We arrived at the Sheraton Hotel in Burlington just before 2pm and were ready for lunch!! We were greeted by an exceptional guy 'Tom' the Front Office Manager at the Hotel who did everything he could for us during our stay. A massive thank you to him!
As our rooms were not ready we popped into the facilities by the pool to change from our suits and it too something more comfortable for our afternoon of exploring Burlington Downtown. We had a bite to eat in the bar area in the Hotel before we were joined by Guy and his wife the current District Governor of District 7850 and the Governor Elect for 7850, Bill and his wife.
We left the hotel and stopped at the chocolate factory of Lake Champlain; after a few samples and purchases we were dropped in Downtown Burlington and ready to hit the shops. We agreed on a meeting place for dinner and then all went our separate ways to explore! Dinner was lovely, thank you to Guy and Bill for their hospitality.
Friday saw the start of the conference and all the familiar faces of people that we had met along the way. We attended the opening and heard some key speakers during the afternoon. On Friday evening we added the finishing touches to our presentation and got ready for 'Red, White and Blue' night! Everyone made so much effort and some of the outfits were great. Hayley and Abi were over the moon to hear that Ben and Jerry's was on the menu for dessert!!
After a short visit to the hospitality suites we headed to bed so we were all ready for our big presentation.
After breakfast the conference started and we were ready! The GSE Team that visited the UK and District 1120 were up before us and did an amazing job.....none of us were nervous until then!
However the presentation went excellently and all of the feedback was very positive! A relief that our last presentation on American soil was one we were all please with. We had the afternoon free so back into Burlington; we all loved the town so we wanted to explore a little more. We walked down to the lake before heading back to the hotel to prepare for the dinner, the hotels shuttle was good enough to drop us off and collect us from Downtown to save the walk!!
The evening dinner was excellent and an opportunity to dress up and enjoy a lovely evening with some of our hosts from Concord and Bow Club. There was a number of speakers after dinner and an opportunity to recognise all the people that had put together an excellent conference.
With the conference wrapping up on Sunday morning we were heading off at lunch time to go to Nashua for our final dinner together as a team. Luckily for us our hosts that were taking us to Nashua knew our love for Ben and Jerry's and we made a short detour, for lunch!!!
We arrived and were welcomed at the Crown Plaza in Nashua and a Farewell Dinner had been arrange for the team. It was great to see how many people turned up for the dinner. Richard's Girlfriend Hannah had arrived and joined us for dinner before heading off on their holiday; it was great for the team to meet her. We had our debrief with Steve P, Steve C and Rick; we all agreed that it was an amazing trip and great experience and District 7870 did an amazing job of welcoming us!
We will all be back to explore more of the two states and visit the new friends that we have met!
Thank you for this once in a life time experience.
GSE Team 2010 from District 1120
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As our rooms were not ready we popped into the facilities by the pool to change from our suits and it too something more comfortable for our afternoon of exploring Burlington Downtown. We had a bite to eat in the bar area in the Hotel before we were joined by Guy and his wife the current District Governor of District 7850 and the Governor Elect for 7850, Bill and his wife.
We left the hotel and stopped at the chocolate factory of Lake Champlain; after a few samples and purchases we were dropped in Downtown Burlington and ready to hit the shops. We agreed on a meeting place for dinner and then all went our separate ways to explore! Dinner was lovely, thank you to Guy and Bill for their hospitality.
Friday saw the start of the conference and all the familiar faces of people that we had met along the way. We attended the opening and heard some key speakers during the afternoon. On Friday evening we added the finishing touches to our presentation and got ready for 'Red, White and Blue' night! Everyone made so much effort and some of the outfits were great. Hayley and Abi were over the moon to hear that Ben and Jerry's was on the menu for dessert!!
After a short visit to the hospitality suites we headed to bed so we were all ready for our big presentation.
After breakfast the conference started and we were ready! The GSE Team that visited the UK and District 1120 were up before us and did an amazing job.....none of us were nervous until then!
However the presentation went excellently and all of the feedback was very positive! A relief that our last presentation on American soil was one we were all please with. We had the afternoon free so back into Burlington; we all loved the town so we wanted to explore a little more. We walked down to the lake before heading back to the hotel to prepare for the dinner, the hotels shuttle was good enough to drop us off and collect us from Downtown to save the walk!!
The evening dinner was excellent and an opportunity to dress up and enjoy a lovely evening with some of our hosts from Concord and Bow Club. There was a number of speakers after dinner and an opportunity to recognise all the people that had put together an excellent conference.
With the conference wrapping up on Sunday morning we were heading off at lunch time to go to Nashua for our final dinner together as a team. Luckily for us our hosts that were taking us to Nashua knew our love for Ben and Jerry's and we made a short detour, for lunch!!!
We arrived and were welcomed at the Crown Plaza in Nashua and a Farewell Dinner had been arrange for the team. It was great to see how many people turned up for the dinner. Richard's Girlfriend Hannah had arrived and joined us for dinner before heading off on their holiday; it was great for the team to meet her. We had our debrief with Steve P, Steve C and Rick; we all agreed that it was an amazing trip and great experience and District 7870 did an amazing job of welcoming us!
We will all be back to explore more of the two states and visit the new friends that we have met!
Thank you for this once in a life time experience.
GSE Team 2010 from District 1120
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