Columbia Pacific Hosting/Departure News
DEPARTURE – JUNE 27 Columbia Pacific Hosting
Host families, your students need to be
dropped off at Lents Park in S.E.
Portland no later than 4:00 p.m. on
Sunday, June 27. The park entrance is
located near 88th and S.E. Holgate. This
is the same meeting place used for
April 2004 Pendleton Roundup and Arrival. All
luggage will be weighed and then placed
in a rented van. You will no longer be
able to access this luggage after it goes
into the van. It is extremely important
that your passport and everything you
will need for the evening and next day is
placed in your carry-on.
If you are late or lost, you can contact
Sally Ann Wells on her cell phone (503)
703-8223 or Ron Combs on his cell
phone (503) 314-5243.
Directions to Lents Park
Lents Park is located in S.E. Portland at
88th and S.E. Holgate Blvd. From I-
205 South take exit17, Turn left Onto
Powell, go to first light turn left onto
92nd, go to Holgate, turn Right, the park
will be on your left about two blocks.
From I 205 North take exit 19
Division/Powell, stay in right lane
towards Powell, turn right onto Powell,
get into center lane go to first light and
turn left onto 92nd. Go to Holgate and
turn right at the first light. The entrance
to the park will be on your left about two
blocks. Should you get lost, call Ron
Combs on his cell phone: 503 – 314 –
5243 or Sally Ann Wells on her cell
phone (503) 703-8223
SANDY H.S. ACCEPTS TWO AFSERS
Sandy High School does things a
little different. They have a
committee that selects a total of 6
students from all programs. Last
year we were lucky when they
selected four of our students--
Adriano (Italy), Luci (France), Josef
(Germany), and Sari (Japan) This
year they have selected two of our
students: Natalia from Paraguay and
Kseniya Vizerova from Russia. Now
we have the job of finding families for
the two girls. If you know of any one
in the Sandy School District, please
contact Bernice Schuchardt, (503)
775-4161 or e-mail at
bmschuch@aol.com.
Spring 2004
Congratulations to Ruth Ladage and
the Camas-Washougal AFS Chapter.
They have four students placed and all
the paperwork complete! We are off
to a bit of a slow start this year (most
regions seem to be behind the pace of
last year.) and we have earlier
deadlines because of visa interviews
and delays. Please speak AFS to
family, friends, neighbors and co-
workers. Promoting Peace person by
person, family by family is what we
are all about and from the state of the
world in turmoil, our work is more
important than ever. We still have a
few students to select for our Area
Team and we are waiting for the rest
of our FLEX and YES students.
We have new wonderful electronic
tools to make sharing information,
filling out applications and viewing
students very easy. Give a call and I’ll
be happy to walk you through the
process. (503) 452-1868 or email at
sawells@teleport.com.
We can email web links of complete
student applications and thanks to
Alaska’s Jane Ginter, we have fillable
electronic forms for all of the
application pieces.
If you or someone you know might
like to know more about us and
hosting, please refer them to the AFS
USA website http://www.usa.afs.org/
or have them call a local volunteer or
the 1-800-AFS-INFO number.
Please take a look at some of the great
students who will be arriving in
August and let us know if you have
any host family nominees. It will take
all of us pulling together to get this job
done in a timely manner. Every
student deserves a loving permanent
home and experience shows us that the
sooner the student and family begin
their correspondence and bonding the
better the outcome. If you would be
interested in assisting with host family
interviews, liaison training or
becoming an Aunt-Uncle family be
sure to let one of your Area Team
Leaders know!
Sally Ann Wells
Col Pac Volunteer Hosting
Coordinator
 YOUR LUGGAGE – WEIGHT AND SIZE LIMITATIONS
End of Stay:
Space on the buses you will be riding en
route to Departure Day and to your
international flight is extremely limited.
We recommend that you take only that
which is essential, and send the remainder
of your belongings home.
You should not exceed the limit of two
suitcases and one carry-on. Less is
better!
Flights:
Be advised that you are responsible for
any and all excess baggage fees charged
by airlines, both international and domestic
flights. AFS is not responsible for any of
these costs. If you have a question on
whether you will be traveling by bus or
plane to the EOS or your international
carrier, please contact your Regional
Travel and Logistics Coordinator. You will
return to your home country on the same
airline that you traveled with when
arriving to the United States.
Weight and size limits:
Generally, the weight limit for each
checked piece of luggage is 70 pounds
(about 32 kilograms). Please be aware that
some airlines have weight limits of 50
pounds per bag.
The size limit for each checked piece of
luggage is 62 inches (about 152.4
centimeters - add the length + depth +
width of your luggage to figure out the
size). Your carry-on bag must be less than
45 linear inches.
Be aware that if either of your bags is
larger or heavier than these figures, you
may be charged an “excess baggage” fee -
which can be anywhere from $80-$300 (to
be paid by cash or by credit card). AFS
will not pay these charges for you! The
airline may also not allow you to check
these bags in at all. You will have to leave
behind anything that is overweight. Please
make sure you have a credit card you can
use in case of excess charges.
Carry-on luggage needs to be able to fit
under the airline seat or in an overhead
compartment. Items such as golf clubs,
bicycles, skis, and snow-boards are
generally considered “over-sized”
baggage, and you will usually have to pay
a charge ($50-$110), depending on the
item’s size and weight, even if such an
item is your second “checked” piece of
luggage. It is a good idea to call the airline
before-hand to check on any oversized
baggage. These regulations are also posted
on the websites for each airline.
Finally, remember that items on airlines
get banged around. Be sure to pack your
musical instrument or electronic
equipment in hard cases to protect them as
best as possible. Such items will likely
need to be checked as a third piece of
luggage, and you will need to pay
additional baggage fees as required by the
airline.
Students from Central America:
be aware that airlines have an embargo
on additional baggage during the summer
months. You will NOT be allowed to
travel with additional baggage, whether
or not you are willing and able to pay for
it. Federal Regulations prevent the airline
from allowing any weight over 70 pounds
per bag, with a maximum of 2 bags. They
will also not allow you to travel with
boxes or odd shaped bags.
Security:
Airlines are now searching all bags when a
passenger checks in for their flight. Please
take this into consideration when packing.
Someone may go into your bag after you
have closed and locked it and may not help
you re-close your bag! In addition, locks
on luggage can pose a problem at security
checkpoints in airports. Please make sure
to unlock your luggage while it is going
through security, and/or keep your luggage
key available while checking in.
Due to recent security measures that all
airlines have taken, the luggage limit is
tighter than ever. For most airlines, it is
not possible to pay overweight charges.
The airline will make you leave anything
over the weight restrictions behind. Also,
airlines have instituted very strict rules
about carry-on luggage. Most airlines are
allowing only one piece of carry-on
luggage plus a purse or small backpack.
Packing Suggestions:
We strongly recommend that you begin
sorting through your belongings to see if
you can mail anything home.
As soon as the weather allows, you should
send your winter clothes or shoes home.
• If you have collected papers and
printed matter (school
newspapers, playbills from
concerts or shows, books, photo
albums, etc.), consider sending
these home, too. Paper becomes
very heavy when you try to pack
a big stack of it, and there is a
special “printed matter” rate that
is available through the United
States Postal
• Service – check your local post
office for information about
packaging and rates.
• Remember, you will be
responsible for carrying your
own entire luggage while
traveling. PACK
ACCORDINGLY!
• When in doubt, pack your things
and try to walk up and down
your block a few times. That
should give you an idea of
whether or not you will be able
to handle your bags during the
bus trip and the final trip to the
airport from the Departure Day
site.
Baggage Tags:
All of your luggage must be clearly
labeled! You will be given some baggage
tags at your Pre-Return Orientation on
May 15 and you will be receiving specific
instructions about your return home soon.
Be sure to put your natural family
address on the baggage tags. Additional
tags will be available at your starting point
and at Departure Day.
JUST A NOTE FROM EXPERIENCE
REGARDING YOUR CARRY-
ONS:
By Bernice Schuchardt
Recently I was flying home from
Phoenix, Arizona. I had checked two
bags and my carry-on consisted of my
purse, a briefcase, and a tube
containing a print. I had no problem
taking the tube as a carry-on on my
flight from Houston to Phoenix, but
upon return, the security people in
Phoenix considered the tube as a
carry-on and I had to go back to
ticketing and attempt to check it. I
had already checked 2 bags so it was
“iffym”, but finally they relented and
let me check it. Therefore, the moral
of the story is make sure your carry-
ons are no more than 2 items or you
may be leaving something that’s really
important to you at some airport on
your way home. Airline security and
airlines have different rules in
different cities.
Please remember to add a swim suit and
towel in a plastic bag as part of your carry-
on luggage.
 Student News

