The Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley - A World of Friends is a World of Peace

Meet, Greet and Get Acquainted Meetings (all pay their own way)
         - Dec 12 - noon - El Patron Restaurant, Corvallis
Club meeting - Sunday Jan 19, 2 pm -CPI Building Conference Room, Philomath
Induction of 2025 club officers, general club  business - snacks provided - all are welcome

To find out more about the listed events, complete the contact form at the tab above and we will be in touch with you or send an email to [email protected]

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.
​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. 

Japanese dance lesson complete with costuming

Club Journeys 2024-25

We travel to make friends and to promote the causes of peace and international understanding.
A World of Friends is a World of Peace 

~May 30 - June 5,2025 - Birmingham Alabama inbound journey
~ Sept 2025 - Hawaii inbound journey
~Oct 2025 - New Caledonia international outbound - may not be possible given current political unrest and related travel concerns
~Nov 2025 - San Antonio Texas outbound journey
 

Inbound journey from Tokyo Japan, June 2024 included a trip to Columbia Gorge waterfalls