Incoming GSE Team Visit Announced

GSE2008

Get to know the Incoming GSE Team

(Clockwise from top left)

  • Team Member- Manish Shrivastava
  • Team Member- Murali Krishna Ramchandravarapu (Married, 2 Sons – 6 yrs. and 3 mos.) Telecom Franchise Business Owner
  • Team Member- Poonam Pandey ( Single) Junior Doctor, Ashirwad Fertility & Diagnostic Center
  • Team Leader- Rotarian Biswajit Pati, Restaurant Owner,  12 year Rotarian, Past Club President, Past Assistant Dist. Gov., Past Dist. Youth Chair, Past Dist. GSE Chair,
  • Team Member- Sunita Pani  Principal, Delhi Public School


The incoming GSE team from D-3260 (India) will visit our district April 27 - May 24. The district is now accepting club requests for hosting opportunities with the team. If your club is interested in hosting the team, please contact Jim Coloff, GSE Chair, at: jacoloff@hotmail.com. If your club had previously inquired about hosting, please re-submit your request as a confirmation that you are still interested.

Club hosting responsibilities include: in-home housing, meals, an itinerary in your community (due March 1st), transportation in your community, and transportation to the following host site. You are encouraged to also arrange for a reception or other group event for our GSE guests.

GSE Team Meet With District 3260 Governor

Shown above are (L-R) Dani Krass, Kathy Rogotzke, Tom Teggatz, District 3260 Governor Molly Pisarik and Susan Tomlinson. The other two gentlemen were not identified.

You may follow the team's trip by visiting Susan Tomlinson's Blog.

GSE Team Ready To Depart For India

(L-R) Tom Teggatz, Team Leader, Hampton, Dani Krass, Fort Dodge
Molly Pisarik, Monticello, Susan Tomlinson, Humbolt, and
Kathy Rogotzke, Mason City.

The team leaves Sunday, January 20th for India. Their host is District 3260.

Tom Teggatz, Hampton Rotary Club, has been selected at the GSE Team Leader for the upcoming exchange with India (D-3260).

Tom is married and lives in Hampton, and is a 12 year Rotarian. He is a retired military officer and local business owner. He is involved in his community as American Legion Commander, Windsor Theatre Board, Main Street Hampton Board and past board memberships include a RAGBRAI committee chair in 2007, Franklin County Development, Hampton Community Christian Daycare, and Franklin's counties non-elected representative to the NIACOG board. He has traveled overseas to Panama, Japan, Egypt and Kuwait, and recently volunteered for a Rotary trip to Honduras in 2007.

Team members are being sought to join Rotarian Teggatz for 4 weeks in India (D-3260) from January 19 to February 16, 2008. Please recruit individuals 25-40. Learn More

D-5970 is seeking candidates for Group Study Exchange team members. Team member candidates must be non-Rotarians, and cannot be immediate family members of Rotarians. They must be between the ages of 25 and 40. We are seeking professional individuals who will represent D-5970 in our host district and bring back their cultural and professional experiences to share with their co-workers, local rotary club and family here.

Additional information about being a team member is available here

Rotary provides all travel arrangements and the host district provides food, lodging and entertainment while traveling.

Applications are available here:

Team Member Application - 2008

Please forward application materials to: Jim Coloff, 721 Shirley Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 or email to: jacoloff@hotmail.com.


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