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International News [mailto:rinews@rotary.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Weekly Update</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org"
title="News about Rotary, a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.">Rotary
International</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Weekly
Update <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<h5><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>updated:
Thurs, 20 Sept 2007 13:25:00 CST<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h5>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/programs/070920_gse.html"
title="British Group Study Exchange team prepared for any emergency">British
Group Study Exchange team prepared for any emergency</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“We
all have the same goal: to make the world a better and safer place for
everyone,” says disaster management student David Cowley. Cowley and
four emergency management professionals from <st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region>
traveled as a Group Study Exchange team to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> to learn how other cities prepare
for and respond to crises.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
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title="British Group Study Exchange team prepared for any emergency">Read
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href="http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/programs/070914_starvoyager.html"
title="Deadline extended! Sign up for the 2008 RI convention by 5 October and earn the Star Voyager pin">Deadline
extended! Sign up for the 2008 RI convention by 5 October and earn the Star
Voyager pin</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
deadline to sign up has been extended as RI Headquarters will be undergoing a
computer server upgrade from 27-30 September, and online registration will be
down.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/announcements/070905_prgrants.html"
title="PR grant application deadline extended to 8 October">PR grant
application deadline extended to 8 October</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
deadline for district governors to submit PR grant applications for the
2007-08 Rotary year has been extended to 8 October.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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