Sent to all 2011-12 District 5960 and Club officers!

Please act today by announcing the opportunity, recruiting qualified candidates by talking with your local businesses about the leadership and business development opportunities to be gained by experiencing Group Study Exchange.  Consider asking an employee or club member to apply.  Presidents, please be sure to submit the Press Release to your local media!  Press Release attached!

1.       Team leaders must be Rotarians (see link below for application, choose Team Leader on left hand menu).

2.       Team members must be non-Rotarian business or professional people between the ages of 25-45 years engaged in a recognized business or profession on a full-time basis for at least the past 2 years.

3.       Additional qualifications for team members (not team leaders)  - Candidates cannot be spouses or lineal descendants of current Rotary members, they must be citizens of the United Sates of America, and must live or work within the limits of Rotary D-5960 and its clubs (St. Paul, southeastern and central MN, parts of western Wisconsin).

4.       All candidates must receive permission from their employers to participate in the exchange BEFORE the interview process.

5.       District level interviews for both team leaders and members are scheduled on October 8, 2011 at the Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America in St. Paul. All applicants must be available all day, starting at 9:00 am. (Qualified candidates will be notified several days before of their interview time)

6.       The current Club President must sign the completed application.

7.       Member applications should be received by the local Rotary Club by September 15, 2011.

8.       Signed applications are due from Rotary Clubs on September 26, 2011 to the Rotary District Office, 2233 Hamline Ave No, Ste 620, Roseville MN 55113.

9.       Applications are available on-line for download at: http://www.rotary.org/en/serviceandfellowship/fellowship/GroupStudyexchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx (see menu on left for Team Leader and Team Member apps)

Consider getting your Rotary club involved in Group Study Exchange, - not only do the participants describe having a life changing experience, but individual clubs gain exposure of and within a new culture.

Jim Hunt                                                                       Margie Horning

D-5960 GSE Chair                                                     D-5960 GSE Selection Committee

651.737.9068                                                              651.429.9111

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