to FF Birmingham, AL Outbound Exchange May 27-June 3, 2016
Limited to 15 ambassadors
Activities: Tours of the Civil Rights Museum, the National Historic Landmark Sloss Furnace, and Arlington House (Antebellum mansion) among other activities. See schedule.
Cost: $130 to Birmingham plus FFI fee of $70 and FFD fee of $25. Total $225
It is about 640 miles (2-day) drive from Dallas and some people may be driving and carpooling. Price of transportation not included.
To apply: Complete the Application Form (also available on Home page of our website) and send with final payment check of $225 made to Friendship Force Dallas to
Mary Williams, 9229 Flickering Shadow Dr., Dallas TX 75243 Final payment of balance – due now. Questions: 214-505-7924 / [email protected] www.friendshipforcedallas.org
Additional information about Birmingham from ED Vicki Smith:
Birmingham is a city in a real state of change. Our downtown area was DEAD and dangerous for many years but in the last two years it has done a huge turn around and is coming alive with newly restored theaters, a new park, a new baseball field, fantastic restaurants, etc, so I would like to show you as much of our downtown area as we can manage to fit in. We are very proud of it.
If there are those interested, we could go to Tuscaloosa which is about a 45 min drive to see the Univ of AL and perhaps tour the field and go to the Bryant Museum. Since we have just won another national championship, men might like to make that jaunt. Right outside Birmingham we also have the Barber Motor Sports Race Track and museum which is a fantastic place to visit and a little farther down the road is the Talladega NASCAR track which we could tour and take a lap around the track. In between Barber and Talladega there is an old catfish restaurant on the river that has won all kinds of accolades where we might dine.
Many times we take groups to Montgomery to the State Capitol for a tour and lunch and then a visit to the first White House of the Confederacy which is just across the street. Montgomery also has a wonderful Civil Rights Museum that focuses on Rosa Parks and the bus boycotts. Huntsville is about a two hour drive but sometimes groups would like to go to the Space Center.
In the city we have Sloss Furnace; the oldest baseball in the country, Rickwood Field; our new Railroad Park, a huge open area downtown where there may be some entertainment scheduled; our great new semi-pro baseball park, Regions Field; The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame; a tour of the Alabama Theater or the newly renovated Lyric Theater, the only two remaining vintage theaters in the theater district that are both incredible; Arlington Antebellum Home and Garden; The Vulcan Statue and Museum which are a MUST see; Birmingham Botanical Gardens which is incredible at time of year you will be here; Birmingham Museum of Art tour with one of our members who is a docent and possibly lunch there which is a real delight in itself; the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church; Pepper Place Farmers Market is open on Saturdays starting at 7 a.m. and we might do it before the welcome.
Arrive May 27th. Welcome dinner will be on arrival day. Leave on June 3.
I need an application and deposit check from you ASAP – deadline has been extended. Say YES and look forward to a fun week!
See the flyer and application attached. Contact me with any questions.
Mary Williams [email protected] 214-505-7924 Schedule Birmingham
Friday, May 27, 2016 6:00 Barbeque and Welcome Party at Vicki Smith's, 425 Old Brook Circle, 35242.
Saturday, May 28 10:30 -12 Pepper Place Market 12:30 lunch at Whistlestop Cafe, 1906 First Ave N, Irondale Afternoon with hosts
Sunday, May 29 Morning with host family 3:30 Civil Rights Museum, see 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, Railroad Park 6:00 Box dinner at Vulcan, 1701 Valley View Dr, 35209
Monday, May 30 10:00 Tour of Capitol in Montgomery (334-242-2441) 11:30 Tour of First White House of the Confederacy 12:30 Lunch at Montgomery Farmers Market Cafe (Lunch is on your own.) Stop on way home at Peach Park for ice cream on your own
Tuesday, May 31 10:00 Tour of Crossplex, 2337 Bessemer Rd, 35208 11:30 Tour of Arlington Antebellum Home, 331 Cotton SW, 35211 12:45 Lunch at Niki's West, 233 Finley Ave W, 35204 6:00 Dinner on your own at Regions Park 7:05 Baron’s Baseball game
Wednesday, June 1 9:30 Tour of Aldridge Gardens, 3530 Lorna Rd, 35216 11:00 Tour of Sloss Furnace 1:00 Tour of The Alabama Theater, 1017 Third Ave N, 35203 2:15 Lunch at The Garage Café, 2309 10th Terrace S. 3:30 Tour of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, 2150 Richard Arrington Blvd 35202
Thursday, June 2 8:00 Leave Birmingham 9:00 Parking deck 601 23rd Ave, Tuscaloosa where we catch city bus to campus, disembarking just past UA Stadium 10:00 Tour of Gorgas House, Univ of Al campus 10:45 Walking tour by Woods Hall, Quad, Sorority Row 11:30 Tour Bear Bryant Museum, 300 Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa 12:45 Catch city bus back to Parking Deck 1:15 Farewell Lunch at Cypress Inn
Friday, June 3 Leave
DINNER PARTIES TO BE ANNOUNCED