Message from Council Leader - Cindy Beckage 2013 WC FF Calendar Dec 7 11:00 AM High Tea See article with details Dec. 14-11:00 AM at Community Hospital Lunch and Christmas Party. Dec 5, Kids Aid Team #1 Dec 12, Kids Aid Team #2 Dec 19, Kids Aid Team #3 No Kids Aid 12/26 & 1/2 Jan. 9, 2014 6:15 Chili Cook off and meeting at Community Hospital. Judging of Posters. Jan 9, Kids Aid Team Oct. 14-16, 2014 World Conference in Auckland, NZ May 2, 3, 2014 Regional Conf. in Salt Lake City, UT., Sept 11-14, 2015 World Conf. Vancouver, Canada For the first time in two years as your Council Leader, I find myself with a lack of words. I realize many of you thought that was impossible, and a few of you are cheering. None-the-less, I will type on as this is my last leader letter, as we will be electing some new people to the Council Board at the December meeting. On Saturday, December 14 th, in Community Hospital s lower level conference room (from 11am- 1pm) we also will celebrate the 2013 holiday season with a catered luncheon! For those of you who have been good, Santa just might have a little something for you. For those who have been bad, well, there might be a little something for you too, but you are expected to stay and help clean-up. I do want to extend a big THANK YOU to all the current and former Council members who have assisted me in these last 2 years, and to all the members who help make this Friendship Force Club a friendly club to belong to. The November newsletter was phenomenal; I love the information on Russia in preparation for a 2014 incoming exchange from Moscow and I hope Alyse has much more info to share with us. The new member pictures and bio s are wonderful (thank you Sue), and WELCOME to all you new members! I heard the new member s get-together was a success and I hope we can keep that tradition. Verna Bunn has consistently provided us with an exceptional newsletter layout and I m happy to see the return of the Community Happenings page, as that has led me to a grand adventure or two. Which reminds me, is anybody interested in participating in a Murder Mystery Dinner for/with our club members in 2014? Thank you also goes out to Kathy Nielsen our events coordinator- for all her hard work in locating locations, finding food, designating dessert doers, and stepping up to fill any necessary need for this Friendship Force Club. Don t forget to thank her in person at the December meeting/luncheon. Thank Sue Moyer too, as treasurer she found us enough loot to pay for the party. And thank you Marguerite, Phil, and Linda for working behind the scenes. If I have left anyone out, feel free to remind me at the party. Just remember, I have access to Santa s naughty and nice list. Ho, Ho, Ho. Best Wishes for a well traveled and fun filled New Year, Cindy Beckage, your 2012 and 2013 WCFF Council Leader
Western Colorado Chapter s Leadership Council Council Coordinator Cindy Beckage 424-0419 desertwmn101.yahoo.com Secretary/Historian Marguerite Collard 434-3137 mcollard@q.com Treasurer Sue Moyer 242-5999 stmoyer@bresnan.net Events Coordinator Kathy Nielsen 245-7965 knielsen101@msn.com Membership Sue Palmer 241-9122 alfshouse12@hotmail.com Publicity Phil Smith 243-5456 smithgjco@earthlink.net Newsletter Verna Bunn 260-4787 vbunn@bresnan.net ANNUAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEES : Single - $30 Please make check payable to: Family - $50 Friendship Force of Western Colorado Mail to: Sue Moyer, Treasurer 2233 Windsor Ct., Grand Junction, CO 81507 On Sale now! Water Bottles for $5.00, Ball Caps for $18.00, & nametags $10.50. Order nametags before mid November by emailing Sue @ stmoyer@bresnan.net and she will have them for the December Christmas Party. Nametags for new members have come in. If you haven't already paid, please bring $10.50 to the Christmas party to pick up your nametag. Thank you to all that have sent encouragement and remarks about the newsletter these last two years. I know that the person that takes it over will do a wonderful job in keeping the newsletter informative. Verna Bunn December 4-4:30 5:30 pm Estate Planning for Seniors 243-8250 December 6-6:00 pm Palisade Parade of Lights December 7-5:00-8:00 pm Parade of Lights Downtown December 7-11:00 am 5:00 pm Winter Festival Main Street December 7 - Old Fashioned Christmas Palisade December 8-3:00 pm Holiday Concert at Moss Performing Arts Center December 11-6:00 pm 7:30 pm Holiday Light Tour for 50+ $5.00 rsvp 254-3876 December 13-5:30 9:00 pm Spirit of Christmas Walk Downtown Main Street December 13-5:30 pm Chocolate Walk $10.00 Parks & Rec. 254-3876 December 14-5:00 pm 7:00 pm Fruita Hometown Christmas & Parade of Lights December 25 - Merry Christmas Other Bingo Opportunities are: GJ Senior Recreation Center: Tuesday 1:30 pm & Saturday 1:00 pm
