PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE February 1, 2009
Contact: Eric & Theresa Hoadley
Phone: (309) 266-6820
Email: hoadleys@comcast.net
 

Host families needed for German teenagers

PEORIA, ILLINOIS, February 1, 2009 – The Friends of Friedrichshafen is now accepting host families for its annual youth exchange with Peoria’s German sister city. The only cost to host families is to provide room and board for their guest, and the willingness to share the American way of life. Knowledge of German is helpful, but not essential as the students are quite fluent in English. Applications must be submitted by March 1.

Twenty students and two host chaperones will travel from Friedrichshafen to Peoria on July 30, departing August 20. The Friends of Friedrichshafen has organized activities for guests and hosts, including a baseball game, a daytrip to Chicago and a beach party. The youth exchange is available to teens 15 to 19 years old throughout the Tri-County area.

“Every family that takes part in this exchange has a wonderful experience,” said Theresa Hoadley of the Friends of Friedrichshafen. “Kids grow a bit more mature, families spend more time together, and everyone enjoys learning about another culture while sharing ours. Everyone has so much fun, it’s the fastest three weeks of summer.”

More information is available at the Friends of Friedrichshafen website, www.peoriasistercity.org or by calling youth exchange program coordinators, Eric and Theresa Hoadley at 266-6820.

At 31 years old, the Peoria-Friedrichshafen program is the longest continuous-running youth exchange in America. The Friends of Friedrichshafen is a local non-profit organization with the goal of promoting and expanding the relationship with Peoria’s German sister city.