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SUMMARY:Adopt A Highway
DESCRIPTION:Our first Adopt a Highway clean up for the season is on Monday April 20th\, 1-3pm. Come help our environment while enjoying some fresh spring weather. Meet up on Highway 51 (Parking on Highway 51 at the intersection with Tower Drive – there is a large gravel shoulder to park on. See map link below. Note\, there is a Tower Rd that intersects with Highway 51 near McFarland that could be confused with our location. Another way to find it is to search for “Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast” in google maps\, which is at the same intersection. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9186274\,-89.1515839\,15z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D \nThese are the dates for the rest of 2026: \n• Sun June 7\, 6-8 pm \n• Tues Sept 8\, 10am-12pm \n• Sun Oct 11\, 2-4pm \nPlease contact Stephanie Vanden Bush (sljacobs2@gmail.com \nor 920-676-1441) to commit or with questions
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/adopt-a-highway-5/
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Vanden Bush":MAILTO:sljacobs2@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Board of FF Wisconsin-Madison invites all members to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting on Saturday\, April 18\, from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Middleton Public Library. Full details along with information on who to send your RSVP will be in the April newsletter. The FF bylaws require a quorum of 25% of the membership in attendance to hold the annual business meeting. The Board hopes to see you on April 18!
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/annual-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Middleton Library\, 7475 Hubbard Ave\, Middleton\, WI\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T230026Z
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SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:With monthly opportunities\, you can choose a date that works around your travels\, winter get-aways\, and other obligations. All you need to do is respond toan email sent in the middle ofthemonth. Mary Crave lets Second Harvest know how many will be coming so they can plan accordingly. The distribution center is located at 2602   Dairy Drive\, Madison\, just minutes from Stoughton Rd and the Beltline. \n 
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-18/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Crave":MAILTO:mary.crave@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260316T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20260302T225519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T225519Z
UID:5983-1773644400-1773693000@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss the book Orhan’s Inheritance\, a novel by Aline Ohanesian.   “When Orhan’s brilliant and eccentric grandfather\, who built a dynasty out of making cilium rugs\, is found dead in a vat of dye\, Orhan inherits the decades old business.  But\, his grandfather’s will raises more questions than it answers.  Kemal has led the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away\, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles.  Her existence and secrecy about her past only deepen the mystery of why Orhan’s grandfather would have left their home to this woman rather than his own family. ”
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-28/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
ORGANIZER;CN="Marian Ehrenberg":MAILTO:marianeh2014@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20260210T015806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T015806Z
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SUMMARY:International Festival Volunteer Opportunity
DESCRIPTION:Volunteers are needed to staff a booth. Please consider sharing our mission and your knowledge\, support\, and welcoming energy with festival participants for an hour\, two hours or more.  Contact Jan Barbone at madcapjan@yahoo.com or call Jan at 608-219-7479 to sign-up for times that you are available to volunteer.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/international-festival-volunteer-opportunity/
LOCATION:Overture Hall\, 201 State St\, Madison\, WI\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan Barbone":MAILTO:madcapjan@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260306T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260306T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20260210T020613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T020613Z
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SUMMARY:Dining on the Sixth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Irish lunch on Friday March 6th\, 2026.  We will meet at Erins Snug Irish Pub at 12PM for lunch.  The address is 4601 American Parkway.   Register with Gail Holmes by March 3rd.  See the newsletter for complete details.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-sixth/
LOCATION:Erins Snug Pub\, 4601 American Parkway\, Madison\, WI\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20260210T021549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T021549Z
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SUMMARY:Second Harvest Volunteer Activity
DESCRIPTION:Join us February 25 for our monthly commitment at Second Harvest\, 2602 Dairy Drive\, Madison.  The 12:30 – 3:30 PM shift goes quickly with fellow volunteers.  Please let Mary Crave know by Monday\, February 23 if you can help.  mtcrave@gmail.com or 608-575-9847.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-volunteer-activity/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Crave":MAILTO:mary.crave@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260216T203000
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UID:5969-1771225200-1771273800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will also take place by zoom on Monday February 16\, 7:00.  We will discuss Patriot by Alexei Navalny (2024). ” This is a powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. Alexei Navalny began writing the Patriot shortly after his near fatal poisoning in 2020.  ”    If you would like to be added to the contact list for the book club\, please contact Marjie Marion.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-27/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260209T080000
