Ben Martin of the Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit has taken on the role of chairing our district’s participation in the Rotary Friendship Exchange program. It has been a number of years since our district has send/received a team in RFE. We are hoping to change that soon. The Rotary Friendship Exchange is an international exchange program for Rotary members from one District to travel to another for fellowship and fun. Participants take turns hosting one another in their homes and clubs. We are planning for this exchange to happen between Rotary district 6040 and interested districts overseas. Eventually we may be able to help facilitate exchanges between individual clubs as well.
We are just in our early planning right now. We hope to have our first exchange in operation perhaps in early 2025. If you are interested in traveling in one of these exchanges or in hosting travelers from another country, stay tuned for further information over the coming months.
An initial planning committee has been put in place. We are always willing to add new people to that group. If you are interested, please contact Ben at brmbj3@gmail.com