Students, host families needed for Kent Sister Cities Youth Ambassador program

Kent high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors have an opportunity to represent their school and the city abroad by becoming a Kent Sister Cities Youth Ambassador to Sunnfjord, Norway this summer.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Sunday, February 10, 2013 4:40pm
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Kent high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors have an opportunity to represent their school and the city abroad by becoming a Kent Sister Cities Youth Ambassador to Sunnfjord, Norway this summer.

The two-week trip explores the Land of the Midnight Sun with a host family and two weeks hosting a Norwegian student with their family while seeing the community with a new perspective.

To find out more, including what to expect if you are selected, including cost and expectations, please attend an information session at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, at Starbucks, 132nd and Kent-Kangley.

Applications are due March 1.

Contact Kristiana Henderson at kristiana.ch@hotmail.com, or find the organization on Facebook as Kent Sister Cities Assocation: Sunnfjord, Norway, for more information




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