SEVEN REASONS TO GET INVOLVED WITH GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

	1. Remarkable People: the 2007 Inbound team from District 1910, as pictured above (left-to-right) Simona Stipic, Slovenia, Small Enterprise Mgmt and Financial Services Dr. Josip Azman, Croatia, Trauma Physician and Researcher Pamela Pencinger, Croatia, Telecommunications Marketing Team Leader, Dr. Michael Mueller, Austria, Rotarian of Wien-Donau RC, Retired CEO, Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming Elke Pramhaas, Austria, Investment Services and TV Production
	2. Opportunity to enjoy Fellowship with your Las Vegas Club Mates Elizabeth Hamrick, Host Family recruiter -- and a host herself (with husband Shaun Russell) Mike Rutherford, host (with wife Julie and the boys) John and Amy Stevens, hosts and organizers (John was coordinator on behalf of District 5300 for the Southern Nevada Clubs participating in GSE, Amy was Las Vegas Club GSE Chair and oversaw Vocational Hosting) Bob and Deanna Werner hosted the welcome party for the team and Southern Nevada Club volunteers Connie Sanders arranged Embarq/Sprint cell phones for the team's entire stay, and joined us on several social outings
	3. Opportunity to show off the vibrancy of the Vegas economy on the individualized vocational days Chris Steely arranged Michael Mueller's day, and Barbara Krause provided transport      Walter Bracken Magnet School      Dr. Dan Royal, DO, HMD      Dr. Charles Musich, DC   Amy Stevens arranged Joseph Azman's day      Shadowing Dr. Mike Metlzer, Chief of Trauma at Sunrise Hospital and Sunrise Children's Hospital   Connie Sanders arranged Pam Pencinger's day      Embarq      Vegas.com      Sellingsource.com   Mike Daigle arranged Elke Pramhaas' day (and Vicki Wille of the LV Northwest Club provided transport)      KVBC Channel 3 (NBC Affiliate)      Colonial Bank      Wells Fargo      KLAS Channel 8 (CBS Affiliate)   Soozi Jones-Walker arranged Simona Stipic's day (and Dennis Ortwein of the LV Northwest Club provided transport)      MDL Group      US Bank      Norm Jenkins at Sav-Mor      Colonial Bank
	4. Opportunity to show off our community and a few of the projects our Rotary Clubs have undertaken to improve the community We had a great time at the Silverton's Seasons Buffet and the Rio's Penn and Teller -- with generous comps by the venues arranged by Kervin Doak Communications   "Jimmy O" Onoszko and John Stevens arranged a tour of the World Market Center and panel discussion of the Opportunities and Challenges of Rapid Growth, with thanks to panelists from our Club      Ty Hilbrecht      Bert and Cheryl Purdue      Amy Stevens        joined by Duane Sonnenberg of Salvation Army (arranged by Bill Raihl) and David Byerman   Many of the volunteers joined the team to enjoy a Lake Mead Dinner Cruise, where we were also joined by President Elect Randy Campanale with wife, Karen, and Board Member Karen Whisenhunt with husband, Tom   Michael Gordon and Amanda Hurst marshalled the new Community Rotaract Club to join the team at many events, and to host a youthful Friday night on the Strip, with Mike Rutherford of our club as a great host to boot
	5. Opportunity to help foster international relations by engaging political, business, cultural, and educational leaders in an exchange of experiences.
	6. Opportunity to work with Rotarians from around the District geographically that serve on the Committee. John could not have worked things out without the huge help of Wenlee Jensen of the LV Northwest Club, and the help of Mike Link of LV West   Vegas Host families included great folks from other Clubs: PDG Roy York of the Fremont Club (and wife Kathy); President Maureen McKinley of the LV Central Club (and father, PDG John); Adrienne Cox of the LV Southwest Club   The Moapa Valley Club showed off the Valley of Fire and rural Nevada hospitality as overnight hosts -- special thanks to Chris and Kevin Green, and to Steve and Terri Getz   Jan Carlton of the LV West Club (and wife of our own Pat Carlton) does a fantastic job as Southern Nevada GSE Treasurer for our collection of clubs (of which 10 clubs gave funds to fund our efforts)   Maureen and Barry Thibodeau of the Henderson Club provided a full day of Cultural Tours, including a visit with Mayor Oscar Goodman (joined by Pat Carlton and Michael Gordon; meeting arranged by Councilman Larry Brown of LV Northwest Club); Behind the Scenes Tour of the Bellagio Gardens and Fountains; the Atomic Testing Museum; and the Ethel M Chocolate Factory   Dennis Ortwein and Vicke Wille of the LV Northwest Club arranged a half-day tour of Rotary Community Service Projects in the area, including the Booker School and NALA. (Lynn and Richard Peterson of the LV Northwest Club were on stanby as drivers, which is wonderful for peace of mind.)   The LV West and Green Valley Clubs were both great hosts for the team to make their formal presentation. Each of those Clubs also had their "standard businiess" of excellent community service to discuss, which allowed the Team members to hear the depth of Rotary Service far beyond GSE   President Mark McGinty of the Boulder City Sunrise Club helped arrange the Lake Mead Cruise, and Mike Link of LV West Club arranged two great speakers on water, the lake, and the West   District Governor Nominee for 2009-2010 Tom Novotny of LV West helped on a variety of fronts   District GSE Chair Greg Custer of the San Marino, CA Club is still working hard to make sure the team enjoys the entire District for their month in our part of the world   Nevada State Senator Bob Beers of the LV Northwest Club helped us secure a Proclamation of May 1, 2007 as Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Day from Governor Jim Gibbons
	7. Opportunity to add spice and change your life - Make the decision to do something extraordinary with your time and talents.

Click here for info about the 2008 GSE, or visit www.district5300.org/gse for more information. If you have questions, please feel free to contact:

Pamela Hayes, Team Leader 626-337-6200 or

Greg Custer, GSE Chair at 626-441-5111.

   The deadline for submittal of Rotarian Team Leader applications is June 22, 2007.

The deadline for submittal of team member applications is August 25, 2007.   

Download the PDF Team Member application here.