Friendship Force of the Florida Suncoast

he Florida Suncoast Club now includes the former Florida Nature Coast Club. We are on the west coast of Florida in the Tampa Bay area, with lovely beaches, many activities and some good wildlife.

In fact, our Caladesi Island was voted No.1 as the best beach in the USA for 2008.
 Our members come from many different parts of the USA and of the world. 

We aim to organize one outbound international exchange, one domestic exchange, and one inbound international exchange each year. Our members can also take part of any of the exchanges organized by other Friendship Force clubs. This includes visits with a special purpose, such as humanitarian or educational exchanges. Our recent international exchange outbound was to the Mispah club, Cape Town, South Africa, and our next is to Çankaya, Turkey.  Most of our hosting is from October to May, as these are the best months in our climate. We can host 20 guests for an inbound exchange. 

From time to time we host a group of young adults from all parts of Russia and Ukraine. We arrange a worthwhile program for them, on behalf of the Library of Congress and US State Department. The participants are carefully chosen as being potential leaders in their field. Each of these groups has a particular interest. The most recent group were young business women, and before that we hosted a group of young Russian lawyers.

In exchange for modest annual dues, all members get the opportunity  to be part of various club functions, exchanges, gatherings, conferences, and festivals. Visit the Calendar on this website to see forthcoming activities. The web-pages here show Exchanges organized by our club and also other Friendship Force clubs, in which our members can participate. Go to the JOIN tab above for a printable form to join. A membership book with photos and brief descriptions is available to all members.

Our club newsletters are included in this website under the tab Newsletters, shown above.

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