The Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club is proud to be a sponsor for the Dulaney High School (DHS) Chinese Exchange Program in 2009.

The DHS Chinese Student Exchange Program offers an opportunity for Chinese students from Xi'an, China to visit America and for DHS students to visit China. For more details, click here (links to a DHS PTSA page).

In 2009, thirteen Chinese Students and one teacher from First Railway Middle School (in China, secondary schools are called middle schools) were here from February 12 - April 6, 2009.  They will attend DHS and stay with host families who have students at DHS.

We planned events for the 2009 program. Here is how we helped with this program last year:

• Attended a Baltimore Orioles game (the O's won)  100 tickets were donated by the Orioles

• Future Home Tour - Dave Ward lead a tour of Future Home

• The Timonium, Cockeysville and Jacksonville clubs organized and sponsored a Farewell Picnic

• Extreme Bowling at Perry Hall lanes

If you are a member of the GJOC, and you would like to help and get involved for next time, please email  Fred Figlewski. 

If your Optimist Club would like to get involved in this program, please email Fred Figlewski or at DHS, email Kelly Smith at ksmith@bcps.org.