International Youth Exchange
Ever year students from around the world travel to other countries for a year through the Rotary International Youth Exchange program. During their year the students stay with four Rotary families, three months with each family, attend the local school and Rotary Club meetings - and get to do some fairly amazing activities.
Those students hosted in our District have various weekend camps, a three week South Island tour and attend our Rotary District Challenge Camp - amongst other things.
Waitakere Rotary have both hosted students and sponsored local students to other parts of the world for many years.
Rotary
Year
Max Christensen
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Luke & Dallas Wilson
Neil & Liz Norton
John Riddell & Lucie
Counsellor: Luke Wilson
Rodrigo Curi
Brazil
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Cath and Mike Simpson
David and Denise Oliphant
Counsellor: Monique Bridge
Hailey Powell
OHIO – USA
Hosts:
Monique & Theo Van Lier
Bob & Sue Benzie
Counsellor: Ella Howard
Victor Vieira Da Silva
France
Hosts:
Cath &Mike Simpson
Joy & Gus Thomson
Monique & Theo Van Lier
Bob & Sue Benzie
Counsellor: Luke Wilson
2013
to
2014
Vincent Nikles
Switzerland
Hosts:
Cath and Mike Simpson
Graham & Karyn Nicholson
Mark & Vivian Mallabar
Bob & Sue Benzie
Counsellor: Craiger Hargesheimer
Jan 2013
to
May 2013
Morgan Lester
California, USA
July 2012 to December 2012
Co-Host:
Kerikeri Rotary
January 2013 to May 2013
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Counsellor: Craiger Hargesheimer
to
2013
Gabriel Almeida
St Paul Park Continental
Brazil
March 2012 to May 2012
Co-Host:
Norfolk Island Rotary
June 2012 to January 2013
Hosts:
Linda & Noel Cooper
Bob & Sue Benzie
Counsellor: John Riddell
to
2012
Cecile Struvay
Belgium
July 2011 to June 2012
Hosts:
Linda & Noel Cooper
Bob & Sue Benzie
Sheena Spittles
Counsellor: Patrick Howard
to
2010
Jack Young
Sweden
to
2009
Beatrix Troeira
Brazil
Hosts:
Craiger Hargesheimer
& Joanne Hurley
Bob & Sue Benzie
co-hosted with:
Norfolk Island Rotary
Jack Young
3 month exchange to
Canada
to
2007
Gabriel Cortez
Brazil
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Kent & Emma Favel
Christine Fletcher / John Riddell
co-hosted with Norfolk Island
The Norfolk Story
to
2006
Elsa Bourget
France
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Theo & Monique Van Lier
Karen & Graham Nicholson
to
2004
Adela Ferrer
Argentina
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Karen & Graham Nicholson
Taya & Lance Hinton
to
2003
Juliana Gonzalez
Brazil
Hosts:
Bob & Sue Benzie
Emma & Richard Thompson
co-hosted with Henderson Rotary
to
2000
Mikal Davies
Colorado, USA
Hosts:
Lance & Tanya Hinton
Craig & Sarah Rogers
Mike & Sue Angland
Councillor: Bob Benzie
to
1999
Katsuki Okuno
Osaka-Utsubo Rotary
Japan
Hosts:
Jan & Peter
Ken & Robyn Dixon
to
1994
Jill Johnson
USA
Hosts:
Jim Wakeling
Carol Stevens
Mike & Sue Angland
to
1992
Dewi Wirahadikusumahi
Bandang
Indonesia
Deidre Harmon
Hamburg
USA
to
1991
Stephanie Bastin
Oregon
USA
Hosts:
Rod Stephens
Martin Tinsley
Denis Bolland
Robert Cawley
Cathy Roberts
Adelaide
South Pacific Twin Match Program
Clare Tinsely
Moncton
Canada
to
1990
Ilona Vehkaoja
Finland
Hosts:
Peter & Patricia Beale
Kevin & Dianne Warneford
Tom & Beryl Pearce
Don & Marilyn Page
Simone Moors
Texas
USA
to
1988
Andrew Willeke
Ohio
USA
Hosts:
Barbara & Graham Maddren
Germany
to
1987
Eric Bertheau
Ahus
Sweden
Redlands, California
to
1986
Canada
Dianne Wicks
Yakima
WA
USA
to
1985
Tecoma
USA
to
1984
Donita Marakovits
Pennsylvania
USA
Seattle
WA
USA
to
1983
Sandra Kerr
Transvaal
South Africa
Counsellors: Don & Marilyn Page
Corinth
New York
USA
to
1982
Hisayo Manji
Funabashi
Japan
Hosts:
Ken and Patricia
Barry and Jean Chiplin
Ambler
Pennsylvania
USA
to
1981
Sao Paulo
Brazil
1979
to
1980
Langley
Canada
to
1979
Shoemakesville
USA
to
1978
Sydney
British Columbia
Canada *
Foothill-Highlands
Calefornia
USA
to
1977
Barbara Woolfe
Tavistock
Ontario
Canada
Shoemakersville
Pennsylvania
USA
to
1976
Sue Reeves
Kutztown
Pennsylvania
Hosts:
Bill Beattie
Western Leader Article
Susan Hudson
Emmaus
Pennsylvania
USA
1974
to
1975
Adrian Weiss
Lilydale, Victoria
Australia
Rotary Club of Lilydale
Melbourne, Australia
to
1974
Ruth Anderson
Hatboro
Massachusetts
USA
Horsham
USA
to
1972
Becky Blankenagel
Moab
Utah
USA
Hosts:
Peter Hansen
Tom Pearce
Newspaper Article
- Arrival
Newspaper Article
- Departure
Rotary Club of Lilydale
Melbourne, Australia
NOTES: Our Rotary year is from July to June. Dates shown are the Rotary year (which may not be the calendar year if they arrived in January)
Waitakere Rotary have also had a hand in organizing the IYE program at times.
- Past President Warren Osborne was on the IYE committee from July 1987 to June 1988 and Chairman of it from July 1988 to June 1992
- Past President Bob Benzie is currently on the committee