[Rotary] Mendocino Study Abroad Night - Next Steps!

[Donna Schuler]

Dear Friends,

I think all will agree that Thursday evening was an information rich
program with our hands-on experts! A big shout out and thanks to our panel
speakers:

*Jennifer Bosma- Youth Exchange Officer, Fort Bragg Rotary*
*Tobin Hahn- Mendocino High School Principal*
*Leilani Cen- Mendocino High School Senior, Thailand exchange Peace
Ambassador 2025-2026*

Questions from students, parents, and all attendees contributed to
everyone's understanding and provided insights to what our next steps are.

We are excited to have taken the first steps at rebuilding our Mendocino
exchange program. Our Rotary District 5130 Youth Exchange program is
cheering all of us on to make this happen!

We want to hear more from you. Whether you are considering going abroad for
short term (summer exchange), the long term exchange, hosting a student
(you do not need to have a student in Mendocino School District), being an
inbound or outbound counselor (being a Rotary club member is not required),
we want to talk more.

Use these links https://ye5130.org/ to see information we shared
Jennifer's presentation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hahvAc05-Z1dVlZfGY7GAZtNgEW5_LWh/view?usp=sharing
Leilani's presentation https://canva.link/wvyt7p20f3xaw9v

*Next steps INCLUDE:*

   - Getting the word out (marketing the program)
   - Getting student interest and youth exchange applicants
   - Getting host families- three per inbound student per school year.
   Student gets to experience three households and it is less of a
   commitment for host families (approx 3.5 months)
   - Taking a role on Mendocino's youth exchange team - 1 inbound and 1
   outbound counselor are needed, plus a short term exchange counselor is
   recommended
   - Fundraising

Feel free to call/text or email me soon and to share this email to help get
the word out, but please do not post my phone number and email address on
the mcn listserv, lol! If you want to share info and monitor the listserv,
go ahead and do that.

Let's stay in touch and keep momentum on reviving our sleeping program!
Donna
*Donna Schuler, MPH (she, her)*

Phone (707)813-1656
Youth Services Chair
Mendocino Rotary Club
PO Box 102 Mendocino, CA 95460
https://www.mendocinorotary.org/  <https://www.mendocinorotary.org/>
https://www.facebook.com/Mendocinorotary
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