RYE Host Families Needed!

As many of you are aware, the hardest task in making a successful youth exchange program is finding qualified host families that preferably have some connection to Rotary. The ideal, of course, is a Rotary family, but we also like to see friends of Rotary families that still have an indirect connection to a Rotarian. One of the issues in our district is that each Rotary club tends to have members that come from all over the district, which makes finding families within one club that all live near the same school difficult. In order to help alleviate this problem, the Rotary Youth Exchange Committee has decided to engage in a more district-wide search for host families, instead of club specific.

The following is a list of all the schools that our 20 exchange students next year will be attending. We ask that each Rotarian look through this list and decide if either your family or a family you know could host a student at one of these locations. For those of you who do not know the basics of being a Rotary host family, here they are: 1) each student is hosted by preferably 3 families; 2) each family hosts the student for 3 to 4 months; 3) the students are here generally from mid-August to the end of June; 4) the students are required to remain in good standing at their high school; and 5) each family is required to be interviewed and get a background check, which will be completed by a district committee member.  

Schools

Bella Vista High School, 8301 Madison Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA

Casa Robles High School, 9151 Oak Avenue, Orangevale, CA

Del Oro High School, 3301 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA

El Camino High School, 4300 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA

Elk Grove High School, 500 West Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove, CA

Folsom High School, 1655 Iron Point Road, Folsom, CA

Gridley High School, 300 East Spruce Street, Gridley, CA

Las Plumas High School, 2380 Las Plumas Avenue, Oroville, CA

McClatchy High School, 3066 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA

Natomas Charter School, 4600 Blackrock Drive, Sacramento, CA

Oak Ridge High School, 1120 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills, CA

Oroville Union High School, 2211 Washington Ave., Oroville, CA

Rio Americano High School, 4540 American River Drive, Sacramento, CA

River City High School, 1 Raider Lane, West Sacramento, CA

West Campus High School, 5022 58th Street, Sacramento, CA

Host families are a vital and necessary part of the RYE program. Not only does it benefit the exchange students who come to our district, but each student also makes a difference in the lives of the families they live with. Imagine having a Belgium daughter or a Japanese son who will forever be a part of your lives. It is truly a rewarding experience.

If you are interested in hosting or know another family who might be interested, please contact the RYE district chair, Cori Badgley, at the phone number or email address provided above. Please make sure to include the high school for which you can host. She will then connect you with the Rotary club that will be hosting the student at the identified high school.

Thank you for all your support of the RYE program, and we look forward to another successful RYE year!

Very truly yours,

Rotary Youth Exchange Committee

District 5180

Cori Badgley

351 Del Vere Circle #4

Sacramento, Ca 95833

Fax: 916-456-9599

Cell: 916-207-9588

cbadgley@aklandlaw.com