Turkish Students and Teachers Visit

In 2003 Friends of Merzifon received a $7,500 grant from the Secondary School Exchanges with Islamic Communities program of Sister Cities International. The purpose of the grant was to foster greater understanding by bringing students and teachers from Islamic countries to the United States. Only five such grants were awarded nationwide, thus FoM was greatly honored!

Merzifon selected the teachers (two women) and students (one boy and three girls). The guests attended College Park High School (CPHS) during International Week and participated in a multi-cultural assembly. Dennis Berger, Principal of CPHS, was part of the official Pleasant Hill delegation to visit Merzifon in May 2001.

The CPHS Leadership class and the Pleasant Hill Teen Council hosted students in their homes and at school activities. The students and teachers spent the week of April 7-11, 2003, at CPHS and the following week visiting in the Bay Area.