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FUN AT INTERNATIONAL LOST & FOUND

FROM LISA
Toni and Nelson Palmer shared their
Christmas message from Lisa Schmidt (2000-
02), their former AFSer from Germany. She
is on an exchange with another program in
South Africa. The photo is of Lisa with some
of the African children she is working with.
“Dear Toni and dear Nelsy,
My first Christmas away from home with
you guys was as special as the one this year
will be. I will spend a hot day at the pool
with the other 15 girls and 2 boys. Maybe
we will go to church with the blacks, watch
their soccer game where they play for a male
sheep, and enjoy the sun. For you two, I
hope you can spend special days just
enjoying your being together and the
Christmas atmosphere which I will be
missing. Hugs and kisses from “African”
Lisa.
FAIR
“I really enjoyed going to the
International Fair at Lewis &
Clark College. We heard a lot of
live music which is traditional for
foreign countries from all around
the world, ate their delicious food,
we were even able to play their
traditional games. It was a lot of
fun! It was kind of like a little tour
without going anywhere. Students
who represented their countries
were willing to share how beautiful
their native countries are. It made
me want to visit all of them. To my
mind this is the best way to learn
something new about the world, not
just read about it in the books but
discover it yourself without actually
going there.
By Yuliya Fabrovska, Ukraine
We still have a large number of items
which were left in vans, at mountain, or
at the Jagows. A list of these items was
published in the last newsletter. All
items will be available at the orientation
on May 15. Families and students please
check these items and claim any that
might be yours. All items which are not
claimed will be donated to a charity
organization or we will have a garage
sale.
ALERT!!
Please help me find the Lost and Found
from ski trip. Judy Gross let Farhad
borrow a very valuable "riding winter
coat" with hat and gloves. This is a $400
+ item. The coat is a long, horseback
riding winter coat, with multiple snaps
down the back and sides (to fit over
horses rump); plus very high quality,
thin insulated riding gloves and a warm
hat. Farhad thinks he left these at
Jagow's. Did anyone see them at the
lodge or in the lost and found? It is
critical that we recover them or
reimburse Judy for them. It is this sort
of thing that breaks a family spirit.
If you saw these items, please talk to me!
Sally Ann Wells, 503-452-1868 OR
e-mail sawells@teleport.com

Want to go bowling????
How about joining us at Hollywood Bowl, 4030 NE Halsey, Portland, Oregon, on June 13
(503) 288-9237. at 1:00 PM but be there at 12:30 PM. Fee: Free for AFS students and $6.00
for all others. Directions to Hollywood Bowl: I-205 to I-84 west, take exit #2, (43rd ave.),
go left (or south on Halsey) at light, the bowling alley is on the left about two blocks down.
You can park on the right side of the street in lot or under the alley is parking
also…OR…you can take the MAX Go to the 42nd Ave. Broadway stop. You will see the
building. Contact: Ron Combs, 503 777-8117. Come and have fun.

