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Volume 4, Number 1 January 2013Official Newsletter of the Westside at Buttercup Creek HOA

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Travel the World WithoutLeaving Your Hometown

Host a Foreign Exchange StudentBy Vicki Odom

Who hasn't dreamed about walking among the Egyptian pyramids, or soaking in the sun on a beach in Spain, or wandering along the Great Wall of China? Every parent wants to give their children a taste of the world, but the economic reality of international air travel for a family, not to mention hotels, passports and food, makes it tough for most of us to consider except in our daydreams.

There is a way to give your children the world - without leaving your living room. How? Host a foreign exchange student from a country you've always admired! Fascinated by France? Curious about China? Intrigued by India? By welcoming an international student from one of these countries into your home, you instantly open a portal to a far off land.

Foreign exchange students come from all over the world. Ayusa matches host families with students from more than 60 different countries including Argentina, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Lebanon, Norway, Pakistan, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey. All high school foreign exchange students are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are proficient in English - and all high school exchange programs are regulated by the U.S. Department of State.

"We welcome host families of all shapes and sizes - families with young children, families with no children, empty nesters whose children have left home, single parents and non-traditional families," says Heather Wells, Regional Director of Ayusa, a non-profit that promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange and study abroad opportunities for high school students. "The key requirements for a host family are to provide a safe and nurturing home environment, genuinely love children, and have a desire to learn more about a different culture."

Volunteer host families provide foreign exchange students a nurturing environment, three meals a day and a bedroom (either private or shared with a host sibling of the same gender). Each host family and student is supported by a professionally trained community representative who works with the family and student for the entire program. All interested host families must pass a criminal background check and a home visit by an exchange organization.

Interested host families are required to fill out an application, pass a background check and interview with a local exchange program representative in their homes. Once accepted to a program, host families can view profiles of students to find the right match for their family.

"Hosting an exchange student is a life-changing experience - for the student, the host family, and the host community," says Wells. "There is no better way to teach your children about the world around them than through welcoming an international high school student into your home."

Ayusa is currently accepting applications for families to host an exchange student for the 2013 - 2014 school year. For more information about hosting a high school foreign exchange student, please contact Ayusa at 1.888.552.9872 or by visiting the website at www.ayusa.org.

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Westside at Buttercup CreekSanta In The Park recap

The annual “Santa In The Park” event in December was another big success. A big thank you to Santa for taking a break from packing up the sleigh to make a special visit to our special neighborhood, and especially his volunteer elves who make the event happen! If you would like to volunteer to help make memories for kids from 1 to 92, get in touch with the Social Committee!

Drains Aren't Trashcans!Recently one of your neighbors had to retrieve a lost hockey puck

that went down one of the storm drains. What they found was both disturbing and disgusting. They discovered 25 plastic bags containing dog feces that had been “stashed” in the storm drain.

As you can imagine, this is serious health concern. Please do not treat our neighborhood as your personal trash can. There is no magic fairy that will make garbage thrown in a storm drain disappear. When taking your dog for a walk, please bag any pet waste AND TAKE IT HOME TO DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

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