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HISTORIA STOWARZYSZENIA
During the early 1950s contact was developing again between Teachers Unions in Europe as they began to work together and
to cooperate for the improvement of conditions but more especially to improve understanding between people from different
cultures and backgrounds. Already in the early part of the 1950s some teachers had realized that they could benefit most
from the longer holidays they enjoyed if they could find a more economical way of traveling to other countries. The
idea of Home Exchange Holidays was born in this realisation. To exchange homes meant that they did not have any Hotel
costs and could live in another home with just the normal costs of living. It would also provide the opportunity to live
in a normal neighbourhood and not only in the developed tourist areas. This would provide the opportunity to learn about
local culture, customs, etc. and to get to know the people.
In 1953 the leaders of the Swiss and Dutch Teacher Unions decided that a Home Exchange System for Holidays should be
formally organized. Mr. A. Lehmann (1953 - 1961), Belp, Switzerland, made contact with Mr. G.J. Beltman (1953 - 1959),
Enter, Netherlands, in 1953 and the organization which would become known as Intervac International was born! These
initial pioneers of the Home Exchange concept were followed in Switzerland by Louis Kessely, Heerbrugg, (1961 - 1965),
Heinrich Niedermann, St. Gallen, (1965 - ), and in Netherlands by Th.Thuijs, Bussum, (1959 - 1960), and Bert Vegter,
Zeist, (1960 - 1977), Roel and Willemien Eissen, Oosterbeek, since November 1977.
Major international development of Intervac began in 1961 which brought the first contact with Great Britain through
Mrs. Ronald Gould, national Union of Teachers. Mr. Lehman wrote to Mr. Vegter at that time: "In London ist jetzt eine
Stelle für alle Länder!"
IN 1961 members were recorded from 6 countries: Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France and Great Britain.
Formal contact was established with Germany in 1965 when Hans Joachim Runge, Ahausen (1965 - 1970) became Organiser.
He was followed by Otto Schiller, Stuttgart, (1971 - 1974) and by Helge Günzler, Musberg, since February 1974.
It is quite noteworthy that in 1963 David Ostroff was establishing his Vacation Exchange Club (VEC) in the United States.
He would make contact with Intervac in 1976 to develop a collaboration that continued until 1984.
In 1967 Hazel and Michael Nayar linked formally with the continental group of Home Exchange Organisers. Hazel and Michael
had for some years been running an organization called Home Exchange Service for Teachers (HEST). Hazel introduced of
giving a name to the International organsiation but due to Danish sensitivities HEST was not considered to be suitable
due tot the fact that it means Horse in Danish! She suggested Inter Vac which combines INTERnational and VACations to
give INTERVAC! Thus the name of Intervac was adopted for use by Organisers in CH, NL, D, and GB (which also included
members Ireland).
IN 1969 initial contact was made with Lucien Mazik, Tour, (1969 - 2001), and with Manuel Ruiz Dona, Melilla. (1969 - 1980).
The FIRST INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in Paris on 2nd August 1969 hosted by Lucien Mazik, the Organiser for
France. Organisers from CH, NL, D, GB also attended. It was reported that Intervac had a total of 859 members in 1969.
In that year also contact was made with Austria - Hans Winkler, Völkermarkt, (Intervac Organsier since 1969).
In 1970 contact began with Sweden through Sten Jansson, Stockholm, with Margarethe and Karl Eric Gemfeldt, Jönköping,
taking over in 1971. They have now been followed as Swedish Organiser by their son Karl Eric Gemfeldt and his wife
Ann-Kristine. 1970 also saw contact with Finland: Mrs. Inkari Uski, Lauritsala, (1970 - 1972), Miss Saara Lahtimäki,
Helsinki, (1972 - 1974), Johanna and Matti PyhäläTuusniami, (1974 - 1978), Hleena Huhtela, Kilmininki, (1978 - ),
Mervi Luostarinen, Helsinki, current Organiser since -------- for Finland.
The SECOND INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in London on 1st August 1972 hosted by Hazel & Michale Nayar, GB
Organisers. It was attended by CH, NL, A, GB. A total of 780 members was reported.
In 1973 contact was made with Ireland: Mrs. Colette O'Broin, Dublin, (1973 - 1977). Frank and Hilary Kelly have been
Irish Organisers since September 1977.
