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L to R: Team Leader Liz Metzger and Team Members Kelly Ashe, Chad
Kilmer, Jennifer Ambrose, Megan Ireland
BRITISH GSE TEAM ARRIVES SATURDAY,
MAY 7 - The Group Study Exchange Team from District 1280 (Northwest
England and The Isle of Man) will arrive on Saturday May 7th to begin
their one month vocational and cultural exchange in Central New York.
All Rotarians in District 7150 are encouraged to show up at Syracuse Hancock
Airport to greet them. They are scheduled to arrive at 5:47 PM at the
Continental Airlines concourse. A lot of Rotarians with signs, club banners,
cameras, etc. will show them how pleased we are to welcome them to our
District. Please come out to the airport and share the moment. Also, Our
outbound GSE Team selection process is almost complete. We have four young
medical professionals who had applied for the GSE Team to visit N o r
t h w e s t E n g l a n d i n September and October 2011, but the Rotary
Foundation requires four Team Members. Therefore, even though our original
application deadline has passed, we are reopening the application process
to recruit one or two more candidates. The new deadline will be June 17th.
Download applicant information here.
- Tom Collins
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The British Group Study Exchange
(GSE) Team is coming from Rotary District 1280, encompassing Northwest
England and the Isle of Man. Their Team Leader and four team members will
arrive one week prior to our District Conference. They will spend four
weeks visiting District 7150, representing various aspects of “The
Medical Profession”. We
have several challenges ahead of us as we prepare to host the British
Team and select our own team to return the visit to District 1280 in the
beginning of our next Rotary year. The GSE Committee
accepted applications for the GSE Team Leader for our District’s
exchange with District 1280, Northwest England and the Isle of Man. The
exchange will take place from mid-September 2011 to mid-October 2011.
This will be a “focused exchange” with all Team Members representing
some facet of the medical profession. Any interested Rotarians contact
the Outbound GSE Chair, Henry “Mac” MacDonald, via email
or at 315-246-3603; or Inbound GSE Chair Tom Collins via email
or at 315-497-3088. Interested Rotarians in District
7150 are urged to apply for the all expense paid exchange to England.
Applications for Team Leader, which must be routed through the applicant's
home club, can be downloaded here.
Download Press
Release Outbound * Download Team
Member Solicitation * Download Team Leader Application
MEET THE BRITISH GSE TEAM
by Tom Collins, GSE co-Chair
The British GSE Team
from Rotary District 1280 (Northwest England and the Isle of Man)
will arrive May 7 to begin their month-long vocational and cultural
visit with District 7150.
The team is led by
Rotarian Tony Beckett, a member of the Rotary Club of Irlam since
2004. Tony is a Police Office with 27 years of service. He currently
serves with the Greater Manchester Police. As a teenager, Tony
developed a love of outdoor pursuits such as camping, fell walking,
and mountain climbing. Above all, though, sailing is his passion.
For more than 25 years he has run his own youth group aimed at
children aged 11-18 years and equips them with the skills needed
to pass the National levels of Competency in Dinghy sailing. A
firm believer in “Service before Self”, Tony is convinced
that he was a Rotarian long before he ever heard of the club!
He feels privileged to be the leader of such a dedicated and professional
team.
Doctor Sarah Blaney
is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ramsey. She has dual specialties
in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine and has been
a member of the Royal College of Physicians (London) since 2009.
She has an interest in health care in developing countries stemming
from a medical student elective in Nepal. During the next stage
of her career she plans to pursue further opportunities to spend
vocational time abroad. Sarah is a musician who plays the French
Horn. Her lasting appreciation of classical music has led to her
being elected musical director for Liverpool Medical Students
Society in her final year at University. She has also learned
to conduct and has coordinated a production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s
operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” Sarah developed
a love of the outdoors early in life. She maintains a healthy
work-life balance through tennis, running, and swimming. While
working on the Isle of Man, Sarah enjoys the pleasures or horse
riding and coastal walks.
Team Member Victoria
Watterson is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Rushton and Western
Man. Victoria is a Registered General Nurse trained on the Isle
of Man where she earned her Diplomate between 2006 and 2009. She
is now studying for her BSc. She has been working at a local specialist
palliative care unit for nearly three years, supporting g patients
with cancer and other chronic debilitating diseases. The field
of palliative care is an unusual one for a person of such a young
age, but Victoria is passionate about her work. As an example,
she spent four weeks of her vacation last year working with a
charity providing palliative care in rural India. She now provides
updates to her contacts in India and hopes to return to work there
one day. Victoria is 25 years old and was born and raised in the
Isle of Man. Living on an island, she has the sea in her blood.
