2006-07
Outbound GSE Team |
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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.

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2005-06
Outbound GSE Teams |
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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
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GSE
Team to District
9200 East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya,
Tanzania, Eritrea and Uganda):
Team Leader Luene Corwin, San Marcos
Rotary Club |
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For
additional information please
contact one of the District 5340 GSE
Co-Chairmen: Bill Ashman (ashmanwj@cox.net)
or Russ Hanthorn (rhanthorn@adelphia.net). |
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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.
More
Information... |
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2004-05
Inbound
GSE Team
Afghanistan |
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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... |
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2004-05
Inbound
GSE Team
Ecuador |
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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.
More... |
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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:
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Cynthia Holman teaches 8th grade at Memorial Academy,
Barrio Logan, and is sponsored by S.E. San Diego Rotary
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Linda Machado is a 3d grade bilingual teacher at Kempton
School, La Mesa, and is sponsored by La Mesa Sunrise
Rotary
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Nicole Mack teaches Spanish at Pacific Beach Middle and is
sponsored by Mission Bay Rotary
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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 |
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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... |
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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...
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2002-03
GSE |
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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...
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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. |
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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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