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AmbassadorSelectionPacket

TableofContents

Introduction

QuestionsforPotentialAmbassadors

Questionsforreferences

FollowUpGuidance

AmbassadorPledge

BeingaGoodAmbassador

SpecialNoteonMobilityandHealthLimitations

FFIMission

FFI2015JourneyPolicies:SectionFexcerpts

DevelopingaSuccessfulRecruitingStrategy

LinkstoOnlineDocuments

HowtoRecruitAmbassadorsfromBeyondYourCommunityPaper

IntroductionYouhavehostswithemptybeds,yourjourneyisontheFFIWorldofFriendsCatalog,andfriendsarewaitingtobemade!Beforeacceptingparticipants,itisessentialthatambassadorsandhostsbevetted,orscreened,inorderthatallwillhavethebestpossiblejourneyexperience.

Afterajourneyispublicized,youwillbeginreceivinge-mailsortelephonecallsfrompeopleyouhavenotyetmet,oryoumayreceiveacompletedapplication.Yourtaskistodetermineiftheywillmakeagoodambassador,basedone-mailandtelephonecommunication.Itisdifferentfromacceptingapersonfromyourclubthatyoualreadyknow.Infact,wheninterviewingastrangeritiseasiertoaskthestandardquestionsthatsometimesdon’tgetaskedofpeoplewealreadyknow.Rememberthatyouarestill“sellingyourjourney”atthispointintherecruitingprocess,sobepositiveandfriendly!Afriendlyconversationencompassingthesuggestedquestionsispreferabletoaskingthequestionsoneafteranother.

PriorclubmembershipSHOULDNOTbemadeapreconditionforapersontoapplytobeanambassador.However,someclubshaveapolicythatallwhojoinajourneyarerequiredtojointheclub.ItissimpletoincludeclubduesasapartoftheJourneyProgramFeesfornon-members.

QuickTips:

• TalktothepersoninquiringaboutyourjourneyabouttheFriendshipForcetoseewhattheyknow,explaintheitinerary,andspecificrequirementsforyourjourneyincludingfeesanddeadlines,traveloptions(ifany),aswellasthephysicalandculturalconditionsyouanticipate.

• Shareyourexperiencesaboutourspecialhomehostingcomponent.Gettoknowthispersoninacasual,approachablemannerwhilesellingyourjourneyandtheFriendshipForce.Remember,wewereALLnewcomersonce!

• Asktheapplicantiftheyhaveanyquestions.SharesomeofyourmemorableFriendshipForceexperiencesofinteractingandbecomingfriendswithpeoplefromothercultures,economiclevels,religion,race,etc.Oftenthepersonwillrelatesimilarexperiencestheyhavehadeitherhostingormeetingpeoplefromothercultures.

• Itisamistaketofollowa“firstcome,firstserve”approachtorecruiting-ratheremphasizefromtheoutsetthatyouarelookingforthosethatarebestqualified.Applicantsarenotsigningupthewaytheymightforacruiseoraconference.Theyareapplyingandneedtobeacceptedbeforetheycanbeconsideredonyourjourney.Ifyoumakethisclearfromthebeginningyoucanavoidproblemslateron.

• Striveforatruecrosssectionofthecommunity.If,aftercompletionofgeneralrecruiting,thegrouplacksparticipantsfromcertainraces,ethnicgroups,occupationsandages,specificallyseektorecruitthem.

• SharethemissionoftheFriendshipForceandexplainhowwonderfulitistobeacitizenambassadorandhowthefriendshipsmadecanlastalifetime.Explainthatopeningyourhometoa“stranger”isaveryself-selectiveprocessbecauseonlywarmandgenerouspeopletendtowanttodothis.

QuestionsforPotentialAmbassadors

1. WhatisyourunderstandingofthegoalsoftheFriendshipForce?2. HaveyoubeenonaFriendshipForcejourneybefore…ortraveledwithagroup?What

qualitiesdoesapersonneedtomakeagoodgrouptraveler?3. Anyonewhohastraveledknowsthatthingscansometimesgowrong.Howwillyouhandle

theunexpectedproblemsthatmightarise,suchasadelayedflight,stolencreditcard,orlostluggage?

4. Howdoyouviewpeoplewhohavedifferenttraditionsfromyourowninsuchareasasdress,behavior,attitudes,foods,evenadifferentstandardofcleanlinessintheirhomes?

