Include a Rotary Friendship Exchange to Sri Lanka in your vacation plans for 2017!!
Applications are currently being accepted for a Rotary Friendship Exchange to Sri Lanka Friday, February 10th to 23rd, 2017
Currently, we are looking for 10 Rotarians (in any combination of individuals and couples) for this exchange.
The exchange is to Sri Lanka - District 3220 that encompasses clubs in cities and towns like Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Nuwara Eliya, & Badulla.
This Friendship Exchange will involve 15 nights including one pre-exchange night in hotel then 14 days/nights with different host Rotary families (3-4 nights each approximately). There is usually a maximum of 5-6 host families per host Rotary club. Programming includes Rotary activities, touring local points of interest and visiting tourist attractions.
The exchange is dependent on a minimum number of interested participants.
Some additional facts:
· Participants must pay all costs except the billeting provided by Rotarians in Sri Lanka.
· On this exchange most local transportation is provided by the hosts at nominal cost to us.
· Travel to Sri Lanka is booked individually (not as a group) so your plans can include pre and/or post-Exchange travel.
· Arrival will be thru Columbo airport with possible connection to initial host city by air/car or train (to be confirmed by Outbound Coordinator at first meeting).
· Must be prepared to complete the full exchange ie. arrival on Feb 9 commencement of the Exchange on February 10, 2017. The last night at the host families will be February 23 but the departure will be on February 24, 2017.
· The Rotarian must be part of the travelling group.
· The group will participate in pre-exchange planning meetings with a district coordinator.
· This is a District to District Exchange and while participation in hosting an inbound exchange would be appreciated, it is not a requirement (but does help in assessing successful candidates if we are oversubscribed).
CRITERIA:
Must be a Rotarian in good standing.
Participants must be team players as the group will travel together for the duration of the exchange.
Must be a good ambassador for Rotary and Canada.
Must be in reasonable physical condition as the exchange will involve tourism activities that may require some moderate walking.
An application should be submitted promptly as we expect this exchange will be a popular one! Extensive Rotary experience is not a requirement but may be a factor in selecting the team if the Exchange is oversubscribed by the deadline (RFE involvement ie. Hosting is heavily weighted). So please complete ALL questions on the application, in detail, as it may be the difference of whether you are chosen or not. Deadline for applications and RECEIPT OF DEPOSIT CHQ will be August 26, 2016.
Applications should be submitted to:
Surinder Khanna
107 Oakbriar Close SW
Calgary, AB
T2V 5G9