Rotary seeks exchange applicants

Rotarians of District 6650 in northeast Ohio are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit the Philippines in mid-March through mid-April as part of the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation.

Through the program, teams of professionals exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. The award involves a four-week visit, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience the customs, vocations and lifestyles of another.

The purpose of a 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 will also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country.

The Rotary Foundation provides a round-trip air ticket and local Rotarians in the host country 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 within the age range of 25 to 40 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 6650, which extends from Kinsman to Steubenville and west to Wooster and Millersburg. Applicants must be sponsored by a local Rotary club.

For an application, download the Word file www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_doc/161en.doc. For more information, contact GSE coordinator, Mary Womble, at 330-759-6891 or by e-mail at mary-womble@sbcglobal.net.

Applications should be sent to Mary Womble, 108 Fairway Dr., Youngstown, OH 44505 by Sept. 19. Interviews are scheduled for Sept. 26.