Guest Speaker: Reto Gebert, Rotary Vocational Training Team
Posted by Chantelle Meriam
on May 18, 2016
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President, Roch Fortin, and Guest Speaker, Reto Gebert, Viticulturist and member of the Rotary Vocational Training Team
Our club had the pleasure of having, Reto Gebert, Viticulturist and member of the Rotary Vocational Training Team, speak to our group about his recent Rotary Vocational Training Team (VTT) experience and the objectives of his trip to Australia.
Between March 17th and April 16th, a group of professionals from the District 5060 traveled “down under” to District 9500 for a Rotary Vocational Training Team. The group consisted of two Canadians and two Americans, Reto Gebert a viticulturist from Kelowna, Lynn Bremmer a winemaker from Oliver, Jim Blonde a U-pick farmer from Yakima, and the team leader John Cooper the President & CEO of Yakima Valley Tourism from Yakima.
A Rotary Vocational Training Team (VTT) is a group of professionals who travel abroad to share their knowledge and to learn more about their industries from other professionals. Our team will travel to Rotary District 9500, a large area that covers the state of South Australia and part of the Northern Territory. From the coastal city of Adelaide to the outback town of Alice Springs it’s a span of 1,531 kilometers or 951 miles.
On the trip, the team focused their studies on winemaking and marketing, agri-tourism, viticulture and agriculture practices. The team toured vineyards, wineries, orchards, croplands and production facilities plus local attractions. The Training Team shared best practices with colleagues while also learning from them. In addition, members of the group spoke to Rotary clubs about their professions and their communities. Then in May and June, a team with similar professional interests from Rotary District 9500 will come to our region to learn about our wine and agricultural industries.
More information about the trip can be found at: