Friendship Force of Western Michigan

04/20/2026

Italian villages

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

04/16/2026

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

01/12/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.ADfa.CiHBx6oNK9gX&smid=url-share

Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.