President Duncan and Sharon recently attended a special meeting of the Lakeshore Club. Two exchange students – Yuuka from Kanazawa Japan and Sully from Fonthill conducted presentations. The St. Catharines area Rotary Clubs, including ours are sponsoring the student exchange program, which is active again after being dormant for a few years. President Duncan and Rotarian Valerie VanderHoeven are actively involved with this initiative. The students are in high school. They stay with host parents from the area and are supported and entertained by Rotary Club members. Yuuka recently arrived from Japan to spend one year in our area. She spoke about her home town in Japan and her family and friends. Sully recently returned from Lake Como, Italy where he attended a girl’s private school (yes that’s right) as well as another regular school and had an opportunity to play lacrosse with the Italian national team. He also participated in soccer and other sports as well as field trips in Europe with his classmates. Yuuka will be attending one of our meetings in the near future and she would also love to participate in events. If you would like to take Yuuka to an event in our area, please contact President Duncan.
