ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JAN. 1, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, Vaughn and Kathy Flesner, left standing, pose with their current "family," including their own children and exchange students, from left, Kamryn Flesner, Eden Klauser, German exchange student Adrian Umbriet, Brekken Flesner, Danish exchange student Jacob Madsen, Dakota Flesner and Kyle Jenkins at Unity High School in Mendon, Ill. The Flesner family have been a host family for the exchange program for the last six years. (Phil Carlson/The Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
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