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	Washington Cultural Exchange Washington Cultural Exchange was organized in 1986 as an Educational and Cultural Program to increase cultural awareness and appreciation through International Travel and Competition. Washington Cultural Exchange is a Non-Profit Corporation (Washington State) with a Federal Non-Profit 501C3 for tax-deductible donations. During the past 22 years WCE has safely sent 287 Student Delegations (totaling 7,340 participants) overseas and hosted 39 Student Delegations (totaling 611 participants) from Abroad. Traveling with Washington Cultural Exchange is an exceptional opportunity for students to enhance Cultural Understanding through Educational Travel and Competition. WCE President Jerry Joyce In Memory of Jerry Jerry was the President of Washington Cultural Exchange and the cornerstone of our program. Jerry wrote many of the program ideals and guidelines. His guide on Writing an Effective Travel Journal has been handed to more than 5,000 WCE Travelers. His photography was spectacular and most of the pictures on our web site and in our slide show were taken by Jerry. More important was his gift of working with people. Jerry made each person he met feel like a family member and he passed his joy for life to everyone he met. He continued to correspond with friends he had met in Japan, China, and Vietnam through the years. Jerry was the Head Coach for the first WCE Delegation, which traveled to Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China in December 1986. Jerry led 16 different delegations overseas. Jerry led the first trip to Japan for WCE with the FIUTS Program at the University of Washington. His most recent travel success was taking a WCE Site Inspection Tour of Vietnam and months later leading our first Student Delegation to Vietnam. Jerry’s last trip abroad with Students was to Japan in 2000. We look forward to you traveling with WCE and sharing Jerry’s Joy for Life.