Posted by Janice Geerlofs on Jan 22, 2019

Shona’s Travels

Luke Taylor (Hokitika) Shona & Alex Dodd.
 
One of our members, Shona Dodd, is also the Chair of the District Rotary Youth Exchange Committee. 
 
Janice Geerlofs is also on this committee member as the Outbound Co-ordinator.
 
Every year 40 or so Rotary Youth Exchange students leave New Zealand shores for foreign destinations where they are hosted by Rotary Districts and clubs in exactly the same manner as we are hosting Hans Lübeck.
 
This year it was Shona’s turn to chaperone the group travelling to Europe, including a 3 day stopover in Los Angeles so the students could go to Disneyland and Universal Studios.
 
The group has arrived in Europe safely and were complemented by the Air New Zealand cabin crew via the inflight address system about how well behaved they all were.
 
Outbound students (-3 who went on to USA & Canada)

All the Europe bound students bought a gift which was auctioned at a meeting of the Worchester Rotary Club.  The monies raised were used for community projects.
 
Shona and Alex are having a look around England and will return to New Zealand in 3 weeks’ time.