. MOSCOW INBOUND MAY 27 to JUNE 3 2014 ED s - SUE MOYER CINDY BECKAGE We are still waiting to hear from Moscow's ED regarding additional activities they would like to do. Once we have that information, the planning committee will meet again to firm up our schedule. The Salt Lake City club has contacted us and we are coordinating with them to share information as we receive it. Please be thinking about what you would like to do to help as the time gets closer. We will be looking for home hosts, day hosts, drivers, small dinner party hosts, welcome and farewell party committee members, welcome bag and ambassador schedule helpers, along with many other types of assistance. Thanks,. OREGON OUTBOUND JULY 8 14 2014 No local ED required now This is an exchange that some of us may be invited to participate with. The Oregon club and the Baton Rouge Louisiana clubs are planning it. If the Baton Rouge folks do not fill the trip we may be able to join. Will keep you posted. CONNECTICUT OUTBOUND 3 rd WK of OCTOBER 2014 ED s SUE PALMER NANCY GALBRAITH Sue Palmer and Nancy Galbraith have volunteered to be CO-ED s for this exchange. The exchange is confirmed but the exact dates are still to be determined. We have asked them to give us a best guess on when the fall colors are at the peak so we can plan that time. Predicting the weather can be tricky and they are thinking about it. We have said the about 20 of us will go and they are good with that. Until the dates get confirmed and some of the side trips set up we will not know costs but it should be rather reasonable. Sue is working on a second week to New York or Boston. Anita Pisciotte December 12 Donna Miller December 13 Poppy Woody December 17 Emily Chrisco December 18 Ned Bunn December 19 Cindy Beckage December 20 Doris Arcieri December 24
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS I have the pleasure of introducing two more new members for the December, 2013 Newsletter. At meetings and events, I encourage all members to take time to introduce themselves to the new members and make them feel WELCOME! Thank you. Sue Palmer Meet Holly Mattson - Holly was raised in Denver, Colorado. Careers and education include; served and retired from the US Army; taught public education for 8 years. After graduating from the University of San Francisco, she founded her own companies. Holly owns and operates Jaytomz Marketing and JCorp Online Entertainment services. She also has a PhD from Stanford University. While in the Army, she toured in Germany, New York and Iraq. She has lived in Colorado, Texas and California. Holly has traveled all the states on the iconic road of Route 66 and also visited Holland, Switzerland, Austria, and London, England. Holly is a busy business women, but has agreed to serve on our Council as Editor of the Newsletter and Web Master for our website. She has a strong background in marketing, computer technology and business consulting. She looks forward to making new friends near and far through Friendship Force. She is willing to entertain, home host, serve as tour guide, cook and she wants to travel! The council thanks Holly for stepping up and volunteering to serve on the Council as Editor and Web Master. Meet Cecilia Spangler Cecilia was raised in Delta, Colorado, where her parents owned Jack s Liquor Store on Main Street. She has lived in Delta, Fruita and Grand Junction, Colorado; she also lived in California for a short time. Her careers include; Financial Services for First Job Pacific Finance (owned by Transamerica Services--formerly Commercial Credit); she worked for Ford Motor Credit for over 35 years and retired due to company reorganization; worked at Alpine Bank in Downtown Grand Junction for 2 years in Indirect Lending Department. Cecilia is currently an assistant to Todd Sisson Financial Services; and works with her son, Scott and daughter-in-law, Maura in their financial services business Silverhill Partners. Cecilia has one son, Scott and his wife Maura have 3 children - William Corkins, Todd & Katie. She s visited New York, Florida and some of the western areas of U.S; traveled to Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Central Italy, Ireland, Greece, Turkey, southern Spain and Portugal. She likes the FFI concept of meeting people who visit our area plus having the opportunity to meet people in their countries. Cecilia loves to travel and wants to continue seeing places that are on her Bucket List. GATHERING FOR NEW MEMBERS An invitation was sent to all new members for a Welcome Munch and Mingle at my home on Thursday, November 7. Eleven new members attended. Everyone enjoyed getting acquainted and learning more about FFI. A Special THANK YOU goes to Donna Miller for helping host this event. Sue Palmer, Membership
Utah Friendship Force Hosting Get Involved Golden Spike National Historical Park Plan to attend Share your ideas We need good Participation to make it work Meet our new FFI President, Joy DiBenedetto Get acquainted with members from Colorado, Wyoming and Utah Clubs One of the best hotels in Salt Lake - newly remodeled restaurants. What a place for our regional conference!
