District Conference

Rotary International Districts 6800 & 6150 (GSE Host District) had a joint conference on April 23-25 at Memphis, TN. The GSE team attended the conference on 24^th & 25^th.

The GSE Team and the presentation’s both inbound and out bound of the district  was well received at the conference and had got chance to meet many Rotary leaders including RI President 2010-11.

GSE Inbound and out Bound teams at the Distict Conference

    

Ratna & his team With Ray Klinginsmith RI President 2010-11

  

With the Current Governor RID 6150 Ray Keller and Debbie Brinkley Governor 2009-10

  

With Martin Feldman, R.I President’s Representaive and with PDG Vijay NRI from RID6800

  

At conference with the GSE Team from India RID 3291 who visited RID 6800 Tennesse USA.

 

Youth Exchange studients from different countries and ofcourse another youth exchange at right.

    

     

Some pics from Memphis.

 

 

Thank u,

Srinivas.

 

Jonesboro Experience

The Team Spent a week in Jonesboro Area. Jonesboro is the largest city we visited till now in Arkansas,and its the fifth most populous city in the state with a  population of  around 60,000. Jonesboro is the home to Arkansas State University and is a regional center for manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, education, and trade.

Here are some of the pictures of our tour at Jonesbor Area.

   

Ratna at Rotary Centennial Park with Rtn Chuk Allen The park was bulit by Rotary in the Centennial year at Jonesboro 

                         

Activities while we visited Rotary Club of Quad Cities of Sharp County at AshFlat . The club was formed by people from four towns .The four towns are AshFlat, Cherokee Village, Hardy and highlands and hence the name Rotary club of Quad Cities.

    

Exchanging  Flags with Rtn.John ,president of Rotary club of Joneboro  and at right the GSE team with Dist Governor of RID 6150 RayKeller and his wife Karla. Rotary club of Joneboro has got the privilege to have current District  Governor Raykeller and aswell as many PDG’s.The clubs news letter can be found at the url given under when the GSE team visited the club and made presentation. http://jonesbororotary.org/files/newsletters/NL20090427.pdf

    

The Team Visited Arkansas State University and had exchanged the views about the education system with Vice Chancellor of University Mr.G.Daniel Howard and later each member has been toured to thier related departments to study and experience the education system and technologies that are being implementd here in UnitedStates.

      

With the President of RotaryClub of Pocahantas after a presentation at Rotary meeting and activities in Pocahantas.

                                                                          

We had a chance to visit Black river Technical College which has the Facility of Police Academy Training and particiapted in the training camp.

          

At Rotary club of HarisBurg.

  

Before leaving to Memphis for attending District Conference on the final day at Jonesboro we have been to Arkansas International Magnet School were the Team had a interaction with 350 no of studients in the school at the school stadium. The Picture above on the left side is with an Indian Studient and on the right Ratna joined with the childern to paticipate in their activities.

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Rotarinas be Ready, now our Team leader had become a good cook and …………

 

Thank u

Srinivas.

 

Visit to Paragould (15th to 17th April)

 Paragould Rotary club is one of the mid sized club in the district 6150 which has lot of women Rotarians and the club has got the best club award of the year at the district conference. 

The District Governor Nominee for the year 2009-10 Rtn.Owen Lusk is  from Rotary club of Paragould.Below is the picture of Ratna at Paragould Rotary club at left and right side picture is taken while Ratna is presenting an Indian dress to DG Nominee 2009-10 of RID 6150 on behalf of DG Nominee 2009-10 of RID 3150 Rtn RajyaLakshmi.

       

Blytheville Rotary club  is another club which we visited while we are in Paragould, below is the picture of Ratna and president of Blytheville Rotary Club Exchanging Flags ,

                           

 At Radio:The Team was once again in Radio but this time in Paragould MOR Media Radio Station

 

 Vocational visit’s at  Paragould : Dr Ravi performing some yoga exercises at the well ness center in a  hospital at left and Madhu  playing some Mime for the school children

        

 American Railcar Company.  It’s the Largest Rail car Manufacturing company in the united states. The plant we visited will manufacture oil tankers and its planning to make Rail cars to Indian Railways soon at India.

   

 Visit to community Involvement center and  school

  

 With the Host Famlies in Paragould

 

  And Finally Ratna relaxing playing Piano and going on a ride 

    

Now we are heading towards Jonesbro

we will see you soon

Thank u ,

Srinivas.

Amazing Hosts

The Rotraians here hosting the GSE team members are amazing, they make sure of giving us the best hospitality with flavor of Indian touch.

Below is the Picture of Rtn Nelson from  Batesville who hosted Ratna Prabhakar and the next to is the picture of the Indian Dress that Nelsons GrandFather has bought from India when he visited India long ago.

     

The Hosts suprised the team members by getting dressed in Indian Sarees which made us feel like home here.

            

      

 

 This is the Picture of a Rtn. Charles Brown from Rotary culb of Wynee. Mr.Brown is a Farmer who is cultivating 3500 acers of land in Wynne  & most of the cultivation is rice with the modern and mechanised way of farming and he is been married to Bunny since 40 years. Before visiting Amercia we use to have a Misconception about the American Family systems and Marrages and during  the visit the Misconception has vanished as we are seeing Rotarian Hosts married since more than 4o years and happily living with the families. Mr Brown has 2 childern and both of them works with his father in agriculture.

 

Below are some of the pictures of the Rotarians who hosted the Team during the trip.

 

  

         

Thank u , Srinivas.

