 Welcome to our website!
The Chisago Lakes Rotary Club is a Minnesota non-profit organization that specializes in fundraising to support local and international service needs. Founded in 1998, the Chisago Lakes Rotary Club emphasizes "Service above Self." Meet great people, learn from interesting speakers, and participate in rewarding service by joining our Rotary Club today!
WHY JOIN US?
- Member of Rotary International.
- Participate in rewarding community service.
- Take part in pleasant fundraising activities.
- Learn from interesting speakers at meetings.
- Meet friendly people.
- Give back to your community!
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Upcoming Event
15th Annual 18- Hole Golf Scramble
June 5th, 2012 - 10:30 a.m. at Chisago Lakes Golf Course
Questions call Kristen Fuge at 651-257-0883
Thank you for supporting the Chisago Lakes Rotary Club!
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Foreign Exhange Student
Be a Rotary Youth Exchange Student Host Family
Hosting a student is possibly one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences you and your family can have with far less effort than you might expect.
All students are interviewed and go through a year long process to ensure they are the right student for the program. Each student brings with them an array of questions to help them better fit within your family structure. They are given skills by the Rotary organization to help them better acclimate and adjust to their new environment. Likewise, host family training is provided and host families have numerous contacts within Rotary to assist in situations from homesickness to cultural differences.
The Chisago Lakes Rotary Club will ensure the student is enrolled at a local area school and they provide a monthly stipend for the student. As a host family, you are expected to provide a warm, nurturing environment for the student, meals and a place to sleep. Clothes, gifts, movie tickets, ski passes and similar items are the responsibility of the student. Sure, a host family may offer to assist or outright pay for such items but it is not required.
An exchange student will live in your home for 3-4 months typically. They will bring a variety of new ideas and views of the world to you and your family. They will probably offer to cook a meal from their country for you to sample what they eat daily. They will observe and learn from you what it means to be an American family. They will ask about differences and compare cultures with you. Together you will each find yourselves learning things about a foreign land that you don't get on the average 14 day visit!
All host families must go through a background check process and a brief interview. This is not only in compliance with various regulations and certifications, but it also helps ensure families and students can focus on the experience rather than questioning their safety and security.
If you are interested in becoming a host family, contact Kristine Fuge at: kfuge@yahoo.com.
We are excited to have you become part of this program.
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