Nineteen international visitors passed through Oil City, Franklin and Titusville on Thursday as part of a tour of northwest Pennsylvania through the Friendship Exchange program of Rotary International.
Rotarians from Rotary District 2485, encompassing the countries of Kosovo and Albania, were in the area because they were returning a visit from local Rotary District 7280 — northwest Pennsylvania — which District 2485 considers its sister district in one of the world’s largest service organizations.
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HELEN FIELDING, reporter for The Derrick and The News-Herald, can be reached at helenfielding.thederrick@gmail.com or 814-677-8374.