AN INSIDE VIEW OF WHAT IT’S
LIKE TO BE AN EXCHANGE
STUDENT IN A SMALL SCHOOL
By Som (Kankanit Srisuphan)
Som attends high school in Onalaska,
Washington. The school has about
260 students on campus in grades 9-
12.
Being a foreign exchange student is the
greatest I have ever done. I come from the
small country known as country of smiles;
Thailand to the big country known as the
most powerful country in the world; The
United States of America. I am not a girl
not yet a woman. I am Kankanit
Srisuphan. I am called “Som.”
I haven’t expected that once a life time I
will spend the time in America as a foreign
exchange student. Although I come from
the small country but I am in a very big
school; about 4,000 students! I preferred to
live in city. I always thought that no way I
would live in the country! I meant no way
seriously!
But the very lovely small town; Onalaska
has changed my mind forever. I love
country! Here I am in country! Someone
would say this is ridiculous to live in
country. They properly change their mind.
I am in a very small school called
Onalaska High School. It doesn’t bother
me at all to be a foreign student in small
school. The first day at school for me was
totally wonderful. You don’t have to be
afraid of having friends. Students here are
very friendly. You will be known by
everybody at school because you are
special person! Students in Onalaska High
School are very excited to meet foreign
exchange students. They try to get to know
me and ask about my country. This is
totally amazing! Everybody opens their
mind to be my friends.
Student News
I have many activities to do at school
because I have such the good friends and
teachers! You can know what’s going on
everything at small school. I hardly miss
it! Friends always ask you to play sports
and join clubs with them. I am not sport
girl at all but I have a chance to be
manager to hang out with my friends.
There always have the chances for you. I
join FFA, knowledge bowl, science, choir,
and international clubs.
In the classes, I don’t have to worry
anything because the teachers always help
me to get through it. They understand and
take care of me very well. They always
explain and tell me what’s going on and
convince me to do a lot of activities. I
think it’s a great idea for foreign exchange
student to be in the small school like
Onalaska High School. I also have a great
teacher who takes care of foreign exchange
students very well; Mrs. Roden. All of
foreign exchange students here never been
left to be alone.
They are not just friends and teachers at
school to take care of me. I also have my
friends’ parents to take care of me. They
always invite me to eat dinner with them
and join activities with them such as riding
horses, going to churches, watching
movies, etc. People in Onalaska are very
kind. I am the lucky girl to be here.
I would like to share experiences in small
school to everybody. I would like to thank
AFS to give me a chance to be in
Onalaska, WA; friends who always there
and have a good time with me; teachers
who always understand and help me; and
my lovely host family to take care of me
very well like I am a daughter. This is such
the great time in my life. Being here has
changed my life forever. Nothing could
make me fail to remember the wonderful
time in Onalaska.”
MAX GERBER MAKES
HEADLINES IN
ONALASKA
Sue Roden, Cluster Coordinator in
Onalaska, has provided us with info on
Max Gerber an AFSer from Germany in
Onalaska. Max appears to be quite the
celebrity in this small town of Onalaska!!
In the Wednesday, February 4, Chronicle,
the headline read, “Gerber Drops 33 on
Ocosta in Ony Win? The article goes on
to say, “Max Gerber’s ankle might not be
100 percent, but there is nothing wrong
with his shooting touch. Gerber poured in
33 points as second-ranked Onalaska had
to battle to beat Ocosta 68-53 in a SWW
1A North Division boy’s basketball game
here Tuesday.” Another article states,
“Ony took its first lead at the end of the
third period and it see-sawed a bit until the
German exchange student — Gerber —
ignited the large crowd. Max stole the ball
at halfcourt, and threw it down,” Bower
said of a big dunk that got the gym
rocking. It got the kids and the crowd
fired up.” In another article, “Gerber,
Onalaska’s leading scorer this season,
scored 11 points in the first quarter…” and
“The 6-foot-4 Gerber went on to score 23
points and led the Loggers with 12
rebounds…”
You might want to go on to
http:///www.chronline.com to see if he has
made any recent outstanding plays. We
just don’t have the room in this newsletter
to publish all the quotes!!!
GABRIELE’S WEB PAGE
Gabriele Fiori, an AFSer from Italy
attends Tillamook HS and lives with
host dad Don Sheneberger . Gabriele
has a webpage and recently host dad,
Don, shared Gabriele’s latest
addition….photos of their trip to Las
Vegas. Check it out …
http://sheneberger.com/page1.html
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Celebrating Volunteer Month
2004
A Letter from Alex J. Plinio,
President, AFS-USA
During the month of April, we celebrate and
honor the AFS Volunteers who carry out
our mission of building a more just and
peaceful world each and every day of the
