Rotary District seeks area
professionals for goodwill exchange to Africa

Rotarians of the greater Rochester area and District 7120 are seeking four or five outstanding professionals to visit Africa May 7 to June 7 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation.

Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visit between paired areas in different countries. The awards involve a four-week visit, 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. This is a particularly challenging area of the world and candidates for this exchange should be from the following professions: education, sociology, water management, medicine or dental and other basic infrastructure fields.

A goal of this exchange will be to identify the opportunity for area support and service projects to this area of the world. The Rotary Foundation provides round-trip air travel, and local Rotarians in host countries provide meals, lodging, and 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. For an application and information contact H. Tom Coene, 585/538-6149, or email: hcoene@rochester.rr.com.

July 30, 2006