Local Rotary Club seeks exchange students

The Rotary Club of Pincher Creek is looking for local young people who are interested in attending secondary school overseas for one year as part of an international student exchange program.

To qualify, a student should be between the ages of 15 and 19, in the upper third of his or her academic class, of good character and emotionally stable, and be in good physical condition.  Most importantly, he or she must be able and willing to be a good ambassador.

The student, or the student’s family, is expected to pay travel and insurance costs, as well as provide some spending and emergency money.  The total cost is approximately $6,500.  Room, board, and schooling are provided by the host Rotary club and family.

Annually, 7,000 students from more than 80 countries take part in exchanges sponsored by Rotary clubs world wide.  The Rotary Club of Pincher Creek has hosted students from Norway, Germany, and Thailand and presently from Taiwan.  The club is also interested in finding host families for our incoming student.  In general the exchange student stays 3-4 months with each host family.

Student application forms can be found on the web under www.Yex5360.org  The completed forms need to be submitted to your school secretary by  December 7th, 2012.  Interviews will follow shortly thereafter.  The student that has been accepted to the program will be notified early in 2013.  He/she will begin his/her exchange in August of 2013.

For more information check www.Yex5360.org  or contact Karin Buhrmann at buhrmann@platinum.ca phone: 403-627-5365 or Tom Holoboff at pccoopth@telus.net phone 403-627-8902