RI District 266, 1990/1991 G.S.E Team
Visited R.I. District 769
9:00: Gathered at Osaka International Airport at counter for domestic flight 152 to Narita Airport. Seen off by Governor Hirose, District 266 members, and representatives of sponsoring clubs. Left for America via Narita connection.
10:20: Arrived at New York's Kennedy Airport. After immigration processing, went to La Guardia Airport.
13:16: Departed from La Guardia for Raleigh/ Durham Airport.
15:36: Arrived at Raleigh/Durham Airport and left for Greensboro Airport.
16:16: Arrived at Greensboro Airport. After meeting District 769 G.S.E. Committee, went to Greensboro/High Point Marriott Hotel for night. Dinner with G.S.E. Committee Chairman Pat Barfield, Committee member David Jones, and others.
AM: Free time
PM: Received orientation on District 769 and North Carolina from District G.S.E. Sub Committee. Welcome Banquet sponsored by District G.S.E. Committee held from 6 pm. District Governor John Justice, Jr., Governor Nominee Everett Padgett, Jr., and host families from each zone attended. Team left for Reidsville in Zone 1 to begin homestay with respective families.
Host Club: Reidsville RC
Zone Coordinator: C. Jackson Harrill (Past Service)
Host Families:
Shigeo Matsuoka (Joe Towns, Doyle L. Hayes) Tetsuji Tanigawa (Julius J. Gwyn) Keizo Mizomoto (Charles E. Peele) Yoshitaka Matsumoto (Clark Turner) Keiichi Nishimura (Skip Balsley) Mire Sugino (Jerry Owens)
AM: Breakfast at Ann and Jack Harrill's home. Received orientation on Reidsville and Rockingham County at Penn House.
NOON: Lunch at restaurant in town.
PM: Visited City Hall, Miller Can Plant, and Oldsmobile dealer.
EVE: Attended Reidsville RC's 69th Anniversary and Founders Night. RC members attended with spouses.
AM: Breakfast at the Harrill's. Visited Fieldcrest Mills - Karastan Carpet Div.
NOON: Attended Eden RC Meeting.
PM: Toured Miller Brewing Co. and visited WalMart.
AM: Assembled at Harrill's at 7:00. Breakfast at Rockingham Community College. Talked with students and toured College. Met County Sheriff who took us through County Court and the Jail.
NOON: Attended Mayodan RC Meeting (female President presiding).
PM: Visited Dillard Primary School. Visited Pine Hall Brick and Kobe Copper's Halstead Copper Tubing.
EVE: Party at Gwyn's home.
AM: Visited dairy/livestock farm and tobacco and christmas tree farm.
NOON: Lunch and tour at McDonald's.
PM: Toured American Tobacco Co. .
(Note) Matsuoka participated in District Golf Tournament at Pinehurst's Longleaf Country Club all day.
AM: Visited Reidsville Senior High School. Each team member chose a class to visit. NOON: Lunch at Reidsville High.
PM: Toured Chinqua-Penn.
AM: Went to Pinehurst.
NOON: Lunch at District Conference at Pinehurst Hotel and Country Club.
PM: After attending District Conference International Service Session, returned to Reidsville host families.
Free time with host families
AM: Left for Rockingham. Arrived at Richmond Pines Country Club at 11:30 and turned over to next host families.
Host Club: Rockingham RC
Zone Coordinator: Jim Hicks
Host Families:
Yoshitaka Matsumoto (Stuart Ames) Keizo Mizomoto (Chip Swinnie) Tetsuji Tanigawa (Randy Wallen) Keiichi Nishimura (Bill Cleveland) Mire Sugino (Ron Niland) Shigeo Matsuoka (Gene McLaurin)
AM: Met host families at Richmond Pines Country Club.
NOON: Attended Hamlet/Rockingham RC Joint-Meeting.
PM: Orientation on Richmond County and Sandhills region. Visited Richmond Senior High School. Returned to host homes.
EVE: Left for Charlotte by station wagon. Watched NBL Hornets game. Returned to host homes late at night.
AM: Breakfast and class participation at T. J. Bell Elementary School. Visited CSX Freight Yard, Railroad Museum, and Hamlet City Hall.
NOON: Lunch with Hamlet City Mayor and other VIPs at restaurant.
PM: All American City Presentation at Hamlet City Public Library. Visited a school for the handicapped. Observed City Government, Police and Fire Departments, and Emergency Services. Visited filming locations in Hamlet City.
