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Lawrenceville Welcomes Our New GRSP Student: Chloe Chilver

On Friday, August 13th, Chloe Chilver, our GRSP student for the school year 2010 – 2011, arrived in Georgia from her native Wales. Not even 24 hours in the States, and she participated in her first official act, and volunteered with our Club’s Beautification Project: Adopt-A-Road.
Chloe is from Overton, a small farming village on the border of Wales and England. One thing to know about Wales is that it takes part in the International Eisteddfod, which is like competition for musicians and poets from all over the world. Chloe says she is into sports and likes to stay fit. Her interests include badminton, archery, and clay pigeon shooting. She is 18 years old, and just graduated from high school. She will be enrolled at Brenau University, in Gainesville.

Sponsoring clubs include Lawrenceville, Buford / North Gwinnett, Gwinnett Mosaic, and South Hall. Paula and Beatty McCaleb are the host family. Her first Lawrenceville Club visit will be on Monday, August 16th.

GEORGIA ROTARY STUDENT PROGRAM

Since 1999, the Rotary Club of Wrexham Erddig has been sponsoring students to participate in the Georgia Rotary Student Programme. Every year up to 70 students from all over the world are accepted into the scheme, and thanks to the massive generosity of Rotarians in the state of Georgia, USA, the cost of their food, accommodation and college fees are fully paid. The students just have to meet the cost of their flights, insurance and spending money.

Three students are participating in the scheme in 2010-2011. They are Christian Dickenson, Christian Chalk and Chloe Chilver. They depart to Georgia at the end of August. All three are former students at Maelor School, Penley.

Rotarian Philip Squires from the Wrexham club says: “GRSP has provided this unique opportunity for young people from around the world since 1947. Each year, over 60 students meet initially and spend two days getting to know each other, before joining their respective college or university. This will is a great experience for these young people provided through the generosity of our fellow Rotarians in Georgia, USA”. This is not an exchange scholarship, although a number of countries do reciprocate in a small way. By way of thanks, and in recognition of the generosity of Rotarians in Georgia, Wrexham Erddig club have, on several occasions hosted two young people from Georgia for a three week cultural visit to North Wales.

Each student will have a host family in Georgia to look after them throughout their stay. One of the ideals of Rotary is to promote world peace and understanding. This scheme started by Rotarians in Georgia, USA, in 1946 just after the Second World War, exemplifies those aims.

Visit the American GRSP website.

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District Conference

RCL After conference attendee reports from Rotary Club of Lawrenceville
District 6910 Conference

Why did eight members of our Rotary Club of Lawrenceville go to District conference? It required missing work for a day or two, driving five hours across Georgia to Hilton Head and then back home, paying convention registration fees and hotel expenses, and giving up a spring week-end at home. Why?

Because the benefits and pleasures outweighed these factors. The primary benefit for me, a relatively new District 6910 member, was the opportunity to meet people and to get to know my Lawrenceville colleagues better in the beautiful setting of Hilton Head Island. The Lawrenceville contingent and their spouses went out of their way to include me in lunch plans and to introduce me to Rotarians they knew from other clubs. In short, it was a very social week-end, with three parties each night in the Hospitality Rooms and chances to try local restaurants on the Island in good company.
The social aspect was fun but the informational sessions were truly inspirational. From the energetic GRSP student presentations to the talks by Grant Wilkins, the International President’s representative, I came away feeling pride in being a part of an organization which truly has an impact for good in the world. The GRSP students and Group Study Exchange teams attested to increased understanding and appreciation for cultural differences; the many fine projects sponsored by the Foundation have resulted in improving countless lives in undeveloped countries. Local clubs described successful projects which have made a difference in Georgia communities. I got a better understanding of Rotary structure and how the different committees work. Going to District taught me about Rotary, about Georgia, and about the world.

Dr. Jill T. Jones

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