06/05/2026
🇩🇰❤️ ONE LAST WEEKEND WITH MADS! ❤️🇩🇰
After an unforgettable year, it is almost time to say “Farvel” (goodbye) to Mads, our amazing exchange student from Denmark.
Before he heads home, and before our family leaves for Europe for the entire summer, we’d love to gather with friends, neighbors, church family, Rotary friends, former host families, and anyone who has been part of this incredible journey.
🎉 OPEN HOUSE GOING AWAY PARTY FOR MADS 🎉
📅 Tomorrow! Saturday, June 6, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 415 Jefferson Drive
Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228
🌭 Hot dogs, cheeseburgers, and drinks will be provided!
🥗 Pot luck style! Please bring a favorite dish, dessert, side dish, or even just a bag of chips to share.
Stop by for five minutes or stay for the afternoon. We’d love the chance to visit, reconnect, laugh, tell stories, and celebrate a year that has meant so much to our family.
Hosting Mads has been one of the great joys of our year. He joins an incredible group of young people we have been blessed to host & Co-Host from:
🇫🇷 France
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇯🇵 Japan
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇪🇸 Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
Many Students! Many countries! Countless memories. Lifelong friendships.
As former First Lady and international exchange advocate Eleanor Roosevelt once said:
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.”
That perfectly describes the exchange student experience.
Many people are surprised to learn that hosting an exchange student through the Mt. Lebanon Rotary Club International Youth Exchange Program is entirely volunteer based. Host families receive tremendous support, and students and their families cover their own expenses. What you provide is something far more valuable: a welcoming home, a caring community, and a life changing experience.
If you’ve ever wondered what hosting an exchange student is really like, come by! We’d be happy to answer questions, share stories, and help you explore whether your family might become a future host family.
The world feels a lot smaller when someone from the other side of it becomes family.
We hope you’ll join us tomorrow as we celebrate Mads, friendship across cultures, and the amazing connections that make our community so special.