September 16 - in person, at Maureen Kinds. Contact Marjie Marion to be added to the list and obtain the time. Forty Autumns: a family’s story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner (2016 - 391 pp) 15 copies in the library
To volunteer for September 25 please contact Judy Thorpe (jthorpe12@charter.net or 608-772-5438) by September 23.
Monthly board meeting was rescheduled due to the Ghana outbound and Board conflicts in early September. This will be the September/October board Meeting
A super regional conference with Canada and the Midwest will be held in Milwaukee. All are welcome to attend. Watch newsletter for details
Holiday Party Saturday, January 4, 2025 12 noon - 3 pm Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S. Whitney Way Madison, WI
We have one book selected for our meeting on Monday, October 21. It is This is Happiness by Irish author Niall Williams and it appeared on the FF International book list. Margaret Renkl of The New York Times calls it “a book so beautiful and so funny and so true that it will make you ...
You may join FF friends and other volunteers the last Wednesday of the month from 12:30-3:30. The staff is friendly and caring and will instruct you as to your “job” for that day. You’ll be able to take a break during that 3 hour shift to have some goodies and chat with friends. Sign up ...
Many of you have savored spicy specialties from the Chinese province of Sichuan (old spelling Szechwan) at local restaurants. Ready for another “taste” of southwestern China? In less than a week, Lin, a senior at UW-M majoring in philosophy and political science, will highlight her home city of Chengdu at 5:30 pm via zoom. The ...
Our November gathering will be for lunch at noon at the famous Norwegian Norski Nook Restaurant and Bakery in DeForest. Please register by Monday, November 4, with host Gail Holmes, phone 608 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu.Looking forward to a beautiful fall day for our enjoyment. As always, please plan to wear your name tag.
And without further ado, the book for November will be The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton. We will meet to discuss on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 by zoom. Club member Dorothy Baldwin recommends this book, especially as it ties into the climate meeting attended by some members during the recent FF Conference in Milwaukee.