Host families needed for students from Lawrence’s sister cities
Lawrence Sister Cities is looking for two families to host students from Eutin, Germany and Hiratsuka, Japan starting as early as next week.
Two female students from Hiratsuka are in need of a Lawrence host family from July 30 to Aug. 3. To request more information or to indicate interest, contact James or Cathy Hilliard at 785-841-8237 or at JAMESIV@juno.com.
A group from Eutin will be in Lawrence from Sept. 7 to Oct. 6, and one female high school student needs a family to stay with during that time. For additional information, contact the trip coordinator, Natalie Aaron, at 314-954-7726 or at naaron@usd497.org.
Lawrence Sister Cities helps to operate youth exchanges and other cultural and educational programs with the town’s three sister cities: Eutin, Hiratsuka and Iniades, Greece.
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