WELCOME RFE D6250 INBOUND TEAM

Negros Hosts welcome RFE Inbound Team from Wisconsin,
USA (D6250) with PDG Nanette Garcia and RFE Chair
PP Megs Lunn, at Silay Airport.

For the first time, D3850 hosted the D6250 Rotary Friendship Exchange Inbound Team from Wisconsin, USA from Jan 12-20, 2015.

D3850 RFE Chair (2014-2016) PP Megs Lunn (RC Roxas) laid down the itineraries in cooperation with all the club and family hosts of the different clubs in Negros, Iloilo, Roxas and Kalibo.

The following RFE Inbound Team were: RFE Chair PP Darla and husband Brian Leich of the RC of Marshfield Sunrise, Rtn. Cora Holloway of RC Madison West Towne Middleton, Rtn. Mark Etrheim of RC La Crosse and Rtn. Edwin and son Ernes Bos of RC Fort Atkinson of D6250, respectively.

RC Kalibo welcomes RFE with
Pres Arnold I. Jayme.

The Rotary Club hosts from D3850 were the following: (Bacolod) Pres. Chris Sorongon -RC Bacolod South, Pres. Robert Cerrada and PP Harish Nandwani - RC Bacolod North, Pres. Nat Villasor- RC Victorias and Pres. Tin Toledo - RC Bacolod West; (Iloilo) Pres Steve Contreras- RC Iloilo, Pres. Joy Visitacion and PP Elma Magbanua- RC Central Iloilo City, Pres. Rose Aguirre of RC Jaro Centraline and Pres. Beng Camaya of RC Iloilo South; (Roxas) PDG Mark Ortiz of RC Roxas, PP Reubin Yap of RC Roxas, Rtn. Bubs Ong of RC Roxas, AG Jerry Olson of RC Metro Roxas; (Kalibo) RFE Chair/PP Megs Lunn of RC Roxas, PN Roger De Guzman of RC Kalibo, Rtn. Remedio Ambrocio of RC Kalibo and PP Lando Navarra of RC Metro Kalibo.

RC Roxas and RC Metro Roxas RFE Hosts led by
AG Jerry Olson and PDG Mark Ortiz, with
RFE Inbound Team

The Inbound team was engaged in Rotary project visits and community immersion with their family and host club around Negros Occidental and Panay Island. The cultural exchange on their part is in much larger perspective, so they say, as they were ushered to the rural areas like the coastal town of Victorias with the victims of Yolanda and the boat projects, the handicapped children centers around Negros, the school library projects in Iloilo, the water and school building projects in Roxas and the Rotary Public Image during the Ati-Atihan Festival and eco-tourism tour in Kalibo. The team ended their trip to a breathtaking rest and recreation in the world’s best beaches – Boracay Island.

RFE Iloilo Hosts led by PDG Emma Nava
and DGN Ronnie Gabalda, with RFE Inbound Team

The team left a promise to extend help in any Global Grant project and other related Rotary projects they can assist with. The inbound team is now looking forward to D3850 Outbound team between the months of July to middle of September 2015. 

The goal of Rotary Friendship Exchange is to advance international understanding and peace through personal contact across borders, develop interclub relationships for fellowship and service projects, and offer Rotarians the opportunity to make long-lasting friendships while exploring different cultures around the world.