5. Youmightbeassignedsomeoneofadifferentrace,religion,politicalideology,orsocio-economiclevel.Howwouldyoureacttothis?

6. Canyoutoleratedifferentfoods?Isthisasituationthatwouldcauseyousignificantstress?7. Somehomesrequiregueststoclimbstairsormaneuvertothebathroomonadifferentfloor.

Couldyouhandlethischallenge?Canyouhandlecarryingyourownluggage?8. Wouldyoubewillingtoparticipateinplannedactivities,evenifyoumightprefertodo

somethingelse?9. Doyouhaveanyhealthissues,orproblemswithmobility?Howaboutstamina…canyou

standforhalfanhour?Walkfortwentyminutes?Wouldstairsorunevensurfaces,likecobblestones,beaproblem?(Relatethisquestiontotheparticularrequirementsoftheprogram.)

10. Whatdoyoulookforwardtomostonthisjourneyandwhatmightyoudoafterwardwithregardtoyournewculturalunderstanding?

11. Whatqualitiesdoesagoodguest,agoodtravelerhave?12. HowwillyouprepareforyourFriendshipForceexperience?13. Itispossiblethatyourhostwillspeakorunderstandverylittleofyourlanguage.Howdoyou

plantocommunicateinthissituation?

QuestionsforReferences

TheselectionprocessincludestheAmbassadorApplicationandAgreementform,whichshouldbecompletedandsignedbyeachapplicant.Eachapplicationincludesaplacefortworeferences,apreviousAmbassador/HostCoordinator,orotherswhocouldattesttotheprospectiveambassador’sabilitytotravelandbeagoodparticipantintheFriendshipForceprogram.Belowarequestionstohelpguideyouthroughadiscussionwiththereferencestheapplicantnominatedtosupporttheirapplication.

(Theinterviewershouldusetheapplicant’snameratherthansaying“theapplicant.”)

1. Doesthisapplicanthaveapositiveornegativeoutlooktowardnewculturalexperiences?2. Onalmosteverytravelexperience,somethinggoeswrong.Howwillthisapplicanthandle

unexpectedproblemsthatarise…adelayedflight,lostluggage,stolencreditcard?3. Howwillthisapplicantbehaveifassignedtoahomethatisnotkepttothesamestandardas

his/herownhome?4. Howwillthisapplicantcontributetothewellbeingofthegroup?5. Howwillthisapplicantcontributetocrossculturalunderstanding?6. Ifyouweretravelingonthisjourney,disregardingthegenderoftheapplicant,wouldyoube

willingtoroomwithhimorher?Whyorwhynot?7. Besuretoaskabouttheapplicant’shealthandmobility,explainingthephysicaldemandsof

yourjourney.Willthisapplicantbeabletofullyparticipate?8. (ForpreviousAmbassadorCoordinator)Wouldyoutakethisambassadorwithyouagain?Ifnot,

why?

FollowUpGuidance:

• Attheendoftheinterview,telltheapplicantyouaretakingapplicationsatthistimeandwillgetbacktohim/herwhenambassadorsareselected.Thenbesuretodosoinatimelymanner,nodoubtwithawelcomelettertoyourjourney!

• Ifyoushouldgetanegativeresponsefromreferencesorotherwisedecidethepersonshouldnotbeaccepted,youcanuseaface-savingresponse(Iamsorrybutwehadsomanygoodapplicantsthatthejourneyisfull.)unlessyouareveryadeptatexplainingthattheyarenotsuitedforthistypeofexperience.

• Ifthepersonisacceptedbutwillnotbeabletoattendpreparationworkshops,arrangetosendthemallthematerialthatisneeded,everythingthatwouldbereceivediftheywerefromyourownclub!Stayintouchwiththemonaregularbasistomakethemfeelpartofthepreparationprocess.Introducethenon-localambassadorstoalloftheothersbye-mail.ShortbioswithpicturesareanicewaytodothisandthosecanalsobesenttoyourcounterpartHostCoordinatortoassistwithhostassignments.

• Communicatewitheveryonebothnearandfarbygroupe-mailsorawebsiteonaregularbasisandbesuretoshareasummaryofwhatispresentedatlocalworkshops.