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CONFERENCE Salt Lake City, Utah Little America Hotel May 2 nd, 3 rd & 4 th Friday, May 2nd 2:00 4:00 p.m. Registration at Little America Hotel 4:30 6:00 90 minute city tour free for those registered for conference - $20 guests Board the bus in front of the hotel bus will bring you back to the hotel after the tour where you can have dinner. Or, the bus will drop you downtown so you can visit the new City Creek Mall and have dinner downtown. Volunteers will help you find the Trax train to come back to the hotel. Saturday, May 3 rd 8:00 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Mixing and enjoying posters with information about each club 9:00 9:30 Welcome and introductions of club officers by Kathy Howarth, Moderator for Conference, Longtime member of Utah FF and past President 9:30 10:15 Presentation by FFI President Joy Di Benedetto 10:15 10:30 Break 10:30 11:15 Workshop Promotion and Publicity by Denice Wheeler Author & Lecturer & former Utah FF President 11:15 12:00 Workshop #2 Photography by Keith Hill Member or Utah FF and Wasatch Photo Club 12:00 1:30 p.m. Lunch provided by Little America 1:30 2:15 Workshop #3 Membership Development by Margret Boes-Ingraham President of Utah FF and her committee 2:15 2:30 Break 2:30 3:15 Workshop #4 Packing & Travel Tips by Becky Hale Travel Specialist from Travel Outfitters 3:15 4:15 Wrap-up Discussion and opportunity for FFI President Joy DiBenedetto to answer questions 5:30 6:30 Social cash bar 6:30 Closing Banquet and entertainment Sunday, May 4 th 9:00 a.m. Meet at the Tabernacle on Temple Square for the Mormon Tabernacle Broadcast 9:30 Temple Square tour for those who are interested Pick up by hosts for those who choose to stay on for two or three days with Utah FF Club hosts
Friendship Force of Western Colorado Poster Our club is sponsoring a poster contest. We are looking for an eye catching poster to put up in shop windows, to bring new members into our club. As the reward for designing the #1 poster is a cool $50 cash, you might want to get to work right away. Please incorporate the Friendship Force logo into your entry, and using understandable FF lingo is ok too. The entry can be any size from the standard 81/2 x 11, to 11 x 17 inches. It probably should be in color (to attract the eye) and it will be judged at the January club meeting, hopefully by our new FF Regional Rep. Contact Linda Smith with any other questions. SOLD OUT NO MORE RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE FOR December 7 at 11 am. Christmas High Tea Please join us for Christmas High Tea at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade, 777 Grande River Drive. (Wine Country Inn is located just off Interstate 70 Exit 42. Take a short drive just west of Grande River Vineyards) Wine Country Inn Christmas High Tea Saturday, December 7 at 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Cost: $25.00 per person (Includes tea served in beautiful china; sandwiches; pastries and much more) Let s make this a dressy occasion; ladies please wear your favorite stylish hat to complete the High Tea experience. If you re interested in attending the Christmas Tea don t delay reservations are filling up quickly. Please call Sue Palmer for a spot at our table. Call no later than November 30 Sue Palmer 241-9122 or 260-4653 If you still want to experience the Victorian Christmas Tea there are seatings for the following dates: Saturday, December 14 at 2 pm or Sunday, December 21 at 11am & 2 pm. I m sorry we can t have anyone else join us for the FF High Tea Event on December 7th. Regretfully, Sue Palmer
CHILI COOK-OFF COMPETITION JANUARY 9, 2014 6:15 PM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DOWNSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM ENTRY FORM Please fill out form and return to Cindy Beckage or Sue Moyer: NAME TELEPHONE # Information for Chili Entry Participants: All Chili Entries will be voted by Club Members as a People s Choice Contest. Available items for the Chili Contest: Small cups and utensils for tastings Cornbread 2nd Annual SPECIAL NOTE: Chili Contestants can choose to provide other condiments for their special Chili recipe, i.e. flour tortillas, cheese, onions, sour cream etc.. Cash award of $50 will be given to the Chili Cook-off Winner on November 8. After judging, everyone can enjoy a Chili Dinner with all the fixings for ONLY $5.00. Any questions please contact Sue Palmer 241-9122 or Cindy Beckage 424-0419. Last Years contestants!
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 81502 www.ffwcolo.com