Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 8 Issue 7 – September 17th, 2020

The Hulali“The Reflector”
District Governor
Naomi Masuno

Club President
Keoni Ahlo

“Making a Difference in our Communities”

The strength of our Club lies in its members“Rotary is not just a club that you join; it is aninvitation to endless opportunities.”
RI President Holger Knaack

September is Rotary International Basic
Education and Literacy Month
Schools4Freedom Part II“Education Breaks the Cycle of ModernSlavery”
Of the village’s 400 residents, 132 are living in debt
bondage, enslaved in the slaveholder’s brick kilns,
farm, or construction projects, she says. “The others areat risk because they, too, are in abject poverty.”
Hundreds of thousands of people in Uttar Pradesh andthe neighboring state of Bihar are working in forcedlabor in industries including agriculture, domestic
servitude, commercial sex, stone quarries, or brick kilns,
says Bhanuja Sharan Lal, director of MSEMVS.

Students learn the alphabet in the open-air school structure.

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Training &Talking Story With PDG Win
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

The problem is exacerbated by inaction on anti-slavery
laws, caste discrimination, discrimination and violenceagainst women, lack of effective protection forchildren, lack of training of front-line officials, andcorruption, Lal says.
“Businesses and landlords, mostly in the informal sector,
face no effective sanctions for holding and using
people in forced labor,” he says. “The status quo
survives because in many industries the business model
relies on debt bondage as a means to controlworkers.”
The Schools4Freedom project establishes a school,including funding for two teachers. Children receive
school supplies and three years of hot lunches. Thevillage gets a computer to document the project. A
solar light is installed in the village to help protect
children from snakebites and help prevent sexualassault against women. Women are trained in a trade.

“What’s so amazing about Schools4Freedom is that
one removes all of these vulnerabilities,” Metzker says.

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“You strengthen the people and then you teach themthat they have basic rights so that they can go and, ina sense, demand that freedom themselves.”
Funds also pay for a simple school structure of brickpillars with a corrugated tin roof. It keeps the extreme
heat and rain at bay, “but it’s not such an amazingbuilding that someone can take it over,” she says. “It’snot so valuable that a slaveholder would burn it down
to stop the process.”
Most important, the project pays for two front-line
workers who are local and highly specialized in
educating the villagers. The workers teach them thatthey have basic human rights such as freedom andaccess to government services – and all of this is done
quietly at first, Metzker says.

villagers. Other times, slaveholders become violent andthe situation requires legal action, she says.
The three-year process ensures time for the entire
village to see that it is in a position of strength.
Additionally, liberated villages are connected to a
network of other freed villages, to continue supporting
one another, says Peggy Callahan, co-founder ofVoices4Freedom.
The problem of debt bondage is insidious because it
can entrap multiple generations. But with the project
efforts, “not only will these people be free andeducated and able to build a life of dignity, but theirchildren and grandchildren and great-grandchildren
will be born in freedom,” Callahan says.

Schools4Freedom students ready for their daily hot lunch.

“You have to know how to do it, when to do it, the safe
way to do it so that the front-line workers themselves
and the villagers don’t take the brunt of a slaveholder’sanger,” she says. “We can’t, as Rotarians, do that job.”
The school structure is usually the first sign to theslaveholders that something may be happening, andthey may ridicule the children for getting an education,
trying to convince them that it’s pointless.
“Does the slaveholder think about where that’s going in
two or three years? The writing is on the wall,” Metzker
says.
Sometimes slaveholders, not wanting to lose the labor,
will create employment arrangements with theRI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni AhloPP: Alex Kanamu
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: PP Lilette Subedi
Treasurer: (Vacant) Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: AustinKanamu

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Metzker, who is a member of the Rotary E-Club of One
World D5240, became involved in anti-slavery efforts
after a National Immunization Day trip to India in2004, during which she visited a center for children
who had been freed from slavery. She went on to write
the book Facing the Monster: How One Person Can
Fight Child Slavery and now works as a consultant tothe Salvation Army’s New Day to Stop Trafficking
program. She received Rotary’s Service Above Self
Award in 2009-10.

