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Group Study Exchange Chair
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Rotary
seeks Young Ambassadors
NOTE: The Group Study
Exchage information below is from last year. Information and
forms for the 2011 Group Study Exchage will be posted when
it becomes available.
Rotary District 5190 is currently accepting applications
for the 2010 Group Study Exchange to India, January 18, 2010
to February 17, 2010.
Group Study Exchange is one of the programs funded by the
Rotary Foundation. Its purpose is to promote understanding
and goodwill throughout the world. Group Study Exchange team
members travel in a group of four with a Rotarian Team
Leader. During the month long visit to India, they will be
exposed to culture, cuisine, history and business aspects of
Rotary District 3201 in India which is located in the
southern tip of India, and encompasses two Indian States,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Through the program, teams of young professionals from two
different countries exchange visits. For four to six weeks,
team members experience the way of life, customs, and
vocational practices of another country, while sharing
information about their homeland.
The purpose of the Group Study Exchange program is to
promote international understanding and goodwill through
personal connection. While abroad, team members stay in
Rotarians' homes and have the opportunity to meet their
professional counterparts. They also give presentations to
Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country
The Rotary Foundation pays for round-trip airfare, and
Rotary club members in the host country provide meals,
lodging, and group travel in their district. Team members
pay for personal and incidental expenses.
Young adults between the ages of 25 and 40 who are
interested in applying should be employed full-time in a
business or profession. Applicants must live or be employed
in Rotary District 5190 (which includes north-eastern
California and northern Nevada).
Team members are provided an orientation prior to their
departure. There is also a requirement that presentations
about their journey are given to their home communities upon
their return to the U.S. Where else can you find an all
expense paid trip to another country where you will get the
experience of a life time? Rotary Group Study Exchange is a
chance you won't want to miss.
Team Leader Applications due
April 22, 2009, interviews May 9;
Team Member Applications due May
15, interviews May 30.
A sample press may be downloaded Here
(MS Word format).
You may download the Team Member Application
Here.
We are also seeking a Rotarian Team Leader
You may download the Team Leader Application
Here.
Outbound Team Update
The 2009 GSE team and alternates have been selected and are
actively working on their Italian and their presentations.
The next team meeting will be January 31, 2009 when they
meet with District 5190 leaders and take photographs for
business cards and translate their presentations to Italian
with the help of Michelle Litton a Rotaract President from
Grass Valley who has studied and traveled in Italy.
The GSE team leader is Shawn Rowles of the Tahoe-Douglas
Rotary club. Team leader alternate is Kathleen Egenes from
Grass Valley Rotary. Team members include Kathryn Allegrini
from Microsoft in Reno from the South Lake Tahoe club. Brad
Altman, a structural engineer and tutor from the Tahoe City
club. Betsy Dobbins a social worker from Placer County and
the Tahoe City club. Team alternates are Jennie Algeo from
the Washoe County Sheriffs Department / Reno club and Jason
Dobbs from Dragonfly Restaurant and the Truckee club.
For more information, please contact District GSE Chair
Scott Schmitt.
Inbound Team Update
The Italians are Coming! The Italians are Coming!
On April 17 the Group Study Exchange team from Italy will
be arriving in Reno to begin their exchange with District
5190. District Governor Wyn has arranged for an exchange
this year with District 2090, a district that encompasses an
area in central eastern Italy and a portion of Albania. Our
district will be sending a team led by Shawn Rowles, a past
president of the Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club, to District 2090
later in May for a one month exchange to that beautiful,
historical part of the world. We know our district will do
its usual superlative job of hosting the inbound team and
showing them the warm welcome and exciting vocational and
recreational activities our clubs have always done.
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of the Rotary
Foundation of Rotary International is a unique cultural and
vocational exchange opportunity for young business and
professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 in
the initial years of their professional life. The program
provides travel grants for teams of participants to exchange
visits between paired areas in different countries. For one
month team members study the host country's institutions and
ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced
abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and
exchange ideas. It is highly competitive and a singular
honor to be chosen to participate in this international
program. We can expect the visiting team members to be
outstanding representatives of their country and of their
vocations. The team typically consists of four young
professionals (who cannot be in Rotary) and one team leader
who is an experienced Rotarian. We are informed that all of
the inbound team members speak English, but ask that any of
you who speak with them remember to speak slowly and
distinctly to aid them in better understanding.
TEAM LEADER
The Italian team will be led by Mauro Bignami who
is sponsored by the Ancona Conero Rotary Club. Mauro holds a
degree in Political Science from the Universita la Sapienza
of Rome and is a leader in the Italian marketing and
management field. He also teaches principles of
International marketing and communication. In 1996 he won
the prestigious Luigi Albertini national prize of
journalism. He joined Rotary in 1992 and has serve his club
as director, secretary and president (1999-2000). He has
also served as an Assistant Governor, district press agent,
district webmaster and much, much more.
TEAM MEMBERS
Francesco Piermarko Cimino
Francesco is thirty years old, single and lives in Isernia,
a hilly city in the Molise region of central Italy. He is
sponsored by the Isernia Rotary Club. He is a geologist
working in applied geology for engineering purposes. He has
experience in hydrogeology, working for the University of
Molise in several applied studies. Francesco enjoys mountain
activities such as free climbing, mountain rescue and
hiking. He also likes 70's music, travelling and gastronomy.
He is interested in literature, travel, going to classical
music performances, and writing.
Dennis Fiorini
Dennis is 34 years old and lives in San Severino Marche,
MC, Italy. She is sponsored by the Tolentino Rotary Club.
She (yes, she) is a researcher in the field of Food
Chemistry at the University of Camerino. She holds a degree
in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Chemical Science. Dennis likes
sports, cross-country and alpine skiing, as well as road and
mountain biking.
Carla Scaglione
Carla is 30 years old and lives in Lanciano Abruzzo, CH,
Italy. She is sponsored by the Ortona Rotary Club. Her field
is accounting and she works for the Revenue Office of
Lanciano in the assessment department to fight tax evasion.
She holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Auditing.
Carla loves to read, sing, travel, jog, play volleyball and
listen to music. She is interested in learning about the
American tax system.
Paolo Zuccarini
Paolo is thirty two years old and lives in Gualdo Tadino.
He is sponsored by the Gualdo Tadino Rotary Club. He holds a
Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and is currently
working with his father in an optical shop where he is now
an optician and contact lens specialist. He previously
worked for a business process redesign firm headquartered in
the United States and spent eight months in this country. He
is also now involved in developing a city mall in the center
of his ancient city that will protect the historical
heritage of the downtown area and attract shoppers who might
otherwise travel to the outskirts of the city for shopping
malls in the suburbs. Paolo speaks five languages and is
interested in cultural events, travel, foreign languages and
cultures, music (rock and hip hop), photography, visual
arts, dogs and cinema.
The GSE program enhances the international perspective of
the next generation of young leaders that will lead our
future. We expect the program will foster a creative
approach to problem solving by expanding the team members'
skills, exposure to alternate methodologies and preparation
for addressing community needs. We enthusiastically welcome
them to our district and look forward to meeting new friends
that will assist us in reaching one of Rotary's main goals
of building relationships among the people of this world to
enhance the possibility of peace among nations. Please join
DG Wyn in making their exchange the experience of a
lifetime. |
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