year in communities across our nation.
Throughout more than five decades, the
dedication and commitment of AFS
Volunteers serve as a constant force of hope
and promise, and a continual source of
strength and support in an ever-changing
world. Irrespective of the challenges in
world situations, and despite changing
positions of the U.S., stricter visa
regulations, changes in school policies, and a
less than favorable economic environment,
AFS Volunteers continue to prevail over all.
This year, volunteers have committed to a
June 1 hosting goal so that as many students
as possible will be able to receive their visas
in a timely fashion, and volunteers will also
prepare and send abroad 1400 of our best
and brightest students.
Our nation is sadly lacking in Americans
who have lived in other countries,
understand other cultures, and can speak
second languages. There is no doubt that
students who study abroad and share their
daily lives with host siblings from other
countries have distinct advantages that set
them apart from their peers who do not
have intercultural or international learning
experiences. Perhaps no one understands
this more than the volunteers who witness
firsthand the ways in which studying abroad
and hosting students in the U.S. changes
people’s lives.
On April 14th I received a letter from
Natalie, a high school graduate from
Georgia who is currently on a year AFS
Exchange Program in Belgium. This letter,
and thousands more that we receive from
students around the world, are testimonials
to how volunteers are shaping the lives of
young people, and the future of our country
and the world.
On behalf of the AFS board and staff, we
extend our deepest gratitude to AFS
Volunteers.
Thank you from all of us for being such
wonderful ambassadors for peace.
Alex J. Plinio
President, AFS-USA
Volunteer Page
A MESSAGE FROM OUR
AREA CHAIR
It’s that time of year again—End-of-
Stay (EOS), of course. I will need a
lot of help. If you can help in any
way, please send your name and
address to Ron Combs, 2134 SE 60th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97215-4072 or
e-mail me at r1p2combs3@aol.com. I
will need people to…
• Weigh luggage from 3:30 PM
till about 4:30 PM (6
volunteers),
• Drivers to take students to
EOS location from 4:00 PM
to 5:30 PM (6 volunteers),
• Chaperones at EOS location
from 4:00 PM till about 3:00
AM. These people will work
in shifts. I like to have at
least five people at a time.
Shifts last year were from
5:00 PM till 10:00 PM and
then 10:00 PM till 3:00 AM.
We are also looking for HOST
FAMILIES. If you know of anyone
who might want to host, call Sally
Ann Wells at 503 241-1568, Ext. 1564
or e-mail her at sawells@afs.org.
Also we need Gateway Families for
incoming students. You will be asked
to pick up student(s) at Lents Park and
keep them for two or three days and
then take them to Arrival Orientation
in Camas. You may host a couple
students if you have room. Arrival
dates this year will be August 11, 12,
and 13.
Thanks.
Ron Combs
Area Chair
Volunteer spotlight
Jeff and Lori Larson have been volunteers
for two years now and have helped with
several AFS events like Driving to
Pendleton, chaperoning, pitching in to do
little odd jobs like fliers and banners. Jeff
has taken the roll of newsletter layout.
They have hosted kids through several
programs including AFS and Summer
Stays (a program for PSU students). Jeff
and Lori love golfing, hiking and table
games in the evening with friends. Jeff is
an entrepreneur with Larson
Design, (503) 760-9559 He provides plans
for building permits and Millwork
detailing. Lori is a medical office
assistant.
A BIG "THANK YOU" TO
OUR NEWSLETTER STAFF
A special thank you goes out to
Jeff Larson for taking over putting
the newsletter together for this
issue. He is taking over for Lia
Miternique, who has worked with
Bernice since April 2000. They are
the ones who make it look pretty.
For those of you who do not know
all the details on how it's put
together, here's a brief
description: Articles are submitted
to Bernice Schuchardt by anyone
in Columbia Pacific who has a
newsworthy item. She then edits
the submission and places it in a
newsletter file. When she has
accumulated all articles for the
issue she is working on, she sends
them off to Jeff, who cuts and
pastes them into the newsletter
template. Ron Combs is in charge
of the photographs and he submits
his pictures to Jeff. When Jeff is
done, a copy is sent to Bernice for
proofreading. After corrections are
made, It is then sent off to the
printer who makes the copies and
delivers it to Ron and Pat Combs
who put stamps and labels, and
puts it in the mail.
DO YOU HAVE A
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE
NEWSLETTER?
Please submit all articles to Bernice
Schuchardt via e-mail at
bmschuch@aol.com. We are looking
for articles on what your student(s) are
doing, significant achievements,
articles from students about their year
with their families, articles from host
families about hosting, upcoming
activities, etc.
All photos should be sent to Ron
Combs at r1p2combs3@aol.com so
Ron can include them on the CD
presented to the kids at departure.