“Someday, there is going to be such a huge difference
because we realized there really is something you cando,” she says. “And we did it.” Article by Carol Hart Metzker
Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery

How it Works
The School4Freedom we build is the distribution
channel for knowledge about the villagers’ rights, theirability to organize for freedom, and their hope for abetter life.

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Students will spend three years getting up to gradelevel so they can catch up and confidently transfer to
Indian Government schools.

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Each school serves at least 40 former slave children,
educating and empowering them to break the cycle ofslavery.

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By educating the children, the school becomes thecatalyst to bring entire villages of 100–200 people tofreedom.

The Rotary Foundation has spent over $3 billion on programsand projects to support humanitarian efforts and scholarships
throughout its 100+-year history.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
It’s here! The Foodland Give Aloha Program. The
program runs the entire month of September eachyear. That gives each of us 30 days to contribute to aworthy cause, higher education for our Hawaii youth!
Use Code # 77199 (Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation)
when contributing. Thank you all in advance!
Thanks to Kate Butts for her $50 contribution to HRYF
through the Give Aloha Program!
If you have any questions let our Club’s HRYF Rep, PP
Geoff Horvath know!

Recognitions for the week ending September 20th,2020.
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Anniversaries
ROTARY MINUTE

What’s in a Language?!
Rotary became bilingual in 1916 when the first club wasorganized in a non-English-peaking country--Havana, Cuba.

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“The worst part of being okay is that okay is far fromhappy.” ― Anna ToddAnna Todd

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started publishing on the social storytelling platform
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NAIONALCONSTITUTION DAY –SEPTEMBER 17, 1787

Constitution Day, also known as Constitution andCitizenship Day, honors the document that guarantees
Americans their essential rights. Since its ratification in
1787, the Constitution of the United States has served
as the basis for all U.S. laws.
To prevent the abuses of power they felt subjected tounder the British monarchy, the Founding Fathers
framed the Constitution carefully, distributing power
between three branches of government. The
Constitution outlines the government’s powers, thelimitations on those powers, and the rights of citizens. It
also outlines an amendment process for making
changes in the future.

HISTORY OF CONSTITUTION DAY
After the American Revolution freed the Americancolonies from British rule, the Founding Fathers wantedto make sure the new government couldn’t abuse itspower. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention,delegates from twelve of the thirteen new statesgathered to draft the document that would serve as thebasis of all future U.S. law.

proposed amendment must be ratified by three-fourthsof states.

In 1940, Congress and the President passed a
resolution creating “I Am an American Day,” observedon the third Sunday in May. In 1952, the holiday wasrenamed to “Constitution Day” and moved toSeptember 17, the day in 1787 that the Constitution
was signed. More than 50 years later in 2004,
Congress once again changed the name of the holiday
to Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.
https://nationaltoday.com/constitution-day/

The Constitution calls for three branches of government
with equal powers, creating a system commonly known
as “checks and balances.” Each branch has power tomitigate the others. Powers not assigned to one of thethree branches are left to the individual states.
Delegates at the Convention had two options forsetting up the framework of the new legislative branch.
The Virginia Plan, predictably supported by larger
states, called for representation based on population.
The competing New Jersey Plan called for equal
representation for each state. The two-house solution
known as the Great Compromise combines aspects ofboth plans and is still in use today.

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The Constitution also outlines the responsibilities andpowers of the judicial and executive branches, how thePresident is elected, and other nitty-gritty details.
The Founding Fathers recognized that society evolves,
and that the Constitution would require a mechanism
for making changes. However, they wanted to ensurethat making changes would require agreement from alarge number of states. To alter the Constitution, aRotary – 115 Years of Service to the World!