 

    

 

 

 

Visit to Batesville on 13th & 14th April

The GSE Tour in Batesville started by visiting University of Arkansas Community College , where the Chancellor of university Rtn Deborah j Frazier has shown the Facility and we were given the opportunity to Participate in the group discussion work shop along with the university students on Hr Management class by Prof James C John son who is a Rotarian. Mr. Johnson has related the Rotary’s “Four way test” with the HR Recruitment fundamentals in the work shop which was very impressive.

Participating in the Group Discussion Work Shop with the  University Studients in the HR Management Class

Rotary Wheel:

One of the interesting things that we find at the Batesville Rotary club is about the Rotary Wheel.

The concept is if a Rotarian in the club failed to attend the regular meeting and even didn’t make up

then at the next meeting he needs to spin the rotary wheel and he has to pay the amount on which

the arrow stops and the amount collected like that will be directed to the rotary foundation.

Tour to Lyon College

(Tour With TIM Burner- Vice president of LYON College which is a Graduate College. The college is the biggest Private College in Arkansas.)

Vocational/Industrial Visits

As a part of Vocational Visit I got a chance to Visit a chemical Plant called Future Fuel who is in the manufacturing of Bio-Fuels (Bio Diesel made out of Soya beans and trees) and Industrial Chemicals. and Ratna has visted the Insurance Company.Madhu has visited Theaters in University and Vidhya has visited Fashion Studio etc..

Tour of Ozark Gate Way Region and Blanchard Carvrens(Caves)

The lime stone rock from which the caves and their formation developed was laid down in ancient sea more than 350 million years ago and still it remains a living cave. The caves are three level cave system which is 250 ft inside a mountain.

More Pictures from Basteville

Thank u

VKN Srinivas.

Mr Mime Madhu performs

Mr Mime Madhu takes Mime class in University of Arkansas Community College – Theatre Arts Department (Click on the image for big image)

GSE team on FOX 16 news channel

GSE team was on FOX 16 news channel in Arkansas for a while in news out side the Race Court in Hotsprings. You can watch Rtn Ratna, GSE Team leader & other team member too.

Marshall Rotary Club

On the Way to Marshall we had a stop at Rose bud to see Karen Pallone and her Veterinary Clinic and toured her 1000 acre Horse Ranch by a Wagon ride, we have done a lot of cowboy stuff in Ranch. Look at our Cowboy isn’t he looking cool??

The Team is ready at its best for one more presentation as it entered Marshall and as usually our lead is back again with his Favorite attire.

(Studients of Marshall with the GSE Team After Presentation)

Next morning we are ready to drive to Hot Springs for 1 Billion $ Horse race  at OAKLAWN Race Track and

to check our luck in a casino.

At The end of the day every body was rich when we come out of race court & casino . How much Rich??  Thats a Secret..

Next Morning ie on 12th Apr it was EASTER, we attended some programs at Church at headed towards Bastesville.

Meet you at Batesville

Srinivas.

Beautiful HeberSprings

The Excited GSE Team Arrived Heber Springs on 7th April which is one the Beautiful places in Arkansas. After meeting our Hosts we headed for an Indian dinner hosted by Rtn. Joe Dailey who visited INDIA on GSE program leading the 6150 GSE Team. He is the one who is very excited to show the Photo Frame of Mahatma Gandhi hanging in his room now. He got that one as a gift from one of our Rotarians back in India during his visit.

Next morning on 8th April the team has a Raid to Jack Dowels camp School. It’s an International Camp school Owned by Rtn. Jack Dowels . The trip to the school is amazing and adventurous as we did all sort of jumping, flying and climbing sports there after the lunch at camp and we been taken for a tour to Fish Hatchery and old age Home & Hospital.

In the Evening it’s the time for other presentation at the joint meeting of the following clubs
• Cleburne County Rotary Club
• Heber Springs Rotary Club
• Fair Field Rotary Club

The Presentation went very well and the chief guest Mayor of the Heber Springs Mr. Jackie McPherson and all the Rotarians appreciated the team as theyare very impressed with the presentation and the team has been awarded with the honorary citizen proclamation for the Heber springs by the Mayor.

Team Leader Ratna with the GSE Coordiantor of Heber Springs Rtn.Paul

09th April on the morning we visited Heber Springs Elementary school to meet the 4th grade children and educate them about India and Indian Culture . i wondered to see the borad in fornt of the school as below …..

Each  of the team member taugh the kids of 4th grade a different topic for 15 minutes  thats a big test for us to teach the kids while they are shooting us with pretty lot of questions.I don’t believe that I can be a teacher as well, GSE made me a teacher too and now I started believing that I am becoming a better person.

Laterthe team had some Vocational Visits to Aromatic candle factory and SIMENS Switches Factory which was very informative and educative. Finally on the way back to home we passed through CARL GARDNER VISITOR CENTER where a dam is located across the lake of Heber Springs.

10th April we left Heber springs to move to Marshal and on the way we had a stop at Rose bud to see Karen Pallone and her Veterinary Clinic to tour her 1000 acre Horse Ranch by a Wagon ride.

Karen Pallone is one of the GSE Team members who visited India in Joe Dailey’s team.

I think ill take a break here as the Hosts at Marshaal Rotary club are waiting to pick me up.

VKN Srinivas.
GSE Team Member.

More Pics of Wynne

GSE Coordinator of Rid6150 Farancin wishing the GSE Team a good trip a head in Indian style

Team Leader Ratna with Francine

The GSE Team On Radio addressing the people of Wynne.

Visit to Court House

Ratna presenting Rotary pin to Judge Attorney Rtn.joe BockMann

Exchanging pin with Rtn.JoyShepard during visit to crossRidge Hospital

On Tour to Arkansas state park

Thank U ,

Srinivas