DiscussingtheAmbassadorPledgeandBeingaGoodAmbassadoroverthetelephoneorSkypeinterviewishighlyrecommended.Youcanalsofollowupwiththeapplicant,ifyouaregoingtoselectthemtoparticipateonyourjourneybyemailingthem,andpastingtheseintoyouremail,remindingthemthatthisiswhattheyareagreeingto.

AmbassadorPledge:MymainobjectiveasIjointhisjourneyisforculturalunderstandingandfriendship.MyhealthisgoodenoughtokeepupwiththegroupactivitiesplannedandIknowIwillberesponsibleforcarryingmyownbaggage.

Asanambassador,IamawarethatmyactionsreflectontheclubandthecountryfromwhichItravel.Ipromisetoconductmyselfinanexemplarymanner.IunderstandtheAmbassador/HostCoordinatorofthisjourneyhasbeengivenauthoritybytheFriendshipForceheadquarterstoleadandconductthisjourneyforthebestinterestsofallpartiesconcerned.TheAmbassador/HostCoordinatorhastheauthoritytoremoveanypersonfromahosthomewhoisnotincompliancewiththegoalsofFriendshipForceInternational.Incasethereisneedtousehotelsasauxiliaryhousing,oraneedforasingleroomontheadd-onpartofthejourney,Iwillbeartheexpense.

BeingaGoodAmbassadorandGuest:

ThosewhotravelasFriendshipForceambassadorsgonotjustfortheirownpersonalgoalsbutalsotorepresenttheirhomecommunityandtheircountry.Thismeansthatinadditiontolearningaboutthehostculture,theycanshareabouttheirown.Astheymakefriendsinthehostcommunity,ambassadorsprovideaverypersonalanduniqueconnectiononbehalfoftheircountry.Theyshouldgopreparedtobeatrueambassador,reflectingthebestoftheircountry.

WhatmakestravelwiththeFriendshipForceuniqueistheopportunitytoliveforfivetosevendayswithalocalhostfamily.Theambassadorbecomespartofthehostfamily,sharingeverydayresponsibilitiesaroundthehomewhilelearningfirsthandaboutthehostculture.Livingconditionsvaryaroundtheworld,andtheambassadorshouldbephysicallyabletomeettherequirementsofthehostcommunity.Thismayincludewalkingtothemarket,travelingonpublictransportationandclimbingstairsinthehome.Lodgingandmealsinthehomeareprovidedbythehost,andgroupactivities,suchaswelcomepartiesandlocalsightseeing,areincludedinthebasicFriendshipForcefee.Otherexpensesoutsidethehomearetheresponsibilityoftheambassador:localtransportation(oratankofgas),admissioncoststolocalattractions,andmealsoutsidethehome.Sometimesambassadorsliketosharetheirculturebypreparingamealinthehome—purchasingtheitemsrequiredatthelocalmarket.Beingagoodguestalsomeansexpressinggratitudeinappropriateways.Takingthehostouttodinnerandsendingathankyounote(notjustaquickemail)afterthejourney.

AFriendshipForceexperienceisagreatwaytoexperiencetheworldfromanewanduniqueperspective.Withlocalcitizensasguides,theambassadorisintroducedtothebestattractionsoftheregion.Interestedinparticularopportunities?Justask!Ambassadorswhoenjoyexploringontheirownwillfindampletimeforit.TravelingasaFFambassadorisenjoyableandenriching,butitalsorequiresspecialdedicationandpreparation.Aspiritofadventure,flexibility,andbeingopentonewexperiencesareallessentialsforasuccessfulAmbassadorexperience.

SpecialNoteonMobilityandHealthLimitationsAmbassadorjourneycoordinatorsareresponsibleforacceptingonlythosewhocancomplywiththephysicalrequirementsofthejourneyprogram.Ambassadorsmustbeabletojoininwiththeactivitiesoftheirhosts.Extensivewalking,carryingone’sownluggage,ridingpublictransportation,andclimbingstairsareallnormalwithinajourney.Participantsmustalsobealertandcapableoffollowingdirections.

Herearesometipsforscreeningpotentialambassadors:

• ReviewthehealthsectionoftheAmbassadorApplicationwiththeapplicantandmakesurethatanypotentialorcurrenthealthproblems,includingmobilityandstaminaissues,areadequatelynoted.Limitationsorconditionswithinthehostinghomesorcommunityshouldalsobetakenintoconsideration.Thiscouldbeeverythingfromtheformofpublictransportationavailableoraltitudeofthehostcity.

