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From May 30 to June 6, the Friendship Force of Brandon and Area will again host a group of international visitors.
This year, our 12 ambassadors come from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In this unique friendship and cultural exchange, local Friendship Force members host visitors in their homes and plan a week of activities in and around Brandon that help them to understand Canadians and their culture.
This year’s agenda takes us to Clear Lake for a scenic lake tour, picnic and barbecue; to Virden for an historic town tour; and, of course, the favourite activity of previous groups — a tour of Green Acres Hutterite Colony, followed by a visit to a cattle ranch and waffle picnic on the banks of the Souris River.
In Brandon, we’ll meet the mayor, visit the Daly House Museum, and the Art Gallery. The most important part of the agenda, though, occurs in restaurants, at the breakfast and dinner table, and on car rides as we get to know our new friends.
Friendship Force is about people befriending people. Its purpose is to bring people closer together through international exchanges and to sow the seeds of friendship across the barriers — both geographic and cultural.
A relatively new organization, to date we have hosted groups from Belgium and Australia, and have visited Costa Rica and New Zealand. Our “outbound” exchange this year will take us to Hamburg, Germany in October.
Our organization is open to anyone in Brandon and area who enjoys meeting new people and is interested in learning about other cultures.
For more information about the Friendship Force, visit www.friendshipforcebrand onmanitoba.org.
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition May 17, 2012
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This year, our 12 ambassadors come from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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This year, our 12 ambassadors come from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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