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扶輪基金會前受獎人在雷的扶輪同學會重新聚首

Foundation alumni reconnect at Ray’s Rotary Reunions

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撰文：梅根．佛林傑

By Megan Ferringer

2011年3月10日國際扶輪新聞

Rotary International News -- 10 March 2011

3520地區 2001-2002年度文化大使獎學生黎若梅 譯

 

 

 

 

 

上圖：雷•柯林根史密斯的扶輪同學會在國際扶輪社長柯林根史密斯（圖中）、扶輪基金保管委員會主委卡爾•威罕•施當恆及夫人莫妮卡（圖左）、9350地區總監珊．比思曼西姆斯及同學會主委羅德尼．麥肯德（圖右）抵達南非開普敦後，正式展開。

 

Top: Ray's Rotary Reunions kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, with the arrival of RI President Ray Klinginsmith (center); Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar and his wife, Monica (left); District 9350 Governor Sh𦷜n Biesman-Simons; and Rodney Mazinter, chair of the reunions committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

下圖：參與同學會活動的社員與前受獎人合照

圖：崔佛．威金斯

Bottom: A gathering of Rotarians and alumni during the event. Photos by Trevor Wilkins.

超過350位來自25個國家的扶輪社友及扶輪基金前受獎人於2月3-5日齊聚南非開普敦參與雷•柯林根史密斯的扶輪同學會。

More than 350 Rotarians and Rotary Foundation alumni from 25 countries gathered for Ray’s Rotary Reunions in Cape Town, South Africa, 3-5 February.

由國際扶輪第 9350 地區（跨安哥拉、納米比亞、南非三國）主辦。活動內容由今年國際扶輪社長柯林根史密斯設計。雷•柯林根史密斯本人曾於1960-61年度擔任大使獎學生，並於開普敦大學就讀。

Hosted by District 9350 (Angola; Namibia; South Africa), the event was designed by RI President Ray Klinginsmith, a 1960-61 Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of Cape Town.

同學會主委羅德尼．麥肯德說：「雷•柯林根史密斯的扶輪同學會提供了前受獎人們一個在事業開始的階段與一個義意深遠的組織（意指扶輪）一個重新聯繫的絕佳機會。」

“Ray’s Rotary Reunions gave alumni the chance to reconnect with an organization that meant so much to them in kick-starting their careers,” says Rodney Mazinter, chair of the reunions committee.

在二月三日舉行的第一次同學會會中，曾在開普敦大學就讀的前大使獎學生們，以及該校曾出國履行扶輪獎學生義務的前受獎人們齊聚一堂。參與全會的受獎人年齡層分佈很廣，有才獲獎不久，二十出頭的受獎人，也有開普敦大學接受的第一位扶輪基金受獎人：現年八十五歲，美國佛羅里達州馬拉松扶輪社的亨利．克瑞。

The first reunion, held on 3 February, reconnected former Ambassadorial Scholars who studied at the University of Cape Town and graduates of the university who spent their Rotary scholarship abroad. Attendees ranged from recent alumni in their 20s to 85-year-old Henry Kreh of the Rotary Club of Marathon, Florida, USA, the first Rotary Scholar to study at UCT.

於2010-11年度來自美國南卡羅萊納州，現正就讀於開普敦大學的獎學生，貝琦．蘇德蘭說：「這麼多在世界各地有能力改變社區的領袖們，都是因為曾經受惠於扶輪，真的讓我很感動。我們擁有相同的經驗，這讓我們能夠在同一個基礎上討論並分享我們對於生活在非洲土地上的人們來說重要的計劃和目標。」

“The gathering of so many leaders who have made a difference in communities across the globe through the help of Rotary was simply inspiring to me,” says Betsy Sutherland, a 2010-11 Ambassadorial Scholar from South Carolina, USA, studying at UCT. “The relationship we all shared enabled us to talk about goals and projects we felt were important to populations within the African continent.”

