Friendship Force of Greater Orlando

​New Membership Process:  As you know historically, FFGO has collected both the club and the FFI memberships fees and forwarded the FFI fee to them on an annual basis. Of the $50 dues fee we have been charging, $30 was sent to FFI and $20 went to our club.

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However, FFI has informed us that effective January 1, 2026 this will change. Every Friendship Force member throughout the world will pay their FFI fee directly to FFI through an on-line payment portal that has been set up and is now active.  The date on which you pay your FFI fee will become your anniversary date and you will need to renew your FFI membership on that date each year. The FFI fee for the US will be $100 annually. A monthly payment plan will also be available.  Go to:  https://my.friendshipforce.org/en/users/sign_in   to log in or enroll (if you don't already have a log-in).  There will  be a big button to Enroll/Renew your FFI membership.

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Our FFGO club fee will continue to be $20 annually, but our board has decided to waive this fee next year.  It will become effective again in 2027.

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There are still details to be ironed out, but FFGO members should access FFI’s online portal and pay their FFI fee. At that point, they will receive a FFI membership ID number if they don’t already have one from previous registration. Members should also continue to fill out and submit our club’s membership form (without including any dues fees) and send to Maggie Shoemaker, who will be our membership chairperson in 2026. Maggie will need to know your FFI number.

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​​Volunteers needed to set up some tables and 40-50 chairs prior to our General and Annual Meetings.  Contact Madeleine Taub if you can help.

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