcomed to our homes 20 students from a High School in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Membership

A printable Membership Application Form is on the webpage marked JOIN.

Newsletters

Our current and previous newsletters are on this website.