Let's Help Two International Exchange Students/Floorball Players Find a Home
RFC is excited to share a potential opportunity for a few young international students with which this community can hopefully assist. Richmond Floorball Club has partnered with CIEE — the Council on International Educational Exchange — the oldest and largest nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to building bridges between people and cultures. For more than 75 years, CIEE’s mission has been simple but powerful: to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
This year, two amazing high school students — Martina from Spain and Marek from the Czech Republic (hyperlinked) — have been accepted into CIEE’s exchange program. They’re brave enough to leave home for a year to study in the U.S. and share their culture — and they just happen to be passionate floorball players who want to keep playing while they’re here.
RFC’s role is to be an amplifier. We’re not placing them directly, but we’re opening our network because we believe every young player deserves a chance to belong. If they find host families near Richmond, they’ll get to join our floorball family too — practicing, competing, and connecting with our community for a true sense of home away from home.
This is the kind of thing that reminds us what RFC really stands for: an inclusive culture, open doors, and more ways for everyone to play floorball — here in Richmond, across Virginia, and across borders too.
👉 Here’s how you can help:
Please share this email with friends, family, or neighbors — you never know who might say yes.
Spread the word on social media or over a cup of coffee — sometimes it just takes one conversation.
If you’re interested in learning more or exploring what hosting looks like, you can reach out directly to info@richmondfloorballclub.com or visit www.ciee.org/hostfamily.
RFC and CIEE both believe in making cultural exchange more accessible, and floorball is our way to help make that happen. Thank you for helping us keep the spirit of community strong and for making it easier for these students — and many more after them — to experience what it feels like to belong.
If you have any questions, you can always reach out to me directly or our general email. Let’s keep building a floorball community that’s open, generous, and ready to grow.
Richmond Floorball Club
