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.

With the recent firestorms, I hope you and your loved ones are all safe.  Never before have we witnessed such destruction.  Sending gratitude to the first responders, fire fighters, volunteers and everyone who stepped in to help, especially to fire fighters outside of LA some including Canada and Mexico.  As our city rebuilds, now is the time to come together.....Angelenos helping one other; people helping people.  

We recently lost President Jimmy Carter, a fierce advocate and supporter of Friendship Force.  He was an amazing humanitarian and embodied kindness, compassion, human rights, peace and loving one another.  May we be inspired by President Carter and continue his legacy!  What better way than to honor his legacy by helping one another, participating 100% in life and making the world a better place.

We will welcome ambassadors from the FF Metro Vancouver Club on February 14th to February 18th.  Event announcements just went out so join us and the FF Metro Vancouver ambassadors.  Our Welcome Event will be held on February 14th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. 

2025 highlights include an outgoing journey to FF Knoxville, TN in April with Pat Gomez as Ambassador Coordinator.  In September, FFLA will travel to Norderstedt, Germany with Laura Clines and Sumi Arnheim as Co-Ambassador Coordinators. Then in October, we look forward to hosting FF Chiang Mai, Thailand.  More information will be shared as journey plans are finalized.

My continued appreciation to all, especially to the Leadership Team--Laura Clines, Judy Francis, Carol Garvey, Pat Gomez and Sharon Lavenberg. 

Your participation is crucial for our club's existence....the first step is attending our events.

In friendship,

Sumi Arnheim, FFLA Leadership Team Chair 

mailto:leadershipffla@gmail.com

2025 is the Year of the Snake.  Snakes tend to be very wise and are often deep in thought; they are reliable and loyal but they never forget a slight or betrayal so be warned.  Snakes are enigmatic, intelligent and wise.  Those born in 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2002, 2013 and 2025 are snakes.