[nfbmi-talk] Fwd: Exchange Student looking for placement in US....can you help me spread the word?

[J.J. Meddaugh]

This is very short notice, but could be an amazing opportunity for 
someone and for this blind student from Turkey.



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Subject: 	Exchange Student looking for placement in US....can you help 
me spread the word?
Date: 	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 09:00:44 -0400
From: 	Shepherd, Amy <amyshepherd at mpviweb.org>
To: 	J.J. Meddaugh <jj at atguys.com>



Hi J.J.,

Mike Hudson called me yesterday about an young woman from Turkey who is 
hoping to be a US exchange student this year. Her exchange organization 
has not had luck in finding a home for her so he has asked me to spread 
the word to see if we might find someone on short notice...deadline is 
tomorrow.


Exchange Student looking for placement in a home for this coming school 
year! Deadline to respond is Thursday Aug. 4th....a short notice 
decision that could really change the life of this young woman!

Here is the only info I was given:
Exchange Student Organization: Foreign Links Around the Globe 
Flag-intl.org. 
<http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FFlag-intl.org%2F&h=-AQGHLwoLAQGbLLzmKVd5OnyEi9iqr_R_hwSUwgZJ8xq6bA&enc=AZOLTuk2J2lPEXkwUI1Ja_56lXs8ykqY-iJvjRVKuIHp6TV7mMANoBiJG8XIMACycDNMtJ8vnZcGDioSiRslwBp4l_Uz2oWf0EdyA3HAhjohPPR17tgGyxsP8u1eS1rqh2yDuSExqC9vaNM19fgu-KZZ58uCCAlq4up90u4Ex7wq8g&s=1> Organization 
contact person is Stephanie 586-242-4544

Time Commitment: 1 school year 10 months beginning August

Student Bio:
Zumrut is a 16 year-old girl from Turkey
Born sighted disease left her blind
Reads English and Turkish Braille
Has no other disabilities beyond blindness
Muslim does not eat pork
Has gone through several screening processes and is deemed a solid 
student, Turkey handpicked her as a representative of the country


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