DAY IN DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND
& STARLIGHT PARADE -
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
All AFSers, YES, and FLEX
students are invited to join
Christine Stevens for a tour of
downtown Portland. Christine
will meet with students at 10
a.m. at the Lloyd Center
Parking Lot (by the Max station)
for a day in downtown Portland.
There are many attractions
such as Saturday market, the
waterfront, museums, coffee
shops, Pioneer Square, and
other interesting places you
might want to see. Bring some
money for lunch or snacks.
Late afternoon you will board a
Tri Met bus and travel to
Bernice Schuchardt’s home for
a spaghetti dinner Following
dinner, you will re-board the
bus and return to downtown
Portland for the Starlight
Parade. We plan to meet
downtown along the parade
route where AFS volunteers will
block off an area for us to sit.
You should be sure and bring a
warm jacket as it gets cool in
the evening.
Please make arrangements for
your return home, or if you are
staying with a host family, see if
they can pick you up. Families
are welcome to join us at the
parade viewing site. Contact
coordinator Christine Stevens
(e-mail:
CStevens@specpoly.com) for
more info.
Upcoming Events
AFTERNOON AT THE ZOO- MAY 7 - Nike Campus Tour/Nature
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 Park Cleanup/Trip to Nike Employee
Store. For YES students only.
When: Sunday, June 6, from 12 Contact Rustam for more information
noon till 4 p.m. H: 503-356-9308; Cell: 503-481-
How to get there: 5757; e-mail:
Have your family bring you or kochers@writeme.com.
catch the MAX and get off at the
zoo stop.
Time to meet: MAY 8-10 – Ashland/Shakespeare
12 Noon at Zoo entrance. Trip. (Trip is full.) For those
Time to be picked up: signed up, contact Marilyn Hays
We’ll wrap up at about 3:30 p.m. for more info at 503-665-2830.
(be sure to make arrangements
for getting home):
Cost: Free to AFS students,
$7.50 for other non-zoo members.
Students can sign up during
MAY 15 – Orientation - Required
for all AFS, YES, and FLEX
orientation so we know to buy
students. Location: 805
them a group rate ticket. If not,
admission is $9.00. Anyone Columbia Ridge Drive, Vancouver,
wanting the discounted rate of WA, in Fellowship Hall. Jean
$7.50 must register with Rustam Geocks is the coordinator—e-mail
in advance. jgeocks@pacifier.com.
What to bring:
Lunch and a blanket.
Who’s invited:
Any and all current and JUNE 5 (Sat.) – Day in Portland
“wannabe” host families, sibs, and Starlight Parade. Meet at 10
and friends. a.m. at Lloyd Center Parking Lot
Coordinator: (by Max station) for Day in
Rustam Kocher, Portland. For the parade only,
you can meet at the reserved area
H: 503-356-9308;
Cell: 503-481-5757; along parade route at 7:30 p.m.
e-ail:kochers@writeme.com. Contact Christine for exact
location. Coordinator: Christine
Stevens
CStevens@specpoly.com)
DO YOU NEED A PLACE
TO STAY IN PORTLAND
FOR THE JUNE 5-6
WEEKEND? JUNE 6 (Sun.)–Sunday Afternoon
at the Oregon Zoo. 12 noon till 4
If you are coming in from
p.m. Rustam Kocher Coordinator,
out of town for this fun weekend
503-356-9308; cell 503-481-5757.
and need a place to stay, contact
AFS students will get in for free;
Ron Combs, 503 777-8117,or
family members and friends will
Bernice Schuchardt, 503 775-
get discounted rate of $7.50 only
4161, and we will find a place for
if they pre-register with Rustam.
you to stay..
Call Ron Combs on his cell phone:
(503) - 314- 5243
OAKS PARK in June
We don’t have a date set yet, but we
are negotiating with the Oaks people
to get some 2-for-1 tickets. Check
with Ron Combs (503) 777-8117 or
Bernice (503) 775-4161.
AFS
COLUMBIA
PACIFIC
Bernice Schuchardt
4806 SE Long
Portland, OR 97206

