The International Thanksgiving Fellowship Weekend committee, sponsored by Church Women United with contributions from the Knights of Columbus and Morrison Rotary Club, is looking for 15 homes to host international college students from Wednesday, November 27, through Sunday, December 1, 2013.
Our guests arrive by charter bus from Chicago, IL, area colleges to experience our Thanksgiving tradition and to spend the weekend with their host. Students have ranged in ages from 20 to 50.
There are various optional activities available throughout the weekend, such as bowling in Morrison, siteseeing Rockwood State Park, Heritage Canyon, Eagle Point Park, Lock and Dam 13, and the Mississippi River.
A carry-in potluck dinner is planned Friday, November 29, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone from the community of Morrison as well as host families and their guests are invited.
This program began before the 1960’s and remains a wonderful way to meet people from other countries, sample their traditional food, and
extend a hand of friendship across the globe.
Please contact any of our committee members before Sunday, November 3, if you would like to host or have any questions about the program:
- Ben Hollister at 815-499-4007 benjaminbill@yahoo.com
- Carol Hollister at 815-772-4032 hollisters@mchsi.com
- Janet Fisher at 815-772-7668 jfisher@mchsi.com.