Westborough Rotary E-Bulletin

Dave and Judy Hall, shown here with President Shelby, told our club members about the Bandey-Hefler exchange program at our meeting on November 13.  Bandey-Hefler provides a Rotary Fellowship Exchange where Rotarians from Districts 1110 & 1145 in the United Kingdom and District 7910 in the United States visit each others' countries and are hosted by Rotarian Families in late September and early October. The program began back in 1973, when Frank Bandey, a District Governor from England was attending an assembly at Lake Placid. He was invited to attend the 50th anniversary of the Dedham Rotary Club, where he and his wife were hosted by Bill Hefler.  Later that year, the Hefler's visited England, and Bill became interested in facilitating an exchange program between the two countries.  Four years later in 1977, eleven Rotarians and their partners visited Boston for the first ever Bandey-Hefler exchange visit.  Upon their arrival, they were met by over 100 Rotarians and their spouses at a great welcoming party that set the standard of generosity and fellowship that continues to this day,

 

Participants travel for two weeks and are hosted by three families during their visit.  The next Exchange will take place from September 24 to October 6 in 2018 here in Massachusetts. Our District is seeking Rotarians to host travelers for a period of four days during their visit, and host families are responsible for meals and recreational activities for their guests. The experience often results in the formation of friendships that last for years, and participants say that this is truly Rotary in action at its very best.  Those Rotarians who do choose to host Exchange travelers receive first priority for a visit to the UK when the program returns to England in 2019.  You can see Dave and Judy's entire discussion on our Facebook page.  There is also an introductory video describing the Bandey-Hefler Exchange on YouTube.  For more information, or if you are interested in hosting, please contact Dave Hall.

Jason is the CEO of Hawk Capital Management, LLC. He received his BSBA in Finance from Boston University's School of Management. Jason's philosophy is to challenge incumbents in the financial management industry. In keeping with Rotary's Four Way Test, Jason values complete disclosure, transparency and and truth in his client relationships. His goal is to outperform the market after all management fees are considered, and he believes in actively managing his client assets. Jason is looking forward to becoming more involved with Rotary projects.  He is married to Courtney, and the couple traveled to Paris and Tokyo for their honeymoon. The couple recently purchased a home in Millbury.