April 22, Group Study Exchange 2013: Austria

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1 April 22, 2013 Group Study Exchange 2013: Austria Austria is synonymous with Mozart, Vienna, stunning vistas, The Sound of Music and more than 1,000 years of history. Members of the inbound group study exchange team from District 1920 gave club members an informative overview of their country (technically a federal republic comprised of nine independent federal provinces) and even taught us how to yodel! Team leader Julius Stiglechner introduced us to Michaela Waldl (left and bottom), Susanne Pauer (right), Teresia Jeschke (below) and Katharina Wollhofen. The GSE group provided pictures and background on each member. You can find this information in the accompanying pages of this week s Spin! The GSE team will travel around the northern Indiana this month. Read Rotarian Mike Kelly s introductory remarks in this Spin and learn more about our club s group study exchange. Find out more about Austria through the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC.

2 THE DOWNTOWN ROTARY CLUB Next Meeting: April 22, 2013 OPENING DOORS THROUGH SERVICE Greeters Cashier Invocation House Song Leader Sergeant Spin Editor Program Lunch Menu John Gliot & Nate Fink Jill Gutreuter Janet Herman Roger Reece Lisa Waterman Roger Reece Kelly Updike Lisa Pacula The New Ronald McDonald House Salad Bar, Sliced Chicken Breast & Cookies Upcoming Programs April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 RI Foundation Committee presents 2013 Community Service Awards Rotary Speech Contest Winners Bob Fefeman, Midwest Coordinator of United Against a Nuclear Iran (UNAI) Victor Martin, Architect Baker Street Train Station: Efforts to Return Rail Service to Fort Wayne NO MEETING MEMORIAL DAY

3 Club Announcements CUP FOR A CAUSE APRIL 19 MAY 18 August 17 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT! 144 Bags sold = $430+ for the club! Anthony Wayne Club social for the Austrian Group Study Exchange 5:30-7:30pm at Pint & Slice 816 S. Calhoun River Greenway Clean up 10AM at Headwaters Park east Meet in parking lot by Lincoln Pavilion Lunch at Coney Island Start Getting in Shape! Walk/Run Event with Anthony Wayne Club Club Committee Calendar April 23 Board Meeting, 7:30 am Local District and International April April June GSE Team from Austria here District 6540 Annual Conference Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville Rotary International Convention Lisbon, Portugal

4 The Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange Has Returned to District 6540 and Fort Wayne! (Below is club member Mike Kelly s introduction of Monday s Rotary Inbound GSE Team from Austria) This vocational and cultural exchange program for non-rotarians between the ages of 25 and 40 was created to promote peace and understanding throughout the world. We all fondly remember recent teams from Bulgaria, South Korea, Mexico, Turkey, and Argentina. Well, the tradition continues for us again today because of contributions to the foundation by Rotarians like you. This year, our district is exchanging with Rotary District Western Austria. Next month, our outbound team will be traveling there. That team includes three young professionals from Fort Wayne who are sponsored by our club. Tara, Rhonda, and Kirk are finalizing plan for their upcoming adventure. And today, I am thrilled to introduce our inbound team. They arrived in Fort Wayne last Friday night and have already experienced a Sunday Brunch with the Anthony Wayne Club, a TinCaps game, and a tour of our beautiful Embassy Theatre. This afternoon and the rest of this week, they will be spending time in our beautiful city, learning about their vocations and our cultural treasures. From Fort Wayne, they will travel to South Bend, the District Conference in Merrillville, Crown Point, and Bluffton. They will return home on May 11. I am honored to introduce their Rotarian Team Leader, Julius Stiglechner to the podium. He is an energy consultant and has been a Rotarian for 28 years. He will tell you more about his life and introduce his team. Please give a warm Fort Wayne welcome to the team!

5 Paul Harris Fellow Plus Five Honors for Tim Gibson Tim Gibson (left) receives Paul Harris Fellow award from Dick Conklin at Monday s meeting. Tim has been honored with the Paul Harris Fellow distinction five times! Congratulations Tim! World Affairs Conference Committee Meets Gold Standard This week s gold standard recognition was given to the World Affairs Conference Committee. Chair Nick Shah thanked all those who helped with the April event at IPFW: Mike Kelly and IPFW for facility and support; Lona Antil and Tim Gibson as past chairs and expert advisers; Dee Hoffman, Dick Conklin, Tim Gibson as panel presenters; Staci Lugar-Brettin for serving as conference moderator; Tom Kus, Tom Wooding, Catherine Sallaz and Ruth Koontz for their work as committee members. Nearly 70 students from six area high schools participated. Great American Clean-Up Set for May 16 Environmental Committee Chair Bill Gabbard reports our club will do its part again to spruce the River Greenway that day. It all begins at 10 am that Saturday and wrap up around noon with adjournment to Coney Island where Bill buys your first hot dog! Still Time to Sign Up for District 6540 Conference Our annual conference takes place April in Merrillville at the Radisson Star Plaza. Club members can come for one or two days. Get more information and register online! Deadline for registration is Tuesday, April 23.

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