Westside at Buttercup Creek

Westside news Volume 4, Number 1

Official Newsletter of the Westside at Buttercup Creek HOA

January 2013

Travel the World Without Leaving Your Hometown Host a Foreign Exchange Student By Vicki Odom Who hasn't dreamed about walking among the Egyptian pyramids, or soaking in the sun on a beach in Spain, or wandering along the Great Wall of China? Every parent wants to give their children a taste of the world, but the economic reality of international air travel for a family, not to mention hotels, passports and food, makes it tough for most of us to consider except in our daydreams. There is a way to give your children the world - without leaving your living room. How? Host a foreign exchange student from a country you've always admired! Fascinated by France? Curious about China? Intrigued by India? By welcoming an international student from one of these countries into your home, you instantly open a portal to a far off land. Foreign exchange students come from all over the world. Ayusa matches host families with students from more than 60 different countries including Argentina, China, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Lebanon, Norway, Pakistan, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey. All high school foreign exchange students are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are proficient in English - and all high school exchange programs are regulated by the U.S. Department of State. "We welcome host families of all shapes and sizes - families with young children, families with no children, empty nesters whose children have left home, single parents and non-traditional families," says Heather Wells, Regional Director of Ayusa, a non-profit that promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange and study abroad opportunities for high school students. "The key requirements for a host family are to provide a safe and nurturing home environment, genuinely love children, and have a desire to learn more about a different culture." Volunteer host families provide foreign exchange students a nurturing environment, three meals a day and a bedroom (either private or shared with a host sibling of the same gender). Each host family and student is supported by a professionally trained community representative who works with the family and student for the entire program. All interested host families must pass a criminal background check and a home visit by an exchange organization. Copyright ÂŠ 2013 Peel, Inc.

Interested host families are required to fill out an application, pass a background check and interview with a local exchange program representative in their homes. Once accepted to a program, host families can view profiles of students to find the right match for their family. "Hosting an exchange student is a life-changing experience - for the student, the host family, and the host community," says Wells. "There is no better way to teach your children about the world around them than through welcoming an international high school student into your home." Ayusa is currently accepting applications for families to host an exchange student for the 2013 - 2014 school year. For more information about hosting a high school foreign exchange student, please contact Ayusa at 1.888.552.9872 or by visiting the website at www.ayusa.org.

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Westside at Buttercup Creek BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President, Darrell Park......................darrelljpark@yahoo.com V. President, Dennis Domanski..... ddomanski@austin.rr.com Secretary, Terra Thomas......................... terrac13@yahoo.com Treasurer, Travis Krischke..............traviskrischke@yahoo.com Director, Natalie Woods................... natalie@radiorandy.com HOA Website........................................www.westsidehoa.org

MANAGEMENT INFO Kathy Taylor - Property Manager Goodwin Management Office: 512-852-7998 - Cell: 512-934-3736 Fax: 512-346-4873

NEWSLETTER INFO EDITOR Randy Woods....................... westsidenewseditor@yahoo.com PUBLISHER Peel, Inc....................................................... 512-263-9181 Advertising............................... advertising@PEELinc.com

ADVERTISING INFO Please support the businesses that advertise in the Westside News. Their advertising dollars make it possible for all Westside at Buttercup Creek residents to receive the monthly newsletter at no charge. No homeowners association funds are used to produce or mail the newsletters. If you would like to support the newsletter by advertising, please contact our sales office at 512-263-9181 or advertising@PEELinc.com. The advertising deadline is the 8th of each month for the following month's newsletter.

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A big thank you goes out to our Christmas Decoration Committee for the beautiful lights, garlands and bows that have dressed our neighborhood this season! We very much appreciate the effort they put in to make it look “just right” (and then the joy of taking everything down).

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Westside at Buttercup Creek Santa In The Drains Aren't Trashcans! Recently one of your neighbors had to retrieve a lost hockey puck Park recap that went down one of the storm drains. What they found was both disturbing and disgusting. They discovered 25 plastic bags containing dog feces that had been “stashed” in the storm drain. As you can imagine, this is serious health concern. Please do not treat our neighborhood as your personal trash can. There is no magic fairy that will make garbage thrown in a storm drain disappear. When taking your dog for a walk, please bag any pet waste AND TAKE IT HOME TO DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

The annual “Santa In The Park” event in December was another big success. A big thank you to Santa for taking a break from packing up the sleigh to make a special visit to our special neighborhood, and especially his volunteer elves who make the event happen! If you would like to volunteer to help make memories for kids from 1 to 92, get in touch with the Social Committee!

CALL FOR ARTICLES You’ve been telling yourself each month that you would love to write an article or give your opinion about this or that. You always have something to say. Everyone always wants to listen to you. Write an article for the Westside News. Articles must be emailed to westsidenewseditor@yahoo.com by the 8th of the month to be published in the following month’s newsletter. Let’s see some articles!

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