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Outbound Exchange Student, Springfield Resident Jenny Lukoff Speaks to Rotary Club

August 12, 2014 by Tim Ernst Leave a Comment

Springfield Township Rotary Club welcomed home their Outbound Exchange Student, Springfield Resident Jenny Lukoff. Jenny has spent the last year in Belgium, speaking Dutch and attending classes. At the meeting, Jenny explained to the Rotary Club how the experience has impacted her and influenced her. While abroad she was afforded the opportunity to also travel to England, France and Italy as well as numerous other excursions. She will be attending the University of Vermont this fall. If you have interest in hosting an inbound exchange student or have a student interested in studying abroad please reach out to the Springfield Township Rotary Club.

Pictured Left to Right; Rotary President Michael Mike Creeden and Exchange Student Jenny Lukoff.

Rotary Exchange Student Program Changes Lives

March 18, 2013 by Tim Ernst 1 Comment

The Springfield Rotary Club welcomed past foreign exchange student Becky Holcomb to speak about her experience of traveling abroad to Belgium for a year when she was sponsored by the Club in the early 1990’s. Her experience, as she shared with the club, was one of the most amazing life changing moments. To this day, Holcomb retains close bonds with her host family abroad. The program also featured an introduction of current outbound exchange student Jennie Lukoff who will also be going to Beligium. Springfield Rotary strives to give foreign exchange opportunities to seniors in our community while also hosting inbound students. The goal is to create peace and understanding and cultural exchange as part of their humanitarian efforts.

Pictured left to right:

President Linda Silva, Becky Holcomb, Jennie Lukoff, Mr. Lukoff, Robert Jacobus, Exchange Chair.

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Becky Holcomb and Past President Jeff Kroberger who was President during Ms. Holcomb’s year abroad.

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