Rotary Exchange to Brazil seeks '09 participants

Rotarians of the Rochester area and District 7120 are seeking five professional people to visit the Rio Grande do Sul area of Brazil in May 2009, as part of the Group Study Exchange program.

Teams of professionals representing the two countries exchange visits. The awards involve four-week visits, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience customs, vocations and lifestyles of another.

Young professionals ages 25 to 40 are encouraged to apply and are to be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 7120 and must not be related to a Rotarian. The purpose of the Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and goodwill through person-to-person contact.

While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians homes in various cities and towns and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country.

Members will also attend Rotary District Conferences here and in Brazil and will be expected to share their experiences at various Rotary Clubs on their return

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

For an application and information: Robert W. Hunt 585.415.7053, or email:  

rhunt1@rochester.rr.com

Applications are due November 1, to Robert Hunt, 53 Roselawn Ave. Fairport 14450.

Rotary District 7120 is made up of 66 Rotary Clubs in Monroe, Wayne, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Allegany, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung Counties.

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