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District 7450 seeks Rotary Team Leader for Group Study Exchange (GSE) to Athens, Greece

Rotary Clubs Seek Area Professionals for Goodwill Exchange to Southern Greece.
Rotary International is seeking four outstanding professionals to visit the southern area of Greece for four weeks April 2010 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation. <read more>

District 7450 seeks Rotary Team Leader for Goodwill Exchange to Southern Greece.
Rotary International District is seeking a Rotarian team leader to lead four outstanding professionals to visit southern Greece for four weeks in April 2010 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-week visits, during which team members share homes with Rotary families and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They will also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country.
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Kerry Costello-Null
808 Regina Street Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215) 643 5400 (W) - (615) 934 7491 (H) -
Kcostello@wordsworth.org
Team Leader Application           Team Member Application         
2008-09 Outbound
On March 14, 2009, the
District 7450 Team traveled
to Makati City, Philippines.

Left to right:
Jody LaVerdure, Team Member,
      sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ardmore
Courtney Richardson, Team Member,
      sponsored by the Rotary Club of Elkins Park
Paul Osimo, Team Leader, Rotary Club of Havertown
Joveline Pettus, Team Member,
        sponsored by the Rotary Club of Central Delaware County.

 Blog GSE travels in District 3830, Makati City, Philippines Blog  

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2008-09 Inbound
The District 3830 Team from the
Philippines.

John Jacome (College Professor and Law Student),
Dr. Rowena Andaya (OB/GYN),
Estelita Bunye (Team Leader),
Mike Julian (Stock Broker), and
Roy Molon (TV Producer and Writer).


GSE Team at the District Conference

The Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary (GWCSR) Group hosted the Philippines Team from April 11 – 19, 2009. The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four weeks, team members experience the host country’s institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

2008 / 2009
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young adults. Through the program, teams of professional men and women exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. The awards involve four-week visits, during which team members share homes with Rotary families, experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas with their professional counterparts. They also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their sponsor district and home country.

I am pleased to announce that District 7450 is participating in a Group Study Exchange with District 3830 of the Philippines.
The district is located approximately 10 miles southeast of Manila. Link for Makati City >>
2009 Inbound - Saturday, April 4 to Saturday, May 2, 2009.

2008-09 Group Study Exchange Committee

  • Karen Strawhacker, Chair
  • PDG Jack Grant
  • PDG Dan Guyon
  • Kerry Costello-Null
  • Jane Williams
  • Brian Wirtshafter
  • Russ deFuria, District Rotary Foundation Chair
  • Joel Chesney, District Governor
  • Paul Osimo, Team Leader

May, 2008 - GSE Exchange with Italy
Last Rotary year, our district exchanged teams with District 2100 in Naples, Italy. District 2100 includes Campania, Calabria, and Territorio di Lauria. It has 73 Rotary Clubs, with a membership of 3,915 Rotarians.
Rtn. Giancarlo Calise was the District Governor for 2007-2008.
Outbound Team ------ May 4 – June 1, 2008
The outbound team from District 7450 traveled to Italy
May 4 – June 1, 2008.
Group Study Exchange (GSE) Italy 2008
The outbound team from District 7450 was selected in late January 2008. The quality and diversity of our team representing our district in Italy was exceptional


Outbound team
They are from left to right, Jason Kline, Martina Martin, Jane Williams, and
Nick Fortunatus. The team will be going out to speak to Rotary Clubs
When will we visit your club? call Jane Williams at 610-527-2110

Jane Williams, Team Leader
Jane is a member of the Rotary Club of Ardmore. Over the last few years she has been the district Rotaract coordinator.

Inbound Team ------ April 5 – May 4, 2008
The five-member team from District 2100 visited the Philadelphia area April 5 – May 4, 2008.

Rotary clubs interested in hosting the team must contact Jenny Armitage (jarmitag@vet.upenn.edu)
or Idna Corbett

Savasta Angelo - savasta2@libero.it Lawyer - team leader
Chéchile Antonlla - antonella.chechile@realedil.it - Tax and legal corporate
Citro Antonella - citroantonella@alice.it - Journalist
Gregorace Elvia - elvia.g1977@libero.it - Latin and italian teacher
Iannaccone Marialuisa - marialuisaiannaccone@libero.it - Professional accountant

Advantages of Hosting the GSE Team

  • International exchange of ideas
  • Opportunities to connect with clubs from other countries
  • Learn about prospective international service projects
  • Person-to-person connections
  • Connect with other clubs in district
  • Promote global peace and understanding
     To see a PowerPoint presentation with more information on hosting GSE teams Click Here.
District GSE Committee Members:

Co-Chairs
Jenny Armitage, RC of Kennett Square – jarmitag@vet.upenn.edu
Idna Corbett, RC of Greater West Chester Sunrise – dridna@comcast.net or icorbett@wcupa.edu

  • Doug Blazey, RC of Wayne
  • Harshad Dodia, RC of Westtown-Goshen
  • Daniel Guyon, PDG, RC of Glenside
  • Jack Grant, PDG, RC of Newtown Square
  • Barbara Jackson, RC of Eastwick-Phila Airport
  • Linda Messer, RC of Glen Riddle
  • Brian Whirtsafer, RC of Edge Hill

Ex officio

  • Russ deFuria, District Governor
  • Joel Chesney, District Governor Elect

Photos from GSE 2006-07 exchange with India

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Sreeya Kulkarni performing a classical Indian dance


left to right:

Team Members Vaishali Pradhan and Sreeyah Kulkarni, Idna Corbett (2006-07 president of Greater West Chester Sunrise RC), Siddheshwar [Anna] Nagakar (team leader), Hemraj Rajput, B.J. Barrett (2006-07 president of Exton/Frazer RC), and Mohini Modak.


Group Study Exchange Team (from left to right): Harshad Dodia (Team Leader), Rodney Mader, Kristan Ware, and Michael Bing.

From left to right: Barbara Jackson (GSE Committee) ~ Vaishali Pradhan (GSE team member) ~ Sreeyah Kulkarni (GSE team member) ~ Dabbs Woodfin (Concordville-Chadds Ford RC) ~ Idna Corbett (GSE Comittee Co-Chair) ~ (Harshad Dodia (Westtown-Goshen RC) ~ Siddheshwar [Anna] Nagakar (GSE Team Leader) ~ Hemraj Rajput (GSE team member) ~ Mohini Modak (GSE team member)


Clubs are encouraged to invite the outbound 2006-07 India GSE team members to speak at their club meetings.
Their contact information is as follows:

  • Michael Bing – Director of Business Development at VKG Consultants. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Glenside. mab@vkgsolutions.com
  • Rodney Mader – Associate Professor of English Literature at West Chester University. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greater West Chester Sunrise. rmader@wcupa.edu
  • Kristan Ware – Trainer/educator at LHK Partners, Inc. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Eastwick-PHL. kristanware@gmail.com