PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE As President of Rotary International for 1990/91, it is my pleasure to extend my most cordial welcome to the participants in the Conference of District 265. Your presence at this meeting is a clear indication that you have accepted the challenge to HONOR ROTARY WITH FAITH AND EN- THUSIASM. While you are here, you will have an opportunity to evaluate the growth of Rotary's programs and to share in the fellowship and friendship that are the hallmark of this organization. take the time to thoroughly HONOR ROTARY WITH FAITH AND ENTHUSIASM. I also encourage you to devote your attention to our new prosram, PRESERVE PLANET EARTH, which has been so well received throughout the Rotary world Finally, I would like to thank you all for the support you are providing to Governor Shigehiro Nakano in achieving the goals we have proposed for this year. Rita and I send you our warmest regards, and our best wishes for a successful conference and The distinguished Rotarian, Past Director a successful year. Young Hui Kim, and his wife Bibianna, have agreed to represent Rita and me at this confernce, and I am sure that you will derive the full benefit of their company and their strong background in Rotary. I urge every Rotarian here today, and each and every one of our " partners in service, " to

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Ladies and Gentlemen, V-, ' fi- t/ft h'5av F t/ Z On behalf of the Rotary Clubs of district 144 in Denmark, I would like to thank my friend, Mr. Shigehiro Nakano, District Governor, and his wife Michiko for receiving my Team Leader Mr. Jorgen Priess and the five other members of the Group Study Exchange team from our district. lly wife Aase and I were very happy to meet Mr. Nakano, and really appreciated their friendly and smiling nature. It was a great honour and pleasure for my district to host Mr. Naotsugu Maki and the charming exchange students from district 26b in August / September last year. I can assure you that all members of the team were brilliant ambassadors for your district and your country. They were very much beloved during their stay in Denmark. I would like to tell you a little about district 144. Compared to district 265, our district is just a small one. There are 48 clubs with approx. 2000 members in the district located in the northern part of Denmark. The two Rotary Clubs on the Faroe Islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean are also connected to our distrlct. During the last few years, we have arranged Group Study Exchanges with the U. S. A. and Australia, and once before with Japan. The exchange in 1988 / 89 between your neighbour district 166, and our district was very successful and advantageous to us, and ever since we have been interested in continuing the co-operation between Japan and Denmark. Personally I feel that it has been very exciting to be involved in the current G. S. E. arrangement from the very beginning in Dallas / Texas in March 1990, when Mr. Nakano and I met for the first time. It is great to know that the deal we made will be realized when you receive our team. I am sure that they will enjoy their stay in Japan, and will be keen on learning about your culture and the internationality of Rotary. Mr. Jorgen Priess, our Team Leader, is highly recommended in our district owing to his leadership qualities and his international understanding. I feel confident that he will make a fine job, and hope you will like him. Unfortunately, I have never had the opportunity of visiting Japan myself. But after having met your wonderful G. S. E. team, and read about the beautiful community of Nara in the impressing district pamphlet I received from Mr. Nakano, I hope to be able to visit your country in the future. It is thrilling for me to know that your district conference is scheduled to take place in March 1991, which will give our G. S. E. team the opportunity of participating in the conference. I hope that the conference will be successful and inspiring, and send my best wishes to all participants from the Rotarians in my district. Finally, I wish all the members of district 265 good luck and prosperity. It has been a pleasure collaborating with you on this Group Study Exchange programme. Sincerely yours, Aage Vorre 7 March 1991 AAGEVORRE Guvernor District 144 Denmark 1990 91

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