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The
Friendship Force of
Northern Colorado |
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OUR
CORNER OF THE WORLD |
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Members of our club live in the north central part of
Colorado
in a dynamic area located midway between the
capitol cities of
Denver
in
Colorado, and
Cheyenne
in Wyoming. Most of our members live in
Ft.
Collins,
Loveland, or Greeley. Within an
hour's drive of our cities are 4 other active Friendship Force
Clubs. To our west,
in the Rocky Mountains, is
Estes
Park; to the north is
Cheyenne,
Wyoming
and there are 2 chapters
to the south in the Denver
metropolitan area.
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Ft. Collins, the largest city
in our
service area, population about 120,000. |
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| Greeley, with
a population of about 90,000, supports an active life style and
is known for the largest 4th of July western show in the country
(The Greeley Stampede). |
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There are many
fine museums in our cities. This one is Centennial Village
in Greeley. Old buildings have been moved here to depict
the area's cultural heritage and immigrant traditions. |
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Loveland,
a town of about 61,000, has a significant and thriving arts
community. Many sculptors are setting up studios here to take
advantage of both the foundry and the supportive
atmosphere. |
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The
cities in our area have lots of recreational
trails for biking/hiking and attractive neighborhoods and
campuses. |
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We live
on The Front Range (near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains)
surrounded by farm land. Lakes and mountain streams are
quite near.
The countryside is very pleasant. |
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CSU in Ft.
Collins is the largest university in our area.
It is a comprehensive university with over 24,000
students from every state and 95 foreign countries.
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Another
state university, The University of Northern Colorado, is in Greeley.
UNC has
about 12,000 students.
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If
you would like more information about cities in our area you
can visit their chambers of commerce websites by clicking on
the name below.
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