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The Friendship Force of

Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley

A World of Friends is a World of Peace

FRIENDSHIP FORCE INTERNATIONAL

Our Mission

The Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley is one of over 300 clubs in Friendship Force International, a non-profit, non-sectarian cultural organization focused on promoting understanding, cultural education and citizen diplomacy through homestay Journeys and personal friendships. We are based in more than 60 countries and on six continents, with 15,000 active members and over 300 Journeys taking place each year.
Through these exciting personal encounters, strangers become friends – and we know that by experiencing different views, we can discover common ground.
Our programs bring diverse people together into each other’s cultures and homes to share one-of-a-kind experiences not available to regular tourists. Members are home-hosted by locals - ordinary people like you, living all over the world, eager to welcome you into their culture and lives. 
This video is an introduction to the operation of Friendship Force.
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For more information contact us.
Members of The Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley come from Albany, Corvallis, Philomath, Salem and surrounding communities in the central Mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon. 
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Balinese dance lesson in Denpasar, Indonesia

Club Journeys in 2022 - 2024

We travel to make friends and to promote the causes of peace and international understanding.
A World of Friends is a World of Peace 
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Save the date! 
August 13, 2022
Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley
30th Anniversary Celebration

2022
​April 29 - May 9

Outbound Journey to Tuxtla-Gutierrez, Mexico 
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June 25 - July 3
American Council of International Education (ALEX) 
​Students from Armenia

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July 25 - 30

Inbound Journey
​Ft. Worth and San Antonio, Texas


​October 2 -14
Outbound Journey
Oklahoma and Lake Hartwell, Georgia

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2023
​April - May 

Outbound Journey
Sacramento, California


Late ​June
Outbound Journey Edmonton and Manitoba, Canada
Date TBD
Inbound Journey
Denver, Colorado


September
Inbound Journey
​North Bay, Ontario, Canada

2022
​Friendship Force International
​Festival at Sea

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August 21-28 pre-extension
August 28 - Sept 10 Festival at Sea
Holland America 
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2024 June
Inbound Journey
​Tokyo, Japan 
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During our Journey to Big Canoe, Georgia we completed several painted panels which will decorate the walls at the Grace Center in Corvallis, Oregon in collaboration with the Foundation for Hospital Art.

For More Information about Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley:

Telephone

971.218.0361
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