Lincoln Rotary Club seeks hosts for exchange student
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[March
26, 2013]
Thirty-two years ago Lincoln Rotary Club
welcomed an exchange student from Belgium. Bart Remans was a high
school senior who stayed with Lincoln residents Bill and Jerri
Dennis. Recently, Lincoln Rotary Club received an email from Remans.
He is asking for help from Lincoln's citizens. Bart's son, Andries,
is currently a senior and wants to experience the same welcoming
community his father enjoyed as an exchange student.
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Rotary's student exchange program is still a strong and thriving
program, and the club is prepared to welcome Andries for the
2013-2014 school year. However, for the program to be successful,
the club needs appropriate housing for the incoming exchange
student. The Dennis family -- and many other local families over
the years -- have had wonderful cultural experiences while hosting
Rotary exchange students. Bill and Jerri Dennis still keep in
contact with Bart Remans and have many great memories from his stay
with them.
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Now, new families are needed to create new memories with the next
generation of exchange students. Ideally, Rotary strives to find
three or more host families to "share" the exchange student
throughout the school year. This gives the visiting student a
variety of living experiences and eases the commitment of each host
family.
If you and your family would like more information about what is
involved in being a host family, contact the Lincoln Rotary Club's
youth exchange officer, Stephanie Deneke, via email at
stephaniedeneke72@gmail.com or by phone at 217-732-1719.
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