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Messenger Volume XXXVII | No 18 | 13th May 2015 The Messenger is published each Wednesday by Print It Wanaka Ltd
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Rotary District 9980 GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE to Texas
TONY WELLMAN E L E C T R I C A L
L I M I T E D
PO Box 655 Wanaka, Central Otago Tel: 03 443 7347 Fax: 03 443 7349 Mobile 0274 382 352 wellman@xtra.co.nz www.wellmanelectrical.co.nz
Welcome Back! Rotary D9980 (Spanning Timaru through to Bluff) recently partnered with Rotary District 5910 from South East Texas, USA for a vocational Group Study Exchange (GSE) of young professionals aged 25-40. What is Group Study Exchange? The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of the Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional people 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 are hosted by Rotarians and 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. Our most excellent team comprises: Rotarian team leader Jackie St John, Lawyer, sponsored
by Dunedin Rotary Club; Anne Marie Cowan, Vet Nurse, sponsored by Cromwell Rotary Club; Anne Batchelor, Primary School Teacher, sponsored by Alexandra Rotary Club; Dan Hellyer, Accountant, sponsored by Dunedin South Rotary Club and Pip Cawthorn, Graphic Design Artist, sponsored by Wanaka Rotary Club. Team members will have their long term career paths, personal and professional development greatly impacted and enhanced by their participation in this GSE experience. They were hosted by Rotarians in D5910 and had work placements with their counterparts in Texas. They also took the opportunity to introduce Texans to our part of the world and gave presentations to various Rotary Clubs and Rotarians at the D5910 District Conference. The team arrived back May 9th. Check out their blog: www.otagotexas.tumblr.com They will also be presenting at D9980’s District Conference in Mt Cook 15-17th May.
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