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Rotary seeks area professionals for trip to Greece

New Rotarian PHOTO PROVIDED The newest member of the Rotary Club of Hammondsport is Ellen Freville, pictured above, an office assistant at the Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of Hammondsport Central School and recently relocated to Hammondsport

Rotarians of the Finger Lakes region and District 7120 are seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Greece in May 2008 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of The Rotary Foundation.

Through the program, teams of professionals representing the two countries exchange visits. The awards involve four week visits, during which team members share personal knowledge of their own country and experience customs, vocations and lifestyles of another.

The purpose of the Group Study Exchange is to promote international understanding and goodwill through person-to-person contact. While abroad, team members stay in Rotarians' homes in various cities and towns and have the opportunity to meet their professional counterparts. They also give presentations to Rotary clubs and other groups about their home country. Members will also attend Rotary District Conferences here and in Greece and will be expected to share their experiences at various Rotary Clubs on their return

Celebrating 200 years of history PHOTO PROVIDED Bath Rotarians recently toured the First Presbyterian Church of Bath, which this week kicks off a year-long celebration of the 200th anniversary of its founding. Pictured above, Rotarians listen to a presentation by Helen Burke in the nave of the church.

The Rotary Foundation provides round-trip air travel, and local Rotarians in Greece provide meals, lodging, group travel in their district. Team members pay only for personal and incidental expenses.

People interested in applying should be employed full-time in a recognized business or profession. Young professionals in the field ages 25 - 40 are encouraged to apply. Applicants must live or be employed in Rotary District 7120 and must not be related to a Rotarian. Applications are due to Tom Coene, 864 Leicester Rd., Caledonia, NY 14423 by September 30, 2007.

For an application, and more information please contact H. Tom Coene, 585/538-6149, or email: hcoene@rochester.rr.com.

The 4-Way Test

From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting

high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is "The 4- Way Test".

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word code of ethics for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways.