August 8, 2011 - District of Mission

8Canada JeunesseWorld CanadaYouth MondeDistrict of Mission8645 Stave Lake StreetMission, BCV2V 4L9July 18th, 2011Re: Canada World Youth seeking Mayor and Council endorsement of Mission/Ukraineexchange programs.Dear Mayor James Atebe and Council,I would like to request the support of the Mayor and District Council in bringing Canada WorldYouth Ukraine youth exchange program to Mission BC this year.Canada World Youth is a national, non-profit organization which has offered youth exchangeprograms for over 35 years. The opportunities are offered to young people from across Canadaand countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Each program is focused onspecific objectives related to community and international development and offers rich crossculturallearning experiences for both the program participants and host community members.While in the communities, Canada World Youth participants live with local residents. Together,they discover each other's values, beliefs, lifestyles, languages, and experiences. Participantslearn how the community works and they become more aware of community development issues,while community members often rediscover their own communities through the eyes of theparticipants.Canada World Youth participants also integrate into their new communities by volunteering withlocal organizations. These volunteer work placements allow the participants to gain valuablework experience while making a concrete contribution to the community by providing over4000 hours of volunteer service.The would involve a team of 18 youth and 2 supervisors from across Canada and Ukraine. TheCanadian phase of the program in Mission will take place between September 10, 2011 andDecember, 2011.In July of this year, the Canadian Project Supervisor has begun project preparation in Mission toidentify host families and community work projects for their teams. Volunteer placements willfocus on social, health and educational services, community development, local government andenvironmental projects.As an expression of your support, and as a way of assisting the Project Supervisor in generatingfurther support within the community, we would like to request a letter of endorsement forthe program in Mission this year. We feel that your formal endorsement of the program willencourage community members to become involved as work placements and/or host families. Ifyou know of anyone who might be interested in being either a host family or work placement,1:, Recycled • Recycle fis‘Lussf=ne responsible use ezAContresue eutlilsationFSC • .totottxM,gCuel to 56.5-COC:2912I um Song Semmes* W.,Siege social / Head Office 2330 Notre-Dame O. / Notre-Dame W., 3e etage / 3rd floorMontréal (Québec) / Montreal, Quebec Canada H3J 1N4Tél.: (514) 931-3526 FaxiTeldc.: (514) 939-2621