Rotary Clubs Welcome Youth Exchange Students

This is the time of year that Rotary Clubs throughout our region are celebrating the arrival of high school-age exchange students from the far corners of the globe. Several teenagers have arrived this month from foreign lands including Belgium, France, Germany, India, South Korea and Spain.

They are being sponsored and hosted by Rotary Clubs of communities in Essex, Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties. While they are here, they will attend high school in the area and live with up to three local families.

At the same time, several local youths have left for a year to live and study abroad as well. To be eligible for this life-altering program, a student must be between the ages of 15 and 18½ as of the program start date, be of good moral character, and a good student.

Rotary is the world’s oldest established international volunteer charitable organization. It is almost 110 years old, and has 1.2 million members in over 200 countries all over the globe.

Rotarians are men and women of all walks of life who come together to help improve the quality of life both locally and around the world, and have a good time doing it.

To learn more about Rotary in your community, call 1-844-ROTARY-3.