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CREATED:20260210T021841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T021841Z
UID:5973-1770624000-1770656400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Freeze for Food
DESCRIPTION:Some of our members have participated in past years. The event is organized by the Returned Peace Corps of Wisconsin-Madison.  They are proudly raising money for Open Doors for Refugees\, a local Madison non-profit.    Sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Madison/RPCVFreezeForFood
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/freeze-for-food/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260110T133000
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CREATED:20251222T172812Z
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SUMMARY:Important Club Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We will meet with the Friendship Force International CEO\, Jeremi Snook to discuss the vision for the FFI of the future and the change of the dues structure.  It is important for all members to attend.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/important-club-membership-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260104T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260104T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T180729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T203935Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the holidays and sharing Friendship.   Save the Date!!  We will meet at Buck and Honeys in Monona.  RSVP information to be published later. \nWhen: Sunday\, January 4\, 2026\, from 1-4 pm \nWhere: Buck & Honey’s – Monona (800 W Broadway #300\, Monona\, WI \n53713) \nWhat: Meal and Holiday Ornament Exchange (Please bring a wrapped \nholiday ornament from your travels that will be put in a basket for exchange.) \nPrice includes a buffet entre choice of Salmon\, Chicken or Vegetable dish\, and includes salad\, \nroll\, two sides\, & a dessert brownie \nNote: Water is included & a cash bar offers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. \nTo sign up go to the newsletter on the website https://ffwis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Newsletter-2025-11.pdf
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/holiday-party-2/
LOCATION:Buck and Honeys\, Monona
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20251105T205119Z
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UID:5905-1763555400-1763566200@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday\, Friendship Force’s volunteer day has been moved to Wednesday\, November 19. Please let our new leader\, Mary Crave (mary.crave@wisc.edu) know of your participation by November 13.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-17/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Crave":MAILTO:mary.crave@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20251105T204527Z
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UID:5903-1763406000-1763411400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Book Club \nMonday \nNovember 17\, 2025 \n7:00 PM Zoo \n  \nFor November\, we will be reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (2019)\, a \nnovel set in the hard times in the beautiful mountains of Kentucky.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-26/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20251105T204217Z
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UID:5901-1762387200-1762435800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:Dining on the 6th \nThursday \nNovember 6\, 2025 \n12:00 Noon \nZafferano Ristorante \n2969 Cahill Main\, \nFitchburg
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-15/
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250501T153212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T160343Z
UID:5773-1760832000-1761350399@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Outbound to Birmingham\, Alabama
DESCRIPTION:Our club members will be hosted in Birmingham from October 19-October 24. There will be a strong emphasis on civil rights with a possible pre or post tour.   Ken & Vicki Warren are coordinators\,
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/outbound-to-birmingham-alabama/
LOCATION:Birmingham\, Ala
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251006T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T175109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T175202Z
UID:5836-1759752000-1759757400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:October 6 we will meet at the Garver Feed Mill for an outdoor patio lunch at Ian’s Pizza.  Ians’a offers chess or pepperoni slices for $4.50 and signature pizzas for $5.50 a slice.   Register with Gail Holmes by October 5th.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-14/
LOCATION:Garver Feed Mill\, 3241 Garver Green\, Madison
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T180224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T180224Z
UID:5842-1759564800-1759597200@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 4 – time\, location TBD \nContemporary insight into our justice system\, from a brilliant lawyer who works to make it a better one.  Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Bryan Sevenson (2014)  336 pp. 53 of 60 copies are available in the library
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-25/
LOCATION:TBD
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T175816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T175900Z
UID:5839-1758717000-1758727800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer Activity
DESCRIPTION:Our volunteer day at Second Harvest Food Bank will be Wednesday\, September 24. \nSecond Harvest provides food support to thousands of families\, seniors\, and kids across southwestern Wisconsin through a network of 300 partner agencies and programs.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-food-bank-volunteer-activity/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Food Bank\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53718
