October 24th – 26th, 2025
Calling all inbound Rotary Exchange Students for a fun, friendship filled weekend!!
Hosted by the
Rotary Club of Colville
Colville High School Interact Club
PLEASE REVIEW ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW AND REGISTER USING THE REGISTRATION LINK .
Arrival
Friday, October 24th, Arrival at 5:00 p.m. at:
615 E. 9th Ave.
Colville, WA 99114
Directions:
DEPARTURE
Sunday, October 26, 11:30 pm.
HIGHLIGHTS
For your packing and planning, here is our TENTATIVE agenda:
Friday Night – pizza tailgate party at Colville High School’s Interact meeting room with Colville’s Interact members
Students to attend the CHS football game Students should bring money to buy snacks.
Saturday – catch a school bus to the Little Pend O’reille Wildlife Refuge. Participants will need warm clothing and boots (or old sneakers), work gloves, and a water bottle. The exchange students will participate, along with Colville Interactors, in our fall community service at the wildlife refuge. We will be planting native flowers and plants.
Visit Jerry McKellar’s studio at Colville Mountain. Jerry is a Rotarian painter and sculptor. There are several of Jerry’s sculptures around town.
We will go to the Corn Maize. Each student can also buy a pumpkin to paint or carve at the high school cafeteria later on. The cost of pumpkins is between $10 and $65, depending on the size of the pumpkin. They offer hot drinks and snacks at the maze for anyone hungry.
After dinner, we will have the pumpkin carving or painting contest (prizes donated by the Colville Interact Club). If time allows, we can do some line dancing or Zumba dancing.
Sunday
Meet at 9:00 am at the high school cafeteria for a pancake breakfast.
10:00 or 10:30 am, walk the Rotary Trail next to the high school.
Say goodbye at around 11:30 am.
SIGN UP– Please Register by Saturday, October 18th
After reviewing all the information, please register for the event. If you have any questions or need help, contact Bill Erickson, bill@wallawallarotary.org.
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What to Bring
- $160.00 (US Fund) check for your week-end, written to District 5080 Rotary YE. Your YEO will arrange for you to bring it or work with you club to pay it directly
- Money for snack football game, corn maze, and lunch on Sunday, and souvenirs
- WARM CLOTHES!!! We have some outdoor activities, pumpkin carving (etc…)
- Rain Coat
- Water bottle
- Hiking shoes (tennis shoes are acceptable)
- A sleeping bag, sleeping pad and pillow. You will be on the floor
- Your personal toiletries and hygiene items.
- A GOOD FLASHLIGHT! (don’t rely on your phone!)
- A “yes” attitude – prepare to have fun with friends.
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Rotary District 5080 Youth Exchange 