DISTRICT 7570 (Western Virginia and the North-East Tennessee) USA:

OUTBOUND TASMANIAN TEAM: 20th February—26th March 2011

Team leader Glen Woolley reported on 13 March
We are at the District conference in Hot Springs, West Virginia at the Grand Homestead Hotel. This morning we presented to the District Conference. We dedicated the presentation to PDG Maurice Hill who is a great Rotarian, Tasmanian and man. We then took them on a journey to our home. The team did real good. The pictures, the plane trip, and lastly and more importantly - the singing. It went really well.
DG Pat gave me a kiss at the end when I presented her with the gift from DG Ted and Colleen and we have had so many congratulatory remarks. I shipped over to the USA over 100 soft Tasmania Devils. With the permission of the DG we put them up for sale after our presentation. Within 10 minutes they were all gone - we raised $1,040 which we have presented to District 7570 for their foundation fund.
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Pictured is the TEAM DOING THEIR PRESENTATION AT THE D7570 CONFERENCE.

Read about them in the Danville Press.

Follow our team's trip on their facebook page

Team Leader; Glen Woolley – Rotary Club of Howrah
Reserve – Clare Klapche – Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise

Team members

Billy Godwin                  Rotary Club of Claremont
James McKee               Rotary Club of Central Launceston
Bobby Gray                  Rotary Club of Devonport North
Emily Palermo              Rotary Club of Hobart
Deborah Rigby             Rotary Club of Evandale (Reserve team member)

Pictured, from left- Bobby Gray, Billy Goodwin, Glen Woolley (team leader)
and James McKee, holding Emily Palermo

 

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INCOMING Team from DISTRICT 7570

INBOUND USA TEAM: 27th March—30th April 2011

INBOUND COORDINATOR: PP Jill Gates Bellerive

Download the Information booklet for their visit

Discover their impressions -

Katy reports "My first night here I ate wallaby curry with rice.  The funny part of the story is that my host "mum" didnt tell me what it was until the next day.  However, the rest of my team found out the night before at the pub.  So, as always, it was a little joke on me :)  The second night here we were welcomed with a huge bbq at a bloke's house named Dennis.  We had kangaroo sausage, lamb burgers, venison steaks and the likes.  "

Read about their Tasmanian adventure They've even made the Government House website

Check the District 7570 website

 

Group Study Exchange (GSE)

DISTRICT CHAIR:
PP Heather Sheppard Central Launceston (H) 0408 567 816 (M) 0417 500 308 gse@rotary9830.org.au

GSE is a cultural and vocational program of The Rotary Foundation - paired districts send and receive 4 non-Rotarian professionals and one Rotarian Leader for 4-5 weeks to develop professional and leadership skills of the team.

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers.

The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries.

For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.

- a benefit personally, professionally and to our State

DISTRICT CHAIR: PP Heather Sheppard Central Launceston
DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
SOUTH: PP Jill Gates Bellerive
NORTH WEST: PP Rockie Lee Devonport North
NORTH: PP Chris Williams Central Launceston
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: DGN James Wilcox Longford