The Lake George Student
Connection kicked off their 2019 season with two highly successful
welcome orientation programs for visiting international students.
Lake
George Village’s Caldwell Presbyterian Church was busting at the seams
with an overflow crowd of nearly 200 J-1 Visa students attending. A
total of 350 attended the two sessions, designed to acquaint the
students with local facts, safety, volunteer services and each other.
Mayor
Robert Blais welcomed students, stressing the importance of each being a
good employee and ambassador of their country. Members of the Greater
Glens Falls Trolley System, Warren County Sheriff, Warren County Bicycle
Committee and local EMS services also attended.
Over
50 bicycles were raffled off, along with back packs to everyone filled
with bike lights, water bottles, LG Student Connection handbooks and
more.
Every
session includes food and desserts, along with announcements of monthly
dinners served at local churches. A spaghetti dinner was held on June
19th at Sacred Heart Church attended by over 100 students.
The
Student Connection Hospitality Committee, charged by Howard Nicol,
organizes each session and is comprised of members from all the local
churches as well as representatives from Bolton, Queensbury, and Lake
George.
This
is the third year of operation for the Student Connection, serving over
1,500 international students working in the resort area. The committee
is founded by the Towns of Queensbury, Bolton and Lake George and
administered by the Village of Lake George.
Village Of Lake George
