ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

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ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

• PHILIPPINES DISTRICT 3820
• DISTRICT 5960
• Automatic Advance
• Philippines Slides Courtesy of Gabriel Manrique,
  Winona Rotary Club
• Power Point by Pat Greenwood, Owatonna Rotary Club

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THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS ROTARY FRIENDSHIP
EXCHANGESTO SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA, AND
SWEDEN
RFE Outbound Team to Brazil Courtesy of Gorden
Hedahl, River Falls Rotary Club
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RFE PHILIPPINES

• The 5th RFE exchange for District 5960 is now
  arranged with Rotary District 3820 in the
  southern part of the Island of Luzon in the
  Philippines.  There are natural springs, resorts,
  and pristine beaches. The climate is relatively
  warm year round.

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Rotary District 3820 is in the Southern part of
the Island of Luzon
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RFE PHILIPPINES

• Outbound from Philippines to US- June, 2010
• Inbound to Philippines- January or February,
  2011
• For 8 Rotarians and/or Partners
• 12 Days Duration plus Travel Time
• 3 Host Cities Typically
• Hosts Provide Housing, In-home Meals
• Guests Pay for Travel, Meals Out, Entertainment
• The deadline for applications is July 1, 2010.
  Passports are required. 

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District 3820 is not a complete stranger to our
district. Gabe Manrique visited in 2002. Since
then, the Winona Rotary Club has had 2 matching
grants with clubs in 3820.
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Students from Winona have been to District 3820,
chaperoned by Gabe and Cecilia Manrique
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RFE PHILIPPINES

• Rotary District 3820 consists of over 106 clubs
  with 2,500 active members.
• Encompasses nine provinces in southern Island of
  Luzon.
• Located south of the capital City of Manila
• Agriculture is the main industry.

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PHILIPPINES

• The Philippines has 115,831 square miles
  (slightly larger than Arizona).
• 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Population about 86 million.
• The Philippines is the 72nd largest and 13th most
  populous nation in the world.

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ISLAND OF LUZON
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Island of Luzon

• Largest and most economically and politically
  important island in the Philippines.
• 17th largest island in the world.
• Largest city Quezon City population 2.7 million.
• Mount Pulag 2,922 meters.
• Mount Pinatubo, Mayon, and Taal Volcanoes.

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ECONOMY

• Industry in Metro Manila
• Livestock
• Tourism
• Mining
• Fishing
• Gross Domestic Product 144 billion
• GDP Per Head 1,640

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One of the premier resorts in District 3820
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Winona students in the resort.
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AGRICULTURE

• Rice
• Bananas
• Mangoes
• Coconuts
• Pineapple
• Coffee

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Common refreshment
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And they participated in a 3820 project
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HISTORY

• Tabon Man 24,000 years ago
• Negritos
• Malayo-Polynesian speakers 4000 BCE
• 900 AD Indianized kingdoms
• 1565-1898 first colonized by Spain, Manila
  capital 1571
• 1898-1946 except World War II-United States
• Japanese occupation World War II
• Independence July 4, 1946

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GOVERNMENT

• Democracy
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President (one six year
  term).
• Senate elected six year term
• House of Representatives elected three year term.
• Supreme Court

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Flag of the Philippines
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LANGUAGE

• Tagalog -Filipino, part of the Malayo-Polynesian
  branch of the Autronesian language family.
• English.
• Both languages official.
• Numerous Regional Languages.
• Spanish.
• Arabic.

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RELIGION

• Christianity - primary religion
• Roman Catholic the major denomination
• Protestantism
• Buddhist minority
• Muslim minority

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A centuries old church in District 3820
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RFE PHILIPPINES

• A world of Rotary opportunities awaits you
  through the Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE)
  program. You can participate either by hosting
  guests on a team from another district or
  representing our district by being on an outbound
  RFE team. There is no better way to learn about
  other cultures and to make long-lasting
  international friendships. The more you know
  about this program, the more you will want to be
  a part of it!
• --Newell Krogmann, Le Sueur, founder RFE in
  District 5960, District Governor 2009-2010

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Flowers this is just from the villa where
students stayed.
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RFE PHILIPPINES

• For more information about the Rotary Friendship
  Exchange program  if you are interested in
  hosting or being on a Friendship Exchange please
  contact Lonna Lysne, RFE Chairperson, by
  email travelerljlys_at_hughes.net, or
  phone   [phone] (HOME)

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RFE PHILIPPINES

• Contacts rfe_at_rotary5960.org
• Lonna Lysne travelerljlys_at_hughes.net
• Jingle Mahan jingle_at_rotary5960.org
• www.ridistrict3820.org/