• Askapplicantsdirectquestionsabouttheirdailyroutine,travelhabits,andlevelofphysicalandmentalabilities.Explainthenatureofactivitiesproposedonthejourney.

• IftheapplicanthastraveledpreviouslywithFriendshipForce,checkwiththeapplicant’smostrecentAmbassadorCoordinator.Or,askforreferencesthatcanspeakabouttheapplicant’slevelofphysicalandmentalcapabilities.

• Ifconcernsremain,askforaletterfromtheirhealthproviderindicatingthattheapplicantwillbeabletomeettherequirementsofthejourney.

• Usecommonsense.Therewillcomeatimewheneachofuswillnolongerbeabletotravelcomfortably.Ifyoubelievethattobethecase,becandidbutcaring,sharingyourconcerns.Makesuretheyrealizethatitisnotfairtotheothermembersofthejourneyifyouacceptapersonwhoisunabletocope.

FFIdoessupporttheparticipationofambassadorswithhealthlimitationsandphysicaldisabilities.However,withoutexception,theycanonlybeacceptedonajourneyuponfulldisclosureoftheirlimitationstoboththeambassadorandhostcoordinatorsandwithwrittenagreementfromthehostjourneycommunityand/ortravelsuppliersthattheyareabletoaccommodatethelimitation.

FriendshipForceInternational2017/18PoliciesandGuidelinesforClubsandPrograms:

Part B: Journey Guidelines; V. Ambassadors and Hosts; b: Recruitment and Selection (p.10-11)

TheAmbassadorCoordinatorshouldrecruitasmanyqualifiedapplicantsascanbeaccommodatedbythehostclub(s),whilemaintainingawaitinglist.Theambassadorrecruitmentgoalisthemaximumnumberthehostclubcanhost.

Coordinatorsshouldlookbothwithintheclubmembershipandtothebroadercommunityforthemostqualifiedambassadorsandhosts.FFIprovidesanonlinejourneycatalogonfriendshipforce.orgwhereCoordinatorscanpublicizetheirjourneyopeningsiftheychoose.TheoutboundCoordinatorshouldrequestadvertisementofajourneyonthewebsiteassoonasthereisanyawarenesstheclub(s)cannotfillthejourneywiththeirownmembership.Manyregionsalsoofferregionalrecruitmenttools.

Priormembershipinaclubshouldnotbearequirementtoapplyforajourney,butclubsmay,iftheychoose,asknewparticipantstobecomeaclubmemberwhenjoiningtheirfirstjourney.Careshouldbetakentoscreenallapplicantsandtoacceptonlythosewhounderstandthegoalsoftheorganizationandwhofitthehealthandmobilityrequirementsofthejourney.Clubsshouldavoida“sign-up”processthatsuggeststoapplicantsthatacceptanceonjourneysisautomatic

Part B: Journey Guidelines VI. Filling a Journey; a: Accepting Ambassadors from Other Communities (p.11)

Theincreasedpromotionofjourneysviaemailandtheonlinecatalog,alongwithtravelflexibility,makeitpossibleforambassadorsfromanywhereintheworldtojoinajourney.Asaresult,AmbassadorCoordinatorsareincreasinglylookingoutsidetheirowncommunitiesforqualifiedapplicantstofilltheirjourney.Sincethesecandidatescannotattendworkshopsormeetface-to-facewiththeCoordinator,othertechniquesareneededtoensurethatonlyqualifiedcandidatesareacceptedonthejourney.Coordinatorswishingtorecruitambassadorsfromoutsidetheircommunityshouldfollowtheseguidelines:

Thecurrentambassadorapplicationincludesthefollowingstatement:"IntheeventtheapplicantisnotabletomeetinpersonwiththeCoordinator,youwillbeaskedtoprovidereferencesandothersupportingdocumentation."ThisenablestheCoordinatortorequestreferencesasneededtosupporttheapplication.

TheCoordinatorshouldcorrespondwiththeapplicantviaemailandalsospeakwithhim/heronthephone,orviaSkype.Iftheapplicantisinadifferentcountry,theCoordinatormayrequestassistancefromFFIinmakingdirectcontacttointerviewtheapplicant.TheCoordinatorshouldhaveseveralconversationsoremailswiththecandidate,includingadetaileddiscussionregardingthejourneyandwhythecandidateisinterestedinparticipating.SuggestedinterviewguidelinesareprovidedontheFFIwebsiteintheClubResourcessection,under“Documents.”

