Medford Rotary Club Sends 2 Students to Japan

Pictured above are David Keane, Nobeoka exchange program committee chair, MHS students Sarah Mason and William Durney, and Medford Rotary Club President Eric Gheewalla. Photo courtesy Medford Rotary Club.

Foreign Exchange Program in 29th Year

Story Updated 3:18PM Friday, July 17, 2009

Medford High School students Will Durney and Sarah Mason will spend two weeks in Japan this summer, courtesy of a special foreign exchange program sponsored by the Medford Rotary Club.

Medford signed a Sister City Declaration with Nobeoka, Japan on August 29, 1980, and since then the Rotary Club has sponsored an international student exchange so students from both countries have an opportunity to experience another culture.

On odd years, the Rotary Club sends two Medford students to Japan for two weeks, and in even years it hosts two students from Nobeoka.

Durney will be “tweeting” about his trip on Twitter- follow him at twitter.com/futurityverb.

– InsideMedford.com