Eugene-Chinju(Jinju) Sister City Committee

1661 Stoney Ridge Rd., Eugene, OR 97405

(541) 344-4464

For Immediate Release

Eugene, Oregon - October 26, 2006

Contact: Linda DeSpain, President, Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee, 541-687-2427, or Ki-Won Rhew, Program Director, 541-344-4464

Host Families Needed for Six High School Exchange Students from Jinju, Korea

Six high school students, three girls and three boys, from Jinju, Korea will visit

Eugene high schools, January 3-21, 2007. The Eugene-Jinju Sister City

Committee offers Eugene area citizens an opportunity to host the students

during their short stay in Eugene. Families with students attending Eugene

high schools, public or private, are preferred so that host students may

take their guests to their own schools. Host students who want to make a

reciprocating visit to Korea next summer will have priority upon

application.

While attending area schools Korean ambassadorial students explore U.S.

American culture and the education system, practice English, and deepen our

sister city relationship. Cultural activities often include a tour of the

Oregon Coast, a Cascade ski trip, a Portland metro excursion, sports

competitions, and Hult Center performing arts events.

Jinju has been Eugene’s sister city in Korea since 1961. The annual high

school exchange has been successful since January 2002. Volunteers for the

Eugene-Jinju Sister City Committee provide their services for the citizens

of Eugene.

Students, parents and schools in the Eugene-Springfield area interested in

participating in the Korean Sister City exchange programs should contact

either Linda DeSpain, President, at 687-2427/desbills@cmc.net or Ki-Won

Rhew, Program Director, at 344-4464/kiwon@rhew.us. More information can be