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January 30th
Quarterly Meeting
10:00am
Masks required
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1101 N. River Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203)

February 24th or 27th
African Americans in Art
1:30pm
Wichita Art Museum (1400 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203)

March 4th
Board Meeting
10:00am
Location TBA

March 27th
World Friendship Day
Details TBA

April 24th
Quarterly Meeting
10:00am
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1101 N. River Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203)

May 5th
Tour of Koch Gardens
10:30am
Botanica (701 Amidon St, Wichita, KS 67203)

June 3rd
Board Meeting
10:00am
Watermark Books (4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218)

July 18th-24th
Western Montana (Missoula) Outgoing Journey

July 31st
Quarterly Meeting
10:00am
Masks required
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1101 N. River Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203)

September 2nd
Board Meeting
10:00am
Watermark Books (4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218)

September 10th-21st
Colombia, South America Outgoing Journey

October 30th
Annual Meeting
10:00am
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (1101 N. River Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203)

December 2nd
Board Meeting
10:00am
Watermark Books (4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218)

December 9th
Christmas Party
Cowtown Visitor's Center (1865 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203)

2014 Russia Exchange

May 25, 2014 sixteen Friendship Force members arrived in Moscow. They were met by members of the Friendship Force of Korolev. Highlights of the first week were a visit to a Russian Orthodox monastery, a tour of the Moscow subway, visits to the Kremlin, Red Square, and the Tretyakov Gallery Art Museum. They also met some children who were learning English in the Kids English Club and were exposed to Russianfolk traditions and dancing. Most of the hosts spoke English; all were very warm and welcoming. Saturday they boarded a train to Kotelnich and traveled through the night. They then boarded a bus to Darovskoy.They were greeted by club members with accordion music, singing, and a maypole. Few of the hosts there spoke English. In the area a small Russian Orthodox church, a bird museum, dinosaur museum, and a historical museum were visited. At the historical museum they painted eggs in a Russian style. Through out the visit they were well fed with a great variety of foods. Some members extended their stay with a trip toSt. Petersburg where they toured Catherine's Palace, the Hermitage, Peterhof, the Peter and Paul fortress,and Alexander Nevsky's castle. While seeing historic places is wonderful, best of all is spending time getting to know people from other places and gaining a better understanding of their lives.

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Welcome at Darovskoy	Preschool children and teachers in Darovskoy
Friendship Force members with city administrators in Darovskoy	Kids English Club in Korolev
Visit to monastery near Korolev	Visit to the cultural center near Korolev where we participated in a Russian wedding reenactment and feast