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2006-07 Outbound GSE Team

GSE Team to District 9200 East Africa
(Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea and Uganda):
Team Leader Beverly Sumwalt,
Bonita Sunrise Rotary Club

The 2006-07 GSE team is a single vocation medical team that is visiting hospitals in East Africa to assess humanitarian needs, as well as researching opportunities for potential matching grant projects.

The team is visiting East Africa for one month from April 20 to May 20, 2007. Read their stories.

2005-06 Outbound GSE Teams

Rotary International District 5340 has selected qualified professionals in the field of education to serve as members of the following two GSE teams heading to Africa during 2005-2006. The teams are scheduled to travel for 4 weeks in April 2006.


Stories

GSE Team to District 9100 West Africa (Ghana): Team Leader Dick Stevens, Encinitas Rotary Club


Stories

GSE Team to District 9200 East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea and Uganda): Team Leader Luene Corwin, San Marcos Rotary Club

For additional information please contact one of the District 5340 GSE Co-Chairmen: Bill Ashman (ashmanwj@cox.net) or Russ Hanthorn (rhanthorn@adelphia.net).

2005-06 Inbound GSE Team
from East Africa (D-9200)

Welcome to the Group Study Exchange Team from District 9200. They arrived Sunday May 1st in the evening. They will stay in San Diego and Imperial Counties until May 28.

Monday, May 2, they had an orientation meeting with Gov. Bob Watson and Gov. Elect Philippe Lamoise. After their meeting, they enjoyed a Mexican lunch in Old Town San Diego.

The first week the Team is in the San Diego Metro area, and the following week they will be in the North County Inland Area.

More Information...

2005-06 Inbound GSE Team
from West Africa (D-9100)

The GSE team from D-9100 will be visiting D-5340 from February 4 - March 4 2006. Photos will be posted frequently to this site as they enjoy their cultural, educational and social experiences while guests in our district.

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2004-05 Inbound GSE Team
Afghanistan

An inbound GSE Team from Afghanistan visited San Diego in May 2005. This team was featured in the Jan 2006 issue of the Rotarian Magazine.

Gallery of Pictures...

2004-05 Inbound GSE Team
Ecuador

The incoming GSE Team from Ecuador (D4400) was in San Diego in April 2005. They were hosted by local Rotarians.

The GSE Team arrived Sunday April 3rd at 7 pm. The team was met by: DG Sandi; TRF Chair Marge Cole; GSE Chair Bill Stumbaugh; GSE Committee members Russ Hanthorn, Bill Ashman and David Ballesteros.

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2004-05 Outbound GSE

District 5340’s Centennial GSE Team went to Ecuador, District 4400, in November 2004. The team, lead by Carlsbad Rotarian Russ Hanthorn, was composed of four educators from our district:

• Cynthia Holman teaches 8th grade at Memorial Academy, Barrio Logan, and is sponsored by S.E. San Diego Rotary

• Linda Machado is a 3d grade bilingual teacher at Kempton School, La Mesa, and is sponsored by La Mesa Sunrise Rotary

• Nicole Mack teaches Spanish at Pacific Beach Middle and is sponsored by Mission Bay Rotary

• Tara Neldon teaches Spanish at Rancho Bernardo H.S. and is sponsored by Rancho Bernardo Rotary

Planning session at Russ Hanthorn’s home
L-R Russ; Tara; Bill S.; Nicole; Linda; Cynthia

The Team was introduced to the District during the 2004 Foundation Seminar at Salk Institute on September 18, 2004.
L-R Russ; Linda; Tara; Nicole; Cynthia

2003-04 GSE

The 2003-04 GSE team has been to Ecuador, District 4400, during the 2003-2004 Rotary year. The team leader was Bill Stumbaugh. Bill is Director of Pupil Services for the Santee School District and a member of the Santee-Lakeside Rotary club, serving as its president in 91-92. The team members have been selected. More...

The incoming GSE Team from Ecuador (D4400) visited San Diego from March 6 to April 2, 2004. They were hosted by local Rotarians and we received some pictures from the various places they visited. More...

2002-03 GSE

The 2002-03 GSE team has been to Ethiopia and Kenya, District 9200. The team left on March 22, 2004 (see departure picture below). The team leader was Bill Ashman, of the La Mesa Rotary Club. More...

2001-02 GSE

The 2001-02 GSE team went to Mexico, District 4180. They went from 02-Apr-02 to 27-Apr-02 (Outbound) and 27-Apr-02 to 25-May-02 (Inbound). The team leader was Marge Cole, of the Santee/Lakeside Rotary Club, Director of Student Support Services for the Grossmont Union High School District.

2000-01 GSE

The 2000-01 GSE team went to Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania, District 9200. They went in April 2001 (Outbound) and May 2001 (Inbound). The team leader was Bob James Sr., of the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club.

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