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Student
Weekend
November 2-4, 2007,
Atlanta, GA
Co-hosted by the Alpharetta and Sandy Springs Rotary Clubs
by: Linda Randolph,
Sandy Springs Rotary Club |
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There were many
memorable moments from the dinners at the high school and the YMCA and
the whirlwind trip around to World of Coca Cola, Andretti’s, the Varsity
and the Atlanta Zoo. We especially want to thank all the management of
these places for our special perks. The students gathered special
memories here to share with their families back home. Also thanks to
Publix and El Azteca for providing the food for the dinners as well as
some of our SSRC spouses. Here are some Quotes from our International
Student visitors:
“Hi, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for a wonderful weekend! We
all had a fantastic time and I personally loved that we all got to stay
together on Saturday night. Please pass on a special thank you to the
brave Rotarians who stayed with us.” (Swedish student.)
“I enjoyed the zoo, especially the pandas, the owl and the tigers. Thank
you for taking my picture with the pumpkins.” (Hungarian student).
The World of Coca Cola shop was another popular venue as the students
returned to the bus with shopping bags full of goodies.
They have big appetites!!!! With 26 pizzas ordered for Saturday supper
plus we served the left over salad, chips, and cookies from Friday
night. All the pizza , except 5 slices, were eaten. 26 pizzas translates
into 208 slices. |
The zoo really gave us the best time to
interact with the students. I think the distance between the animals and
the uniqueness of the exhibits lent itself to walking and visiting.
The students kept thanking our bus drivers, Harry and Bill. Those guys
really have a way with these young people. Harry said it was the most
fun he has ever had on a field trip. Harry has been driving with the
Fulton County School System for eight years. As they left the bus for
the last time, a lot of the girls hugged Harry and all of the students
kept thanking him. They were on time, cheerful, and really delightful.
Most of all I want to give my sincerest “thank you” to all of you for
making this a fabulous week-end. I had a wonderful time. Each part of
this experience was unique: the planning; the Friday night that went so
smoothly; Saturday sharing with the students; and Sunday morning sending
them off with their rides. The reason we had no “glitches” was that
everyone cheerfully did so much to make this week-end work. It is a
pleasure to work as one part of such a great team.
The students commented most often on how much they enjoyed staying
together for the evening at the YMCA and how they plan to get tickets to
a football game in Athens and keep the camaraderie going! |