在第二次同學會，再加入了所有曾在非洲任一所大學就讀或由這些學校送去其他國家就讀的前受獎人們。曾出使或由非洲任一地區接待的GSE成員及許多扶輪社友們也同時與會。

At the second reunion, UCT alumni were joined by Rotary Scholars who studied at any university in Africa and those from African universities who studied abroad. Former Group Study Exchange team members who were sponsored or hosted by Rotary districts in Africa also took part, joined by many Rotarians.

與會者在同學會中，參與了一連串知性的節目，包括對非洲有卓越貢獻的政府官員及專業人士的致詞。此外還有雷•柯林根史密斯的專題演講，及前南非總統暨前諾貝爾和平獎得主F.W.戴克拉克；前南非憲法法院法官凱薩琳．歐拉根；2009-10年度扶輪基金會前受獎人道服務獎受獎人、華盛頓特區首都山扶輪社友彼得．凱爾，以及南非政府國際關係與合作部門的首長法蘭西斯．摩洛伊的專題演講。以上所提及的各界傑出人士均為扶輪前受獎人。

Throughout the reunions, attendees participated in instructive programs that included addresses by government and professional leaders who have made a difference in Africa. In addition to Klinginsmith, featured speakers included former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate F.W. de Klerk; former South African Constitutional Court Judge Catherine O’Regan; Peter Kyle, a member of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) and recipient of the 2009-10 Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award; and Francis Moloi, chief director of the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation. O’Regan, Kyle, and Moloi are all former Rotary Scholars.

「在我於1961年履行完開普敦大學的扶輪獎學生任期；並在五十年後擔任國際扶輪社長，在這段歷程中，來到非洲讓我學到人生中寶貴的經驗。」柯林根史密斯說「我深信同學會對於每個人都是很好的學習的經驗。」

“As I complete a circle in my life from being a Rotary Scholar at UCT in 1961 to being the RI president 50 years later, I have learned much about life from my visits to Africa,” Klinginsmith says. “I believe the reunions are a good learning experience for everyone.”

在最後兩天舉辦的扶輪計劃博覽會提供了扶輪社尋求合作伙伴的機會，並促進聯結國際服務以挹注扶輪的「向非洲伸出援手」行動的催生。該項計劃始於2007年，為非洲經濟發展中國家的扶輪社和扶輪基金與各項資源做媒合。前受獎人們亦受邀參加這個計劃博覽會。

On the last two days, a Rotary projects expo gave clubs the chance to seek out partners and make connections to facilitate international service projects in support of Rotary’s Reach Out to Africa initiative. Launched in 2007, the initiative matches the resources of the Foundation and clubs in developed economies with needs in Africa. The projects expo was also open to alumni.

蘇德蘭說：「我正在進行一個在開普敦一個貧民區的學校創建圖書館的計劃，透過這個媒合機制，我找到了曾推動提高識字率的扶輪社，並獲得了很大的幫助。」

“I’m working on a project that will establish a library for a school located in an impoverished area of Cape Town,” says Sutherland. “As a result of [the initiative] and the projects expo, I linked up with a Rotary club who supports literacy in schools and has offered to help with the project.”

全世界目前有超過4萬1千名大使獎學生，柯林根史密斯希望這次同學會的形式能在日後被其他大學所採用。

Former Ambassadorial Scholars number more than 41,000 worldwide, and the reunions were an experimental model that Klinginsmith hopes will be implemented by other universities in the future.

蘇德蘭說：「雷•柯林根史密斯的扶輪同學會是我這一年來在開普敦的生活最精采的一頁，來自世界各地的扶輪社友一同聯誼，並慶祝扶輪的貢獻。」

“Ray’s Rotary Reunions have been a highlight of my past year here in Cape Town,” says Sutherland. “It was filled with wonderful fellowship of Rotarians from all over the world and a celebration of what Rotary can achieve.”