2010 GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE FROM WEST VIRGINIA’S D-7530 TO D-7000 PUERTO RICO
DISTRICT GOVERNOR FOR D-7000: JOHNNY NIEVES, TEL. 787-895-0462 (H), 787-399-0753 (C.)
DISTRICT GOVERNOR FOR D-7530: JODY LIGHT, TEL. 304-472-6566, 304-439-3033 (C.)
GSE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT FOR D-7000: NELSON PEÑA, TEL. 787-878-7112, 787-362-1669 (C.)
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Group arrives in San Juan April 4, 2010 on US Airways Flight 1005 from Philadelphia and will be welcomed by fellow Rotarian Luis Sepúlveda and others to immediately continue on route 52 towards the city of Ponce.
ZONE 6 (SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO)
VISIT COORDINATOR FOR ZONE 6:
C/R LUIS A. SEPULVEDA 787-487-6615/787-841-1381
Visitor Name / Host / Physical Address / TelsDavid Cooper / PDG Cándido Rivera / Urb. La Rambla
Calle Gibraltar 2118 / 787-840-7401
787-649-1554
Taryn Allison Bell / Sra. Gary Pazo / Urb. Quintas del Sur
Calle 12 O-1 / 787-949-5848
Josh Wanstreet / CR Rafael E. Torres / Urb. Jacaranda
Calle D A-7 / 787-840-8743
787-392-2400
Christina Parrish / Sra. Josefina Burgos / Urb. Altavista
Calle Ares 1916 / 787-844-7823
787-319-5269
Amanda Lachowski / CR Edgardo Ortíz / Urb. Valle Real
Calle Baronesa 2116 / 787-840-7774
787-432-9433
PROGRAM
Date / Activity / Coordinator / Sponsor
Sunday April 4th / Activities subject to arrival time / CR Luis Sepúlveda
CR Alfredo Cartagena
Monday April 5th
8:00 AM / Breakfast At Denny's / PDG Cándido Rivera
9:00 AM / City Tour / CR Walter Fernández
12:30 PM / Lunch / CR Carlos Mesa
3:00 PM / Castillo Serrallés / PDG Jorge Vázquez / PDG Jorge Vázquez
7:00 PM / Group Presentations / Club Rotario El Vigía
10:00 PM / Back to Rest
Tuesday April 6th
8:00 AM / Breakfast At Denny's / PDG Cándido Rivera
9:00 AM / Hacienda Buena Vista / CR Luis Sepúlveda / CR Luis Sepúlveda
12:30 PM / Lunch / CR Darío Suárez
3:00 PM / VOCATIONAL ACTIVITY
7:00 PM / Get together / Farewell / Club Ponce Rotary
10:00 PM / Back to Rest
Wednesday April 7th
9:00 AM / Brunch at Denny’s / CR Julio Laracuente
11:00 AM / Move Group to Zone 7 / CR Luis Sepúlveda
CR Alfredo Cartagena
Additional Contacts
PDG Cándido Rivera / 787-649-1554
CR José Pereles / 787-458-9003 / 259-5253
CR Julio Laracuente / 787-390-4190 / 840-7438
CR Alfredo Cartagena / 787-399-9561
Abbreviations used throughout the document: CR means Fellow Rotarian
PDG means Past District Governor
R.C. Rotary Club
ZONE 7 (EASTERN PUERTO RICO)
Coordinating Committee for Zone 7:
Rubén M. Ríos (787)309-7410 email:
Elvin Reyes (787)378-1617 email:
Nelson Peña (787)362-1669 email:;
Juan B. Nieves (787)399-0753 email:
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Anfitrión (Host): CR. Elvin Reyes y esposa, Judith Reyes
President Humacao Rotary Club
All five members of the group will stay with Elvin and Judith at:
Urbanización El Retiro B-25
Humacao, Puerto Rico 00791
(787)370-5542 / (787)378-1617
Program for Zone 7 (7 April - 10 April 2010):
Wednesday April 7, 2010
12:30 pm. Rendezvous at Juncos R.C. – horsd'oeuvres (Dress: Informal, no shorts
– there will be no chance to change till the end of day)
2:00 pm. Cultural tour of the town
4:30 pm. Back to the Juncos Rotary Club
5:30 pm. Dinner, music and get together
7:30 pm. To host residence
Thursday 8 April 2010
7:00 am.Breakfast at host residence
8:00 am.Leave for day on Sailing Catamaran at Fajardo (Bring bathing suits
and extra clothes – blue jeans or the like - to change after returning to
port)
10:00 am.Traveler Catamaran departs from FajardoPort
(Visit to Icaco and LobosIslands)
3:30 pm.Catamaran returns to Port
5:00 pm. Dinner at Restaurant (Good food, though not a fancy place)