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The Calendar

Campus Tour/Nature Park Cleanup/Trip to Nike Employee Store. For YES students only. Contact Rustam for more information H: 503-
MAY 7 356-9308; Cell: 503-481-5757; e-mail: kochers@writeme.com.

MAY 8-10 /SHAKESPEARE TRIP. (Trip is full.) For those signed up, contact Marilyn Hays for more info at 503-665-2830.
Orientation - Required for all AFS, YES, and FLEX students. Location: 805 Columbia Ridge Drive, Vancouver,
MAY 15 WA, in Fellowship Hall. Jean Geocks is the coordinator—e-mail jgeocks@pacifier.com
MAY 15 AREA TEAM MEETING – 4 p.m. at orientation site.

June 1 Newsletter deadline.

Day in Portland and Starlight Parade. Meet at 10 a.m. at Lloyd Center Parking Lot (by Max station) for Day in Portland.
For the parade only, you can meet at the reserved area along parade route at 7:30 p.m. Contact Christine for exact
JUNE 5 (Sat.) location. Coordinator: Christine Stevens

– Sunday Afternoon at the Oregon Zoo. 12 noon till 4 p.m. Rustam Kocher Coordinator, 503-356-9308; cell 503-481-5757.
JUNE 6 (Sun.) AFS students will get in for free; family members and friends will get discounted rate of $7.50 only if they pre-register
with Rustam.

JUNE 13 Bowling at Hollywood bowl.

JUNE 27 DEPARTURE