AM: Breakfast and touring at Richmond Memorial Hospital. Left for Raleigh at 9:00. Visited Harris Nuclear Power Plant and its Exhibition Hall. Lunch there.
PM: Visited State Senate in Raleigh. Met State Senators elected by Richmond and Rockingham constituencies. Returned to host homes.
AM: Turned over to Moore County RC at Richmond Pines Country Club. Breakfast with Manager at Pinehurst Country Club and Hotel. Went driving in Pinehurst area. Visited Golf Hall of Fame.
NOON: Lunch at Southern Pines Holiday Inn.
PM: Visited Moore Memorial Hospital. After visiting Moore County Realtors and race horse farm, returned to host families at Richmond Pines Country Club.
AM: Visited Rockingham City Hall. Talked with Mayor and other government personnel. Toured Burlington Industries Manufacturing Plant.
NOON: Attended BBQ lunch party at T. J. Bell Elementary School to raise funds to purchase school's playground equipments.
PM: Richmond Community College (Matsuoka)
Auto race track (Matsuoka, Matsumoto)
Children's Hospital (Matsumoto, Tanigawa, Sugino)
Private medical office, senior citizens' home, senior citizens' center (Sugino, Nishimura)
Free time with host families
Free time with host families
EVE: Party at Chip Swinnie's.
AM: 8:00 breakfast at Jim and Stephanie Hicks', with Rockingham and Hamlet Mayors and Congressmen from Richmond attending. Left to be turned over to High Point RC at 9:00.
Host Club: High Point RC
Zone Coordinator: Bill Kester
Host Families:
Mire Sugino (Randall Phillips) Yoshitaka Matsumoto (Pete Moffitt) Keiichi Nishimura (Hugh Bennett) Tetsuji Tanigawa (Fred Baggett) Shigeo Matsuoka (Joe Craycroft) Keizo Mizomoto (Bob Niebauer)
AM: Met with driver from High Point RC nearby Asheboro. Toured Guilford Packaging. Arrived at Market Square.
NOON: Attended Furnitureland RC Meeting.
PM: Toured High Point Chemical Corporation. Picked up by host families at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot.
AM: Met at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot. Visited Rose Furniture and Mac Panel. NOON: Attended Triad RC Meeting.
PM: Visited High Point Museum, Hatteras Yacht Co., and shopping mall. Picked up by host families at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot.
AM: After meeting at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot, each G.S.E. member visited special interest locations .
Furniture plant, High Point YMCA (Matsumoto)
Day care center (Sugino)
High school and elementary school music classes (Nishimura)
Radisson Hotel (Tanigawa, Mizomoto)
Matsuoka rested for day at Craycroft's home.
NOON: Lunch separately at special interest locations.
EVE: Returned to Wesley Memorial Parking Lot and then to host homes.
AM: Met at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot. Toured High Point College campus. Attended Geology class at College.
NOON: Attended High Point RC Meeting.
PM: Toured Thomas Built Bus Plant #1 . Visited Silver Knit Industries. Returned to Wesley Memorial Parking Lot.
AM: Met at Wesley Memorial Parking Lot. Visited Ruff-hewn and W & J Rives.
NOON: Lunch
PM: Visited High Point Regional Hospital. Matsuoka went to Willow Creek Golf Club. Returned to Wesley Memorial Parking Lot.
Free time with host families
Free time with host families
AM: Left High Point at 9:00. Met driver from Greensboro RC at Sears parking lot.
Host Club: Greensboro RC
Zone Coordinator: Fred C. Reinecke
Host Families:
Shigeo Matsuoka (Fred C. Reinecke) Mire Sugino (Stewart B. Fountain) Keizo Mizomoto (Chip T. Hagan) Tetsuji Tanigawa (Bill Smith) Keiichi Nishimura (Howard Hauser) Yoshitaka Matsumoto (Larry Shook)
AM: Turned over to Greensboro RC at Sears parking lot. Visited University of North Carolina, School of Business, Greensboro Campus. Received video orientation on Greensboro. Observed lecture in Marketing. Responded to questions by students in International Marketing course.
NOON: Attended Crescent RC Meeting.
PM: Visited Guilford Battlefield and toured downtown Greensboro and shopping mall. Met host families at Sears parking lot.
EVE: Attended YMCA Annual Meeting (Matsuoka).
AM: Met at Sears parking lot. Visited Greensboro City Hall. Met with City Police Chief, City Director, and Mayor. Watched slide presentation on City Government.
NOON: Attended Guilford RC Meeting.
