Join us for our Taste Travelers lunches. A fun way to explore new flavors and meet with other Friendship Force Columbia Cascade members.
Next up: May 7, 2026 at 11:30AM, we’ll be at Adisaya Thai Restaurant in Lake Oswego, 1235 McVey Street. For more information or to RSVP, contact
Mary at mbdinor@gmail.com.

Hold the date: Saturday, August 15,2026 at Overlook Park, 10AM-2PM. It will be a potluck, watch for more details soon, or see our Newsletter for more information.

FFCC will be busy in 2026 both hosting and journeying to domestic and international places as follows:

Inbound from Western Kentucky,  May 22-28.

Outbound to Mongolia,  June 18-July 2.

Outbound to Connecticut and Pennsylvania, October 14-29.

Inbound from Pikes Peak Region – Mar 2025

Outbound to Lincoln Nebraska – Sept 2025

Inbound from Winnipeg, Canada – Oct 2025

Outbound to Perth and Mt. Barker Australia – Nov 2025

Lots of fun home hosting to be experienced!

July 2024 12 ambassadors journey to Pikes Peak club to spend a week gaining new insights and making new friends.  We visited many sites, including the Air Force Academy, Pikes Peak cog railway, Cripple Creek, and many stops along the way in Manitou, Old Colorado City, and Colorado Springs.  Delightful introduction to the history of this community and its inhabitants.

Friendship Force PSU-SALC Newsletter 2023

12 members are preparing for a journey to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to make new friends with hosts and visit many iconic southern experiences like plantation life, alligators in the bayou, and life on the busy Mississippi River.  Safe travels to all, and enjoy your stay!

FFCC members have a very active and enthusiastic schedule of monthly gathering to share stories and eat their way around the globe.  See our latest newsletter for dates and venues!

2023 Journeys have been announced.  FFCC will be traveling to Saporo Japan as a club this spring, the Ohio club will be visiting Portland/Vancouver in July, and FFCC will be traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the fall.  Fun will be had by all.

FF Greater Seattle was welcomed at FF Columbia Cascades October 1-4, 2022.  The group all gathered for welcome dinner at Donna’s lovely waterfront home, spent a day discovering downtown Vancouver courtesy of a Pat Stryker tour, and had a delicious farewell brunch at Jim Arnoux and Gwen White’s Portland heights home surrounded by quilts make by Gwen and Emily Smith.  Many folks also took in a hiking day, some taking in the famous 4T trail (train, trolley, tram and trail) visiting an iconic view from Council Crest and the Oregon Health Science University campus.  Thank you to all for your sharing, kind friendships.