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Opportunities for Hosting!

Winter Exchange 2009

MD-19 receives youths from Australia, New Zealand and South America during the months of December and January. 

6 Week Exchange (from Peru)

4 Week Exchange

(from Australia/New Zealand)

Arrival Date:

Approx. Dec. 19, 2009

Arrival Date: December 6, 2009

Host Family Change Date:

January 10, 2010

Host Family Change Date: N/A

Departure Date:

End of January, 2010

Departure Date: January 6, 2010

 

Peru

 

Marilu (Female)

Age 20

Enjoys: Going out with

friends & family,

movies & music

Read her

Letter to the Host Family

 

Belem (Female)

Age 19

Enjoys: Hanging out, travel,

badminton & volleyball

Read her

Letter to the Host Family

Hosting 1:

Dec. 19 - Jan. 9

(3 Weeks)

Has 1st Host Family

in Olympia, WA, USA

Hosting 2:

Jan. 9 - Jan. 30, 2010

(3 Weeks)

 

 

Hosting 1:

Dec. 19 - Jan. 9

(3 Weeks)

 

 

Hosting 2:

Jan. 9 - Jan. 30, 2010

(3 Weeks)

Has 2nd Host Family

in Olympia, WA, USA

 

 

Faviola (Female)

Age 19

Enjoys: Listening to music, dancing,

watching TV, playing basketball,

jogging, going to the cinema

Read her

Letter to the Host Family

 

Hosting 1:

Dec. 19 - Jan. 9

(3 Weeks)

Has 1st Host Family

in Olympia, WA, USA

Hosting 2:

Jan. 9 - Jan. 30, 2010

(3 Weeks)

Has 2nd Host Family

in Comox, BC Canada

Bob Kelley, Coordinator for South America, E-mail: Lion Bob Kelley
 

 

Australia  

 

                           

 

Grant (Male)

Age 21

Enjoys: Motocross, cycling, snowboarding, water sports,

wake-boarding, fishing,

bush-walking, camping &

keeping fit at the gym

Read his

Letter to the Host Family

 

 

Kate (Female)

Age 17

Enjoys: Netball, Touch Football,

Photography, Socializing with

Family & Friends

Read her

Letter to the Host Family

 

Hosting 1:

December 6 - January 6

(4 Weeks)

 

 

 

Hosting 1:

December 6 - January 6

(4 Weeks)

 

 

 

Kyle McKay, Coordinator for Australia & New Zealand, E-mail: Lion Kyle McKay

 

Host Family Applications - See Below

 

 

HOSTING YOUTH IN YOUR HOME

Host Family Booklet

Hosting periods are usually two or three weeks. From time to time, this might be extended to four weeks due to the youth's course of study.


Host families are volunteering their hospitality. Who can be a host family? Any family of good moral character and with the sponsorship of an MD19 Lions Club. Lions' membership is not necessary, but the local Lions club must approve the hosting application.


What about entertaining your visitor? The visiting youth is to become a part of your family during the visit and is expected to participate in your normal family activities. Entertain them as you would any visitor to your home and community.  Also, consider having your sponsoring Lions Club participate and spend time with your youth.  As various club members share their interests with your visitor it can be rewarding for everyone involved!


For hosting, there must be at least one responsible person in the home most of the time. It is also mandatory that the youth have private sleeping arrangements, no doubling up. The usual hosting period is three weeks with a common exchange day selected so that most are traveling the same day.

When there are sufficient host families, we can provide a hosting on each side of the border.

  • Hosting a youth from a foreign land can be a rewarding experience.
  • Bonds of friendship are formed that can last for many years.

Host families are volunteering their hospitality because they enjoy the opportunity to learn about another culture, and to make a new friend. If you are interested in hosting, please apply through your local Lions Club. If the club is not listed in the telephone directory, or with the Chamber of Commerce, please see "Contact the Lions"

 

GOOD HOST FAMILIES NEEDED

 

 

 

Winter Hosting Opportunities...

You can enter the new year by making a new friend from a foreign land. The Youth Exchange Program needs host families for its WINTER EXCHANGE. We have youths coming from Australia, New Zealand and South America for a 6 week period during December & January. They are looking forward to staying with a family in MD-19 and learning about our culture. They are eager to tell you about their homeland. 

These students will spend 3 weeks with a host family in the USA and 3 weeks with a family in Canada.  For more information about Hosting students from South America during our Winter Exchange, please contact Lion Bob Kelley.  For information about hosting students from Australia or New Zealand during our Winter Exchange, please contact Lion Kyle McKay.

 

Host Family Application - ADOBE PDF Version (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

The Adobe PDF Version of the Host Family application can be printed and filled out manually, then signed by the host family, the sponsoring Lions Club and the District YEP Chair.  If possible, to expedite the process, this form can be scanned into the computer than e-mailed to the coordinators upon completion and the hard-copy with signatures mailed out as soon as possible.

Host Family Application -  Adobe PDF

 

Host Family Application - MS Word Version

The following version of the Host Family Application can be opened and saved in MS Word.  Then the host family can complete the information on their computer, print and sign it, and obtain the signatures from the  sponsoring Lions Club and the District YEP Chair.  To expedite the process, the completed MS Word application can be e-mailed to the coordinators upon completion and the hard-copy with signatures mailed out as soon as possible.    

Host Family Application - MS Word

 

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