About
Us
The
Friendship
Force of Southern CT is an affiliate of Friendship
Force International. Our main purpose is to participate
in international cultural homestay exchanges with other FFI clubs
throughout
the world, thereby, promoting world peace through personal
friendships.
Our Mission
The mission
of Friendship Force
International is to create an environment where individual friendships
can be established across the international barriers that separate
people.
History
Friendship
Force International,
a nonprofit international cultural exchange organization headquartered
in Atlanta, was founded in 1977 by its first president, Wayne
Smith,
and was announced on March 1, 1977, by President Jimmy Carter at a
White
House gathering of state governors. Susan Smith, daughter of co-founder
and former president Wayne Smith, now serves as President of the
organization.
It is active in more than 60 countries, promoting friendship and
goodwill
through an extensive program of home-stay exchanges.
The
Friendship Force of Southern CT is an active club with a
diversified
membership of 70 (ages 45-80). We meet approximately every other month
in Branford, CT and also have a holiday luncheon, a summer picnic and
several
social events throughout the year. Our members come from throughout the
New Haven and shoreline areas. We usually host one group of foreign
visitors
and arrange one trip abroad a year. In 2002, our group visited Miyagi
and
Tokyo, Japan and we hosted guests from throughout Russia.
Membership
is open to anyone
who shares in the organization's goals and principles. Southern CT
chapter
dues are $22 for single members or $27 for a family.
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Join the Friendship Force if:
You
like the challenge and
excitement of new people, places and experiences.
You
believe that friendships
among people of different countries and cultures can make the world
more
peaceful.
You
have a curiosity about
the world and enjoy learning about cultures and ways of life.
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Club Officers: Elizabeth Chichester, President; Sophie
Tworkowski & Peter Schwartz, co-Vice Presidents; Diane Wright,
Secretary; Grace Limoncelli, Treasurer.
Members of the
Board: Adam Acquarulo,
Ways and Means; Barbara Skolones, Past President, Newsletter and
Webmaster.
Contact
Information
Telephone
860-669-6776
Postal
address
47 Ironworks Rd., Clinton, CT
06413
Electronic
mail
General
Information: bscgac47@vfemail.net
Webmaster: barbara.skolones@yale.edu
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