To the editor:
In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 8-15, I would like to recognize the volunteer efforts of four outstanding members of your community.Frank and Diane Vogt and Darryl and Linda Davis are international exchange coordinators for Educational Foundation for Foreign Study, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing cultural awareness and international understanding.
Volunteers like Frank, Diane, Darryl and Linda make it possible for teenagers from 22 countries to spend a year living with a U.S. family and attending the local high school. They also help our high school students discover the joys of studying abroad.
In addition to these fine individuals, I would like to pay tribute to the Salt Lake citizens who have also made a real contribution to international understanding this year.
Host families and high schools who have opened their hearts to foreign students deserve to be commended, as do many other community members who have helped these students discover what it is like to live as an American teenager.
Ann Metropulos
Utah regional manager
EF Foundation