EHRC Hosts GSE Team

East Hartford Rotarians Host Group Study Exchange Team from Turkey

On May 10th five members of the GSE Team from Turkey were greeted for a week of cultural and vocational experiences by their host families:  Larry & Janet Hangland (Host Leaders); Jack & Jan Sayre; Bob & Debbie Wood; Dan & Betty Russell; and, John & Sheryl O'Connor.  For the following six days, the Turkish team toured local points of interest, including the CT State House, the USS Nautilus, the Pequot Museum, Main Street Wethersfield, and the Mark Twain House.  They also visited a number of businesses and organizations connected to their particular vocations, including CCAT, Goodwin College and the Connecticut Children's Hospital.  This popular program is sponsored by the Rotary Foundation and the Rotary Club of East Hartford members have participated for many years both as Team Leaders abroad and Hosts for visiting teams.  The Turkish Team had previously spent similar weeks in Putnam, CT, Pittsfield, MA and Torrington, CT, culminating their month-long stay in East Hartford.  A similar team from our District is now over in Turkey experiencing cultural and vocational visits hosted by Turkish Rotary Clubs.

A District party was held on Wed, May 15th to bid a fond farewell to our new found friends from Turkey.  The team members shared their experiences and pictures with attendees and invited us all to visit them in Turkey very soon.