Journeys
​& Club Events

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Join us for any club event or journey to experience the force of friendship.  

5th at 5 events are generally hosted at a club member's home.  For details about how to get involved for future journeys and events come to one of these informal monthly 5th at 5 events. See the newsletter.
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For a glimpse of how rewarding being a member can be, go to the Photo Gallery for pictures of past exchanges and events. 
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The FFGM Book Club meets the second Wednesday of every other month beginning in January, usually at 1:30 pm.  

Questions about any of the events below may be directed to:
          Rosie Haas ([email protected])
          Ann Line ([email protected])
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                       2025/2026 - Events

11/03          LEO 12:30 pm Had's Indian Cuisine, 2345 N. 12th St. , Brookfield. 
                                         RSVP to Ann Line at [email protected]
11/04          Kenosha Day  10:00 am at Kenosha Civil War Museum, 54000 1st Ave. for docent led
                                          tour ($15.00).  Lunch at kenosha Tap House, 125 56th St., plus 
                                          streetcar ride on Lake Michigan shoreline ($1).  Optional visit to Kenosha
                                          Public Museum, 5500 1st Ave. ($5).  RSVP to Gaule Best at 414-469-8433 or
                                          [email protected] by Fri. Oct. 24
11/09          5@5  Doris & Glen Mertens, W341N6886 Starlight Dr., Oconomowoc
                                          RSVP 262-719-0767.
11/12          Book Club.  1:30 pm at the home of Mary Hauser 10131 W. Nash Ave., Wauwatosa
                                           Wicked Milwaukee by Yance Marti, who will be at the meeting.

12/01          FFGM Board meeting.  6:30 via Zoom
12/02          LEO  12:30 pm. Gus's Deli, 813 S. 60th St., West Allis
                                           RSVP to Ann Line at [email protected]
12/05          5@5  Barb and Joe Geck home, 1258 Seitz Dr., Waukesha
                                           RSVP to Barb at [email protected]
12/14          Annual Meeting 11:45 am at New Berlin Hills Golf Course,  13175 W. Graham St., New Berlin
                                           Members ($20), nonmembers ($30),  RSVP by Dec 1.

01/05          5@5 host needed.  Contact [email protected] to volunteer.
01/08          LEO  12:30 pm.  Su Plus 2 Fusion Cuisine, 7335 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis
                                            RSVP to Ann Line at [email protected].
01/14          lunch @ 11:30 am at Mexiborcua Restaurant, 8015 N. 76th st., Milwaukee.  Followed by a tour
                                             of Milwaukee Pretzel Co. ($13), 8050 N. Granville Rd..  RSVP to Terry O'Dell
                                             at [email protected] or 920-287-2258 phone or text by  Jan. 09.
01/21          Book Club  1:30 pm. via Zoom.  River Sing Me Home (Barbados) by Eleanor Shearer.

02/02          FFGM Board Mtg.  6:30 pm via Zoom.
02/04          Noon lunch at Jerusalem Grill, 17065 W. Capitol DR. Ste. 2, Brookfield.  Followed by a
                                             2:00 pm performance of "Hollywood Revisited" at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center
                                             3270 Mitchel Park Dr., Brookfield, ($22).  RSVP to Gayle Best at
                                             [email protected] or 414-469-8433 phone or text by Jan. 03
02/08          5@5  2-4 pm on the 8th.  Linda Epperson W175N8106 Robin Ct., Menomonee Falls.
                                             RSVP  to [email protected] or 414-418-7981 phone or text.
02/16          LEO  12:30 pm at KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot,  2635 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa.
                                              RSVP to Ann Line at [email protected]



                 2025 - Journeys
July 22-26                   Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA - Mini inbound
August 16-23              Adelaide, Australia  - Inbound
November 11-18         Baton Rouge, LA - Outbound, optional extension to New Orleans, Nov. 6 - 11

                                      2026 - Journeys
April 1-7                      Setouchi Hiroshima, Japan  -   Outbound
August 9 - 15              Tallahassee, FL - Inbound
September TBD          Flathead Valley, Montana - Outbound
Sept/Oct TBD              Toulouse, France - Inbound
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