Membership Renewal 

FFLA Membership dues are renewed yearly.  Your renewal date is one year from your last renewal. 

You will receive automated notices beginning two months before your membership is due to be renewed.  

Please consider renewing On-line. It is quick and easy. 

When paying on-line please be sure to update you profile if you have phone, address or email changes.

If paying by check be sure to make check payable to Friendship Force Los Angeles (do not abbreviate to FFLA.) And please send application form with check so that we have your most current information.

March 1st is World Friendship Day!  President Jimmy Cater introduced Friendship Force's mission to a group of state governors at the White House on March 1st, 1977.  He asked them to return home and identify a leader who would serve as their State Director for Friendship Force.  Each year on March 1st, we honor the connections and friendships that enrich our lives and recognize FF's mission of fostering global understanding and bridging the cultural divides and barriers that might separate people.

We recently welcomed ten Canadian ambassadors--eight from the FF Metro Vancouver Club and a couple from FF Quebec.  Although this was a shorter journey (Gateway journey), we definitely enjoyed our time together.  Luckily, the weather was cooperative as we visited the La Brea Tar Pits and Getty Center.  The hosts and ambassadors together planned their free day and enjoyed more  Los Angeles highlights.  Thank you to all the home hosts, day hosts, members and guests for showing our visitors a great time.

Journey news: AC Pat Gomez will take an outbound journey to FF Knoxville, TN in April.  Laura Clines and Sumi Arnheim as Co-ACs are working with Norderstedt, Germany Co-HCs to plan an outbound journey in September.  In October, we look forward to hosting FF Chiang Mai, Thailand.  If you have any ideas or would like to help, please reach out to Co-HCs Sharon Lavenberg and Judy Francis.

More information will be shared as plans are finalized.

In order to have a club, your participation is not only welcome, but also critical.  We hope you'll join us at our monthly "3 at 3" events.  Our next upcoming event is on Sunday, March 16th in Sherman Oaks.  Announcement emails have gone out.  Once registered, you will get the specific details.

In friendship,

Sumi Arnheim, FFLA Leadership Team Chair 

mailto:leadershipffla@gmail.com