Friendship Force
of Central North Carolina
About Friendship Force of Central North Carolina
Friendship Force of Central North Carolina (FFCNC) was formed in 2006 by the merger of the Winston-Salem Friendship Force Club and the Guilford County Chapter of North Carolina Citizens for International Understanding.
Our parent organization, Friendship Force International (FFI), is a non-profit cultural exchange organization located in Atlanta, GA. FFI is dedicated to the principle that each person can make a contribution to global goodwill. Home hospitality, the heart of each exchange, provides the opportunity for people of different countries and/or cultures to connect at a personal level.
International and domestic exchanges are available annually. Outbound exchanges offered by other Friendship Force clubs are often available to FFCNC members as well. On an outbound exchange, “ambassadors” from the Triad travel to a destination and are hosted by an FFI club and members stay there for a week. The group usually spends a second week touring the destination locale. On an inbound exchange, FFCNC members receive ambassadors in their homes…and the club plans activities to showcase the Triad.
Dues are $25 for singles and $30 for families for a calendar year. Dues include membership in FFCNC and Friendship Force International. Members who join after May 15 are added to our e-mail and mailing lists but not charged dues until the following year. To join FFCNC, please e-mail our Membership Chairman at contactus@ffcnc.org. FFCNC maintains a full calendar of activities (see Calendar) including potluck meals, picnics, LEO (“Let’s Eat Out) meetings at a variety of ethnic restaurants, welcome and farewell meals related to inbound exchanges, orientation workshops for outbound exchanges, board and committee meetings, etc.
FFI clubs often use “Let There Be Peace On Earth” to close meetings and activities. Here are the lyrics: Let there be peace on earth, Let peace begin with me, To take each moment and live each moment
and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth,
the peace that was meant to be.
With God our creator,
children all are we,
Let me walk with each other,
in perfect harmony.
let this be the moment now.
With every step I take,
let this be my solemn vow,
in peace, eternally.
Let there be Peace on Earth,
and let it begin with me.
