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2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Rotary Friendship Exchange: enhancing the Rotary experience through international exchanges
WELCOME!
Bo Hennby , District 2390, Sweden - ModeratorLesley Dare, District 9830, Tasmania, Australia - PanelistIrene Hickey, District 5890, Texas, USA – Panelist
• Rotary Friendship Exchange overview
• Organizing and planning exchanges• Rotary Friendship Exchanges:
expanding your global perspective• Knowledge sharing, question and
answer period
Agenda
Rotary Friendship Exchanges
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A relaxing trip in the mountains…
• Started in 1988• More than 267
districts participate in the program today
Overview
Golf game in the midnight sun
• International reciprocal exchanges
• Primarily organized at the district level
• Open to Rotary members, couples, or teams
• Exchange leaders coordinate and plan all components of exchanges (location, duration, itinerary, etc.)
Overview
Exchange Types:
Overview
• Individual• Team• Couple/Family
• Leisure• Service• Vocational/Hobbies
Exchange Options:
• Teams: 10-12 couples or singles• Visit period decided upon by exchange participants (typically
10-14 days)• Payment and itinerary agreed upon in advance• Teams travel together during exchange (from start to finish)• Participants are hosted overnight in Rotarian homes
Unique way to experience a new country and culture
Redefining travel through exchanges
Exchange profiles/CVs
Mikael and Ann Halling Bygatan XXXXX XX HelsingborgPhone: +46 XX XXX XXXX Mobile: +46 XX XXX XXXXEmail: email.address@email.com
Ann (61) and Mikael (59) are living in Helsingborg where Sweden is closest to Denmark, on the east side of the water in between. Mikael is member of Helsingborg-Landborgen RC since 199zi6, President 2002-03 and DG D-2390 2007-08. He was RI President, Ray Klinginsmith´s representative at D-2350 District Conference 2010 and representing RI President Kalyan Banerjee at District 2330 District Conference 2011. Mikael graduated from school of economics, now vice president in the public company Brinova AB.Ann has been working with media and advertizing, until 1995 where she become the business woman of the year in Sweden. In her own company she brought the Spanish franchising concept La Chemiserie Traditionnelle to Sweden, producing measure made shirts. Ann has now sold her company.Their favourite activities are golf, sailing, tennis, travelling, concerts, cooking, skiing and swim ming, and for Mikael also hunting. We have been to New Zealand, South Africa, Peru/Bolivia and Alaska with RFE, a great and wonderful experience. Our family have four children, Cecilia 36, having our grandson, Cedric 9 years and little Chloé 9 months old. Christian 33, Mia 28 and Björn 25. And our hunting dog, an Hungarian Viszla, Micha. Ann is allergic to mould. Speaking; English and German.
Overview
Starting point for service partnerships, grant partnerships, and more!
Overview
Members on team exchanges visit as a group:• Always stick with the team and follow the same itinerary• Arrive as a team• Travel independently afterwards
Hosts prepare a program for YOU! Don’t disappoint them!
Rotary Friendship Exchange
Nice visit in the morning
After this hour, we hope you find exciting RFE friends for establishing an exchange
Visit the Billabong House of Friendship to continue talking about exchange opportunities!
Networking
Lesley Dare | Organizing and Planning Exchanges
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So you want to become involved…
Becoming Involved
Getting Started
• District Governor appoints District Rotary Friendship Exchange Chair (contact your Governor if your district doesn’t have a chair)
• Chair establishes an RFE committee
Locating Exchange Partners
• Online Rotary Friendship Exchange Matching Board
• International projects/programs
• International meetings
Establishing Guidelines
• Date and length of visit
• Team size and composition
• Transportation during exchange
• Nightly accommodations
• Language skills
Communication and Publicity
• District Rotary Friendship Exchange Committee
• Communicating with Rotary clubs
Team Exchange Details
• Team makeup: couples and singles
• Team guidelines
Preparing Exchange Participants
• Hold a meeting to discuss:– Exact
exchange dates– Travel
arrangements– Accommodatio
ns– Transportation– Costs
Preparing Team for Exchange
• Complete questionnaire• Prepare brochure• Host family gifts
Preparing for Inbound Exchange
• Draft itinerary• Transportation• Exchange
dates• Club visits and
activities
Exchange Organisation
• Communicate arrival and departure times
• Organise host families
• Collect information to match families
• Schedule free time
Host Planning Checklist
• One contact person
• Establish payment responsibilities in advance
• Health and allergy concerns
• Baggage allowance
After the Exchange
• Evaluate the exchange
• Share the experience
• Maintain exchange relationships
• PLAN FOR THE NEXT EXCHANGE!!
Irene Hickey | RFEs, more than leisurely travel
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At Rotary events we sing “Let there be Peace on Earth and let it begin with me…”
Rotary Friendship Exchanges give us the opportunity to be part of the global peace
initiative.
Peace on Earth…It DOES begin with “me”
Rotary Friendship Exchanges: expanding your global perspective
Through RFEs, our global perspectives change.
Rotary Friendship Exchanges: expanding your global perspective
Through RFEs we:• lose our prejudices,• grow friendships,• expand our understand of
other cultures and beliefs.
Rotary Friendship Exchanges: make new friends in every corner of the world
“It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.” – Chaos Theory
Through RFE’s WE can, individual-to-individual, be the “butterflies” that, through the collective beating of our wings, ultimately cause the typhoon of peace and understanding.
Rotary Friendship Exchanges: more than just leisurely travel
Questions?
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Discover the wondrous world of Rotary Friendship Exchanges!
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