If,afterdiscussingthejourneywiththeapplicant,theCoordinatorwantstoconsiderhim/herforthejourney,theCoordinatorshouldobtainatleastonewrittenreferencefortheapplicant.Thisshouldbefromtheapplicant’sFriendshipForceclubpresident,othersuitableclubreference,orpreviousCoordinator.ClubsthatareaskedtoprovidereferencesmustbehonestinrespondingtotheCoordinator’squestions.Theapplicantmayalsobeaskedtoprovideoneormorenon-FriendshipForcereferenceswhomaybecontactedbytheCoordinator.InthecaseofanapplicantwhoisnotcurrentlyamemberofaFriendshipForceclub,atleasttworeferencesshouldbeobtained.Ifanon-clubmemberlivesinacommunitythathasaclub,theymayalsobeaskedtomeetinpersonwithaleaderofthelocalclub.

TheCoordinatorshouldprovideapplicantsfromoutsidehis/hercommunitywithallofthesamematerialthatisprovidedthelocalapplicantsatthejourneyparticipationworkshops.Tofacilitatethisprocessandtoprovideanadditionalmeansforpre-journeycommunication,theCoordinatormaywanttoestablishaninteractiveemail,onlineorsocialmediaforum(suchasFacebook)withalltheambassadorsparticipatinginthejourney.

DevelopingaSuccessfulRecruitingStrategy

Yourrecruitinggoalistosolicitenoughapplicationssothatyoucanhaveafulljourneywithexcellentambassadorsandhosts.Ifyouhavedoneagoodjobinplanningthejourney,thisshouldbeanachievableobjective.Participatinginajourneyentailsamajorcommitmentoftimeandmoneyonthepartofbothambassadorsandhosts.Armedwithanexcellentitineraryandanenthusiasticattitude,wherewillyoufindprospectiveambassadorsandhosts?

Yourfellowclubmembers

Youshouldstartpublicizingthejourneyinyourclub’snewsletterandonthewebsiteassoonasyourjourneyisconfirmed.Makesure,however,thatyouletyourmembersknowthetypeofjourneyyouareplanningandthedegreetowhichitwillbephysicallychallenging.Besurethemembersofyourclubunderstandthattheyareapplyingasanambassador.Theyarenotsimplysigninguponafirstcomefirstservebasis.

Thebroadercommunity

Itisequallyimportanttolooktothelargercommunitytorecruitnewparticipants.Oneofthebestwaystodosoistoseeyourjourneyasanexcellentwaytoenlistnewpeoplefromthecommunity.Therearemanyotherwaystogetthewordout:localnewspapers,radioannouncements,speakingtocivicorganizations,placingflyersatlocallibraries,orseekingsupportfromalocalUniversityprofessor.

Yourfriendsandcolleagues

Donotforgettoinvitefriends,familyandprofessionalcolleaguestoconsiderjoiningyouonthejourney.

FriendshipForcemembersfromotherclubs

Ambassadorcoordinatorsarerecognizingthatotherclubsprovideanexcellentsourceofpotentialambassadors.Evenifyouwouldliketofillthejourneyfromwithinyourowncommunity,youshouldlookforwaystopromotethejourneytootherclubsfromtheverybeginning.Toooftenambassadorcoordinatorswaituntiltheyknowtheyhavevacanciesbeforedoingthisandthenveryoftenitistoolate.

Thekeyistopursueallcategoriessimultaneously.Themistakethatisoftenmadeistofocusonlyontheclubmembershipduringtheearlymonthsofrecruiting.Theproblemwiththisapproachisthatiftheclubmembershipdoesnotprovidesufficientqualifiedapplicants,thenitmaybetoolatetorecruitfromtheothercategories.

