Welcome to AFS

Head of the Lakes Area

Serving Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin

 

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HELP US TO MAKE THE WORLD A PLACE OF PEACE
AND GREATER UNDERSTANDING

 

VOLUNTEER WITH AFS !!! AFS volunteer activities that you may be interested in:

Hosting an international student
-Host a student in your home for a school year
-Host a student for a short time 1-4 weeks
-Help recruit families to host international students
-Recommend a family to host a student
-Interview potential host families
-Be a welcome family

Sending American students abroad
-Help recruit motivated, interested students to go abroad with AFS
-Interview students who may wish to go abroad.
-Contact local schools and help them to educate their students on
  programs available through AFS.

Helping to conduct local orientations and fun activities
-Lead discussion groups with our international students
-Lead or assist with fun group activities
-Help prepare food and snacks
-Organize events, find temporary homes for weekend activities

Provide support for students and families
-Become a liaison for a student and family to help with their adjustments.
-Be an "Aunt and Uncle" family for a student.

Administrative and media support
-Type letters, do mailings
-Help design data bases, do online reporting
-Develop media contacts to increase our public exposure
-Things we haven't even thought of yet, you tell us!!!!

AFS understands how busy the world (and you) are.  We would love to have your help, whether it is for a few days or even a few minutes each month. The AFS mission of promoting world understanding in your home town is one worth being involved in.  Please contact anyone on the Area Leadership Team if getting involved is something you think it's time to do.

                                   "Think globally, act locally"
 

Please read information about becoming a volunteer by clicking the following link: Becoming an AFS Volunteer

If you want to volunteer with AFS Head of Lakes area, please click the following link to start the registration process:  AFS-USA Volunteer Registration

 

AFS Head of the Lakes Area Serving Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin