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GLOBAL THEMED EXCHANGES

GLOBAL THEMED EXCHANGES. Friendship for the Future World Conference Auckland, NZ 2014. PRESENTERS. Annette Watson Tamworth Club, Australia Central Dist. Field Rep for ff Family Law Specialist (retired) Outbound Ambassador—5 themed exchanges Shirley Hauck, Ph.D.

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GLOBAL THEMED EXCHANGES

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  1. GLOBAL THEMED EXCHANGES Friendship for the Future World Conference Auckland, NZ 2014

  2. PRESENTERS • Annette Watson Tamworth Club, Australia • Central Dist. Field Rep for ff • Family Law Specialist (retired) • Outbound Ambassador—5 themed exchanges • Shirley Hauck, Ph.D. Whidbey Island Club (Seattle Area) • President of Whidbey Club 4 years • Community Educator (retired) • ED-Language Training Themed Exchange • ED-Eco-Global Exchange on Whidbey 2013 • ED-Eco-Exchange post world conference 2015

  3. Hodja Views the World a New Way • Hodja needed a new Turkish towel. So he decided to go to the market. But he mounted his donkey facing backward. “Hodja, Effendi,” said the people of the village. “You sit on your donkey the wrong way round.” “No,” Hodja replied. “This donkey stands the wrong way round!”

  4. Viewing Your Village a New Way Brings the world to your doorstep • Themed exchanges focus on a unique part of or experience in your local area • They highlight a feature of your community • Sports • History • Adventure • Food & wine • Architecture • Photography • Art & Folk Arts

  5. Global Themed Exchanges—Benefits • Contact with local “guides”  new members • Unique themes  media publicity  new members • Current club members learn about their area • Themes attract a worldwide, global audience • Exchanges fill fast • Satisfaction is high • Fun mushrooms

  6. How to Create Themed exchanges • Choose the theme suggestions to follow • Select themed events ffi can fine-tune your plan • Propose to ffi for approval before the Nov 1 deadline • Design an attractive description with help from ffi • Decide on restrictions mobility, health, language • Set a reasonable fee range is $500 to $2000 • Appoint Outbound ED(s) ask ffi to advertise on the web • Appoint Inbound ED(s) ffi can advise on itinerary

  7. The Itinerary • Include a home-stay • Offer a Welcome Party • Host a Farewell Party • Feature themed activities • Examples will follow

  8. Eco-Exchange Itinerary • Day 1 Arrival & Welcome Dinner • Day 2 Tidepooling • Day 3 Whale Watching • Day 4 Rain Forest, Mountain & Waterfall Hike • Day 5 Flex Day—hosts select activity • Day 6 Birding • Day 7 Salmon Habitat Stewardship Labyrinth Walk & Farewell Dinner • Day 8 Departure $ Cost $469 + transportation to exchange

  9. Eco-Exchange Descriptiontidepooling • Under the guidance of trained stewards from Washington State University’s Beach Watchers program, guests will wander an island beach and search tidepools teeming with Pacific Coast sea life: sea stars, anemones, barnacles, sea urchins, mussels, Dungeness crab, kelp and more.

  10. Eco Exchange—Whale Watching • Our local whale watching tour boat captains know just where to find those orca (killer) whales among the islands of the Salish Sea. Along the way you may spot California and Steller sea lions or elephant seals, as well as our resident porpoises plying our waters in search of salmon.

  11. Eco Exchange—Birding • Knowledgeable guides from Whidbey Audubon Society will help you find and identify native water birds: loons, grebes, cranes, blue herons; and you might spot a bald eagle, as well as sight western coastal songbirds.

  12. Eco Exchange—A Day Exploring Olympic National Park • Hurricane Ridge trails promise sightings of our wild mountain goats. You’ll take in salmon spawning in a clear stream. Then experience a hike through a misty rain forest where trees drip with lichen and mosses.