TBD

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Nov 28 – Rotary plants Trees at the Gunstock Ranch,Laie.
We will be planting around 5,000 trees on 10 acresof land. Rotary District 5000 is looking for 200
volunteers (3 sessions, 2,000 trees each). Pleasereserve the date in your calendars to attend and help
with traffic control and parking. We will be working inthree shifts. The three parking shifts are:
8:00 – 10:00 am
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 2:00 pm
If you have any questions, please see Kate Butts.

How many pleats does a chef’s hat have?

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It started out in an unusual way. Three of us. PDG WinSchoneman, President Keoni Ahlo, and PP GeoffHorvath. Before we know it, we had 5 of us in themeeting room! By that time, it was well past 12:00 pm.
We forgot to start the meeting! Yikes! But it was fun!

Census Hawaii Update provided by Sharen L. Truex
Nakashima, Partnership Specialist Honolulu, Los
Angeles Regional Census Center, U.S. Census
Bureau, results as of the week ending Sept. 9, 2020.
The last count will end 9/30/2020, not 10/31/2020.
National Self-Response
66.0%

Hawaii Self-Response
62.4%2020 Census Response Rate (August 24th, 2020)
Ranking by County:
Hawaii – 48.5%
Honolulu – 67.8%
Kauai – 53.3%
Maui – 52.0% (Lanai, Molokai)
Kalawao – 21.0% (Kalaupapa/Makanalua Peninsula)– no change“Great minds discuss ideas; averageminds discuss events; small minds discusspeople.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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PDG Win and President Keona were discussing
membership and ways to increase members. PDG Win
told us that the ECO Club went three levels deep on
Facebook, e.g., three friends deep, a friend of a friendof a friend, and looked for any interests they mighthave. A project, event, etc., that they might beinterested in joining in on.
How social media really drives how we do things
today. Instagram, Tweeter, etc., for making contacts
and followings. This can be to a Rotary Club’s
advantage in recruiting members. Post or write aboutan event and see how many followers you have. Thencontact some of them that showed some type of intereston the subject of the Instagram or Tweeter post.
Getting lists of people with shared interests and gofrom there. And with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in use
today, these lists can be compiled by an AI application.
We have to have events and projects to attract newmembers. The generation of today aren’t much insitting in a room having lunch. They are into socializing
with others, going out and doing something, socialevents; they want to meet and socialize! They also want
to be out in the community doing something useful.
Rotary can tap into this! Create something that theywant to come to….interesting speakers, etc. That’s why
our club has a monthly community project. To attract
prospective members. It gives us visibility within ourcommunity and piques the interests of others, especiallywhen they see we are having fun!

made with 100 pleats, meant to represent the 100ways to cook an egg.

When we finished our discussion. PDG Win
demonstrated how we could personalize posters andbrochures with the tools available on the Rotary.org
website. Posters like, “Together, We…” can be
tailored to our Club.

Ace of HeartsNo Ace of Hearts today!

Zoom Meeting

One origin story says that King Henry VIII beheadeda chef after finding a hair in his meal. The
next chef was ordered to wear a hat while cooking,and thus began the use of hats to maintain hygiene.
However, some stories say that as early as the seventh
century A.D., hats were worn by chefs to signify status.

DG in the Spotlight!
Updated Meeting Schedule and Time (Thursday,Hawaii Standard Time): 12:00
Sep 24, 2020, 12:00 PM
Oct 1st, 2020, 12:00 PM
Oct 8th, 2020, 12:00 PM
Oct 15th. 2020, 12:00 PMIf you go to page 13 in the September 2020 issue ofthe Rotary magazine, you will see our District
Governor, Naomi Masuno gracing the entire page!

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81898759694?pwd=aH
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Answer to the Quiz of the Week: 100 Pleats

Bon Appétit magazine brings us this tasty tidbit. A chef'stall hat (officially known as a "toque") is traditionally

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PP Doc McKenzie
Top Gun PDG Winn Schoneman

President Keoni, PP Geoff, and PDG Win

President Keoni

President Keoni, PP Geoff, PDG Win, and PP Doc McKenzie

PP Geoff Horvath

Derek Conselva

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