Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In 166 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs.
      In nearly 100 years, Rotary has grown from a small club of four members to a worldwide network of men and women who sharea common vision for a better world. The world’s first service organization, Rotary has a long history of helping those in need and uniting people of different cultures and beliefs. Through the work of individual Rotary clubs, and through the programs of Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation, Rotary is makign the world a better place.
      One of the programs of Rotary is the Group Study Exchange, a program that unites the members of two districts in different countries to share and learn from each other. It is a tremendous honor to take place in a Rotary vocational and cultural exchange.

2003-04 GSE exchange chair Ron Keyser announced the 2004 GSE team members going to District 3630 in South Korea.

The team members and alternates include:
Pam Brennan, Lewisburg, endorsed by State College
Joy Bridy, Huntingdon, endorsed by Huntingdon Rotary
Bob Williams, State College, endorsed by State College
The team leader is Paul Rutter, State College Downtown.

The team begins a series of monthly meetings to prepare for the exchange which begins April 1 on a 30 hour flight to Seoul from State College with several stops. The region of Korea the team is going to is in the Southeast, north of Pusan. Andong, Kyongju, and Pohang are some of the larger cities. The area is known for retaining traditional Korean culture.

GSE presentation (using power point)

Previous GSE countries
2002 Argentina | 2001 Kazakhstan | 2000 Japan |1999 Central America
1998 France | 1997 Finland | 1996 Australia


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