  13. Eco Exchange Summary • So pack your camera • Bring layered clothing for our variable Pacific Northwest weather • Don’t forget your binoculars. Whidbey Club welcomes you with • A sampling of our Northwest foods • Our western hospitality • All the Friendship Force Trimmings • Welcome & Farewell Dinners • Northwest cultural experiences • The tranquility of our rural island setting

  14. Day 1 Welcome Dinner

  15. Day 2Tidepools—Seaside ClassroomWith WSU Beach Watchers Guides

  16. Day 3 Whale Watching Tour—Excitement!

  17. Day 4 A Big DaySalmon Spawning &Olympic National Park

  18. Day 4 ContinuedHoh Rain Forest

  19. Day 5—Flex DaySeaside Wind & Kites & Blackfish film

  20. Day 6 Birding—Whidbey Audubon Society

  21. Day 7 Salmon Habitat Stewardship &Forest Labyrinth Experience

  22. DAY 7 CONT’D Farewell Dinnerat Seaside Community Center

  23. Language Education ProgramIndonesian Ambassadors—ESL Teachers • Day 1 Arrival & Welcome Dinner • Day 2-4 Language Training Program • Day 5 Tour to Seattle • Day 6 Visits: Elementary, Middle, High Schools • Day 7 Trip to Port Townsend • Day 8 Tour of Boeing Airplane Factory Farewell Dinner • Day 9 Departure $ Cost $150 + transportation to exchange ffi sponsored instructor from Anderson University’s Consortium for Global Education

  24. Day 1—Arrival & Welcome Dinner

  25. Days 2 – 4 Training ProgramTeaching English as a Second Language

  26. Day 5Seattle Tour • Chinatown • Space Needle • 1st Starbuck’s • Ballard Locks • Pioneer Square • Pike Place Market • Chihully Glass Garden Boeing Plane Factory Tour

  27. Day 6Visit Schools & Have Fun

  28. Day 7Ferry to Port Townsend

  29. Day 7 ContinuedPort Townsend—a Victorian Town

  30. DAY 8 Farewell Dinner Party

  31. Themed Exchange SuccessesCanada—Fascinating Nature • Cycling with Niagara Club • Visit Niagara Falls • See Nearby Farms • Enjoy Wine Tasting • Tour Historical Sites • Snow Fun at Haliburton Highlands • Ride a Dog Sled • Take a Sleigh Ride • Toboggan Downhill • Attend a Curling Match • Cross-Country Ski a While • Try Snowmobiling

  32. USA History Theme • Mississippi River • Ride a Sternwheeler River Boat • Enjoy Birding • Hear Native American Tales • Visit Cotton & Music Museums • Go Biking & Canoeing • See Art & Architecture • Reno-Tahoe-Sonoma • Gold & Silver in the West • Mine Tours—Gold & Silver • Virginia City Tour • Boat Ride on Lake Tahoe • Post-Mining Wine Tasting

  33. Gardens of England • Cornwall, England • Boynthon Estate Gardens • Trebah Gardens • Lost Gardens-Heligan • Boat Trip—River Fal • South England • Valley Garden • Poppy Cottage Garden • Abbottsbury • Bembridge Windmill • Osborne House-Victoria/Albert Trebah Gardens Osborne House Gardens

  34. Theme Ideas—High Adventure • Horseback Herding Scuba or Snorkel • Boating or Kayaking Spelunking

  35. Global Themed ExchangesTips from the Experts • Planning • 18 months makes a good start • Tour company knows what “sells” • Advertising • Create a pamphlet, leaflet or card • Distribute at World Conference • Invite previous inbound ambassadors • Devise an appealing description • Contact local media • Guides—an Educational Experience • Include informative speakers/guides • Educational & interactive works

  36. YOUR CLUB’S THEME PLAN • Think about your usual exchange. • What’s the most fun thing near your town? • Which single thing attracts people to your town? • What did past ambassadors like best? • What do tour operators “sell” in your area?

  37. Brainstorming Ideas Forestry, Fisheries and Farmers; Schools, Art and Agriculture, Golfers, Wine; Gold, Kayaking, Seaport; Arts and Crafts; Typical traditional meals; Ethnic communities; Museums, spring gardeners, aviation, outback adventures; Cycling, Trekking, Cultures, Early presidents of the USA

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