Unless otherwise noted, Quarterly Membership Meetings are held at 2:00 PM on the first Saturday of March, June, September and December. The December meeting is traditionally our Holiday Party, and the meeting where official business and election of officers takes place. Members, guests, and interested persons are invited to attend any of our meetings.
Unless otherwise stated, meetings will be held at the Vivian J. Lincoln Library, 8829 McCart Ave., Fort Worth, TX (click for map). Details will be published in the newsletter, and provided below.
Member Peggy Hendon will make a presentation on Clota Terrell Boykin, a prominent Fort Worth sufferagist.
Guests and interested persons are always welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
Board meetings are often held immediately following our Ethnic Luncheon on the third Saturday of the month. Meetings may be online, in person, or a combination of in person and on line.
No Board meeting is scheduled for those months with a quarterly meeting.
Board meetings are open to any member who wishes to attend. Contact an officer or Board member at least 24 hours in advance, for information, if you wish to attend a Board meeting.
Our Ethnic Luncheons celebrate the rich ethnic diversity of North Texas. They are held at noon on the third Saturday of the month.
Please contact Judy Williams (817) 680-9316 [text, not voice] by Wednesday prior to the dinner, unless otherwise noted below, in order to assist in determining a reservation count.
Restaurants have come and gone. Do you know of a new ethnic restaurant or an old one that we haven't visited in a while? Contact Judy Williams and let her know. She would really like to have your suggestion.
Sarasota Inbound Meeting
Vivian J. Lincoln LibraryThere will be no Ethnic Luncheon this month. Instead those interested in participating in the Sarasota Inbound Journey, October 4 - 10 will be meeting at the Lincoln Library for a planning session. If you are interested in participating, please come and bring a "sack" lunch.
Our next Ethnic Luncheon will be on October 17. Check back for details later.
Victoria and Vancouver IslandIT'S A MATCH! Our 2027 outbound journey has been coordinated. We will be travelling to the scenic northwest to visit the Friendship Force of Victoria and Vancouver Island, some time in June.
Check back here for more details when we work out details with the host club.
Due to travel difficulties to the host club that we were assigned for 2026, we regretfully declined FFI's offer of an Ambassador Journey. Members are encouraged to check out the opportunities to join another club's Journey or visit an independent host through the FFI member portal
Sarasota, FloridaOur friends in Sarasota are (finally) going to be able to visit us this October, and we are really looking forward to showing them the area, just as they did a great job of showing us the Sarasota area in 2023.
At their request, we will attend the Texas State Fair on one day, traveling to Dallas on the TRE.Show your support for our club and Friendship Force by volunteering to assist in the journey. Please email Linda Doyle and let her know you are willing to help - home host, day host, provide transportation, assist with our welcome and farewell events, or in another way.
Join us on August 15 at the Lincoln Library for a planning and coordination meeting for this inbound Journey. See more details under the Ethnic Luncheon post above, as this will replace the August Ethnic Luncheon.
Your Board is researching opportunities for Domestic Journeys for 2026. Check back later.
Several of our members enjoyed this docent led tour of works by Spanish painters Raimundo de Madrazo and Fernando Yahez de la Almedina.
If you have an interesting place, within 150 miles or so, that you think our club would enjoy, and would be willing to help organize, contact Jeri Edmunds (682) 559-9335. We can put it on the list for this year or next.
None currently scheduled.