Dr. Barbara Y. Wills

Posted on 3/27/15

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Two (2) Great AFS Opportunities for Staffers, Families and S
tudents for Summer and Fall

Take note that AFS-USA is offering $1,000 off on the 2015 Gl
obal Prep Program to all eligible AFS Volunteers, their chil
dren and grandchildren, as well as all former AFS host famil
ies. ( You may have some in your school who can take advanta
ge of this offer.)

(Please, share this information with your staffers, friends,
religious and civic affiliations and relatives, plus put on
web sites and in bulletins and newsletters, plus make annou
ncements on intercom. The Miss Tennky Area AFS Team will hav
e a booth at Rivers and Spires April 14-16 in Clarksville, T
N. Come by to view literature, meet our local exchange stude
nts and their families, plus volunteers. Bring your question
s about AFS-USA and its many programs.)

1) Two Week AFS Global Prep Programs for this Summer and Mor
e- Places Still Available

What: Study Abroad on an AFS Global Prep Program for two wee
ks this summer. There are numerous destinations in Europe an
d South America. There are three (3) different types: scienc
e technology and math, culture and languages and community s
ervice. Thirteen (13) year olds may go on these programs.

To Learn More: Go to www.afsusa.org/study-abroad and then sc
roll down to the Global Prep Programs on the right, You may
also contact Becky Heywood, AFS sending coordinator at AFSbe
cky@Comcast.net or 615-473-4389. You may also view the Miss
Tennky Area AFS Team web site at www.afsusa.org/misstennky/.

2) Bring the World to Your Area- Host an AFS-USA Exchange S
tudent this Fall

What: Become a host family for one or two of the AFS-USA Exc
hange Students who will be needing a host school and family
this fall. There is now a large selection. Therefore, choosi
ng early can ensure that you will be able to host.

Where: In your home and local high school . Home schooled fa
milies may host, but the AFSers must attend private or publi
c local high schools.

To Learn More: Go to www.afsusa.org/host and see the mini-bi
os of the students who need fall placements, make applicatio
n and/or contact Sandy Rich at srich@afsusa.org or 865-617-0
665. You will be amazed at their talents and interests, plus
they are fully medically insured.

Thanks for your support. Have an AFS (awesome, fantastic and
stupendous) day.

Dr. Barbara Y. Wills

Miss Tennky Area AFS Team PR Chair

www.afsusa.org/misstennky/
931-378-7258 or 615-210-1552 cell
byw1010@aol.com
(General Information about our local team.)
The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team host and
send high school students and teachers on foreign exchange s
tudy abroad programs and have successfully for the past 65 y
ears. They now partner with 90 countries in different ways.
Currently, there are many scholarships available for studyin
g abroad, but all have deadlines. Hence, those interested in
studying next year for a semester, year long, gap or summer
on AFS-USA programs need to go to www.afsusa.org/study-abro
ad to apply and to see which scholarships are available. Bec
ky Heywood serves as the team sending and volunteer coordina
tor. She may be reached at AFSbecky@comcast.net and 615-473-
4389. The team needs folks, who love people and working with
many cultures to become registered volunteers, to support t
he AFSers in the area and their host families. One may begin
registration at www.afsusa.org/volunteer-with-afs. Becky a
lso serves as the volunteer coordinator.

The team is always looking for wonderful families who would
like to think outside the box and add a new member to their
family. Why not take the opportunity to bring the world to t
he Clarksville area and give your family, community and scho
ol insights into new cultures by hosting an AFSer?. Families
may make applications for the next year at any time by goin
g to www.afsusa.org/host. Contact Sandy Rich at srich@afsusa
,org and 865-617-0665 or Dr. Barbara Y. Wills at byw1010@aol
.com and 931-378-7258. To view the team web site go to www.a
fsusa.org/misstennky/.

AFS-USA

AFS, a worldwide, nonprofit organization, has been leading i
nternational high school student exchange for more than 6 5
years.This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the original
American Field Service Volunteer Ambulance Drivers who serve
d in WWI and WWII. Each year AFS-USA sends more than 1,100
US students abroad, provides approximately $3 million in sch
olarship and financial aid and welcomes 2, 300+ internationa
l high school students who come to study in US high schools
and live with host families. More than 5,000 volunteers in t
he USA make the work of AFS-USA possible. For more informati
on, visit www.afsusa.org or call 1-800-AFS-INFO. The local
Miss Tennky Area AFS Team web site is http://afsusa.org/miss
tennky/. The local Team is a member of the Clarksville Cham
ber of Commerce and United Way.

Dr. Barbara Y. Wills, NCC, LPC
MIss Tennky Area AFS PR Chair

Retired Professional Counselor Metro Nashville Public School
s

AFS Global Educator 2000

931-378-7258

http://www.afsusa.org

http://www.afsus/misstennky/

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