Board Meeting
Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United StatesMonthly board meeting was rescheduled due to the Ghana outbound and Board conflicts in early September. This will be the September/October board Meeting
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North American Conference in Milwaukee
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
Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S Whitney Way, United StatesHoliday Party Saturday, January 4, 2025 12 noon - 3 pm Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S. Whitney Way Madison, WI
Book Club – In Person
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 ...
Second Harvest
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, United StatesYou 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 ...
Chengdu, China, Presented by Lin via Zoom
Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United StatesMany 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 ...
Dining on the 6th
Norski Nook 100 East Holum Street, DeForestOur 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.
Book Club
Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United StatesAnd 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.
Open World- Kosovo
Incoming Open World program around the topic of Sustainable Energy. Delegates arrive in Madison March 28.
Brazil – Outbound
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