6:30 pm.Return to host residence
Friday April 9, 2010
7:00 am.Breakfast with hosts
8:00 am.Visit to the CaguasBotanical Garden (Dress code: informal)
12:30 pm.Almuerzo (Lunch)
2:00 pm. Cultural tour of Caguas
4:00 pm.VOCATIONAL ACTIVITY
7:00 pm. Light dinner (BBQ) at host residence
Saturday 10 April 2010
9:30 am.Breakfast - Host
12-1:00 pm. Zone-1 receives the Exchange Group
ZONE 1 (NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO)
Rotary District 7000 – Zone 1
GSE - 2010 West Virginia 7530
Organizing Committee Zone 1:
Juan Arturo Torruellas 787-505-1864 email:
Nelson Peña 787 362-1669 email:
John Richardson 787-630-4347 email:
Juan B. Nieves 787-399-0753 email:
Lodging Coordinator: Gladys Nieves 787-593-9888
ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL STAY WITH GLADYS
Program in Zone 1(10 April to 15 de April 2010):
Saturday April 10
12:30 pm Rendezvous at the Río Piedras R.C.
1:30 pm Orientation and welcome to zone 1
2:30 pm To host residence to rest
7:30 pmBarbecue
Sunday April 11
8:30 amBreakfast with hosts
9:30 amLeave for a visit to the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National
Forest system: El Yunque. (Blue jeans recommended).
2:30 pmLunch at the Luquillo Kiosks for a typical puertorrican snack
6:00 pmReturn to host residence
7:00 pm Light dinner
Monday April 12
8:30 amBreakfast with hosts
9:30 amLeave for a tour of Old San Juan (Shorts and tennis recommended)
12:00 mLunch in Old San Juan
1:30 PMVOCATIONAL ACTIVITY
5:00 pmReturn to host residence
7:00 pmDinner
Tuesday April 13
8:30 amBreakfast with host
9:30 amLeave for a shopping trip at Plaza las AmericasShopping Center
11:30 amLuncheon at the San Juan Rotary Club Meeting (Dress Code:
Business suit)
2:00 pmFree afternoon for laundry and personal businesses
7:30 pmDinner at the Río Piedras R.C. (Business suit)
Wednesday April 14
8:30 amBreakfast with host
9:30 amLeave for the IslaVerdeBeach (Bathing suit and shirt for lunch)
1:00 pmLunch in the Piñones area kiosks
3:00 pmReturn to your host residence
7:30 pmDinner at the Guaynabo R.C.
Thursday April 15
8:30 amBreakfast at the Dunkin Donuts before moving to zone 2
10:30 amMeet with zone 2
Zone 2 (North Central Puerto Rico)
Organizing Committee Zone 2:
Nilda González Rosario 787-603-9507e-mail:
Nelson Peña (787) 362-1669 e-mail:
John Richardson (787)-630-4347 e-mail:
Juan B. Nieves (787)-399-0753 e-mail:
1-Bayamón – Coordinators: Maria Isabel and Evangelio Lebrón
Tel.787-299-6714 (787) 564-7434 e-mail:
Thursday April 15, 2010 10:30 - Meet with the Bayamón R.C. representatives
10:30 AM - Welcome (Dress code: Blue jeans or the like)
12:00 - Lunch
1:30 PM – Visit the BayamónCity Hall
Tour of the city and tour of the Bacardi Corporation facilities VOCATIONAL
The Manatí club will receive the group at 5:00 p.m. (in Manatí)
2-Manatí – Coordinator – Juan Carrión Tel Res.-(787)-854-1847
Cel-787-366-3582 e-mail:
Host in Manati-Sylvia Maisonet – 787-721-6040
5:00 p.m Welcome and dinner at host apartment by the beach ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP STAY WITH SYLVIA TONIGHT
Friday April 16, 2010
8:30 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Tour of the city on trolley
12:00 - Lunch
1:30 PM – Afternoon at the beach
The Vega Alta R.C. will pick the group up at 5:30 p.m. at the apartment and will provide dinner.and lodging
3-Vega Alta - Coordinator: Carlos Miranda OrtizTel. (787)-503-9639
e-mail:
Saturday April 17, 2010
Coordinators- Nelson Ortiz - (787)-597-0181 Luís Rojas - (787)-309-3876
Program - Saturday
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 – Tour of the city of Vega Alta
BBQ for lunch at home with swimming pool
The Dorado Club will pick them up at 6:00 p.m.
