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March - 2015 Council Leader Message March 2015 WC FF Calendar Next meeting will be held Thursday, April 9th, 6:15 pm, Community Hospital. See exchange opportunities on Page 3. Need a new nametag?

I know I m not supposed to trim my roses until April 15 th, but I can t help myself. They are leafing out so much, I won t be able to see what to trim if I wait.

We have 2 exchange students from Norway and China who are going to talk with us about their experiences living here in Western Colorado for the school year.

1 March Council Leader Message March 2015 WC FF Calendar Next meeting will be held Thursday, April 9th, 6:15 pm, Community Hospital. See exchange opportunities on Page 3. Need a new nametag? Get one for $12.00! It seems like we are moving quickly thru spring. I m hoping some April showers will start to fall for my poor lawn is looking pitiful. I know I m not supposed to trim my roses until April 15 th, but I can t help myself. They are leafing out so much, I won t be able to see what to trim if I wait. Our meeting on April 9 th will be a busy one. We have 2 exchange students from Norway and China who are going to talk with us about their experiences living here in Western Colorado for the school year. Also, we will be hearing all about the upcoming Connecticut exchange and getting folks signed up to help with the multitude of tasks that are involved in an exchange. After the regular meeting, the group going to Austria and Croatia will meet to discuss our trip. Thanks to Poppy Woody for her interesting presentation on Road Scholars last meeting. It was good to learn how their trips differ from our exchanges and to be able to check out their catalogs of previous and upcoming trips. If you know of a club member who is ill, please let Carol DeAngelis know, so she can send a card from the club. Hope to see you at the April meeting! Sue

Western Colorado Chapter s Leadership Council Council Coordinator Sue Moyer 242-5999 suemoyer51@gmail.com Secretary/Historian Carol DeAngelis 250-6282 cdeangel22@gmail.

2 Western Colorado Chapter s Leadership Council Council Coordinator Sue Moyer suemoyer51@gmail.com Secretary/Historian Carol DeAngelis cdeangel22@gmail.com Treasurer Claudia Waterman cjh2oman@yahoo.com Events Coordinator Kathy Nielsen knielsen101@msn.com Membership Sue Palmer alfshouse12@hotmail.com Publicity Jim Witt/Sue Palmer jkwitt811@aol.com Newsletter Jacque Berwick jjberwick@aol.com This month s presentations will be from two Exchange Students from Norway and China through the ICES organization. They ve been living with a U.S. families for the entire school year. International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES) has promoted a more peaceful world by advancing international awareness and cultural understanding to thousands of exchange students from all over the world. Please come join us at the Thursday, April 9 meeting and hear from these two amazing exchange students. Thank you. Sue Palmer SUNSHINE CLUB IS BACK!!!!!! There will be a little corner of the newsletter reserved for NEWS on any of our members who have been ill, hospitalized or any special announcement about a member. Please contact Carol DeAngelis, secretary, cdeangel22@gmail.com or call her on , if you want to share some information about a member.

. Exchange and Conference News Western Colorado FFI Exchanges Connecticut Incoming Exchange, May 13-21, 2015 (EDs) Cindy Beckage, Carol DeAngelis, & Gunilla Bishop Hold onto your hats as it looks

3 . Exchange and Conference News Western Colorado FFI Exchanges Connecticut Incoming Exchange, May 13-21, 2015 (EDs) Cindy Beckage, Carol DeAngelis, & Gunilla Bishop Hold onto your hats as it looks like we will be hosting a group of ten folks from Connecticut. Tentatively our plans look like this: Wed May 13 : Flight arrives late, go home with Home Host. Thur May 14 : Welcome Breakfast, Cultural Day, dinner w/hh. Fri May 15 : Float trip w/lunch, Monument trip, small dinner parties. Sat May 16 : Mesa trip w/o hike, lunch, Cedaredge, dinner w/hh. Sun May 17 : Free Day Mon May 18 : Ouray trip w/bag lunch, hot springs, hotel check-in for overnight. Tue May 19 : leave for Montrose Museums, lunch, dinner w/hh. Wed May 20 : Palisade + Winer- ies Tour w/fancy lunch. HH dinner and pack. Thur May 21 : Fly away home. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR HOSTS FOR THE SMALL DINNER PARTIES AT OUR APRIL 9TH MEETING, ALONG WITH SIGNING UP ANY OF OUR MEMBERS WHOM WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US ON ANY/ALL OF THE CT ACTIVITIES. Hopefully by then we will have some firm prices for the activities and the incredible winery luncheon and we will have enough info to match Ambassadors with HH. Stay tuned, Vienna and Croatia, June 12-28, 2015 (EDs) Nancy Galbraith and Sue Moyer There will be a meeting on April 9 th after the regular club meeting. Nancy will be up from Durango and we will go over what we know about the trip, ideas on what to take, etc. Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, Incoming, May 13-15, 2016 (Chairman) Sue Moyer Information is included in the February Newsletter. For the latest information see page 4, WANTED. Russia, Sept 2016 (EDs) To be determined For those who know the Russians who came here last year, we are trying to work out an opportunity to visit with them prior to this exchange. So far, it seems we will go to Kolokov, which is a suburb of Moscow, first after their schools start (somewhere around the 8 th to 10 th of September). We will have one week in Kolokov and then a week in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg can only host 15, so the trip will be limited to that number. Peak to Peak Global Incoming Exchange, Late Sept (EDs) Sue Moyer & Jacque Berwick Things have changed a little for this incoming exchange. The ambassadors are flying here from Colorado Springs on Wednesday, Sept 21, We are partnering with the Utah Club for an add-on to the two week global exchange hosted by the Front Range Clubs. We will have 2 full days with the ambassadors and then drive them to Moab to meet up with the Utah Club. This may conflict with our outbound to Russia in September, but the schedule includes one day in the Palisade area and one day with a morning float trip and afternoon at the Monument. It is just a 3 night homestay. Charlotte, NC, October23-29, 2016 (EDs) To be determined We have firmed up the dates for this outbound exchange next year. Additional news will be coming later.

4 Photo Contest Photos Wanted No more than 3 photos of Grand Junction/Western Slope for the Rocky Mt Regional Conference t-shirt. The pictures should be what you think is what the Western slope is all about, during your favorite seasons. Winner s photo will be the premier subject(s) on the T-shirt. Contest ends October 15, Send your photos to Jacque Berwick Website Up-date Photos Wanted We are in need of your personal photos from any of your exchanges in the US and abroad. Include date, location & description of event. We are looking of pictures of sites, people and events. Need your photos by May 15, Send your photos to Jacque Berwick.

Friendship Force Pledge As a member of the Friendship Force I recognize that I can make a Difference. I recognize that I have a mission; that mission is to be a friend to the people of the world.

5 Friendship Force Pledge As a member of the Friendship Force I recognize that I can make a Difference. I recognize that I have a mission; that mission is to be a friend to the people of the world. As I embark upon this adventure, I know that others will be watching me. I know that through my example to my own fellow citizens and the people of other nations, the cause of friendship, love, and peace will be furthered. I can make a difference. Friendship Force International Western Colorado Chapter P.O. Box 3665 Grand Junction, CO

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