Kevin from BE in OH's Disney Trip!

Kevin is a foreign exchange student from Belgium living in Ohio for the school year. He joined the school's marching band never having played an instrument other than the piano. He has learned how to play the trombone and has progressed so much over the last 5 months that he recently was moved from last chair to first chair after the last playing test.

The band goes to Disney in FL once every 3 years and this is the year! The trip costs $800 and Kevin is paying for it himself.  It is my hope that his trip can be funded by generous donations so he does not incur more expenses while he is here in the U.S. Many exchange students have their travel expenses funded by scholarships through their country's or the U.S. government. Kevin is not on a scholarship program, so has paid approximately $9000 to spend the year here, before any personal expenses are taken into account.

He is unable to work while he is living here. Americans, and his friends and family here, have always been very generous people. The bravery this young man has shown in living here the last 5 months has amazed me in all the different experiences he has taken part in.

Thank you for your generosity,

Kelly ~ Kevin's host mother :)