07-May-09
ASSIST Turns 40 in Cologne
On Friday, May 1, more than 400 members of the ASSIST Family gathered in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate ASSIST’s 40th anniversary. Guests gathered at the Rheinterrassen, a riverside club that afforded breathtaking views of the Rhine River and Cologne Cathedral. 
|  | Ken and Betsy Lindfors with the Pioneers:
members of the Class of 1969/70 | Honoring Jürgen Heidgen: Sean Harris, Bob Stanley, Gisela Heidgen, Dick Hall and Jürgen Heidgen |  |  | Family Wiedenmann: Bob Stanley, Nora '03, Sabine '91, Helen '95, Anne Stanley, Caroline '96, Markus '93;
front Hartmut, past Chair, ASSIST Förderverein | Charlotte and Friedrich Merz, Matthew Boyse, Richard Montague, Eleanore Boyse, Bob Stanley
and Christoph Heusgen | A committee of staff and volunteers put together a dynamic program and organized the event perfectly. Please CLICK HERE to view the full program. A selection of the presentations is also available in video format on the Internet. Please CLICK HERE to peruse a list of the videos available.
For further news of the evening:
The evening’s program
Annual Fund campaign launched
Volunteer and staff leaders
Thank you to sponsors
Selected photo gallery
Full photo gallery
Videos from the evening
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Assist Launches its 43rd Year
- The Class of 2011/12 – 146 Scholars from 17 Countries/Regions
- 86 independent secondary schools currently participate from 28 states and D.C. in the U.S.
- More than 4,000 alumni
- 48 countries represented over 40 years
U.S. State Department emergency telephone number is 1-866-283-9090. The toll free number can be used by host families, exchange students and the public to report circumstances impacting the students' health, safety and well being during their exchange visitor programs. The U.S. State Department general information number is (202) 632-2085. |
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Candidates for ASSIST scholarships apply through country coordinators in their home countries.
Please select your country or region from the list below, and the link will take you to the page with full and complete application instructions and materials for your home country.
ASSIST Partner Countries and Regions
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