Public Invited to Hear About Cultures Around the World and In Our Community 'Friendship Force' Changes the Way We See the World PINELLAS COUNTY - Friendship Force of the Florida Suncoast invites guests to attend presentations about various cultures as part of their mission to break down barriers between people and promote peace. Each of these meetings will highlight one culture and will include items from that culture. Meetings are free and open to the public. (The following meetings are scheduled for Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. at Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, Largo 33771, Meeting Room B.) January 16, 2010, 2:30 p.m., Largo Public Library Growing up in British Guiana: The Land of Many Waters Clyde Choong, retired law instructor and John Hayner, retired missionary March 20, 2010, 2:30 p.m., Largo Public Library Amazing Australia: The People & the Culture, Catherine Conover, retired educator, and John Conover, retired software engineer May 15, 2010, 2:30 p.m. Largo Public Library Islam - Religion & Culture, Muslim Teacher Aziz Merchant About Friendship Force: Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter helped develop this international organization in 1977 with its mission of promoting global understanding across the barriers that separate people. 'By connecting the world, one friend at a time, we will create a world of friends that becomes a world of peace.' Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, Friendship Force International has now grown to over 350 chapters in over 50 countries on 6 continents. For more information about the local chapter or the international organization, please contact Denise Seeber, VP Programs, at 727 474-2647 or go to www.friendshipforcefloridasuncoast.org

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