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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:20260425T113020
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250622T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250602T020228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T020228Z
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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:20260425T113020
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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:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250602T013447Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250527T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241013T224550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241013T224630Z
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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:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250501T154023Z
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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:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250501T154931Z
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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:20260425T113020
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250506T133000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250501T154344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T154344Z
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SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:Taza is the place to enjoy authentic foods of the Mediterranean and its many unique cuisines. From Greece and Turkey\, around the Fertile Crescent\, and all along the southern Mediterranean Sea to Egypt and Morocco\, these are the dishes that stir our passion for food! Directions: Recommend anyone coming from Madison to take Highway 12 & 14 and Exit Ramp #251. There are traffic lights on University Ave. Cross University Ave onto Cayuga St. Taza is on the right. They have an extensive lunch menu with appetizers\, soups
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-11/
LOCATION:Taza\, 1900 Cayuga St.\, Middleton\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250423T005614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T005614Z
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SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly community volunteer event.   Second Harvest provides food to food pantries throughout South Central Wisconsin. Since 1986 Second Harvest Foodbank has provided nearly 241 million meals to our neighbors in need in Southern Wisconsin. Friendship Force is one of many volunteer organizations that helps in the preparation and distribution of all this food. We hope to have as many as eight volunteers every last Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 3:30 at Second Harvest to help out in this effort. Last month volunteers Mary Crave\, Gail Holmes and Diane Mertens helped prepare Granny Smith apples for distribution with fellow volunteers from Starion Financial. In addition they prepared and packaged boxes of mixed vegetables. The projects we work on are always varied\, and we never know what our tasks will be each time \n 
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-14/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Food Bank\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53718
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Pretell":MAILTO:jopretell.rieland@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250426T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250401T221229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T221229Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our annual membership meeting will be held on Saturday\, April 26 at the Alicia Ashman Branch of Madison Public Library\, 733 N High Point Rd\,  Madison\,  The meeting will begin at 2:00. The Registration Deadline\, is Monday\, April 21\, 2025.  Please join us for this important meeting!
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/annual-membership-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Alicia Ashman Public Library\, 733 N High Point Rd\, Madison\, WI\, 53717\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250413T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250311T210856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T211028Z
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SUMMARY:Adopt A Highway
DESCRIPTION:The first Adopt-A-Highway clean up for the season will be on Sunday\, April 13\, We have been assigned a new location just east of Stoughton onHighway 51. Meet at the intersection of Highway 51 and Tower Drive.  This is a quieter stretch of Highway.  You should be able to park along the roadside.  Contact Stephanie Vanden Bush
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/adopt-a-highway-2/
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:20250330T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250330T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250316T190647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250316T190647Z
UID:5737-1743355800-1743363000@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Welcome for Open World Kosovo Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming our 6 delegates from Kosovo.  They will be hosted in our families for 8 days.  Our committee has also worked hard to develop the required professional program around the topic of Renewable Energy\, Security and Market Stability. \nThis is a pot luck.  Let’s share our best midwestern foods with our guests!   YUM.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/welcome-for-open-world-kosovo-delegation/
LOCATION:convenent Presbyterian\, 326 S Segoe Rd\, Madison
ORGANIZER;CN="Kathy Speck":MAILTO:kspeckemeny@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250328T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241013T225145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250316T183334Z
UID:5554-1743163200-1743854400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Open World- Kosovo
DESCRIPTION:Incoming Open World program around the topic of Sustainable Energy.  Delegates arrive in Madison March 28.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/open-world-kosovo/
ORGANIZER;CN="Sandi Wysock":MAILTO:sandrawysock@msn.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250317T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250311T210529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T210529Z
UID:5718-1742238000-1742243400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Reading the Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-17/
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:20250226T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250226T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250104T161817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250104T161817Z
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SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly service activity.  Each month we sort\, repackage and in general give our partners at Second Harvest a hand.  Second Harvest distributed over 26 million pounds of food to Food Banks across South Central Wisconsin in 2024.   The need is greater than ever.   If you can help or if you are willing to coordinate our efforts\, please contact Gail Holmes.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-13/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241209T230422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T230422Z
UID:5609-1739775600-1739824200@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Farm Boy by Tom Miller – Feb 17\, unless we choose another date or time.  Possibly in person.   Tom has offered to do a reading from his book detailing his life growing up on a farm in North Dakota.   We are considering an afternoon meeting with Tom presenting.  Stay tuned for more or contact Marjie or Marian for more details.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-15/
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250215T121500
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250110T195657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T195657Z
UID:5634-1739614500-1739621700@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Mission Focused Travel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a work shop discussing mission focused travel.  This initiative grew out of our strategic planning this spring.  Four main priorities were identified to take the organization forward. One of those priorities is developing mission-focused travel and cultural experiences.   Snacks and lunch included.  
