1 THE EXCHANGE The Newsletter of the Birmingham Friendship Force Club Volume 17, No. 6 Nov../Dec. 2015 President s Letter Action has been happening in the Friendship Force of Birmingham!!!!! Reports from the ambassadors that traveled to Hiroshima & Tottori, Japan on October 1-14 indicated a fabulous trip making friends and adventures. Another memorable exchange was made when fifteen ambassadors from Friendship Force of Birmingham traveled to Friendship Force of Huntsville our sister club November 5-7 in beautiful north Alabama. Thank you for sharing your history, delicious food, game night and hospitality with us. LEO-Our next LEO will be Wednesday, December 9, at Capers on Park Avenue. It is located in Bluff Park School. The time is 10:30 a.m. After lunch, for those interested, there will be a tour of the HHS cabin. Program for November 15 The program will be the highlights of the Sacramento Exchange. It will be led by Marlyss Giles. 2016 officers will also be installed by Inez McCollum. If you are interested in a FF shirt, contact Monograms N More at 685-1519 in Alabaster. The original cost was $10 but you provide the shirt. 1
2 Officers 2015 Pres.-Ann Pres.-Ann Taylor Co 1st VP Programs-Regina Smith Co 1st VP ED Training-Vicki Smith 2nd VP Membership-Maureen Fowler 2016 Incoming Exchanges Dallas-May 27-June 2 or 3- Vicki Smith ED Treas.-Rosemary Tenney Sec.-Barbara Hill Asst. Treas.-Charles Morgan MEETING DATES 2015 November 15 General MEETING DATES 2016 BOARD GENERAL Jan. 5 Jan. 17 Mar. 1 Mar. 20 May 3 May 15 July 5 July 17 Sept 6 (Annual) Sept. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 20 EXCHANGES 2016 OUTGOING BRAZIL-FEB./MARCH Belo Horizonte & Recife ED-CALLIE WALDROP calliewaldrop@bellsouth.net TUCSON, AZ-NOV. ED CHARLOTTE GEORGE chg928@aol.com 2
3 STANDING COMMITTEES 2015 Welcome/Attendance-Roula Wolff Hospitality-Karolyn Mersmann Merchandise-Tom Laggy Newsletter-Charlotte Laggy Publicity-Eva Herron Historian-Nina Cranor Socials-Charlotte George LEO-Chuck Grant MEETING SETUP- M-R MEETING CLEAN UP A-L REFRESHMENTS S-W November 01 Barbara Hill 04 Jean Butterworth 07 Erle Smith 18 Rosemary Tenney 24 Vicki Smith 22 Carolyn Ross 28 Carolyn Wright December 03 Inez McCollum 04 Harriet Hall 19 Reba Williams 21 Maureen Fowler 22 Fran Jackson 28 Karolyn Mersmann 2016 Membership Renewals are now due. The cost is $30 for singles and $50 for couples. Make checks payable to FF of Birmingham and give or mail to; Charlene Serbu, 1337 Narrows Point Bend, Birmingham 35242. I m In Campaign FFI is asking for donations to upgrade their website. They would like the donations by the end of 2015. Our board voted to match any donations up to $100. You can make the check payable to FF of Birmingham and mark it for the I m In Campaign. Contributions are tax deductible. You can give your checks to Rosemary Tenney at the General Meeting or you can mail them. If you have ever used the website, you will understand the need for this Upgrade! 3
4 Birmingham to Huntsville Farewell Breakfast-Saturday, November 7 You missed a good trip!! DIRECTORY We are preparing a directory for 2016 members and are in need of some headshots for the following members: Linda Burell, Annette Drummonds, Dianne Joseph, Deanna Lawley, Lon Lee Parish, Joan & Wray Pearce and Angela & Martin Weinberg. Will take pictures at the meeting or If you have one and would like to send it to us, the email is: tltide@bellsouth.net To all of our Friends 4
5 I would appreciate short bios of any other new members (last 12 months). Save the Date We are planning a Valentine s Day Brunch for Saturday, February 13, at the home of Regina Smith. The cost will be $10.. For those of you who paid for the cancelled Octoberfest, you are covered. We will need an exact count on the Monday before the 13th. Exact directions for the brunch will be emailed at a later date and will be available at the January general meeting. This is also open to guests. Time is set for 11:00 a.m. Induction of Officers 2016 President Ann Taylor Co-1st VP Programs Reba Williams Co-1st VP-ED Training-Vicki Smith 2nd VP Membership-Maureen Fowler Treasurer Rosemary Tenney Asst. Treasurer Jean Coan IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT 5
6 THE FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF BIRMINGHAM, AL MEMBERSHIP FORM The Annual dues include: Membership in both the local club and Friendship Force International, subscription to the club s newsletter and opportunities to host FFI members from other clubs and to travel to and visit other clubs. Type of Membership: New Renewal Individual ($30) Couple ($50) Name Tag (Required) $12.00 Total Type: Magnetic Pin Name on Name Tag Name Address City State Zip Phone Email Would you be interested in serving on one or more of the following committees? Membership Communications Finance Publicity Programs Exchanges Meeting Setup Social Welcome Website Send this form and dues to: Charlene Serbu 1337 Narrows Point Bend Birmingham, AL 35242 Checks should be made out to The Friendship Force of Birmingham. 6