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Opportunities for Hosting!

Summer Exchange 2011

MD-19 receives youths from Europe & Japan during the months of July & August. 

 

 

Germany

 

Leon (Male)

Age 16

Enjoys: Handball, soccer, tennis, playing the drums.  Wants to be a teacher or a doctor.

 

 

 

Katalin (Female)

Age 18

Enjoys: playing the piano, playing tennis, singing, playing volleyball

 

Hosting 1:

July 9 - July 30

(3 Weeks)

 

 

 

Hosting 2:

July 30 - August 20

(3 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in Lacey, WA USA       (until August 13th)

Hosting 1:

July 9 - July 30

(3 Weeks)

 

 

 

Hosting 2:

July 30 - August 20

(3 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in Olympia, WA USA

 

 

 

 

Finland

                        

 

 

 

Maarit (Female)

Age 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silja (Female)

Age 17

Enjoys: Riding & Jogging

 

Hosting 1:

July 9 - July 30

(3 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in Comox, BC Canada

Hosting 2:

July 30 - August 20

(3 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in Comox, BC Canada

Hosting 1:

July 1 - July 15

(2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in Comox, BC Canada

Hosting 2:

July 15 - July 30

(2 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in Ridgefield, WA USA

 

 

Italy

 

 

 

Eleonora (Female)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tino (Male)

Age 17

Enjoys: Sports, Music

& Photography

 

Hosting 1:

July 16 - July 30

(2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in

Comox, BC Canada

 

Hosting 2:

July 30 - August 13

(2 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in

Moses Lake, WA USA

 

Hosting 1:

July 16 - July 30

(2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in

Courtenay, BC Canada

 

Hosting 2:

July 30 - August 13

(2 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in

Auburn, WA  USA

 

Kathy Schumer, European Coordinator, E-mail: Lion Kathy Schumer

 

Japan

 

 

 

Momoko (Female)

Age 18

Enjoys: Cheer Dancing

 

 

 

Takuya (Male)

Age 17

Enjoys: Japanese Archery

 

 

Hosting 1:

August 8 - August 17

(1-1/2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in

Sunnyside, WA USA

Hosting 2:

August 17  - August 26

(1-1/2 Weeks)

 

 

Hosting 1:

August 2 - August 11

(2 Weeks)

 

AWAITING HOST FAMILY APPLICATION

Hosting 2:

August 11  - August 22

(2 Weeks)

 

 

 

 

Anna (Female)

Age 20

Enjoys: Dance, Music (playing drums), talking with people, studying English

 

Yuka (Female)

Age 19

Enjoys: Playing Badminton, Reading, Listening to Music, Going to Concerts, Playing the Flute

Hosting 1:

August 2 - August 13

(2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in Auburn, WA  USA

Hosting 2:

August 13  - August 26

(2 Weeks)

Has 2nd host Family in  Lillooet, BC Canada

Hosting 1:

August 2 - August 13

(2 Weeks)

Has 1st host Family in Grapeview, WA USA

Hosting 2:

August 13  - August 26

(2 Weeks)

 

 

Mel Williamson, Coordinator for Asia, E-mail: Lion Mel Williamson

 

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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