Imagine being a high school
student spending nine months living and learning in a foreign country.Imagine the difference it will make on
college applications and the way you would look at world we live in.Imagine no more, pack your bags and grab your
passport.Do it quick because the
program application deadline in October 20, 2008.
The Stanwood Camano Rotary is
seeking applicants for its Youth Exchange Program.This exciting program was begun in 1929 by
Rotary International and connects more than 8,000 youth with opportunities in
more than 160 countries.
"This program is an asset in our
community because one of our own youth gains life experiences that may affect
each of us while we also are able to host an exchange student in their
absence," said Jim Jonson President of the Rotary Club.
Applicants must be between 15 and
19 years of age, currently attend high school, and have average or above
average grades.Children of Rotarians or
non-Rotarians are eligible.More
information, including application materials, is available at www.StanwoodRotary.org
or by calling 360-722-7811.
The Stanwood Camano Rotary Club
will provide more than $40,000 for community projects during the next twelve
months including warm coats for children in need, student scholarships, foreign
exchange opportunities and the Imagination Library which provides free monthly
new hardcover books to children from birth to age five within the Stanwood
Camano School District's boundaries.
