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 ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE
An
interesting Rotary program of fellowship is the
Rotary Friendship Exchange. This activity,
originally recommended by the New Horizons
Committee in 1981, is intended to encourage
Rotarians and spouses to visit with Rotarian
families in other parts of the world. It may be
conducted on a club-to-club or
district-to-district basis.
The idea
is for several Rotarian couples to travel to
another country on the Rotary Friendship
Exchange. Later the hospitality is reversed when
the visit is exchanged. After a successful pilot
experiment, the Rotary Friendship Exchange has
become a permanent program of Rotary.
The Rotary
Friendship Exchange is frequently compared to
the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary
Foundation, except that it involves Rotarian
couples who personally pay for all expenses of
their intercountry experience. Doors of
friendship are opened in a way which could not
be duplicated except in Rotary.
Rotarians
seeking an unusual vacation and fellowship
experience should learn more about the Rotary
Friendship Exchange. Some unusual Rotary
adventures are awaiting you! |
Rotary
Friendship Exchange is Rotary's
international exchange program for
Rotarians and their families. Friendship
Exchange provides participants the
opportunity to experience other cultures
by staying in the homes of Rotarians in
other countries. The program aims to
advance international understanding and
peace through personal contact across
borders while developing interclub
relationships for fellowship and service
projects. 