She spent many of her teenage years helping with the work of a
shark and whale research charity founded by her father. She enjoys
running, cycling, horse riding, skiing, and spending time with
friends and family.
Team Member Karen
Skinner is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Douglas. She is a Registered
Nurse working at Nobles (Isle of Man) Hospital in the Operating
Department. After 3 years of training, she joined the Perioperative
Team in 2003. In 2006 she became the Perioperative/Theatre Team
Leader. She currently specializes in Ophthalmic, Maxilla Facial,
and Ear Nose and Throat surgery. Karen, too, was born and raised
on the Isle of Man and is very proud of her Manx roots. When not
working, she keeps fit by walking, running, mountain biking, and
swimming. During 2010 she entered and completed two half-marathons
to raise funds on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Hopefully,
more will follow!
Team Member Louise
Dowle is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bolton. She is 32 years
old and was born and raised in Bolton near Manchester. She graduated
from Kings College (London) and has been qualified as a Registered
Nurse for 11 years. She is currently working as a Nutrition Specialist
Nurse at Wrightington, Wigan, and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
As a Nutrition Specialist Nurse, Louise works with many different
professionals within the hospital including gastroenterologists,
dietitians, speech and language therapists, and pharmacists. A
large portion of her job involves the education of nursing staff,
patients, and relatives on a variety of feeding methods. Louise
enjoys hill and mountain walking, particularly in the Lake District,
cooking, reading, and keeping fit through jogging and gym work.
She derives a lot of pleasure from playing her clarinet. She is
delighted to be taking part in the GSE between Districts 1280
and 7150 and is looking forward to sharing practice and learning
about a different healthcare setting and culture.
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The team from Britain beings their Visit in NYS!
May 8th, 2011 in Auburn, NY. From the
left: Karen, DG PJ, Louise, Tony, Vicki, and Sarah.
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Liz Metzger, Canastota Rotary Club, is the
2010-11 GSE Team Leader from District 7150
Elizabeth “Liz” Metzger is the
Director of the Canastota Public Library. She has been an active
member of the Canastota Rotary Club since 2000, was Club President
in 2004-05 and is currently the Club Secretary. A 1983 graduate
of Cornell University with a B.S. in Nutrition, Liz was a Nutrition
Educator for the WIC program and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
She received her Master’s of Library Science degree from Syracuse
University and has been trying to dispel those old librarian stereotypes
-glasses, hair in bun, sensible shoes- since 1995. Liz has been
a member of the Oneida Healthcare Board of Trustees since 2008.
She is married and is the mother of two college aged children. Liz
loves reading, of course, as well as waterskiing, gardening, dancing
and traveling.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
of a GSE Team Leader
The team leader acts as advocate,
confidant, mediator, organizer, intermediary, consultant, colleague,
friend, motivator, arbitrator, and protector of team members. As
the only Rotarian on the team, the team leader is expected to assume
complete control of the team and put its interest first. The team
leader must be an experienced Rotarian, not be the current District
governor, immediate past district governor, or district Governor-elect,
remain with the team for the duration of the exchange, be willing
and able, physically and mentally, to keep pace with the GSE team,
and not be accompanied by a spouse, companion, or other relative
or dependent.
The team leader should help coordinate
the exchange by facilitating the submission of pre and post departure
documents, develop and conduct the team training and assist in the
selection of the team. An ideal team leader is not more than 20
years older than the oldest team member, possesses outstanding interpersonal
communication skills, has presentation and public speaking skill
and is able to help the team prepare for speeches at Rotary clubs,
and has the ability to imbue a team with a sense of mission.
Experienced Rotarians who have an
interest in developing their leadership skills above the club level,
Rotarians who have traveled internationally, and Rotarians who have
sharpened their leadership skills at the local club or district
level make ideal candidates.
Interested Rotarians in District
7150 are urged to apply for the all expense paid exchange to Northwest
England and the Isle of Man. The native language of District 1280
is English. Applications for Team Leader can be downloaded here
Team
Leader applications.
Qualifications
for Team Leader & Team Member
- All interested candidates need
to have their candidacy endorsed by a Rotary Club in the community
where the applicant works or lives. Endorsed applications are
sent on for district level consideration.
- Team members must be between the
ages of 25 and 40; be employed in a full time recognized profession;
not be a Rotarian, honorary Rotarian, Rotary employee; or lineal
descendant or spouse of a Rotarian; or spouse of another team
member, an honorary Rotarian, or an employee of Rotary; or anyone
who has been affiliated with Rotary for the past 36 months.
- Team members must be a citizen
of the country in which they reside, and in good health. The candidate
must be neat in appearance and able to express himself or herself
clearly and logically. They should have a sound general educational
background, be interested in and clearly enthusiastic about their
chosen vocation or profession. They should be open-minded, tolerant
and flexible. The candidate should be comfortable working as part
of a team with a schedule that is at times physically and emotionally
demanding but incredibly rewarding.
