TRIPS to Disneyland and Universal Studio have been lined up for two Redlands youth part hoping to expand their horizons in the United States.
Emma Muller and Oliver Breadmore have been sponsored by Redlands Lions clubs to visit the country as part of the Lions Youth Exchange Program.
The duo will visit Los Angeles for five days before enjoying Christmas with their host families.
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A Lions spokesperson said the program, established in 1961, was aimed at helping participants to develop a broader view of people and the world.
Emma had been sponsored by the Lions Club of Redland Bay-Victoria Point and Oliver by the Thornlands-Pt Halloran Lions Club.
“The aim of the program is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world,” the spokesperson said.
“Whilst overseas, the youth live with one or more families associated with Lions International to experience firsthand a new culture, lifestyle and customs.”
The spokesperson said Emma hoped to experience a white Christmas.
She would first be hosted at Staunton, Virginia by a family whose daughter had stayed with her own family in Australia in July.
Emma would then travel to Atlanta, Georgia to visit three more Lions families.
For more information about the youth exchange program, visit here.