1973 THIRD INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in Austria at Völkermarkt on 31st July and 1st August 1973 hosted by
Intervac Austria. Organisers present included A, CH, NL, FR, GB, SE, FI,. A total of 1127 members were reportd. A major
decision at this AGM was to produce International 3 language catalogues rather than the photocopied lists that had been
used until now. These catalogues were produced 3 times per year. Contact was also made with the USA through Hartzel
Weinstat, New York, ( 1973 - 1975). In 1976 David & Mary Ostroff, founders of Vacation Exchange Club established a
link with Intervac International. This collaboration continued until 1984 when Haines and Morrissette, San Francisco
became Organsiers. These latter were followed by Lori Horne and Paula Jaffe who are current USA Organsiers. In 1973
individual Organsiers were appointed in DK: Jens & Lone Lauritzen, Espergarde, (1973 - 2001)assisted by Grethe Lauritzen,
Espergarde, (1975 - ), Anne Mette & Michael Stovelbak have been DK Intervac Organisers since 2001,. In NO: Ivar
Solli, Gjovik, (1973 - 2000), followed by Ivar's son Jostein and his wife Nina since 2000. In addition a new Organsier
was apponted for Belgium: Roland Layder, (1973 - 1976), Pascale de Baer de Leer, Ternat, (1978 - ), Paul Sion,
(????? - ?????), Yolande & Jempi de Cooman, Current Belgian Intervac Organisers. Since 1975 Luxembourg also had as
Organisers Jens & Lone Lauritzen.since 1975.
1974: FOURTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in Zeist, Netherlands, 6/7/8th August 1974 hosted by Intervac NL.
Organisers present were: A CH, DE, DK, GB, NL, SE. A total of 1022 members were reported. This year also saw first
contact with Icekand: Rafn Arild Jonsson, Reykjavik, (1974 - 1975). The current Intervac Organiser for Iceland is Elisa
Kwaszenko.
1975: FIFTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in Jönköping, 6th August 1975 hosted by Intervac SE. Organisers
present were SE, CH, DK, FR, NL, AT. They reported a total of 1287 Intervac members. In order to assist the development
of the Intervac ideal it was decided to establish the Intervac International Fund.
1976: SIXTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in St.Gallen on 3/4th August 1976. The meeting was hosted by
Intervac CH. Organisers attending were CH, AT, DE, DK, GB, NO, NL, US,. They reported a total of 1439 members worldwide.
This was the beginning of cooperation with David Ostroff of Vacation Exchange Club USA and with Hawaii Home Exchange
Service.
1977: SEVENTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in Espergarde hosted by Intervac DK. Organsiers present were DK,
AT, GB, SE, DE, FR, US. Contact has been made with Mrs. Suzanne Barnard of HIL another UK based Home Exchange
organisation with a view to collaboration. It was agreed that Intervac International was no longer just a Home Exchange
Service for teachers but would be open to all. In the catalogues the occupation of the member will be stated. It was
also agreed that there will be two printing centers: in Stuttgart for Europe and in New York for the US and Canada in
particular.
1978: EIGHTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING was held in TOURS, on 2/3/4th August 1978 hosted by Intervac FR. This was
considered to be a most important event in the history of Intervac since it saw the development of Intervac on a world
wide basis to be achievable. Organisers attending were FR, BE, CH, DE, DK, GB, IE, NL, SE, US and Hawaii. Decisions made
included direct mailing of catalogues for catalogues in Europe form Germany, Two catalogues instead of three,
photographs to be included in catalogues, unlisted membership possible. This was considered to be the FIRST Intervac
International World Wide AGM.
1979: SECOND INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM. ( NINETH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL MEETING) was held in Brussels on
24/25th July 1979. Organisers present were BE, DK, LU, DE, FR, CH, GB, NL, US. Agreement was reached on standardization
of codes to be used in the catalogues.
1980: THIRD INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM was held in Stuttgart on 29/30th July 1980. Organsiers present were DE,
BE, CH, DK, FR, GB, NL, LU, SE, US. A decision was taken to cooperate with HIL (GB) Mrs. Suzanne Barnard. Also present
at the meeting were new contacts from Italy: Gaby Zabobetti, Bologna, current Intervac Organiser for Italy, and Dan
Barel, Herzliya, Israel, current Organiser in Israel.
1981: THIRD INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM was held in New York. It was hosted by David Ostroff. Organisers
present were SE, DK, GB, IRL, NL, BE, DE, FR, US. Present also was Maria Angeles SAS who is the current Intervac
Organiser for Spain. Intervac International was restructured at this meeting creating a Board of Directors (BD) which
would meet between AGMs to manage the affairs of Intervac. The first BD elected was composed of the Organisers for NL,
FR, DK. Maria Angeles SAS was elected as Organiser for Spain.
1982: Fourth INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM was held in Gjovik, hosted by Intervac NO. Organisers attending were
NO, BE, DE, DK, CH, FR, NL, IRL, LU, IT, GB, US, SE. The photo below shows the Organisers in Norway at the meeting.
