Group Study Exchange from Brazil Wows the Club

 What a vibrant group of young professionals! The GSE team from Brazil consisting of team leader and businessman Alex Bakof, geography teacher Alessandra Luther, judges' assistant Claudio Filho, graphic designer Gustavo Hansel and attorney and teacher Larissa Marafiga gave a spirited presentation of Rotary District 4660, their home state of Rio Grande do Sul and their personal and professional lives.

They said that all Rotary clubs share the same common goals but that the Dundas Valley Sunrise club was definitely a fun loving club. The team arrived Sunday and staying with club members Derek Price and Ann, Barb Busing and Norm, and Krista Deverson from the Dundas club.

Brazil is a country of over 200 million people and the team's home province has around 12 million. Agriculture, agribusiness, cattle and commerce and service industries are the main employers. Gauchos, churrasco (meat BBQs), and chimarrao (herb tea) are embedded in the culture.

The team is visiting a number of vocational and cultural sites including Highland Secondary School, Loewith Farms, Websters Falls, Don Zver Pottery, Hamilton City Hall, Dundas highlights, a plastic manufacturer and a lawyer's office. There is also a BBQ in the Dundas Driving Park.

On Wednesday morning the group is picked up by the Grimsby Rotary Club. Thanks go to David Lowery for coordinating the team's visit and ensuring everything ran smoothly.