No Youth Exchange Students 2021-22
 
With sadness we announce that the Board of Directors of Rotary International has decided to suspend our Youth Exchange Program for another year.  It has been a specifically difficult decision for our International President, since he and his wife over the past years have served as host parents for over 40 exchange students.  Although we had been optimistic, this decision did not come unexpected.  Different from the US, in Europe and in other places around the world they are preparing for a new wave of infections; in fact, several countries right now consider a more serious lockdown than ever before.  Please click here for an excerpt from the letter of the RI President explaining their decision. 
  
Needless to say, the District Youth Exchange Committee and all volunteers in our exchange program are very sad not being able to send students from Texas to other parts of the world or to welcome students from abroad to our District.  Not being able to provide students this life-changing experience does not mean, however, that the District Youth Exchange Committee will be “out of work” for a year.  For the coming months, we will be re-evaluating and re-organizing our program, so that we come back well-prepared and stronger than ever before!
 
Recruiting Outbound Students and Host Clubs for 2022-23 will Begin in the Fall

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