The Meredith Rotary Club recently hosted 16 Youth Exchange students from Rotary District 7870, which covers much of Southern New Hampshire and Southern Vermont. The students were from Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Students in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program spend the entire school year with host families in the United States. One student from Moultonborough Academy joined the group. She is the host sister of a youth exchange student currently attending Moultonborough Academy.
On Oct. 5, students met their weekend host families at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Meredith, during a dinner sponsored by the Meredith Rotary Club. Oct. 6 began with a trip to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. From there, the group climbed Rattlesnake Mountain, and then attended the Sandwich Fair, compliments of the Sandwich Fair Association.
After the fair, they enjoyed winding their way through the corn maze at Moulton Farm, compliments of Rotarian John Moulton. They finished the day at Funspot.
On Oct. 7, the students spent much of the day at Gunstock Mountain Resort, participating in Discover Adventure activities, sponsored by the Gilford Rotary Club.
Events such as this are rewarding experiences for both the students and host families. If you are interested in being a Rotary Youth Exchange student during the 2020-21 academic school year or hosting a student during the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic school years, please contact Dean Gulezian at 677-7172 for more information.