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250913T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250913T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T174409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T174409Z
UID:5831-1757779200-1757784600@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:After two months of free-range reading (it’s been fun!)\, we will meet in PERSON. \nMaureen Kind’s home \n5901 Mayhill Dr. Madison \nWe look forward to discussing The Hundred-Foot Journey\, and \nto hearing about everyone’s summer adventures. Autumn \napproaches! \nThe Hundred-Foot Journey – \nRichard C. Morais (2008)\, 245
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-24/
LOCATION:Maureen Kind\, 5901 Mayhill Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250906T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250902T174738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T174738Z
UID:5833-1757160000-1757165400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:We are meeting at Cafe Hollander in the Hilldale shopping mall.   They have a wide range of food available.   We plan to gather in their outside dining area weather permitting.   Please RSVP to Gail Holmes by September 4. \n  \n 
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-13/
LOCATION:Cafe Hollander\, 701 Hilldale Way\, Madison
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250602T012716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T161432Z
UID:5791-1751119200-1751126400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:NOTE____ NOW A ZOOM!!!!!   \nThe Optimist’s Daughter – Eudora Welty (1972)\, 180 pp. 15 copies in the library system. \nThe people of Mount Salus Mississippi always felt good about Judge McKelva.  He was a quiet solid reassuring figure.  The ten years after his first wife’s death he marries the frivolous young Wanda Fay.   The book is a reflective\, poignant novel of independence and love\, for which Eudora Welty\, one of American’s greatest contemporary Souther writers\, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-20/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marian Ehrenberg":MAILTO:marianeh2014@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250602T015211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T015211Z
UID:5804-1750854600-1750865400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, \nWednesday\, June 25\, 2025 \nIt’s that time again! Our next Second Harvest Foodbank volunteer day is Wednesday June 25 from 12:30 – 3:30
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-16/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Food Bank\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53718
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Pretell":MAILTO:jopretell.rieland@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250602T020228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T020228Z
UID:5806-1750593600-1750608000@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Open Doors for Refugees
DESCRIPTION:Open Doors for Refugees invites you to their free community picnic.  You can join a potluck picnic at the Olin Park Pavilion.   This free event will feature family friendly activities\, delicious food\, Live music and the performance of the Attan\, Afghanistan’s national dance.   \nRead more about what is planned on the Open Doors for Refugees website https://opendoorsforrefugees.org/.  More information about ways you can contribute in this month’s newsletter.  The newsletter also has information about how you can sign up.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/open-doors-for-refugees/
LOCATION:Olin Park Pavilion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250602T014907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T014907Z
UID:5800-1749209400-1749214800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:11:30 AM\, Meeting at the Green Lantern in McFarland  \nIf It’s Friday\, Then It Must Be Fish Fry in Wisconsin! \nA combined biking an lunch event. \nFor lunch\, we will meet at the Green Lantern Restaurant on Lake Waubesa\, famous for their Friday Fish Fry.  Our club will have a private downstairs room. Most menu items cost about $10.95.  There is a 3.5% charge for use of credit card. \nYou may either cycle or drive to McFarland \nCYCLING  \nPeople interested in cycling have a long and short option. The long option starts at the parking lot of the Wyndham Garden Hotel 2969 Cahill Main\, Fitchburg.  Departing at 10:15.  The short option is 2.6 miles starting at the west parking lot of the Lussier Family Heritage Center 3101 Lake Farm Road.  Be ready to leave by 11:00.    For all details\, see the newsletter and recent email messages. \nDRIVING \nFrom the beltline get onto Stoughton Road/Hwy 51 and go south.  Take the first exit just before the bridge on to Terminal Drive.  Follow Terminal Drive to Siggelkow Road. \nPlease contact Vivian Norton by email\, vjoan@icloud.com or text 563-508-1323 by Tuesday June 3 if you are interested.  Let her know if you are driving or biking and whether you are taking the long biking route or the short route.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-12/
LOCATION:Green Lantern\, 4412 Siggelkow Rd\, MdFarland\, WI\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250602T013447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T013447Z
UID:5798-1748804400-1748809800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 15 \nAnd now\, a novel set in 1930s Kentucky.\nThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek – Kim Michele Richardson (2019)\, 308 pp.  41 of 55 copies available.\n“Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind\, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn’t mean she’s got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project\, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome\, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy’s family or the Library Project\, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble in their small town. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage\, fierce strength\, and one woman’s determination to bring a little bit of hope to the darkly hollers.”
