St. Charles Sister Cities Program Assists in Formation of new Young People’s Group
With the encouragement of the St. Charles Sister Citie organization, a reception was held recently for the young people who have experienced the Student Exchange program with Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Since 1996, approximately 450 students from Duchesne, Francis Howell North, Lutheran, St. Charles and St. Charles West High Schools, alon with approximately 550 students from Schiller, Moerike, Goethe and Otto Hahn Gymnasiums in Ludwigsburg, Germany, have shared life’s experience with each other through the Student Exchange program.
It is the aim to form a new organization to bring together these young people with their own organization to bridge the gap between the young people and the members of the St. Charles Sister Cities organization through educational and social programs.
The young people elected the following as Board Members, Megan Lammert, Shannon Lammert, Renee Rine, Lauren Pickardt and Nathan Pickardt. Megan Lammert was elected President of what is now known as the C.I.A., or the Cultural Interest Ambassadors. Megan, an Exchange student in 1997 and 1998, a graduate of Webster University, is in Land Development with the T.R. Hughes Company. Megan stated: “I am thrilled to be at the spearhead of this division of the Sister Cities program.
Hopefully, we can encourage the youth of our community to not only participate in the Exchange programs during high school, but to extend cultural interaction and appreciation through their lives”. The first C.I.A general membership meeting, open to all past Ludwigsburg Exchange
Students, is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, February 20th at 1:00 PM at Willikers in St. Charles. If you would like more information, you may contact Megan at: mlammert@trhughes.com>
