February 2026, unlike February of 2025, was actually a bit of a respite.   With Jayden’s track season over, and DR not participating in a winter sport, only Erick and Jake had significant competitions for fencing, and even those were few and far between.   The fellas continued to take part in their after-school clubs, work out when the mood struck, and genuinely had a ‘slow’ month.   Thanks to Chris M and her host son, Daven for coming to the Roby House on Wednesday the 11 th

Erick was in NYC with his family, DR and Jake in Bridgeport, and Jayden in Boston with his mom. Jake and Erick had fencing competitions on Jan 6 th  at Cheshire, Jan 9 th at home, January 10 th  at North Haven, Jan 14 th  vs North Branford, January 17 th  at Morgan, Jan 20 th  vs Fairfield, Jan 23 rd  vs Cheshire Academy, January 24 th  at North Haven, Jan 27 th  vs Guilford and January 29 th  at Cheshire Academy.  Erick rec’d some press for his efforts: Jayden had indoor tr

Please join us virtually on Thursday, February 19th to learn more about becoming a Host Family! Topic: Madison ABC Host Family Information Session Time: Feb 19, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84090844580?pwd=2Ma02dkR4YlsdA8EACxOOZ9Sv1pR2M.1 Meeting ID: 840 9084 4580 Passcode: 992316

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November provided a bit of a breather compared to October.  On November 4th there was no school so Betsy M was kind enough to take Jake, Erick and Jayden on visits to Holy Cross and Amherst. The feedback was that they liked both for different reasons and all planned to apply to both when the time comes along.  This month was Erick’s time to plan and prepare a meal: His meal of choice was an Ecuadorian dish called Chicharron, which was fried pork belly with guacamole. Erick mo

Our 3rd annual Hoops Basketball Tournament Fundraiser was a resounding success, met with bright sunshine, fierce but friendly competition among 9 dedicated teams, 20 energetic kids in the Knock Out contest, and countless spectators cheering everyone on. The day was kicked off by Jean Card, Host Parent of the late Asa Masai Palmer. Asa, who unexpectedly passed away in June, was a two-time Emmy Award winner who left an incredible mark on everyone he met. Smiling through tears,