OS.Members -FW: OS Summer Trip to Germany Opportunity

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A message to all members of Go Strokes!


Middle School and High School Students=E2=80=94Who wants to go to =
Germany?

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Age 14 to 16 , 17 year olds are accepted, but no Current Seniors.

We will be taking up to 30 people

There will be a 6 to one ration =E2=80=93 kids to coaches.

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This is a cultural exchange where the Oakland Strokes rowers will be =
going to Germany, to a town called Osnabruck.  There is a rowing program =
there that has done exchanges with another club in the region for over =
20 years.  Beth coached for that other team during the first exchange =
and now Oakland has been offered the opportunity to  continue this =
tradition.

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The tentative plan is as follows:

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Travel will take place for 3 to 3.5 weeks sometime the end of july =
beginning of August.

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Upon arrival in Germany, the rowers will meet their host families and =
spend a day or two getting tours of the city and learning about the =
rowing program.  Then a 4 or 5 day trip will be planned where the group =
will travel to some other cities (exact locations to be determined) the =
group will travel by train and stay in youth hostels when not staying in =
Osnabruck.

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Upon returning to Osnabruck, there will be a 7 day rowing tour down the =
Moselle river to the Rhine river.  This is the highlight of the trip. =
For 7 days the kids will row side by side with the  German team in mixed =
boats (these are touring boats).  Down the river.  The athletes will =
sleep in different boathouses every night and there is a whole adult =
crew that cooks and feeds the rowers 3 meals a day.  They are met at =
every Loch and the kids learn tons about the culture and the beautiful =
countryside.

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Upon completing the tour, the rowers will return to Osnabruck and stay =
with their german host families for a few days and attend school at =
least one day.  During this time, if the rowers are not going to go to =
school, we will take them on day trips.

=20

Once we leave the families, we will either go to Berlin or Munich for a =
few more days of sightseeing before heading for the airport to go home.

=20

The details of the trip will be firmed up once we know how many people =
are interested in going.  The past few years the cost of the three week =
trip was about $3,500.  This is probably pretty accurate, but again =
exact cost will depend on numbers of people going and setting the exact =
itinerary.

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Please E-mail Beth Anderson at  =
<http://us.mc550.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dcoachbeth@me.com> =
coachbeth@me.com for more information or to let her know if you are =
interested.  There will be a new group on the web-site, if you are =
interested in getting updates on the trip, please join that group.

=20

The Germans will be bringing their team to the Bay Area for a week the =
end of September, beginning of October.  We will be hosting them for =
that week.

Visit Go Strokes! at: =
http://oaklandstrokes.ning.com/?xg_source=3Dmsg_mes_network

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  <h3><span style=3D'font-size:16.0pt'>A message to all members of Go =
Strokes!<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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    <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-size:16.0pt'>Middle =
School and High
    School Students<span style=3D'color:black'>=E2=80=94Who wants to go =
to Germany?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Age =
14 to 16 ,
    17 year olds are accepted, but no Current Seniors.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>We =
will be
    taking up to 30 people<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>There will be a
    6 to one ration =E2=80=93 kids to coaches.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>This =
is a
    cultural exchange where the Oakland Strokes rowers will be going to
    Germany, to a town called Osnabruck.&nbsp; There is a rowing program =
there
    that has done exchanges with another club in the region for over 20
    years.&nbsp; Beth coached for that other team during the first =
exchange and
    now Oakland has been offered the opportunity to&nbsp; continue this
    tradition.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>The =
tentative
    plan is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Travel will
    take place for 3 to 3.5 weeks sometime the end of july beginning of =
August.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Upon =
arrival in
    Germany, the rowers will meet their host families and spend a day or =
two
    getting tours of the city and learning about the rowing =
program.&nbsp; Then
    a 4 or 5 day trip will be planned where the group will travel to =
some other
    cities (exact locations to be determined) the group will travel by =
train
    and stay in youth hostels when not staying in =
Osnabruck.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Upon =
returning
    to Osnabruck, there will be a 7 day rowing tour down the Moselle =
river to
    the Rhine river.&nbsp; This is the highlight of the trip. For 7 days =
the
    kids will row side by side with the&nbsp; German team in mixed boats =
(these
    are touring boats).&nbsp; Down the river.&nbsp; The athletes will =
sleep in
    different boathouses every night and there is a whole adult crew =
that cooks
    and feeds the rowers 3 meals a day.&nbsp; They are met at every Loch =
and
    the kids learn tons about the culture and the beautiful =
countryside.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Upon =
completing
    the tour, the rowers will return to Osnabruck and stay with their =
german
    host families for a few days and attend school at least one =
day.&nbsp;
    During this time, if the rowers are not going to go to school, we =
will take
    them on day trips.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Once =
we leave
    the families, we will either go to Berlin or Munich for a few more =
days of
    sightseeing before heading for the airport to go =
home.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>The =
details of
    the trip will be firmed up once we know how many people are =
interested in
    going.&nbsp; The past few years the cost of the three week trip was =
about
    $3,500.&nbsp; This is probably pretty accurate, but again exact cost =
will
    depend on numbers of people going and setting the exact =
itinerary.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Please E-mail
    Beth Anderson at <a
    =
href=3D"http://us.mc550.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dcoachbeth@me.com"
    target=3D"_blank"><span =
class=3Dyshortcuts>coachbeth@me.com</span></a> for more
    information or to let her know if you are interested. &nbsp;There =
will be a
    new group on the web-site, if you are interested in getting updates =
on the
    trip, please join that group.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
    <div>
    <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>The =
Germans
    will be bringing their team to the Bay Area for a week the end of
    September, beginning of October.&nbsp; We will be hosting them for =
that
    week.<o:p></o:p></p>
    </div>
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