1983: FIFTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM was held in Drogheda, Ireland hosted by Intervac IRL. Organsiers
attending were: IRL, DE, BE, CH, DK, LU, SE, NL, FR, US, NO. In addition a prospective Organsier from Costa Rica also
attend the meeting. This AGM celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Intervac. Below is a picture of the 2 most senior
Organisers: Hazel Nayer (RIP) GB and Heinrich Niedermann CH with Frank Kelly - IRL - getting ready to cut the
anniversary cake.
1984: SIXTH INTERVAC INTERNATIONAL WORLD WIDE AGM was held in Spain.
CZYM SIĘ ZAJMUJE
Wymiana domów i mieszkań to najwygodniejsza, najtańsza i najbezpieczniejsza forma spędzania urlopu ( szczególnie dla
rodzin z dziećmi) w większości krajów świata: Wielkiej Brytanii, Irlandii, USA, Kanadzie, Holandii, Skandynawii, Francji,
Niemczech, Włoszech i innych.
INTERVAC zajmuje się wymianą wakacyjną już od ponad 50 lat. Cieszy się znakomitą, rozpowszechnioną na całym świecie
opinią jako organizacja odpowiedzialna, pomocna w integrowaniu ludzi na całym świecie oraz dająca wiele możliwości wyboru.
Każdego roku kilkadziesiąt tysięcy członków INTERVAC dokonuje wymiany w ponad 10 000 domach w około 50 krajach w Europie,
Ameryce Północnej i Południowej, Australii i Azji.
Nasza oferta jest bardzo bogata. Możecie Państwo mieszkać w nowoczesnych apartamentach lub w małym mieszkaniu; w
wygodnym domku należącym do klasy średniej lub w okazałej rezydencji, przy rodzinach mniej lub bardziej licznych.
Członkowie są w różnych grupach wiekowych, są też wśród nich emeryci, gotowi w każdej chwili na wymianę z rodziną w
Polsce - także z przysłowiowym polskim M2.
Wybór należy do Ciebie! W chwili uzyskania członkostwa: otrzymania indywidualnego numeru członka i kodu dostępu login
oraz kolorowego katalogu, cały świat znajdziesz w zasięgu ręki. Ty sam dokonujesz wyboru kraju, regionu czy miasta
w jakim chcesz spędzić urlop; sam decydujesz czy wolisz mieszkać w mieszkaniu czy w domu; czy wolisz wymienić się z
rodziną z małymi dziećmi czy wyłącznie z dorosłymi; czy decydujesz się na wymianę samochodów i opiekę nad zwierzętami.
Sam też dokonujesz wyboru języka w jakim chcesz korespondować gdyż INTERVAC to także szansa na szlifowanie języków
obcych.
Kody opisujące ofertę każdego członka INTERVAC są dokładne i czytelne. Międzynarodową regułą jest aby uzgodnić
szczegółowo na etapie ustaleń wszystkie warunki wymiany i aby ich później rzetelnie przestrzegać. Nasz międzynarodowy
kod pomaga w porozumiewaniu się redukując problemy językowe.
INTERVAC to wzajemne zaufanie i rzetelność postępowania; członków stowarzyszenia cechuje etyka zachowania, wysoka
kultura osobista i profesjonalizm działania.
BIURO INTERVAC PL
Biuro Intervac czynne jest od poniedziałku do piątku w godzinach 8.30 - 20.30.
Jeśli macie Państwo pytania, prosimy o kontakt pod numerem tel. (12) 415 18 18 lub na adres e-mailowy:
intervac@york.edu.pl.
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Ewa Krupska
Dyrektor Intervac PL |
Siedziba Intervac PL
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Agata Eychler
Sekretarz Intervac PL |
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KATALOG PAPIEROWY
W związku z tym, iż coraz więcej członków korzystało w ostatnich latach wyłącznie z katalogu on-line, na lipcowym spotkaniu AGM 2007 w Szwecji, INTERVAC podjął decyzję o zaprzestaniu, po ponad 50 latach, wydawania katalogu w wersji książkowej.
W zamian katalog jest dostępny na zamówienie w formacje PDF za dodatkową opłatą.
Osoby zainteresowane otrzymaniem katalogu w formacie PDF proszone są o kontakt z biurem Intervac PL.
OFERTA ON-LINE
Oferta on-line aktywowana jest po otrzymaniu potwierdzenia wpłaty składki członkowskiej na następny rok. Otrzymujecie
Państwo dane dostępowe (login i hasło) dzięki którym wasza oferta widziana jest przez członków Intervac z całego świata.
Możecie wtedy także oglądać oferty wszytkich tych osób oraz w dowolnym momencie zmieniać szczegóły swojej oferty (min.
zmieniać zdjęcie).
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