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• River City Food Distribution

  • When
    27 Apr 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Center for St. Matthew’s, 2300 Edison Avenue, Sacramento
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  Saturday, April 27 is another opportunity for you to set up and/or distribute food to low income individuals and families at The Center at St. Matthew’s, 2300 Edison Avenue in Sacramento.  Set-up is from 9:00-11:00 am, and food distribution is from 11:00 am-1:00 pm.  You can volunteer for either or both shifts.  The deadline to sign up is April 25.  For questions, contact Audrey Wiechman ataudreywiechman@gmail.com or (916) 481-4073.  

  Volunteers stand for most of the time during each shift, and closed toed shoes are required.  For more information about the program, see: https://rivercityfoodbank.org/rcfb-st-matthews/

   

  
  

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• Huntsville Planning Meeting

  • When
    01 May 2019
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Club House, 1976 Discovery Village Lane, Gold River, CA
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  Come join us as we plan for the Huntsville Journey Sept. 18-25, 2019.  Plans are underway to make this a great visit to Sacramento.

  Barbara Horton has arranged for us to use the clubhouse at her housing complex at 1976 Discovery Village Lane in Gold River.  When entering the village stay to your right until you see the swimming pool area on your left.  The clubhouse is next to the pool. 

  If you have questions please contact Marty McKnew at martymcknew@comcast.net or 916-70901347.

  
  

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• How Did I Get So Much Stuff and What Do I Do with It?

  • When
    28 May 2019
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    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Pinebrook Village Clubhouse 7900 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom
  • Registered
    20 registrants

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  Professional home organizer, Gwynnae Byrd, owner of Home Transitions, will provide us with lots of tips to start the process of downsizing, decluttering, controlling our "stuff." Gwynnae is also a Certified Senior Relocation and Transition Specialist, helping seniors make a smooth transition from one living situation to another.

  Come learn how to simplify your life, gain time and space, and save money, too! Gwynnae will share a few ideas for organizing your travel-related things and suggestions for items that have been purchased while travelling and/or gifts you have been given. You won't want to miss this!

  Link to her website: Sacramento Professional Home Organizer | Home Transitions

  We encourage members to carpool for easier parking. Invite your friends to attend as an introduction to FF of Sacramento!

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• Board Meeting

  • When
    06 Jun 2019
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    3:15 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Avenue (near Fulton Ave.) Sacramento, CA 95821

  

  Board meeting in the meeting room at the Arcade Library Meeting Room. Everyone is welcome. General meeting to follow.

  Send agenda items to our President, Helen Flach at president@ffsacramento.org

  
  

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• General Meeting at Arcade Library Meeting Room

  • When
    06 Jun 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Avenue
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  General Meeting for all Members and Guests
  

  We'll have a presentation from the Ambassadors who went to Toronto

  
  

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• Wakamatsu Fest Carpooling

  • When
    09 Jun 2019
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    9:00 AM
  • Location
    behind Nimbus Winery Hwy 50 and Hazel Ave.
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  Let’s head out together for a great 150th anniversary celebration for the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony in Placerville. Many of us visited this fascinating spot when our Gifu and Sapporo ambassadors were here, and enjoyed learning the history of this amazing farm, the first Japanese Colony in the US, established in California on June 8, 1869.

  Carpooling is recommended, so we plan to meet on June 9, Sunday at 9:45 for a 10:00 departure, at the parking lot behind the Nimbus Winery off rte 50 at the Hazel Ave exit. For those preferring to go directly, we plan to arrive at Wakamatsu by about 10:30.

  Tickets must be purchased on line before May 6 (cost will go up after this date) by those planning to attend, at $20.00 per person, not to be purchased at the festival. For information about this festival, especially the live action play to be performed about mid-day, go to ARConservanccy.org/wakamatsu. Food will be available as well as other vendors and activities. To purchase tickets directly click here.  Be sure to purchase your ticket for June 9th, that is the day we will go together.

  For any questions or to sign up for this fun day, please contact Lynn Meyer at 916-987-2426 or lgarrettmeyer@icloud.com

  
  

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• Inbound Journey from Indonesia

  • Start
    01 Jul 2019
  • End
    07 Jul 2019

  

  From July 1st to 7th we will be hosting Ambassadors from Banjarmasin, Indonesia. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the country, and meet some wonderful people.  We have hosted Indonesians in the past and they are lots of fun.  

  Banjarmasin is located on the island of Borneo, but not on the coastline.  They are about 120km inland.  There are many rivers and have a floating market like Bangkok.  The population is about 700,000 who are mostly Muslim.  South Borneo is famous for its diamond and jewelry cutting. To learn more about Banjarmasin click here.

  Cheewa James is the Journey Coordinator for this inbound.  She will need help with party planning, day hosts, dinner hosts, and other things.  If you can help, please call her at 916-666-7520 or email cheewa@cheewa.com

  
  

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• New Member Orientation and Luncheon

  • When
    10 Aug 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    4701 El Greco Way El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  New Member Orientation and Luncheon

  

  Please join us to learn all about your Friendship Force membership and how you can get involved.

  We’ll discuss all the various types of journeys, the structure of the organization, and answer all of your questions.

  Lunch will be served.

  
  

  This event is open to all new members who have not yet attended an orientation. Potential members are also welcome, so invite your interested friends and include them on your registration. 

  Please follow these directions to Jodi’s house – Do Not Use GPS as you’ll be sent to a locked gate.

  • Hwy 50 East
    
  • Exit Bass Lake Road and turn left
    
  • Turn left at Serrano Parkway (first signal)
    
  • Turn right at Greenview Drive (first stop sign)
    
  • Proceed through the guard gate
    
  • Turn right El Greco Way (first stop sign)
    
  • If guard is not present, use the Gate Code: #9276
    

  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jodi Vicario. or 530-350-7951

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• City of Elk Grove Multicultural Festival

  • When
    24 Aug 2019
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    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Elk Grove Regional Park - 9950 Elk Grove-Florin Rd, Elk Grove, CA 95624
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Join the City of Elk Grove and the Multicultural Committee as you learn about other cultures through music, art, food, entertainment and much more at the 8th annual Elk Grove Multicultural Festival. Enjoy two stages of musical and dance entertainment, local artistry on display, cultural displays and booths, a kids craft area, car show and much more. Free admission and parking. Celebrate our diversity and travel the world without leaving Elk Grove!

  Our Friendship Force club will be manning a booth at the festival.  We could use your help to let people know what the Friendship Force is all about. Please register if you can help and one of the committee members will contact you.  Questions? Call Dan Ortiz at (916) 684-3234.

  
  

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• Board and General Meetings- FF World Conference Presentation

  • When
    29 Aug 2019
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    (EDT)

  

  We'll be having a Board meeting and a General meeting on this date but the location and time is not set yet. 

  Save the date!

  We'll have a presentation from the members who went to the Friendship Force World Conference.

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• Board and General Meetings- Birding Journey Presentation

  • When
    19 Nov 2019
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    (EST)

  

  We'll be having a Board meeting and a General meeting on this date but the location and time is not set yet. 

  Save the date!

  We'll have a report on the Global Birding Journey

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• Holiday Party- Save the Date

  • When
    08 Dec 2019

  Save the Date

  We'll be working on when and where but our annual Holiday Party will be December 8th, 2019.

  Details to follow.

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