G'day from Newcastle.
Australian Rotarians Pat & Trish Moore visited the Club to tell us about their hometown of Newcastle, north of Sydney, NSW.
and shared their enthusiasm for the Rotary Friendship Exchange Program.
Rotarians Pat and Trish Moore spent a few days in Penzance before travelling to near Walsall in the West Midlands on the last leg of their nternational trip around the world. Having spent time in the U.S.A. the couple were staying with friends in West Cornwall and took the opportunity to visit our club and share with us a brief slide show about their hometown north of Sidney Australia.
Pat and Trish are members of the Rotary Club of Newcastle Enterprise and are keen supporters of the Rotary Friendship Exchange Program.
The Rotary Friendship Exchange Program provides a means through which Rotarians in one part of the world can experience life in another country or culture. Its goal is to advance international understanding and goodwill through person-to-person connections across national boundaries.
There are two types of Friendship Exchanges. The first is the Visitor Program in which individual Rotarians, often accompanied by family members, spend a few days in a Rotarian home in another country. The second is the Team Program in which Rotarians, often couples, typically ten to twelve in number, visit several communities in the host district for a period of time up to four weeks. The number of persons on the team and the length of stay are flexible; the districts involved agreeing on those details before the exchange occurs.
Districts are also encouraged to consider arranging vocational Visitor and Team exchanges, those in which host and guest Rotarians share the same occupation. Both types of programs are coordinated by district Friendship Exchange committees and both are carried out at no expense to Rotary International..
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The club meets each Friday lunchtime and up to twice each month members and guests enjoy a talk by a speaker. Talks cover a wide range of subjects with most being community focussed. Others may cover a speaker's special interests.
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The Rotary Shop raises funds in order to provide financial assistance to local community groups, welfare groups and for the relief of hardship. Charity Commission Number 1194977.
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Some of the most rewarding activities carried out by Rotarians are the organisation of Vocation based competitions like 'Young Chef', organising concerts for students and conducting 'Mock Job Interviews' for iminent school leavers.
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A wide range of community activities are undertaken by our members, some of which are detailed on the pages of this site. New members are always sought, because with new members come new ideas for new projects to run alongside our existing ones.
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Foundation taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace.
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'Thank you' to the regulars and visitors at the Logan Rock Inn at St. Levan for continuing to help Rotary with the PolioPlus campaign. Rotarians around the world have been raising funds for the eradication of polio for over twenty five years.
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Congratulations to Sue Home and Lynn Symons who have been recognised for their committment to the work of the Rotary Shop.
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