A team member must 1.
Be able to participate in team orientations and take the four weeks
away from work and family 2. Be non-Rotarian and not a blood relative
of a Rotarian, 3. Be between ages 25 and 40 to insure maximum impact
on long term career development, 4. Be a US citizen in good health,
5. Be neat in appearance, 6. Be articulate and able to speak before
a group, 7. Have a sound educational and professional background,
8. Be enthusiastic about his/her chosen vocation, and 9. Be currently
employed on a full time basis - engaged in that business or profession
for at least two years. Team member applicants should be open-minded,
tolerant, flexible and above all be able to live within and adopt
a different culture during the exchange period. They must be willing
and able to follow the direction of the Team Leader. An essay of
intent is required from each applicant. A brief resume would also
be helpful to the selection committee.
There are many ways to recruit
team members. Contact the CEO or owner of companies or establishments
in your area. Contact your local government heads. Make them aware
of the program and ask if they have an employee to nominate. Point
out that team members return to work with an understanding of how
a similar job is performed in another country and can potentially
become better employees. Explain that the program expenses are paid
by Rotary and that the employer needs only to provide four weeks
off work using a method of his/her choosing i.e. vacation time,
leave without pay, etc. Offer a copy of the RI GSE brochure and
then followup. Encourage your club members to talk with friends
and fellow employees to identify potential participants and then
ask your Club's International Chair or GSE Chair to followup.
As a Rotarian reading this, you can
help find the young men and women who will make up the District
7150 outbound team. They may be someone you work with, or works
for you. They may be your child’s teacher. They may be a friend,
or a friend’s child. They may be a neighbor, or your neighbor’s
child. We need the help of every Rotarian in District 7150 to identify
and encourage young people to apply for this wonderful all expense
paid vocational adventure.Download
Member
applications &
the GSE Brochure.
Qualifications
for Team Leader & Team Member
- All interested candidates need
to have their candidacy endorsed by a Rotary Club in the community
where the applicant works or lives. Endorsed applications are
sent on for district level consideration.
- Team members must be between the
ages of 25 and 40; be employed in a full time recognized profession;
not be a Rotarian, honorary Rotarian, Rotary employee; or lineal
descendant or spouse of a Rotarian; or spouse of another team
member, an honorary Rotarian, or an employee of Rotary; or anyone
who has been affiliated with Rotary for the past 36 months.
- Team members must be a citizen
of the country in which they reside, and in good health. The candidate
must be neat in appearance and able to express himself or herself
clearly and logically. They should have a sound general educational
background, be interested in and clearly enthusiastic about their
chosen vocation or profession. They should be open-minded, tolerant
and flexible. The candidate should be comfortable working as part
of a team with a schedule that is at times physically and emotionally
demanding but incredibly rewarding.
A team member must 1.
Be able to participate in team orientations and take the four weeks
away from work and family 2. Be non-Rotarian and not a blood relative
of a Rotarian, 3. Be between ages 25 and 40 to insure maximum impact
on long term career development, 4. Be a US citizen in good health,
5. Be neat in appearance, 6. Be articulate and able to speak before
a group, 7. Have a sound educational and professional background,
8. Be enthusiastic about his/her chosen vocation, and 9. Be currently
employed on a full time basis - engaged in that business or profession
for at least two years. Team member applicants should be open-minded,
tolerant, flexible and above all be able to live within and adopt
a different culture during the exchange period. They must be willing
and able to follow the direction of the Team Leader. An essay of
intent is required from each applicant. A brief resume would also
be helpful to the selection committee.
There are many ways to recruit
team members. Contact the CEO or owner of companies or establishments
in your area. Contact your local government heads. Make them aware
of the program and ask if they have an employee to nominate. Point
out that team members return to work with an understanding of how
a similar job is performed in another country and can potentially
become better employees. Explain that the program expenses are paid
by Rotary and that the employer needs only to provide four weeks
off work using a method of his/her choosing i.e. vacation time,
leave without pay, etc. Offer a copy of the RI GSE brochure and
then followup. Encourage your club members to talk with friends
and fellow employees to identify potential participants and then
ask your Club's International Chair or GSE Chair to followup.
As a Rotarian reading this, you can
help find the young men and women who will make up the District
7150 outbound team. They may be someone you work with, or works
for you. They may be your child’s teacher. They may be a friend,
or a friend’s child. They may be a neighbor, or your neighbor’s
child. We need the help of every Rotarian in District 7150 to identify
and encourage young people to apply for this wonderful all expense
paid vocational adventure. |
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