One of the great things about Rotaract is the fact that it is an international organisation, meaning that there are thousands of clubs all around the world. This gives us a great opportunity to learn about other cultures and expand our understanding of how other countries operate. It also means that we can link with clubs on every continent to carry out joint projects and help communities further afield too.

One project we are undertaking is to send our club mascot on a tour of the world, so let's introduce you to Boris Beefeater!

		Dear Friends, My name is Boris Beefeater and for the past couple of months I have been living in Maidenhead, which is in England. I was brought to Maidenhead by the Rotaract Club of Maidenhead, District 1090, and have been enjoying the local sights. So far I have been out for a Chinese meal, have been on a weekend away to Wales, helped raise funds for local charities and have been to many other places with my Maidenhead Rotaract friends. However, I feel I am now ready to move on and see more of the world, especially Europe. I would like to learn about your country/culture and all the different things you do together in you Rotaract Club. I would stay with your club for a few weeks before you kindly send me onto my next destination. It would be great if you could get some photos of me during my stay and send them to boris.beefeater@hotmail.co.uk so they can go onto my Facebook page.

If you would like to participate in entertaining me then this is what you need to do:

• Email me at boris.beefeater@hotmail.co.uk with a name and an address of where I need be sent
• An itinerary will then be made and sent to you
• The Rotaract Club of Maidenhead will email you when I am expected to arrive and you can follow where I am on Facebook
• When you receive me I will be staying for a couple of weeks. It would be great if you could take me out with you to fun places or places which mean something to you and your club. As well as taking photos of me and writing a brief description of what I have been up to on my stay.
• Then you need to send me onto my next destination. You will put me back into my box with any souvenirs you wish me to take and the brief description of what I have been up to. My Rotaract Club will let you know what address to ship me to. Then you can email any photos to my email address.
• Your club will be responsible for any shipping charges, or fees required to send me to my next destination

Once you have sent me just let the Rotaract Club of Maidenhead know so they can keep a track on where I am in the world!

I look forward to hearing from you!
Boris

So where is Boris heading first?

I am off on the first of my many travels soon! I am very much looking forward to it and hope to return to the UK with some good stories to tell and some great photos to show you all.

My first destination is Madrid and The Rotaract Club of Santo Tirso, then off to The Rotaract Club of Lisbon. From here I will travel to visit the Rotaract Club of Madrid, before finishing up in Amsterdam with the Rotaract Club of Amsterdam. I am very much looking forward to learning about the other Rotaract Clubs I will be visiting and making new friends.

I hope to go to other destinations in the future, such as Kentucky, Brazil and many more! 

Boris' Birthday is 27th January and he is now one years old.