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/mission-focused-travel/
LOCATION:Fitchburg Public Library\, 5530 Lacy Road\, Fitchburg\, Wisconsin\, 53711
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Miller":MAILTO:tfmillerphoto@sbcglobal.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250212T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250110T195234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250110T195234Z
UID:5632-1739381400-1739385000@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Amazonian Brazil with Magdi
DESCRIPTION:Magdi Sebestyn will share her experiences traveling in the Amazon with another Friendship Force group.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/amazonian-brazil-with-magdi/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="David Blado":MAILTO:david-blado@sbcglobal.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250111T013512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T013512Z
UID:5640-1738843200-1738850400@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, February 6\, 2025 \n12:00 noon for lunch \nLiberty Station American Tavern & Smokehouse \n2161 Rimrock Road\, Madison \nJoin your friends for lunch at Liberty Station\, American Tavern and \nSmokehouse\, a culinary endeavor from Omaha\, Nebraska. The menu uses \nmany locally sourced ingredients\, fresh seafood\, and high quality meats made \nin a custom smoker on the patio. \nPlease register by Tuesday\, February 4\, with host Gail Holmes\, phone \n608 249-1846 or email glholmes@wisc.edu so that we have a place at the \ntable reserved for you.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-10/
LOCATION:Liberty Station\, 2161 Rimrock Rd\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53713
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20250104T161658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250104T161658Z
UID:5614-1738153800-1738164600@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly service activity.  Each month we sort\, repackage and in general give our partners at Second Harvest a hand.  Second Harvest distributed over 26 million pounds of food to Food Banks across South Central Wisconsin in 2024.   The need is greater than ever.   If you can help or if you are willing to coordinate our efforts\, please contact Gail Holmes.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-12/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241209T230101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T230101Z
UID:5607-1737399600-1737399600@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Apeirogon by Callum McCann  will be the book for -January 20 7:00 by zoom
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-14/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Marjie Marion":MAILTO:midsi@aol.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241013T224226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T230854Z
UID:5546-1735992000-1736002800@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Holiday Party Saturday\, January 4\, 2025 \n12 noon – 3 pm \nVintage Brewing Company West 674 S. Whitney Way Madison\, WI
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/holiday-party/
LOCATION:Vintage Brewing Company West\, 674 S Whitney Way\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113020
CREATED:20241209T230653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T230653Z
UID:5612-1734375600-1734375600@ffwis.org
SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Our next book will be Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin\, with meeting to be held by zoom on Monday Dec 16 at 7:00.  The author was born and raised in Zambia\, has worked in South Africa and Rwanda\, and has written textbooks and children’s books in addition to her writing for adults.  The book centers on a Tanzanian woman who has moved her family to Rwanda\, and on her extended family and friends and the baking business that she develops to help to support them.  Femina (South Africa) calls it “A wonderful\, life-affirming novel…a funny\, charming read filled with both the sadness and joy of Africa.”  The FF International book club is reading this for their December meeting.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/book-club-13/
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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SUMMARY:Dining on the 6th
DESCRIPTION:Our November gathering will be for lunch at noon at the famous Norwegian Norski Nook Restaurant and Bakery in DeForest. \nPlease 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. \n 
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/dining-on-the-6th-9/
LOCATION:Norski Nook\, 100 East Holum Street\, DeForest
ORGANIZER;CN="Gail Holmes":MAILTO:glholmes@wisc.edu
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SUMMARY:Chengdu\, China\, Presented by Lin via Zoom
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe presentation will begin at 5:30 pm and last approximately an hour. Additional time\, if needed\, will be devoted to questions and answers. We will open the zoom meeting at 5:15 pm to offer participants a chance to socialize. \nIf you are interested in joining this presentation\, please notify David Blado at david-blado@sbcglobal.net or Mike Lambert at lambertmichaelj@gmail.com.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/chengdu-china-presented-by-lin-viz-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom – within your own home!\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="David Blado":MAILTO:david-blado@sbcglobal.net
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SUMMARY:Second Harvest
DESCRIPTION: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 by October 28-see newsletter for details and watch your email.
URL:https://ffwis.org/event/second-harvest-11/
LOCATION:Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin\, 2802 Dairy Drive\, Madison\, 53719\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Judy Thorpe":MAILTO:jthorpe12@charter.net
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