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Alumni Chapter News YFU USA ALUMNI CHAPTERS Who is a YFU USA Alumna/us? Any person who has been touched by YFU USA to include Americans who exchanged overseas, international students who exchanged in the USA or who live in the USA, host families and volunteers. Mission Statement To serve all who have been touched by YFU USA, and provide a connection to the transformative nature of cultural exchange throughout one’s life. Over the course of the next few years, YFU’s Director of Alumni Engagement John Favazzo will be working with alumni in major metropolitan areas to begin YFU USA alumni chapters. The guiding principal of YFU’s Alumni Chapters will be to engage local alumni in the pursuit of lifelong learning through connecting with, serving and supporting the YFU community. Alumni Chapter members will be given autonomy to build their chapter and implement programing based on the skills, interests, and commitment of their community. If you are interested in participating, please contact John directly at [email protected]. WASHINGTON, DC AREA ALUMNI CHAPTER A dedicated group of alumni from the Washington, DC area met in September for a local organizational meeting. Over lunch at Carmine’s in the Penn Quarter section of DC, the group took some time to get to know each other before discussing goals and expectations for the chapter, leadership roles, and planning upcoming events. DC area alumni at Carmine’s. From left to right, Vincent Basciano: France 1975, Bay Fang: Finland 1990, Steffi Ammons: Venezuela (from Germany) 1998, Florencia Paz: US (from Argentina) 2001, Michele Peters: Venezuela 1986, Scott Huch: Belgium 1980, John Favazzo, Director of Alumni Engagement, (not pictured) Brian Bucks: Germany 1989. 8 | The Light • YFU