Rotary seeks area professionals
for goodwill exchange to Sweden

Rotarians of the greater Rochester area and District 7120 are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Sweden in March 2005 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation.

Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. The awards involve four to six week visits, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience customs, vocations and lifestyles of another.

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

People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Young professionals ages 25-40 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 7120 - which includes communities from Lake Ontario to the Pennsylvania border.

For an application and more information contact H. Tom Coene, 585-538-6149, or email: hcoene@rochester.rr.com.