International Friendship Program Seeks Volunteer Friends

The International Friendship Program at MSU is a fun program through which East Lansing residents can connect with individual international students at MSU. They are now seeking volunteers (single people, couples, and families) who are interested in experiencing cross-cultural friendships. My husband John and I have done this for many years and are still in contact with some of our students. The program does not require lots of time. Students like to see our homes, participate in family activities such as children's sporting events, concerts, etc., and sometimes participate in holiday events such as passing out candy on Halloween or sharing Thanksgiving dinner, or watching the homecoming parade.

You don't have to do anything special -- just include the student in your regular activities. There are always more students seeking friendship families than families so your volunteering would be really appreciated. More information is available at 353-1735 or www.cvip.msu.edu.

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