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| Richard DeRock |
Rotary Youth Exchange. Richard DeRock, the "rock" of Rotary Youth Exchange, spoke to Club members about the history and future of YE.
- Rotary YE is the largest two way exchange in the world
- District 5060 is the largest YE program in the country, relative to our population proportion.
- YE started in 1927 with an exchange between Copenhagen and Berlin.
- Goal is building world peace one person at a time
Students participate 10-11 months and range in age from 15-19. Three host families typically participate for each student. Twenty five different countries participate.
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| Mateo |
We are lucky to have Claudio (Mateo) as our exchange student this year. Mateo's country, Ecuador, no longer participates as a host county due to safety concerns. Mateo had been chosen before the end of Ecuador's participation and was not told of the problem. He learned very near to his departure date that his trip was off. Our Club stepped in and agreed to take him on very short notice so his trip was back on. Thanks to Taro, PJ, Maggie, Wayne and others who worked hard to make this once in a lifetime experience possible for Mateo.
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