PM: Visited Historical Museum and municipal recreational facilities. Separated at Sears parking lot.
AM: United Way Day Care Center Facilities (Sugino, Matsuoka)
Eastern Music Festival Office (Nishimura)
J & S Cafeteria (Tanigawa)
North Carolina University's Japan Center in Raleigh, Shamlock Paper Co. (Matsumoto)
Greensboro/High Point Marriott Hotel (Mizomoto, all day)
NOON: Attended Greensboro RC Meeting.
PM: Quaker condominium-style senior citizens' home (Sugino)
Music school (Nishimura)
T. K. Tripps (Tanigawa)
Oak Forest Golf Club (Matsuoka)
EVE: "Preserve Planet Earth" symposium (Matsuoka, Sugino)
AM: Met at Sears parking lot. Toured Konica Manufacturing USA, Inc. Talked with President and other executives.
NOON: Lunch at Chinese restaurant at Konica invitation.
PM: Shopped at Burlington Manufacturers' Outlet. Separated at Sears parking lot.
AM: Met at Sears parking lot. Toured Cone Mills White Oak Plant.
NOON: Attended Summit RC Meeting.
PM: Visited Center for Creative Leadership and participated in simulated training. Separated at Sears parking lot.
Free time with host families
EVE: Dinner with 4 RCs at Greensboro City Club.
Free time with host families
AM: Turned over to Zone 5 host families at Krispy Kreme Donut Shop parking lot in Winston-Salem.
Host Club: Reynolda RC
Zone Coordinator: Richard Burr
Host Families:
Keizo Mizomoto (Mark Thompson) Mire Sugino (Sarah Carson Smith) Tetsuji Tanigawa (David McMillan) Yoshitaka Matsumoto (Will Mann) Shigeo Matsuoka (Richard Burr) Keiichi Nishimura (Frank McNally)
AM: Turned over from Zone 4 at 10:10. Orientation on Winston-Salem by Zone Coordinator Richard Burr at Twin City Club.
NOON: Lunch at Twin City Club (with Reynolda RC President Will Mann and member Pete Hondros).
PM: Toured Old Salem and shopped at gift house. Visited Reynolda House (under renovation). Arrived at host homes.
AM: Picked up at host homes. Visited Wake Forest University, and talked with Dean, Japanese History professor, and Japanese Language instructors and students. Toured campus and chapel (site of Bush/Dukkakis TV debate).
NOON: Attended Downtown RC Meeting.
PM: Toured Tobaccoville RJR Plant. Sightseeing on Mt. Pilot. Returned to host families.
AM: Picked up at host homes. Toured Wachovia Bank and its Check Processing Center. Exchanged information with bank Vice-President on differences in U.S./Japan banking systems.
NOON: Lunch in bank cafeteria.
PM: Visited Baptist Hospital and Medical school .
AM: Individual activities arranged by host homes.
Food Bank, Baptist Hospital Pediatric Ward (Sugino)
School of the Arts (Nishimura)
Brookstown Hotel (Mizomoto)
Membership restaurant and Restaurants popular with youth (Tanigawa)
RJR Packaging Co., Winston-Salem Racetrack (Matsumoto)
Electronics Appliance and Garden Products Wholesaler (Matsuoka)
Forsythe Golf Club (Matsuoka).
AM: Picked up at host homes. Shopping at Outlet Mall.
NOON: Attended Reynolda RC Meeting.
PM: Talked about impressions of District 769 with Sub-Committee Member Joe Gawthrop at office of Richard Burr. Time cut short due to heavy rain. Departure preparations.
EVE: Farewell Banquet by Reynolda RC from 6:30 at Twin City Club. District Governor, Governor Nominee, G.S.E. Committee Members, and most of host families during 5 weeks attended
AM: Left Greensboro Airport at 10: 15 for NYC. Seen off by G.S.E. Committee and Zone 5 host families.
NOON: Arrived at Newark Airport in New Jersey. Went to Manhattan.
PM: After lunch, bus tour of downtown NY. Stayed at Broadway's Marriott Marquis.
Free time. Visited Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Easter Parade, etc.
Free time. Toured Marriott Marquis (Mizomoto, Tanigawa, Nishimura).
EVE: Farewell party. Went to Metropolitan Opera.
AM: Left Kennedy Airport by JAL for Narita Airport.
PM: Arrived at Osaka International Airport via Narita connection. Met at airport by District Rotary Foundation Committee Chairman Keizo Furuta, District G.S.E. Committee, sponsoring club members, and team's family members.
