vrijdag 15 april 2011

The final program, all organized by Rotary 5320 district members

Tuesday April 19th - Kim, Tito & DGE Greg & Kathryn to pick up team at LAX and deliver them to Double Tree Inn in Orange 

Wednesday April 20th
10:30 Orange Rotary picks up team from Double Tree Hotel in Orange, noon Lunch at Watson’s or with host family,
1:30 meet with the Orange Mayor. 
4:00pm Host family pick up  -
6:00pm deliver team to DG Solari’s home, 18832 Ridgeview Circle, Villa Park 92861, for GSE Welcome Party


Thursday April 21st - 9:00 am presentation with Peace Studies program at Chapman University, lunch at Orange Rotary
(GSE Team is the program); Tour of Chapman University, Film & TV School, campus tour.

Friday April 22nd  - 9:00 am to noon - visit to Richard M. Nixon Library, lunch
Afternoon - Vocational visits or shopping

Sat April 23rd  -  Disneyland visit

Sunday April 24th -  Day with host families

Monday April 25th - 9:00 to 11:30 St Joseph Hospital visit; 1:30 to 3:00 pm Orange Police Department tour; 6:00 pm dinner at Opus with Host Families and Orange Rotary leadership

Tuesday April 26th - Hand off to Newport Irvine Club, settle in with host families
Wednesday April 27th - Vocational Day: 
·         Vanguard University - Music Director
·         Tiger Woods Learning Center
·         Orange County Fine Arts School
·         Logistics Consultant
·         Bullying Prevention Initiative of California

Thursday April 28th - Visit to University of California Irvine incl. Peace Studies Program, attend Newport Irvine Rotary Club, GSE Team is the Program

Friday April 29th - District Conference Irvine Hilton - GSE Team to attend lunch from 12:30 to 2:00. 
GSE Team to make formal presentation to district from 2:15 to 3:00.
Friday Night - 6:00 pm NI Host Families deliver team to District Conference Hospitality Night

Saturday  April 30th -  time with host families; boat tour of Newport Harbor, NIRC farewell party

Sunday May 1st - (early afternoon) Newport Irvine delivers team to San Clemente Holiday Inn for 2 day break,
San Clemente Rotary GSE Coordinator meets team 

Monday May 2nd - GSE Team on their own in San Clemente

Tuesday, 3 May 
10AM                      Pick-up GSE team from Holiday Inn
10:30AM                 Settle in with host families
11 – 12:30PM         Tour of Casa Romantica, San Clemente; hosted by Rotarian Guy Varriano
                               http://www.casaromantica.org
1 - 2:30PM              Welcome lunch at Fishman’s Restaurant at San Clemente Pier
                               http://www.fishermansrestaurant.com
3 – 4:30 PM            Beach, downtown San Clemente, etc.
                               http://ci.san-clemente.ca.us - http://www.downtownsanclemente.com
5PM                        Return to host families for evening (dinner with host families)

Wednesday, 4 May 
9AM to 12PM         Vocational Activities for individual team members - arrangements pending. 
2 to 3:30PM            His Holiness DALIA LAMA XIV, Bren Events Center, UC Irvine Campus
                               (We have 4 tickets; 2-4 tickets are still pending).
                               Mitch Ritschel and Paula Ferris will provide transportation, to/from.
4:30PM                   Return to host families.
6 – 8:45PM             Joint San Clemente Rotary Club and SC Sunrise Rotary Club Meeting
                               CINCO DE MAYO DINNER THEME
                               http://www.sanclementerotary.org   http://www.scsunriserotary.org                            
Location: Irons in the Fire, San Clemente Muni Golf Course
http://www.sanclementegc.com                      
Program:  GSE Team will present as the program
                              
Thursday, 5 May

9AM - 4PM             Monarch Beach Rotary Club to host GSE Team for the day.
·         Possible visit to Ocean Institute; and
·         Other venues in South Orange County
5PM                        Return to host families; dinner is open/free time.


Friday, 6 May
9AM - 5PM             Laguna Beach is Concierge Club for the Day. 
GSE Team is the program at Laguna Beach Rotary at noon. 
Sightseeing day in Laguna Beach. 
Team handoff at the Gelson’s Market parking lot at Coast Hwy and Crown Valley Parkway.  
6-9PM                     Small Dinner Party hosted by San Clemente Sunrise Rotary Club

Saturday, 7 May
9AM                        Depart for San Diego - hosts for day, Rotarians Peter Rock and Mitch Ritschel
                               http://www.sandiego.org
                               POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES, SELECT ANY 2:
                               1) Factory Outlet Shopping, Carlsbad                                                                                                                                                                                                     http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=66
                                               2) Hotel Del Coronado http://www.hoteldel.com/
                                               3) San Diego Zoo http://sandiegozoo.org/
                                               4) USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum http://www.midway.org
                                               5) Balboa Park http://www.balboapark.org/
6:00PM                             Dinner in Old Town (San Diego) 
                                               http://www.oldtownsandiego.org
8:30PM                   Return to Host Families                       

Sunday, 8 May
9AM                        Hand-off to Long Beach Rotary Club, 
                               location to be determined 


Monday May 9th - Vocational Day with Long Beach

Tuesday May 10th - Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Rotary Club is Concierge Club for the day and the evening. 
GSE Team is the program at the noon Rotary meeting. Vocational visits being planned. 
Los Alamitos coordinator  Dr. Greg Franklin: office  562-799-4700 x 80401 cell  562- 448-4324  email: gfranklin@losal.org

Wednesday May 11th - Long Beach sightseeing including Long Beach Harbor, Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific (time permitting) Long Beach Rotary meeting (not the program, just introduced), Group Dinner at night

Thursday May 12th -Huntington Beach Club is Concierge Club for the Day –
GSE Team is the program at their noon Rotary Club meeting.  Possible vocational visits.

Friday  May 13th - Ronald Reagan Library, luncheon, shopping

Saturday May 14th - Day with host families, 6:00pm Farewell party at DGE Greg Owen’s home

Sunday May 15th - Team is delivered to LAX for return trip



dinsdag 12 april 2011

only one week to go

Yesterday the team came together for the last preparations. We will sleep in the VanderValkHotel at Schiphol Airport, wake up at 6 a.m. and take the shuttle to the airport at 6:40. Then customs, check in and fly...
CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME! (What an opportunity RI gives for young people to make acquaintance with people of other cultures at the other side of the world: bridging communities!)