AFS Pacific Cascades

11/17/2015

The 2015 Annual AFS Newport Chapter DESERT EVENT is TODAY! It will be a great one, as always!

Come visit the beach and help support AFS Newport!

11/10/2015

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a national holiday when we recognize those who served to protect the common good. We’re grate(full) for their dedication, selflessness and displays of courage.

We’d also like to recognize the brave volunteers from the American Field Service who drove ambulances in WWI and WWII. Their bold vision for a better world led to the creation of AFS Intercultural Programs as we know it today.

11/10/2015

Less than a month left to submit your Project: Change entry! Check it out!

Win a full scholarship to embark on a life-changing experience—designed by you. Submit your idea for a community service project and travel to your top destination and put your vision in action.

03/20/2015

Fun Host Family Contest! A must read! Go to: http://www.afsusa.org/reel-life/

Win a free trip to share another piece of America with your host son or daughter! Submit your favorite hosting memory for a chance to make new memories on an all-expenses-paid trip featuring intercultural activities in one of four awesome...

02/09/2015

Come join AFS Students, Host Families, Alumni and Volunteers for our Mid-Year Gathering at the Oregon Asian Celebration in Eugene on February 14th! It is a one-day event filled with art, cultural and sport activities - a unique place to celebrate intercultural exchange and diversity! Soak in everything that the Asian Celebration festival has to offer and get together with your Pacific Cascades group around its festival booth and ... a trip to an ice skating rink!

For more info about the Oregon Asian Celebration go here: http://asiancelebration.org/

01/07/2015

January 6, 2014 - As Italy's first female astronaut, AFS Returnee Samantha Christoforetti proves that study abroad can be a launchpad for lifelong exploration.

12/18/2014

Students at Lincoln Park High School are doing what they can to show their support to the victims of the deadly school shooting in Pakistan.

12/18/2014

The White House hosted more than 100 bloggers and digital journalists on December 9. Find out why.

12/01/2014

CARLY WATKINS, Indonesia 2012-2013

"Exploring the extraordinary tea fields of Central Java, Indonesia with my amazing friend from school."

(Carly was a participant of the Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad scholarship program, funded by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.)

11/15/2014

AFS Volunteers! Interested in Chaperone Flights or Belo Bus Tours? Submit your interest form by December, 5! Here's the link to use: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQLPB66

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11/14/2014

AFS Returnees! Check out this Photo Contest! Share your photos for a chance to win a gift card. Hurry, November 18 is the deadline!

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