One of my most memorable experiences in my 36 years in Rotary is my participation with my better half in a Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) to Washington State (Seattle) and British Columbia in 2019. I can thoroughly recommend it!What is a Rotary Friendship Exchange? In a nutshell, a team of maximum 12 Rotarians (with or without partners) visit the destination country, get home hosted by fellow Rotarians, get introduced to the sights by locals rather than by tourist guides etc. In turn, our District hosts a team from there. You can add personal travel on either side of these dates. Even better, the Rotary Insurance will cover you and your partner for travel insurance for up to 16 additional days of personal travel.
Obviously, not only will you enjoy a personalised tour of the country, but as you have only minimal accommodation costs, the overall expense of such a trip is much lower. The outgoing RFE to Pennsylvania will visit from 17th - 30th September 2024, visiting District 7430, the South-Eastern part of the US state. Their team will come to us from 1st - 14th March 2024. You can add personal travel on either side of these dates. Even better, the Rotary Insurance will cover you and your partner for travel insurance for up to 16 additional days. (Note: conditions apply).
Check out the PDF in the Download Section on the right for more information, including contact details. There is also more info on our District 9640 Website. Then contact the organiser, Ron Borland (RC of Mermaid Beach) asap - it is filling up fast.