Former Youth Exchange Student Returns to Canada
We had an incredible thing happen in our club in Milton in December. A former Rotary International Exchange student from Australia, Sarah Gellie, whom the Milton Rotary Club hosted in 1992 came back to Canada with her son to visit some of her former host families, including Bill and Margaret Hamilton!
Bill joined Milton Rotary in 1978 and recently celebrated his 90th birthday. The Hamiltons hosted many, many students over the years as Rotarians, and Bill has been president of Milton Rotary three times. In a testament to the power of Rotary International Youth Exchange, they have "friends all over the world". Sarah says, "It was really wonderful and I'm sure we will be back sooner next time." Sarah and son were able to also visit Niagara Falls with Margaret. Welcome back Sarah! Since 1968, Milton Rotary has hosted or sponsored over 100 inbound and outbound students, and is currently hosting a student from Germany, while a Milton sponsored student is in France.
Rod McLachlan
Rotary Club of Milton