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1. 1916 : Foundation alumni to gather in Cape Town From: Sunil 


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Thu Jul 8, 2010 5:18 pm (PDT) 


Former Ambassadorial Scholars who studied at the University of Cape Town
and graduates of the university who spent their Rotary scholarship year
abroad will be able to meet one another and reconnect with The Rotary
Foundation during Ray's Rotary Reunions in South Africa, 3-5
February in Cape Town.

The first of the three reunions will feature addresses by RI President
Ray Klinginsmith and the university's vice chancellor, as well as
social events and campus tours.

"We have had over 41,000 former Ambassadorial Scholars worldwide,
and we have lost track of many of them," says Klinginsmith, who
proposed the reunions. "This is an experiment, and if it works well,
it will become a model for other universities in other countries."

Rotarians in District 9350 (Angola; Namibia; South Africa) will host the
events. The more than 3,500 former Ambassadorial Scholars, Group Study
Exchange team members, and other Foundation alumni who studied in or are
from the five districts in Southern Africa - 9210, 9270, 9320, 9350,
and 9400 - are invited to participate in a larger reunion on 4
February.

Klinginsmith, a 1960-61 Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Cape
Town, suggested an alumni reunion several years ago while visiting the
city. As the first person from his native Unionville, Missouri, USA, to
study abroad, he logged over 15,000 miles speaking to 35 Rotary clubs in
Southern Africa, including present-day Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

"It provided an exposure to the world," Klinginsmith says.
"I had traveled in the United States, but I had never been out of
the country, and there was a good possibility that I would not have left
the United States other than in the military."

Spirit of service

Two weeks after Klinginsmith returned to Missouri, he joined the Rotary
Club of Unionville. Since then, he has applied the ideals that he first
learned as a scholar.

"They all were aware of that at the time of their study or visit
abroad, but some of our alumni may have lost that spirit," says
Klinginsmith, now a member of the Rotary Club of Kirksville. "We
want to regenerate that spirit of service."

Rotarians from the five participating districts are invited to attend
the 4 and 5 February reunions.

On the last day, 5 February, District 9350 will host an event for all
Rotarians who have been involved or are interested in international
service projects in Southern Africa. Klinginsmith encourages visiting
Rotarians to seek out potential projects under the guidance of local
clubs to further Reach Out to Africa, a two-year-old initiative to match
the resources of the Foundation and clubs in developed economies with
needs in Africa. The event is also open to alumni.

During the reunions, alumni will also have the opportunity to view
ongoing and potential Rotary club projects in the area.

"You don't have to be a Rotarian to work on a service project.
You don't have to be a Rotarian to make a contribution to the
Foundation," Klinginsmith says. "We need to keep our alumni
involved."

Attendees will be encouraged to travel in South Africa, and local
Rotarians will help make arrangements, including providing contact
information for Rotarians outside of Cape Town, says reunion committee
chair Rodney Mazinter.

Alumni and Rotarians interested in attending one or more of the reunions
should contact Mazinter at  <mailto:mavrod%40iafrica.com> mavrod at iafrica.com
or 27-21-438-9377 to add
themselves to the mailing list (for reunion and Foundation purposes
only).

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