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DISTRICT 5080 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP TOUR 2010
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The
International Friendship Tour is an annual event organized by the
Youth Exchange Committee of Rotary
District 5080. All of the
inbound exchange students in District 5080 will travel through the
district accompanied by two chaperones.
During
the tour students will be hosted by the Rotary Clubs in the towns
that are visited. Lots of
exciting activities are planned! Some of the time the group
will stay together in a
school or church, and other times students will stay in
individual homes.
WHY
DOES ROTARY SPONSOR THE TOUR EACH YEAR?
 | To provide opportunities for
friendships between the residents of our district and the young people from
many countries who are living here as exchange students. |
| To promote Rotary Youth Exchange.
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| To extend the Rotary spirit of
International friendship and understanding into the communities visited by
the tour. |
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WILL BE UPDATED
IN
THE SPRING OF 2011
Rotary
District 5080
2011
International Friendship Tour
Clubs to pick up
students at end of Conference on Sunday.
It is the Clubs responsibility to arrange for a ride
HOME from the Conference for their students. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COUNSELORS AND CLUB YE
CHAIRS |
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All Rotary exchange students are required to participate in the International
Friendship Tour and District Conference.
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The cost of the International Friendship
Tour and Conference has been
prepaid
by the Inbound Students. Host Clubs do
NOT
Pay for the Tour and Conference.
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Students
must be picked up at the conclusion of the
District Conference
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PLEASE
make sure that each student brings a
photocopy of their passport and visas to
give to the chaperones.
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Complete
the confirmation form below so that we know all students
have been notified about the tour and will be properly
prepared.
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Student's List of Things to
Bring |
WILL BE UPDATED
IN
THE SPRING OF 2011 |
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STUDENTS.... |
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The purpose of the
International Friendship Tour is to promote… INTERNATIONAL
FRIENDSHIPS!
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The best way to promote
international friendship is for people from all over the world to meet
each other.
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That's what the tour is all
about…meeting people…. getting to know them, and them getting to
know you.
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So make an effort to meet
lots of people in the towns that you visit! |
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Be friendly!
And have a great time doing it! We want this to be a
highlight of your year in our district.
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| OTHER TOURS
AND ACTIVITIES |
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Check
out
this
web
site
for
more Tour
Information:
http://www.ryetours.org
This
is
a
great
site
for
tours:
www.youthexchangetours.com
PDG
Chuck
Frazier,
tour
administrator
(District
5710)
South
Central
Ambassador
Tours,
Inc.
(formerly
South
Central
Rotary
Youth
Exchange
Tours)
Box
1071,
Emporia,
KS
66801
(620)342-9016
Rotary
West
Coast
Tour
Starts
June
7th,
2008
in San
Francisco
then
on
to
Los
Angles,
Las
Vegas,
Reno
&
More!
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TRAVEL
GUIDELINES AND POLICIES
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Exchange students are not permitted to drive
any motorized vehicle under any circumstances. This
means ALL MOTORIZED VEHICLES! Simply stated: If it has
a motor in it...you can't drive it! |
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Travel
on an organized school trips is authorized, but the Rotary counsellor must be
advised.
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Travel
on special Rotary sponsored tours, such as the West Coast tours conducted in the
summer months, is permitted.
Neither a detailed itinerary nor permission from natural parents is
required for Rotary sponsored travel. However,
students must obtain prior permission from their host family and Rotary Club
counselor. Where practical the
student’s natural parents should also be advised in advance of such travel.
Exchange students assume financial responsibility for all costs when
traveling with other students or other families, and any return tickets must be
purchased before departure. |
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Other
travel while on exchange must be approved by the student’s host family
and Rotary club counselor, and should generally be in the company of a host
family, a Rotary family, or a Rotary-approved family or individual. Students who wish to travel with other families must have the
prior approval of their host parents and natural parents. The student's
counselor must be notified in advance for all travel outside of the district,
including vacations or weekend holidays with host parents. The counselor
will determine if it is necessary to contact the youth exchange chairman in
District 5080 or if any special notification or permission is required.
Rotary has a responsibility to know where are students are at all times, in the
event that emergencies arise. Download: Travel
Permission Form. |
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Students are not allowed to travel unaccompanied unless:
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(a) They have the prior written consent of their host parents and natural
parents.
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(b) They are traveling via approved public
transportation.
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(c) They will be met and housed at the destination point by a person or
persons approved in advance by the current host family and the Rotary club
counselor; and |
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(d) A
written itinerary has been provided to, and approved by, the host
family, Rotary Club counselor, and the Chair or a Vice-Chair of the District
5080 Youth Exchange Committee. The
itinerary must include all bus/plane stops, including the dates and times, and
must list all Rotary or other hosting families during the trip.
Under no circumstances may a
student call a local Rotarian at a
location en route and ask to be hosted! |
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"LOCAL
TRAVEL"- It is preferable for students to be driven by an adult, however local travel (within about 30
miles or 50 km of the host community) may be with a teenage driver, provided the host family knows the driver and would normally allow their own
child to ride with that person.
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