• Dining on the 6th

    Norski Nook 100 East Holum Street, DeForest

    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.  

  • Book Club

    Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United States

    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.

  • Book Club

    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 ...

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  • Holiday Party

    Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S Whitney Way, United States

    Holiday Party Saturday, January 4, 2025 12 noon - 3 pm Vintage Brewing Company West 674 S. Whitney Way Madison, WI

  • Book Club

    Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United States

    Apeirogon by Callum McCann  will be the book for -January 20 7:00 by zoom

  • Second Harvest

    Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, United States

    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 ...

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  • Dining on the 6th

    Liberty Station 2161 Rimrock Rd, Madison, Wisconsin

      Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:00 noon for lunch Liberty Station American Tavern & Smokehouse 2161 Rimrock Road, Madison Join your friends for lunch at Liberty Station, American Tavern and Smokehouse, a culinary endeavor from Omaha, Nebraska. The menu uses many locally sourced ingredients, fresh seafood, and high quality meats made in a custom smoker ...

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  • Amazonian Brazil with Magdi

    Zoom - within your own home! Madison, WI, United States

    Magdi Sebestyn will share her experiences traveling in the Amazon with another Friendship Force group.

  • Mission Focused Travel

    Fitchburg Public Library 5530 Lacy Road, Fitchburg, Wisconsin

    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.  

  • Book Club

    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 ...

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