Group Study Exchange - 09-10 London D1130

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Rotary District 1130 London, England

Overall Chair 2009-2010:  Thomas R. Elliott, PDG 08-09 - Danvers (w) 978-777-3627 Contact Tom Elliott: telliott@danversauto.com      The Outbound Team is scheduled to leave for London, England on September 19, 2009 and the Inbound London Team is expected to arrive April 30th through May 30th, 2010.    Contact Tom Elliott for more information, telliott@danversauto.com   Visit the link to Rotary International District 1130 London, England.   Contact Tom Elliott for further information at telliott@danversauto.com About this Program The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.   For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.   Team Member Applications for London 2009-2010 Updates The newly revised GSE News Kit is now available in on-line format only. Go to the Rotary International Download Center to download a copy of the Group Study Exchange News Kit (251-EN). The kit offers ideas and tips on how your district can attract qualified GSE team member candidates and promote the GSE program in your community. Information for Rotarians Information for Prospective Team Members Information for Current Team Members Information for Alumni   The Outbound GSE Team will soon be chosen and begin preparing for their trip and will leave Saturday, September 19th. Steve McKenzie, Team Leader, has graciously and honorably coordinated the efforts of the team, meeting weekly to create presentations, learn about English culture, and develop a sense of Rotary with all participants. Our district wishes them a successful and safe trip.  We look forward to learning about their experiences, which will be shared at our district conference May 21-23, as well as at a variety of club meetings yet to be scheduled.  > for a brochure that will be handed out to rotary clubs throughout Johannesburg.    INBOUND Our Inbound GSE Team from London anxiously awaits to meet you!  Check back here for an opportunity to meet our inbound team members in the near future.   We are continuing to involve you, Rotarian's of District 7930.  There are many ways you can participate.  Consider attending a club meeting when the GSE will present (club visits already scheduled throughout our district).  Join us at our session during the district conference May 1st to hear form both inbound and outbound GSE teams.  Vocational matches might be another way you can help. Please review team members info and contact your area coordinator closest to you!   Area Coordinators to be named in the near future!   > for a brochure that will be handed out to rotary clubs throughout Johannesburg.

Districts 7930 & 1130  London, England 2009-2010     Team Leader, Steve McKenzie Rotary Club of Amesbury   Steve McKenzie is a member of the Amesbury, Massachusetts Rotary Club and serves as the Club‘s Foundation Chair.  He is active in all aspects of the club.  Steve is a Paul Harris Fellow, as well as a member of the Bequest Society and a Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation.      2009-2010 GSE Team Members     Bruce Kaplan Bruce Kaplan, a current Cambridge resident and lifelong Red Sox fan, works as a transportation planner for the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization.  He holds degrees from Oberlin College, Texas A&M University, and Boston University.  When not trying to solve the area's transportation problems, he enjoys reading, writing, and taking advantage of New England's phenomenal cultural, intellectual, and outdoor resources.    Sarah Brett Sarah Brett works as a graphic designer at Tsoi Kobus & Associates in Cambridge, MA, creating environmental design solutions for an architecture and interior design firm. She holds a B.F.A. in Medical Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology and a M.A. in Graphic Design from Suffolk University.  In her free time Sarah enjoys tennis, photography, and traveling.   Raymond Wong Raymond Wong works as a consultant for the federal government providing technical, records management, and data reporting expertise. He has a long-held interest in international issues and is active in community and volunteer activities in the Boston area. Raymond was a founding member and President of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Rotaract Club. Raymond holds degrees in Information Systems and Economics from UMass Dartmouth and enjoys traveling, watching movies, and reading.   Amy Tetreault   Amy Tetreault is a 25-year old marketing manager at Jodi Solomon Speaker Bureau (Boston, MA) and Crunchy Granola Baby (Salem, MA). She holds a B.A. in Communications from Saint Joseph's College of Maine and a M.A. in Journalism from Emerson College. She currently resides in Beverly, spending her free time riding her bicycle, reading and rock climbing.

 

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