Letter from the Founder
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Dear Friend,
Welcome to the Global Youth Village, a micro-model of the world community filled with the music, laughter, food, arts, and aspirations of our one diverse humanity. At the GYV you, the future leaders of an increasingly complex and challenging world, have an opportunity to have a unique experience, available to few.
You will meet others like yourself, who have a sincere desire to expand skills, open new horizons, and meet and make friends from different parts of the world. You will become a member of an exceptional family of over 3,500 alumni.
For thirty years, youths at the Village have prepared to take responsibility for our multicultural world. They have gained the knowledge and skills needed to affirm the personal values and hopes in their home communities, education and careers, that are also global pluralistic values.
We hear the word “global” a lot nowadays: global warming, global economy, global communications network, global thinking. But what does it really mean to be a citizen of the global village? It means striving to live by values that people of all nations share: values of community responsibility, service, respect, justice, and security. It means honing our skills and knowledge while helping our neighbors, too. It means making the most of diversity within the unity of our common humanity.
The Global Youth Village is a hands-on experience in global citizenship. I am confident that you will discover, as so many before you have, that with trust, cooperation and enthusiasm, you can cross barriers of ethnicity and race, gender and religion, and work together for a better world. Come join us for another exciting summer. We’re not only preparing for the future-we’re creating it!
Yours sincerely,
J. E. Rash
Founder and President
