Recently completed, and future exchanges:

March 2010 – South Africa 

21 members visited the Mispah Friendship Force chapter in Cape Town. We donated 9 netbook computers to students at Chatsworth Primary School, and later went on a safari and then on to Victoria Falls.  See tab marked Africa.

May 2010 – Australia

Friendship Force members from Sydney arrived May 18 and visited us for a full week of activities, parties, etc. 

Oct 2010 – World Conference   Friendship Force members from around the world will gather in Washington D.C. for 3 day conference, Oct. 16-18.  Four night home stays are available after the conference.

Fall 2010 – South West U.S.A.

The destination isn’t final yet, but our chapter is planning a domestic exchange with a FF club in October or November.

April 2011 – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.

Our chapter is hosting a week-long visit of members from the Friendship Force chapter in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.

 May 2011 – Turkey

Members of our club will be traveling to Turkey to spend a week with members of a the Çankaya Friendship Force Club. This will be followed by a tour of Turkey. The Exchange Director for our club is John Hayner, who can be contacted at info@friendshipforcefloridasuncoast.org.

 For progress, see top right-hand column of this page : Turkey Exchange 2011 Bulletin Board.

July 2011 – Germany

An All-Florida exchange is being planned for a 7-day visit and stay with Friendship Force members in Hamburg, Germany.