Get on the Bus, Gus!
Rotary International Conference in Atlanta, GA ~ June 10-14, 2017 Register now at www.riconvention.org
“We have chartered a bus to take 36 or more Rotarians from District 5610 to the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta next June,” announced District Governor Ed Jacobson. The Rotary Atlanta Convention planners have at last assigned our group a hotel: The Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead. Rotary will provide shuttle service from all convention hotels to the convention site.
In planning the trip we believed we had projected a cost high enough to cover any of the Atlanta hotels that were listed on the Rotary website. However, Buckhead is an upscale area of Atlanta, and the cost of the Ritz-Carlton is higher than our estimate. This means that we have to raise the price of the trip by $100 ($20 per Atlanta night) per person for double occupancy and $200 ($40 per Atlanta night) per person for single occupancy. Thus the double occupancy price is now $2,027.00, and the single occupancy price is $3,156.00. The reservation fee remains $500 for double occupancy and $750 for single occupancy.
Please plan to get your deposit to Brookings by October 1. After that date we will be seeking Rotarians from other Districts to fill up the bus. At last count we were looking for six more couples to make the trip a GO! Final deadline for deposits is November 15.
REVISED Information is on this District website in the Download section.
In planning the trip we believed we had projected a cost high enough to cover any of the Atlanta hotels that were listed on the Rotary website. However, Buckhead is an upscale area of Atlanta, and the cost of the Ritz-Carlton is higher than our estimate. This means that we have to raise the price of the trip by $100 ($20 per Atlanta night) per person for double occupancy and $200 ($40 per Atlanta night) per person for single occupancy. Thus the double occupancy price is now $2,027.00, and the single occupancy price is $3,156.00. The reservation fee remains $500 for double occupancy and $750 for single occupancy.
Please plan to get your deposit to Brookings by October 1. After that date we will be seeking Rotarians from other Districts to fill up the bus. At last count we were looking for six more couples to make the trip a GO! Final deadline for deposits is November 15.
REVISED Information is on this District website in the Download section.
Jacobson said the itinerary will look something like this:
June 8 – Leave Pierre at 7:00 a.m., travel to St. Joseph, MO
June 9 – St. Joseph to Paducah, KY
June 10 – Paducah to Atlanta, GA
June 10-14 – Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead Convention Hotel
June 15 – Atlanta to Nashville, TN
June 16 – Nashville to St. Louis, MO
June 17 – St. Louis to Council Bluffs, IA
June 18 – Council Bluffs to home area
Non-refundable deposit due by November 15. Price DOES NOT include registration for the Rotary Convention, please register and pay directly to Rotary for all Rotary events. Registration form available on the District website, or from Karen Gores at Travel Leaders, 1709 Sixth St., Brookings, SD 57006 kareng@travelleaders.com 605-692-6611.
“It will be sort of a ‘Get in the bus, Gus, and leave the driving to us!’ experience,” Jacobson said. “You will see and experience some major landmarks along the way. We are looking at a once-in-a-lifetime Rotary travel experience to a convention poised to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Rotary Foundation.”
June 8 – Leave Pierre at 7:00 a.m., travel to St. Joseph, MO
June 9 – St. Joseph to Paducah, KY
June 10 – Paducah to Atlanta, GA
June 10-14 – Rotary International Convention, Atlanta, Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead Convention Hotel
June 15 – Atlanta to Nashville, TN
June 16 – Nashville to St. Louis, MO
June 17 – St. Louis to Council Bluffs, IA
June 18 – Council Bluffs to home area
Non-refundable deposit due by November 15. Price DOES NOT include registration for the Rotary Convention, please register and pay directly to Rotary for all Rotary events. Registration form available on the District website, or from Karen Gores at Travel Leaders, 1709 Sixth St., Brookings, SD 57006 kareng@travelleaders.com 605-692-6611.
“It will be sort of a ‘Get in the bus, Gus, and leave the driving to us!’ experience,” Jacobson said. “You will see and experience some major landmarks along the way. We are looking at a once-in-a-lifetime Rotary travel experience to a convention poised to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Rotary Foundation.”
Ed Jacobson, District Governor
Anne Gormley, Trip Organizer & Hostess
Anne Gormley, Trip Organizer & Hostess