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District 7230
Group Study Exchange 2010
Meet the Tasmanian GSE Team!
Five young adults from Tasmania arrived on April 22, 2010 for their tour of our District.
Meet them and see their busy schedule (if you ever wondered what a GSE team itinerary
is like, this will be of interest):
The 2010 exchange is with District 9830 in Tasmania.
These notes prepared by Bob Soley (White Plains), GSE Chair.
(Bob was also the 2009 GSE team leader to Bavaria)
This year's GSE team, which left for Tasmania on March 21, 2010, is composed of a delightful group of accomplished young adults from the New York City region. Here, they are shown together: Dorene Martinez, Cecily Smith (alternate; did not participate), Andrea Blizard (team leader), Ameil Sloley, Patrick Hebert and Iwona Spytkowski.
Andrea organized several instructional and enjoyable get-togethers for the team before they left for their exciting Group Study Exchange.
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April, 2010
About the GSE:Since many Rotarians are not fully aware of what the GSE is all about, this outline attempts to give a broad overview. Note: the angels are in the details.Each year, most Rotary Districts around the world pair themselves with another Rotary District and they exchange a group of four young, local people (non-Rotarians ages between 25 and 40) and a leader (who is an experienced Rotarian of any age). On March 21, 2010, these lucky people will fly to Tasmania for a full month. The Rotary Foundation pays the airfare (even to Tasmania) and the hosts take care of pretty much all of their usual expenses while in Tasmania. Our team will actually live in Tasmanian homes (rather than hotels) so that they get to know their hosts well. They will be trans-planted several times during the trip to different areas of Tasmania and live with several different host families. Since the basis for Rotary is international, interpersonal relationships, many activities will be scheduled for the team during that month, throughout the island of Tasmania. 1) Vocational visits: The Tasmanian hosts will arrange four or five one day or half day visits for our team members with various local individuals who practice or work in their same line of business or profession. Many of these professionals will also be Rotarians, which immediately establishes a special bond. Some that I met on my GSE were actually world famous. 2) Rotary Club meetings: Several Rotary meetings will be scheduled, where fortunately they speak our language, although it may not necessarily sound like it! Our team members will be expected to tell a little about themselves, their family, their work and even a little about where they come from. PowerPoint presentations are generally used and we can teach those who are new to them. Invariably, our team members will meet interesting people whom they will want to learn more about and vice versa. We will help them obtain business cards, which they may distribute to those with whom they might like to correspond or perhaps meet again. 3) Cultural sessions: These, of course, blend in with interesting touring of the area, guided by their hosts. Team members will be asked ahead of time to state their preferences, if any. These may include various cities, hiking and climbing in national parks, factories, houses of worship, car shows, cattle shows, sheep-shearing, opera, theater, biking, etc. 4) Government visits: Since many Rotarians are involved in government, team members may meet with elected officials ceremonially and/or person-to-person. 5) Free days: Rotary has ruled that each team member must have at least one free, personal day per week to sleep, shop, explore, etc. 6) The unexpected: It could be touring the private estate of a wealthy Rotarian, a round of golf at a local club, the research and development labs of a large automobile company, a city tour given by one Rotarian entitled "My favorite things!" All this and more I experienced when I was a GSE tour leader to Munich, Bavaria, last year. Further questions? These hyperlinks will provide more information: Wikipedia article on Tasmania: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania Rotary multi-page brochure (PDF): http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/165en.pdf A basic, descriptive GSE brochure: http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/160en.pdf NOTE: The Rotary International policies must be followed! The application form: http://www.rotary.org/ridocuments/en_pdf/161en.pdf. Filling out this form does not commit one until he/she has been interviewed and selected for the GSE team, usually after Labor Day. Please email bob@soley.com if you are interested. Bob Soley |
Status:
On October 4, the 14 members of the GSE Subcommittee interviewed 11 candidates
to represent our Rotary District and America at-large during a month-long Group Study Exchange to Tasmania.
They first chose for Team Leader Andrea Blizard, who is a Senior Communications Specialist for Entergy
at the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, NY.
The other members of the team include Patrick Hebert, an architect;
Ameil Sloley, a director of human resources;
Cecily Smith, project manager for a furniture company (alternate team member); Iwona Spykowski, a research associate with the UN Development Programme;
and Dorene Martinez, a vice president for sales at Deutsche Bank.
The team will be meeting frequently in the next few months to learn more about Rotary, plan for the trip and get to know each other. Flight Plans: District 7230 leaves NYC 3/21/10; returns NYC 4/22/10 District 9830 arrives NYC 4/22/10; leaves NYC 5/22/10 Here Come the Tasmanians!A Few Talking Points:1) Learn about Tasmania:
2) Meet them: Our team tours Tasmania from March 21 to April 21, 2010. The Tasmanians tour New York from April 22 to May 22, 2010 3) Guide them: We need local drivers and tour guides, From Staten Island to Northern Westchester 4) Party them: Many events are planned; opportunities to join in the fun! 5) Host them: Plan a dinner for them? Have room for overnight? 6) Talk business? Meet with one in your own line-of-work. Show him/her what you do. 7) Find recruits for our outbound team. Must be: a) non-Rotarian (and no Rotarian relative); b) age 25-40; c) US or Bermuda citizen; d) employed (business, profession) for two years; e) live or work in Manhattan, Bronx, SI. Westchester or Bermuda. |
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