Category: Events
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FFIS Newsletter, May 2021
Notes from the Chair Through the years, I have witnessed the ebb and flow that nonprofits like the Friendship Foundation have endured here in Eugene. The financially leaner years after the Great Recession forced our organization to find new ways to fund our programs and services. It also tested our commitment to our mission of…
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FFIS Homestay Students Tour Nike Campus Thanks to Past Homestay Student
Douffy Youm from Senegal was an FFIS homestay student many years ago. He graduated and worked his way up to become an executive at Nike in Portland, but still kept in touch with his FFIS host family. The family hosted four University of Oregon international students prior to the fall term. One of the students…
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Japanese Student Visits a Pumpkin Patch with Her FFIS Conversation Friend
FFIS’ Conversation Friend Program is a unique opportunity for volunteers to connect with a University of Oregon international student during the student’s first year in Eugene. The student and volunteer are matched on the basis of shared interests. They meet for around one hour per week in a public setting. What the volunteer and student choose to do…
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FFIS News for October 2019
The UO academic year has started and so are FFIS’ programs. It’s time for an update on our activities. Fundraiser: Hop Valley Brewing is donating $1 to FFIS for every pint served between 5:00 and 8:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Invite a friend, enjoy a craft beer, and help FFIS raise money. Hop Valley…
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FFIS Host Families Share Their Tips for New Host Families
The FFIS Homestay Program matches University of Oregon international students with local community volunteers for a short-term homestay when the student first arrives in Lane County. Volunteers open their hearts and home to young adults far from home, helping them to get oriented and settled. Homestay families have created many fond memories for the students that they’ve…
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What Was the Most Rewarding Part of Hosting?
The FFIS Homestay Program matches University of Oregon international students with local community volunteers for a short-term homestay when the student first arrives in Lane County. Volunteers open their hearts and home to young adults far from home, helping them to get oriented and settled. Homestay families have created many fond memories for the students that they’ve…
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Happy New Year and Thank You to All of Our FFIS Volunteers!
If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life. Dear FFIS Volunteers, Happy New Year! The FFIS Steering Committee is very appreciative of your commitment, time, efforts, and sacrifices in truly embodying our mission –…
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Les and Marian Brod Share Their Experience With The FFIS Conversation Friend Program
Les and Marian Brod have been FFIS Conversation Friend volunteers for many years. In this post they share recent experiences with their Conversation Friend from China: Yunhong Bai, or Marcia as she liked to be called in English, came to the UO as a “courtesy professor” from a university in Beijing. Her purpose here was…
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FFIS News for October 2018
A new University of Oregon school year has begun and FFIS has been active in welcoming new international students and scholars to our community through our short-term homestay program and Welcome Picnic. We’d like to share some information about what’s been happening and remind you about our upcoming fundraiser at Fisherman’s Market on Monday, Oct.…
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