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City businessman part of Brazil exchange, page 2

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i planninc to tour businesses similar to his. He is presi- dent and co-owner of Quinte Alternator and Starter of Belleville. While in Brazil, Cox will be staying with Rotarian families and-along with his group and group- leader-will be making speaking engagements throughout the large South American area they will be touring. "We were asked a lot of questions about Canada in our interviews and the selections were made to find people who would be adaptable to group travel as well as having a wide range of interests." he said. "My wife has really been behind me although she said she was a bit wor- ried about the flying to Brazil." The Rotary Foundation picks up the travel ex- penses with Cox's only per- sonal commitment being money for his own use for souvenirs or side trips. The languaoe of Brazil is Por- tuguese with Cox saying the group has purchased books on the language with some of the members enrolling in night school classes. Locally classes aren't available with Cox adding he is looking for records and such to help him bone up on the language. Once the exchange is completed and the group returns to Canada, they mill *«»4v~- J * &<t,*AAV*iU9 at UlSiriCl „ jlubs as well as pro- bably compiling a written report on the trip. Speeches have already started with the group ap- pearing at a Rotary Foun- dation meeting in Toronto over the past weekend to show members exactly how foundation money is being used on bettering Canadians. "We are the proof of the foundation money working in Canada, "he said. to,

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