Friendship Force of Western Michigan

Friendship Force of Western Michigan Our friendly group of 60 members look forward to hosting your future visit to west Michigan.

Our club has about 60 members located between Schoolcraft Michigan in the south, Holland, Michigan to the west, and Grand Rapids Michigan to the north. Because many are snowbirds, we gather more frequently for friendship during the months of May through December. We usually sponsor one exchange to another country annually and host guests for one week each year.

Italian villages
04/20/2026

Italian villages

Is Mediterranean cuisine and a slower pace of life calling your name? Listen up

April 6 LEOSmall group dinners hosted at the homes of Janice Laker, Pam & Stan Sackett, and Louise and Jerry Potratz.
04/16/2026

April 6 LEO
Small group dinners hosted at the homes of Janice Laker, Pam & Stan Sackett, and Louise and Jerry Potratz.

Thinking of relocating to Europe?
04/11/2026

Thinking of relocating to Europe?

There is a boom in Americans choosing to emigrate to lesser-trodden EU destinations, such as Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Albania and Estonia.

A coastline walk all the way around England is now complete!!
03/20/2026

A coastline walk all the way around England is now complete!!

The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.

03/20/2026

March 12 LEO took place at McGonigle's in Kalamazoo. Twenty members attended. No photos were taken!

At our February 12th LEO 15 members met for a potluck and Lyn Hargreave gave a presentation on how to utilize myFFI webs...
02/28/2026

At our February 12th LEO 15 members met for a potluck and Lyn Hargreave gave a presentation on how to utilize myFFI website.

Unusual TSA finds!
01/26/2026

Unusual TSA finds!

The TSA said the most unusual items found at U.S. airport security checkpoints in 2025 include a replica bomb and turtles in pants and a bra.

A total of 29 members attended lunch at 3 homes for the January LEO. Lunch hosts were Gayle & Paul Franklin, Alice & Pau...
01/20/2026

A total of 29 members attended lunch at 3 homes for the January LEO. Lunch hosts were Gayle & Paul Franklin, Alice & Paul Asmus, and Jerry and Louise Potratz.

Lunch for nine at the Franklin's for January's LEO was one of three venues where our club members shared a meal.  We hav...
01/18/2026

Lunch for nine at the Franklin's for January's LEO was one of three venues where our club members shared a meal. We have called it a LEO for Let's Eat Out, now it's also Let's Eat Over. We have been rotating between eating all together at restaurants and potlucks at a clubhouse. Now we're eating in homes and building closer relationships with our clubs members. We will be hosting lunch in April, till then it's guess who's coming to dinner.

First time to try Facebook on a computer. Trying to see if I can post to this account.  Can't figure out how to include ...
01/18/2026

First time to try Facebook on a computer. Trying to see if I can post to this account. Can't figure out how to include a photo. It's so different than on my phone.

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01/17/2026

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U.S. citizens traveling to the Schengen Area will need to obtain pre-travel clearance through the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETI

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Kalamazoo, MI
49006

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