One of the many amazing community programs the Rotary Club of Ashland Oregon has is the sponsorship of inbound and outbound youth exchange students. The community support that has gone in to this amazing life experience the participating foreign exchange students have is truly incredible, from the families that house them to the schools that teach them. For each incoming exchange student, three Host families step up to the plate and give the student a home during their stay here, sharing themselves, their homes, family and friends with these students.
The Rotary Club of Ashland's inbound student this year (2008-2009) is Nacho from Argentina who arrived at Rogue Valley International Airport in August. The Rotary Club of Ashland has two outbound students through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program next year (2009-2010), and will therefore be spoonsorign two inbound students. This past weekend, our family had the pleasure of spending the day on Howard Prairie Lake with Nacho from Argentina, and with Coco who will be traveling to the Czech Republic later this year. Spending the day with these young gentlemen was a delight, and we had a great time fishing, picnicking and enjoying their company.
The Rotary Club of Ashland has arranged for 4 of the 6 Host families needed for the 2009-2010 inbound youth exchange students that will be arriving this year from Finland and from Taiwan. If you would live in Ashland Oregon and would like to apply to be a host family for one of these students, please contact Roy Cooper of Superior Windows & Doors who is the Inbound Youth Exchange committee chair for the Rotary Club of Ashland.
See you out there!
Karen Cooper - OR/CA Mortgage Consultant - www.Quality4Loans.com
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