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.
Holiday PartyOur next quarterly membership meeting will be our December Holiday Party and Formal Business Meeting, when we elect officers for the coming year.
Check back here later for details.
Board meetings are held on the third Sunday 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.
Ethnic Luncheons 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.
Fred's Texaas Cafe (Click for Menu)Fred's has some of the best burgers in town, and a variety that just can't be beat. They also have chicken, and even a couple of non-meat items for you Texaterians.
Fred's has a full bar with several draft beers, wine and spirits.
Fred's is set back from the street, where the Steak and Ale restaurant used to be located, near the corner of Camp Bowie and Alta Mere (TX 183).
Let Judy know you are coming, (817) 680-9316 [text, not voice], by Wednesday, Oct. 15, so she can give them a head count.
Join us for good food, good friends and lots of good conversation. Guests and interested non-members are always welcome.
We will be coordinating with FFI on 2026 Journeys soon.
AzerbaijanThe Azerbaijan club has regretfully cancelled their Journey to Fort Worth for 2025, but hopes to reschedule in the future.
We will be coordinating with FFI on 2026 Journeys soon.
We have not been assigned an Ambassador Journey for 2025. Members are encouraged to check the FFI member portal for International Journeys with other clubs.
Sarasota, FloridaDue to Hurricane Merlin making landfall at Sarasota on the day they were planning to fly to Dallas, the 2024 Sarasota Inbound Journey was been postponed.
Sarasota has indicated that they would like to come during the Texas State Fair in 2026. Feasibility planning is in work.
Your Board is researching opportunities for Domestic Journeys for 2026. Check back later.
See Past Events for previous journeys.
Twenty members, including two from our sister club in Dallas, visited the Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur, OK. We were cordially greeted and driven around in golf carts from the parking lot to various venues. We were first introduced to the Stomp Dance. There are numerous dances in two different categories that make up the Stomp Dance. Three different dances were demonstrated, and our members were invited to participate in three of them.
We visited the museum and cultural center, where we were guided through the venues by a well informed docent.
Afterward we ate lunch at their cafe where the choices include bison and elk burgers, as well as native style fried breads.
After lunch, we were on our own. Many of us revisited the museum and other sites for a more leasurely examination.
All of the personnel at the center were very cordial, and thought we demonstrated an interest in the culture and asked very good questions. They weren't aware that, that is what Friendship Force is all about.
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.
In addition to traveling with FF Fort Worth, members have the opportunity to travel with other clubs, take special group tours, and make independent hosting arrangements through Friendship Force International. A continually updated list of opportunities is available at this website.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, FFI and other groups created numerous interesting and entertaining opportunities for Friendship Force members to help us stay involved in international "virtual" cultural events. Many of these activities, including the Book Club, are still going on, post pandemic. The latest Virtual Experiences are available HERE on the FFI website, or go to your My Friendship Force member portal.
FFI also includes a time zone converter link on appropriate Virtual Experience blog entries.
None currently scheduled.