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-23/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marian Ehrenberg":MAILTO:marianeh2014@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250501T153518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T153518Z
UID:5775-1748435400-1748446200@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly service activity.  Second Harvest needs our help sorting and dividing donated food items that are distributed to food pantries throughout South Central Wisconsin.  The need is greater than ever.  If you cannot volunteer\, your cash contributions are also appreciated so that they can purchase important perishable items such as milk.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-15/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Food Bank\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53718
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20241013T224550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241013T224630Z
UID:5549-1748332800-1749229200@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Brazil - Outbound
DESCRIPTION:We will travel first to Belo Horizonte\, Brazil\, from May 27 to May 31\, 2025\, then on to Belem\, Brazil\, from May 31 to June 6.— Initial applications due November 3\, 2024
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/brazil-outbound/
ORGANIZER;CN="Kathy Speck":MAILTO:kspeckemeny@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250501T154023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T154023Z
UID:5778-1747994400-1748001600@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Adopt A Highway
DESCRIPTION:Join us in our service activity.    The road is quieter and less busy\, which is better for chatting while working. There was a lot of garbage  when we cleaned on April 13th because the new section hasn’t had a group to clean it up for awhile. We really made a difference! Our next cleanup is Friday May 23\, 10am-noon. Meet up on Highway 51. (Parking on Highway 51 at the intersection with Tower Drive – there is a large gravel shoulder to park on. Click on the link to see map. Note\, there is a Tower Rd that intersects with Highway 51 near McFarland that could be confused with our location. Another way to find it is to search for “Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast” in maps\, which is at the same intersection.). https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9186274\,- 89.1515839\,15z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIK XMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Please contact Stephanie Vanden Bush (sljacobs2@gmail.com
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/adopt-a-highway-3/
LOCATION:Intersection of Hwy 51 and Tower Road
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Vanden Bush":MAILTO:sljacobs2@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250519T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250501T154931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T154931Z
UID:5786-1747681200-1747688400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:For the month of May\, the Book Club will be reading The Mockingbird Next Door\, by Marja Mills\, and we are delighted to welcome Ms. Mills to our zoom meeting on May 19! Tom Miller has arranged for her participation\, and we will have a unique opportunity to learn more about her experience enjoying and documenting her close friendship with Nelle Harper Lee and her sister Alice Lee in their hometown of Monroeville\, Alabama\, some 160 miles south of Birmingham. \nBook Club May 19\, 7:00 PM via zoom Special Quest Marja Mills
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-19/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250513T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250513T163000
DTSTAMP:20260425T081915
CREATED:20250501T154641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T154641Z
UID:5783-1747148400-1747153800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Spring Tilt
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Opportunity Holy Wisdom Monastery Spring Solar Tilt Tuesday\, May 13 3:00-4:30 PM This is a hands-on event to help manually hand crank their solar array into a position for maximum efficiency. The time listed is a guideline. The tilt ends when all the panels are tilted! Optional dinner begins at 5:15 PM for a fee of $22. Advance registration for both events are a must https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/spring-solar-tilt-2/
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/spring-tilt/
LOCATION:Holy Wisdom Monastary\, 4200 County Highway M\, Middleton\, WI\, United States
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