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While we’re not done updating the blog for the England 1070/South Carolina 7770 Rotary Friendship Exchange, sadly the exchange came to an end tonight with a farewell party in Pawleys Island at the home of Johnny and Janette Weaver. The team feasted on more frogmore stew and another Southern delicacy I’d entirely forgotten – chicken bog. Clive even had his very own apple pie all to himself.
Past District Governor Alan Walters was on hand to see the fruit of the program he started, and GSE team leader to 1070 Dr. Bill Greene came out to spend the evening with our English guests. The team regaled us with two presentations, one on their District and the other on the community service projects they engage in at home. They sang their very entertaining version of “Carolina” again to resounding applause. To close the evening, we all stood in a circle, clasped hands and sang Auld Lang Syne.
It was fun, and it was bittersweet. John and I commented on how we’ve been working on this exchange for over a year from start to finish, and I will truly miss his regular messages in my inbox. Rotary Friendship Exchange is a kind of magic – one that leads people from around the world into life-altering experiences and true friendships. Please come back in the coming days as I finish uploading all the photos people are sending from around the District and continue to enjoy these lovely people from across the pond.
While you’re at it, click on the video below and bop along to Queen‘s “Kind of Magic,” the background of Team 1070′s presentation. It’s a fittingly upbeat tune to mark the occasion of the conclusion of our first-ever, official Friendship Exchange.
Tags: Apple pie, Community service, england, Kind Of Magic, Organizations, Queen (band), Service Clubs, United States
