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As a follow on from our recent Club sponsorship of an Outbound Student (Abby O'Brien, now in Italy), we have been asked to consider sponsorship of a reciprocal Inbound Youth Exchange Student. There is an indication that an Inbound Student could be arriving in Late August 2024. Given that this can be considered a significant Club Project, our Youth Director Robin will be speaking to this Potential Sponsorship. Sponsoring an Inbound Student comes with responsibilities and a total club commitment. Should our club commit to moving forward on the proposal the following are some key points to consider: - Two club positions required: Youth Exchange Officer & Club Counsellor
- Club Responsibilities: Arrange (3 or 4) Host Families, (not necessarily Rotarians).
- Arrange a variety of administrative schooling requirements.
- Costs: Hosting a Rotary Youth Exchange student is considered a Club project and therefore all costs to the Club are project costs.
- Costs ~$3,000 to cover: Allowance (minimum of $150/mth), Dinner Fees, Training Weekends, School Fees, Uniforms etc.
- Adherence with Rotary RYE “rules”.
From our decision to host until the student completes their exchange with our Club there may be a period of 15 or more months. The exchange commitment covers more than one Rotary year. If you need any more information, please speak to: - Robin, Youth Director - Ros, past Exchange Student, Republic of South Africa, 1979 - Alison, past Exchange Student, Utah USA, 1980 - Peter, past District Chair of Youth Exchange |
