Newport Rotarians Welcome GSE Team on Arrival in Wilmington

Hi Ya'll - Welcome to NC

Rotarians Bevin & Pam Wall joined the District Governor and other Rotarians who greeted the Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from the U.K. (Southwest England & Wales) on their arrival at the Wilmington Airport on Sunday night, April 7, 2013. The greeters included District Governor Don Adkins, GSE Team District Coordinator Dave Baggett and PDG Magda Baggett, Assistant Governor Jeff Newman and the initial host families for the from the Wilmington area.

The UK Team is led by Rotarian Steve Davies from Evesham, and consists of Hannah Newrick, Ben Mottram, Grace Rollason, and Sarah Salter.

The Rotary Foundation’s GSE program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people 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.