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About us! |
We seek world wide friendship by visiting in the homes of club members in many countries, temporarily becoming part of the family and consequently life-long friends. We see the country through the eyes and traditions of our hosts. We say "faces not places" rather than travel as tourists. We invite you to browse through the pages and to attend
meetings which are held at 6:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month
(except November and December) at the Veteran's Hall on Mount Vernon.
The Friendship Force of Kern County is just one of more than 350 clubs
in 56 countries. Most of the Kern County members live in or around
Bakersfield. This is the symbol for Friendship Force worldwide. Click the image to learn more about us.
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Frequently Asked Questions |
If you have questions about Friendship Force of Kern County please click here. If the answer you seek is not available please go to the contact us page and send an email.
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Newsletters |
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The Friendship Force of Kern County publishes a newsletter monthly. Go to this page to view the latest Newsletter and several for past months.
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Open World Smiles |
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"Pictorial Essay of People Smiling World Wide" A collaborative photographic essay exhibited in two countries: Russia and the United States. Despite geographic, cultural and political differences our smiles show how much alike we really are. Clicking the icon on the right will transfer you to a page where you can download and view this uplifting project of Open World and Friendship Force.
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News Clippings |
Recent news articles from the media for activities of the Kern County Friendship Force are kept here.
New A new photography exhibit that opened Tuesday in Bakersfield accomplished exactly what its organizers hoped it would: It bridged the divide between two far-away communities through the language of smiling
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Calendar of Events |
This 'News and Events' page is a good place to see what is planned this month and for the next year or two for the Kern County Friendship Force and for Friendship Force International. Click on image to open.
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Open World, 2008 |
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Friendship Force of Kern County recently hosted eight Russian journalists as part of a program supported by the Open World Leadership Center. Both the delegates and the Friendship Force of Kern County enjoyed this unique opportunity to meet and come to know people from another area of the world.
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Open World Project |
The Friendship Force of Kern County cooperates with the OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER at the Library of Congress in bringing the emerging leaders of
Eurasia to the United States today. Click the image to learn more.
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KC Friendship Force Exchanges |
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The Friendship Force of Kern County participates in 1 to 3 "outbound" exchanges (travel to a Friendship Force club in another country) and hosts from 1 to 3 "inbound" exchanges each year. Exchanges typically last one week and offer opportunity to make new friends in countries world wide, allowing the "ambassadors" (guests) opportunity to experience another country through the hosts' eyes, to experience life as they live and to have fun. Click photo to view the plans for exchanges for this year and next year and the history all prior exchanges.
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History |
Exchanges among the Friendship Force clubs throughout the world are the core of the Friendship Force activities. Bringing the world to our door step. Click the icon to the right to enter a page to learn more about the exchanges of the Kern County Friendship Force.
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Regional meeting: Las Vegas |
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Members attend regional, national and international meetings to share ideas about club operation, exchange procedures and policy and maintain contact. This pages has photos from a recent regional meeting at Las Vegas.
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Saitama, Japan Exchange 2007 |
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On this page are several photos taken during the outbound exchange to Japan in 2007. The trip included attending a special cherry blossom festival.
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Adelaide, Australia Exchange |
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During the incoming exchange from Adelaide, Australia, 2007, the ambassadores and hosts traveled to Yosemite. A few photos from that exchange are on this page.
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Curitiba Exchange, 2007 |
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This page contains photos taken during the exchange visit of the ambassadoes from Curritiba, Brazil.
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Internet Links |
Listed on this page are internet sites that will be of interest, including Friendship Force International, selected Friendship Force Clubs and news media.
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Contact Us |
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The officers of the Kern County Friendship Force that you would most likely wish to contact are listed on this page with their email addresses.
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Welcome |
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WELCOME to the Friendship Force of Kern County site. The site is intended to provide information to those who are interesting in developing world wide friendship as well as a method of exchanging news and information among club members. We invite you to browse through the pages and to attend meetings which are held at 6:30 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December) at the Veteran's Hall on Mount Vernon. This is our club pin and it is our hope to present one to you.
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