Rotary club seeks area professionals for goodwill exchange program

STAFF REPORT

Sunday, April 16, 2012, 5 a.m. — Rotarians of District 6710 (all of Kentucky west of Lexington including Bardstown) are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit District 9920 in New Zealand from Oct. 27-Nov. 27, 2012, as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation.

New Zealand’s District 9920, the largest geographic and maritime district in the Southern Hemisphere includes: half of Auckland – New Zealand, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Samoa and Tonga.

Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. The awards involve approximately four week visits, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations, and lifestyles of another.

The purpose of a Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and good-will through person-to-person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians’ homes and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They will also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country.

The Rotary Foundation provides a round-trip air ticket, and local Rotarians in the host country provide meals, lodging, and group travel in their district. Team members pay for personal and incidental expenses.

People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Young professionals within the age range of 25 to 40 are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 6710. For an application, please contact (Tommy Reed 348-5288, or treed@bethlehemhigh.org) or contact your local Rotary Club member.

For more information about Rotary International, Group Study Exchange and Team Member applications can be found at www.rotarydistrict6710.org .

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