Needed: Host Families For Foreign Exchange Students

The Pax Program is seeking host families for academic exchange students in Richmond, IN for the coming school year. Host families provide a bed, a place to study and a place at the family table, and can be of any size and age range. (Retirees often work especially well.) Within the next weeks there are several youngsters who need at least a temporary "welcome" family assigned to them, pending a more permanent placement. These students come with at least 3 years of English, and are highly motivated to learn about life in the U.S. and share their own cultures with us. Most will be in the U.S. for a full school year although a few are one-semester students. The most urgent needs are:

1. Duke from Thailand, who is a straight ‘A’ student, plays the piano and loves tennis and golf.
2. Miriam from Germany, who is a lively musical girl who plays several instruments and comes from an artistic family. (She has allergies to cat hair, which has been a hurdle for us.)
3. Ricardo from Spain, who loves soccer, but also reads science fiction and hopes for a family with warm hearts.
4. Hyun Joon, a boy from South Korea with passions for chess and soccer.

These students come with health insurance, and money for their own incidental expenses. Please contact Palline Plum 765-598-4902 or the Pax agency office at 800-555-6211.