Friday, December 24, 2010

Happy Holidays To All :)

2010 was a challenging year for many of us. Wishing all a
Happy and Prosprous New Year.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Getting Ready to Organize a Coqui Frog group

Kona Coastview, Kona Wonderview, Kona Palisades, Kona Highlands.....
Do you hear couqi frogs at night?
Ready to join a group of neighbors to get rid of the frogs?

The County is doing NOTHING, the State is doing NOTHING.
Now it is time for action.
Baking soda worked for us. Now lets go to where they are and getem'

Call if you are interested in joining this group. 325-7576






Looking for Host family to Help a Foreign Exchange Student

I appreciate you help circulating this information.

Of the 13 foreign students currently placed in Kona this
school year, three are with first semester families.  I need to find new
host families for these three students ASAP.  They will need their new
homes by January.  I would love to find families that will agree to the
second semester, but I will also be happy to find families that will do it
until Easter, or even 6-8 weeks.
Two students are at Kealakehe: a  girl from Pakistan who just turned 17, and a boy from Cambodia who just turned 16.  The other is a 16 year old girl from Mali at
Konawaena. All speak very good English and are good hard working students,
doing lots of volunteer work and are just really nice teens.
Hosting is purely a volunteer experience: there is no
payment for hosting.  Hosting means offering room and board, making sure
the kids catch the bus to school, acting as a friend, mentor and parent and
enjoying the cultural interchange.  Families can be old or young, with or
without kids, big house or tiny coffee shack.  Willingness is the key
criterion.

Thanks for any help forwarding this message.  I can be
reached at 323 2117 or via email.  There is also a website:
www.cci-exchange.com.


Aloha, PAMELA WANG
Local Coordinator for CCI
Center for Cultural Interchange
808 323 2117