Five guys... not the hamburgers!

Thanks to my favorite reporter at the Bull Run Observer, I have a nice article that appeared in this weeks paper. I have been able to place a couple of students. But 5 guys are left, (and the chaperon), in the discovery group, and they are very anxious to know if they will be able to come. They all have their plane tickets and are waiting for the green light that a family will be able to welcome them for three weeks.
Here are their pictures:

Benjamin

 

Francois




Matthieu

 

William


 

Pierre-Achille



Please, talk to you neighbors and friends, and spread the word. I have never had to refuse a student, and I'm running out of time.

MERCI BEAUCOUP!

HELP! We're only five weeks from the arrival time, and I still have a dozen kids who are anxiously waiting for a family to welcome them in the States in July.

They will be arriving on Air France 28 on July 9th at 12:55 at Dulles Airport. The departure is scheduled for the 29th of July on Air France 39 at 16:15 from Dulles. NOTE that all students will be meeting at the Air France ticket counter 4 hours prior to departure. This is standard procedures for groups and it is the time we need to make sure all students and their luggages are processed by the airline in time for the departure.

Thank you to the families who have already signed up. This will be an exciting adventure for your family, and you'll be making memories to last a lifetime. Who knows, you may be the one flying out of Dulles to Charles-de-Gaule next year for a visit to France.

I just heard from a past host family The Fays. Their daughter Lisa will be graduating from high school, and her family will take a vacation to London and Paris to celebrate. They will be spending time with their French student Armelle in Paris who came with LEC two years ago. Susan (the mom) says that the girls created a lifelong frienship and it all started with their hosting a LEC student. "The girls are so excited to be together again" says Susan.

Well, this is a success story, and I have heard so many. This is an unbeleivable opportunity for everyone. If you would just open your door, and your heart to a French teen. Susan, thank you for sharing and enjoy your trip to Europe.

Piedmont Day was a success. The weather was absolutely perfect. Ten families from this Gainesville community signed up to get more information about the program. Jeannie, our MD coordinator and her son Horace stopped by and helped spreading the word. Louise also met with past families who are thinking about participating another year. If you want to talk to past families, we have a lot of good testimonials from families who have hosted in the past, and continue to do so.

LEC to make a presentation in Silver Spring this coming Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at 1 pm. Interested people may call our local coordinator, Jeannie Johnson at 301-580-1037 to reserve their seat and get more information concerning the location.

People attending will meet General Coordinator Louise Lamy and will learn more about the program. They will have the chance to meet repeat families and talk about their past experience.

More presentations are planned in the Northern Virginia. Stay tuned for dates/locations, or give Louise Lamy a call at 703-392-6234. You can also send an email for faster response.

Hope to see you there.

Louise met with Mr. Wilson, Principal at Arcola Elementary School in Silver Spring. He embraced the program and will make it available to his students and teachers. Even if his students are younger than our French teens, Mr. Wilson understands that there might be older sibblings in the family. And if younger or no other sibblings are present, the French student can play the role of a big sister or brother. As long as they have opportunities to meet with other teenagers through youth groups, or neighbors; placing a student in a family with younger kids, or no kids at all is acceptable.

More students are signing up!

Let's show these teenagers that we care and that we will welcome them in our homes. As a reminder, host families  don't need to speak French and are compensated with $80 per week as a token of appreciation for their generosity. Please sign up to the blog and get notifications of new arrivals. We expect 25 students in July and 25 in  August. Thank you for spreading the word.