HowtoRecruitAmbassadorsfromBeyondYourCommunity

Afterajourneyispublicized,youwillbeginreceivinge-mailsortelephonecallsfrompeopleyouhavenotyetmet,oryoumayreceiveacompletedapplication.Yourtaskistodetermineiftheywillmakeagoodambassador,basedone-mailandtelephonecommunication.Itisdifferentfromacceptingapersonfromyourclubthatyoualreadyknow,butitcanbejustaseffective.Infact,wheninterviewingastrangeritiseasiertoaskthestandardquestionsthatsometimesdon’tgetaskedofpeoplewealreadyknow.Remember,whileyouaredeterminingiftheywillbegoodambassadors,youalsoneedto“sell”themonthejourney,sobepositiveandfriendly:

• TalktothemabitabouttheFriendshipForcetoseewhattheyknowandexplaintheitineraryandourspecialhomehostingcomponent.Gettoknowthispersoninacasual,approachablemannerwhilesellingyourjourneyandtheFriendshipForce.Remember,wewereALLnewcomersonce!

• Asktheapplicantiftheyhaveanyquestions.SharesomeofyourmemorableFriendshipForceexperiences.Oftenthepersonwillrelatesimilarexperiencestheyhavehadeitherhostingormeetingpeoplefromothercultures.Askifthepersonwouldhavedifficulty“living”withapersonofadifferenteconomiclevel,religion,race,etc.

• Besuretoaskabouttheapplicant’shealthandmobility,explainingthephysicaldemandsofyourjourney.TellthemthatFFIcananddoesacceptambassadorswithchallenges,butwemustknowoftheseinadvancetoseeifaccommodationscanbemade.

• SharethemissionoftheFriendshipForceandexplainhowwonderfulitistobeacitizenambassadorandhowthefriendshipsmadecanlastalifetime.Explainthatopeningyourhometoa“stranger”isaveryself-selectiveprocessbecauseonlywarmandgenerouspeopletendtowanttodothisandthatthesepeopleareknownbythehostcoordinatorinyourdestinationcity.(Makesuretheyunderstandwhatambassador/hostcoordinatormeans!)

• Askforthenamesofpreviousambassadorcoordinator’sorFriendshipForceclubmembershe/shemayhavetraveledwith,ifapplicable.ForsomeonewhoisnotassociatedwithaFriendshipForce,youmightaskwhatothergroupstheyareinasthesemightoverlapwithsomelocalFriendshipForcemembers.But,theymaybecompletestrangers!Inthatcase,tellthemthatwewantourhostfamiliestofeelascomfortablewiththeirguestsastheywishtofeelwelcomedbytheirhostfamilies.Sowerequireacoupleofreferences.Ifoneisafamilymember,askthattheotherreferencebeanon-familymember.

• Makesuretheapplicantfillsouttheapplicationandreturnsittoyou,soyouwillhavetheinformationfromitbeforeyournextconversation.Afterhavingreferencesandtheapplication,youcanarrangeaSkypeorFacetimeinterviewwiththeapplicanttogettoknoweachotherbetter.YoumayalsobeabletoarrangeforaFriendshipForcepersontomeettheapplicantsomorequestionscanbeaskedandansweredface-to-face.

• Makesuretheyunderstandtheapplicationprocessandfeesandtransportationarrangements.Mostpeoplearesurprisedtolearnthatthehomehospitalityisbasicallygiventothemandtheirhostingfeesgototheactivitiesfortheweek.

• Telltheapplicantyouaretakingapplicationsatthistimeandwillgetbacktohim/herwhenambassadorsareselected.Thenbesuretodosoinatimelymanner,nodoubtwithawelcomelettertoyourjourney!

• Ifyoushouldgetanegativeresponsefromreferencesorotherwisedecidethepersonshouldnotbeaccepted,youcanuseaface-savingresponse(Iamsorrybutwehadsomanygoodapplicantsthatthejourneyisfull.)unlessyouareveryadeptatexplainingthattheyarenotsuitedforthistypeofexperience.

• Ifthepersonisacceptedbutwillnotbeabletoattendpreparationworkshops,arrangetosendthemallthematerialthatisneeded,everythingthatwouldbereceivediftheywerefromyourownclub!Stayintouchwiththemonaregularbasistomakethemfeelpartofthepreparationprocess.Introducethenon-localambassadorstoalloftheothersbye-mail.Shortbioswithpicturesareanicewaytodothisandthosecanalsobesenttothehostcoordinatortoassistwithhostassignments.

• Communicatewitheveryonebothnearandfarbygroupe-mailsorawebsiteonaregularbasisandbesuretoshareasummaryofwhatispresentedatlocalworkshops.

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