4-Dorado - Coordinator: Héctor CoraTel. (939) 717-2987
e-mail:
Host.- Ed Agriad –(787) 667-1951
7:30 PM Dinner with the Dorado Club and Proclamation by the Mayor of the city
10:00 PM Return to Agriad’s house to sleep – ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP STAY WITH AGRIAD
Sunday April 18, 2010
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 – Tour of the city
12:00 – Lunch
1:30 – Meeting of the minds with the Dorado club members - VOCATIONAL
Ciales will receive the group at 6:00 p.m.
5-Ciales – Coordinator: Héctor Rodríguez Tel. (787)-460-2702
e-mail:
7:00 PM – Dinner at host residence (All five stay WITH HECTOR))
Monday April 19, 2010
8:30 – Breakfast
9:30 – Visit the CorretjerLinearPark – Brief history of Ciales and its Natural Resources. Natural juices and tropical fruits.
10:30 – Visit to the coffee museum.
11:30 – Visit to the historic Mata de Plátano bridge
12:30 – Lunch
2:00 PM – Zone 3 picks up the group at the Ciales club house.
ZONE 3 (Northwestern Puerto Rico) – This is Nelson’s and Johnny’s Zone
Organizing Committee
Orlando Avilés - 787-454-9253
E-mail:
Ada Jové y Manuel Diaz - 787-475-8455 y 787-408-9789
E-mail:
Nelson Peña - (Cell): 787-362-1669 (Home): 787-878-7112
E-mail: ;
Juan B. Nieves - (Cell): 787-399-0753 (Home): 787-895-0462
E-mail:
Host: Orlando Avilés
Carretera 119 KM 11.2
Camuy Arriba Ward
Camuy PR 787-454-9253
Guests: David Cooper
Josh Wanstreet
Hosts: Whadzen Denton and Awilda
Urbanización San Lorenzo
Arecibo, PR 787-878-4953 (Home), 787-220-4714 (Cell.)
Guests: Taryn Bell
Christina Parrish
Hosts: Jaime Tosado and Maribel
103 Rodríguez Irizarry Street
Arecibo, PR 787-879-1606 (H.), 787-880-4582 (W.), 787-452-2994 (C.)
Guest: Amanda Lachowski
Tuesday 20 April 2010Contact Person: Nelson Peña
Dress code: Casual – No shorts.
2:00 p.m. - Leave for Arecibo.
3:10 p.m. – Arrive in Arecibo and tour of downtown.
4:30 p.m. - To respective hosts houses.
7:00 p.m. - Dinner at Chili’s. Martín Iguina hosts. (Dress semiformal)
9:00 p.m. - Return to your host residence
Wednesday April 21, 2010
Dress code: Casual in the morning
Business suit for dinner
7:30 a.m. - Breakfast with hosts at home
8:30 a.m. - Leave for the Arecibo Radiotelescope and tour the facilities
12:30 p.m. - Lunch at the Observatory
2:00 p.m. – Ice cream at ice cream factory and historic overview of El Grito de Lares
3:30 p.m. - Prepare PowerPoint
5:30 p.m. - To host home to freshen up and change for tonight’s Rotary Meeting
7:30 p.m. - Arrive at the Arecibo Country Club for rotary meeting.
Thursday) 22 April 2010Dress code: Casual (Shorts allowed)
7:30 a.m. - Breakfast with hosts at home
9:00 – 11:00 VISIT THE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES IN ARECIBO
11:00 a.m. - Leave for the Camuy Caverns – LUNCH ON THE RUN
4:00 p.m. – Go to each host house to pick up your luggage to prepare for tomorrow’s day at
the beach in Isabela
6:00 p.m. – Settle at the apartments in Isabela where you will stay with Manuel and Ada
7:00 p.m. – Dinner at Ponderosa in Isabela
9:00 p.m. - Return to beach house
ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP STAY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT WITH MANUEL AND ADA (SEE ABOVE FOR PHONE NUMBERS)
Friday 23 April 2010
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast with Manuel and Ada
9:00 AM VOCATIONAL ACTIVITY AT RAMEY’S RADAR FACILITIES
Time to do laundry, go to the post office, etc. Lunch at the apartment.
Evening dinner Chinese food either at the apartment or in town.
Saturday 24 April 2010
9:00 a.m. Pack for your rendezvous with ZONE 4 after breakfast
ZONE 4 (Western Central)
Saturday 24 April in Moca (Dress casual SEMI-ELEGANT)
ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL STAY WITH MR.FRANCO CARRERO AND WIFE LEONIDES IN AGUADA WHILE IN ZONE 4 – PHONE NUMBER 787-528-3721 – E-MAIL
C/R César Barreto will take you on a literary tour of the region exploring the Puertorrican novel “La llamarada.” You will also be accompanied by the Hon. José Avilés, Mayor of Moca. You will then visit the shooting range where you will have dinner. Lunch will be on the run.
César Barreto – Tel. 787-319-5656
Sunday 25 April 2010
Néstor Márquez, Tel. 787-447-7229
C/R Néstor Márquez will take you to the town of San Sebastián
San Sebastián R.C.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Arrive in Aguada
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Visit a coffee processing plant at Casablanca
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Visit the Los Robles Waterfall
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Explore the echosystem of the GuajatacaLake
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Tour of the urban area of San Sebastián and the public
plaza
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 a.m. Transfer to the city of Aguada
Monday 26 April 2010 in Aguada
Aguada R.C.’s president, Jorge L. Torres, will take you on a tour of the town, the plaza, the catholic church, the Juan Arroyo Fine Arts Center and the historical museum. At noon you will have lunch at the home of C/R Jorge Román and Herie Sánchez in the Guayabo Ward. Puertorrican lunch by the sea. In the evening you will attend the Rotary Club meeting for dinner.
Tuesday 27 April in Añasco
The Añasco R.C. president C/R José Figueroa will be with you all day and you will have dinner at the home of C/R Luis Figueroa, brother of the president of the club.
Wednesday April 28, 2010
Move to zone 5 where C/R Faustino Rivera will be in charge – 2:00 PM
ZONE 4 (Western and Southwestern Puerto Rico)
Wednesday 28 April 2010.
2:00PM Zone V takes over from Zone IV
3:00PM Travel from Aguada to Mayagüez
4:00PM Visit the Downtown area of the city of Mayagüez
7:00PM Dinner
8:00PM Arrive to lodging place at the West Sports Club in Cabo Rojo – ALL FIVE STAY AT THE WATER SPORTS CLUB FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXCHANGE
9:00PM Explore the area and prepare for a good night sleep
Thursady 29 April 2010.
7:30AM Breakfast
8:00AM Travel to Yauco
Visit: Noodle Factory
Cracker Factory
Flower Nursery
Coffee Processing Plant
12:00 Noon Lunch in Puertorrican restaurant
1:00PM Visit the Playa Santa Beach
6:00PM Prepare for meeting at the Yauco R.C.
8:00PM Rotary meeting
10:00PM Leave for your apartment (One hour trip)
Friday 30 April 2010.
7:30AM Breakfast
8:00AM Trip to San Germán
Visiting: The Ramírez de Arellano Museum
PortaCoeliReligiousMuseum
InteramericanUniversity
San Germán City Hall
2:00PM Strong horsd'oeuvres at the San Germán R.C.
3:00PM Back to the apartment
4:00PM Prepare for District Conference activities (Casual elegant attire)
8:00PM Dinner and dancing at the Mayaguez Resort and Casino site of the Conference
12:00PM Retire for the day
Saturday 1 May 2010
7:30AM Breakfast
8:00AM Conference activities
6:00PM Dinner and ballroom dancing
Sunday 2 May 2010
7:30AM Breakfast
8:00AM Conference activities
1:30 PM End of Conference
6:00PM Dinner
7:00PM Rest
Monday 3 May 2010
7:30AM Breakfast
8:00AM The Mayagüez Rotary Club will host you for the day
Visiting: The Mayaguez Zoo
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
1:00PM Lunch
2:00PM Will visit the facilities for the Central American and Caribbean games
6:00PM Dinner
7:00PM Rest
Tuesday May 4, 2010
7:30 AM – After a quick breakfast, travel to San Juan to take flight 1175 that leaves at 12:45 PM bound for Charlotte, N.C. Board the plane at Terminal B.
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