Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 16 – October 24th, 2019

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Bali Ha’i is Where
You Will Find Us!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

World Polio Day
October 24, 2019
World
Polio
Day wasestablishedbyRotary International over a decade ago tocommemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the firstteam to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for morethan 30 years, and we've made incredible progress inthe fight to rid the world of it forever. As a founding
partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative,
we've helped to reduced polio cases by more than
99.9 percent.
Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious
disease. There is no cure, but there are safe andeffective vaccines. Polio can be prevented throughimmunization. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, almost
always protects a child for life. The strategy toeradicate polio is therefore based on preventing
infection by immunizing every child until transmission
stops and the world is polio-free.

“The world’s progress in fighting polio
might be one of the best-kept secrets inglobal health.”
Bill Gates, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates

The History of Polio – The Beginning
Some believe that polio can be traced back toancient Egypt!

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An Egyptian stele portraying a
priest with a withered leg

Few diseases frightened parents more in the early partof the 20th century than polio did. Polio struck in thewarm summer months, sweeping through towns inepidemics every few years. Though most people
recovered quickly from polio, some sufferedtemporary or permanent paralysis and even death.
Many polio survivors were disabled for life. They werea visible, painful reminder to society of the enormous
toll this disease took on young lives.
For a time, polio was called infantile paralysis, though
it did not affect only the young.

Cause of Polio
Polio is caused by one of three types of poliovirus(which are members of the Enterovirus genus). Theseviruses spread through contact between people, by

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nasal and oral secretions, and by contact withcontaminated feces. Poliovirus enters the body throughthe mouth, multiplying along the way to the digestive
tract, where it further multiplies. In about 98% of cases,
polio is a mild illness, with no symptoms or with virallike symptoms. In paralytic polio, the virus leaves thedigestive tract, enters the bloodstream, and thenattacks nerve cells. Fewer than 1%-2% of people who
contract polio become paralyzed. In severe cases, thethroat and chest may be paralyzed. Death may result
if the patient does not receive artificial breathing
support.

Additional History of Polio

It is likely that polio has plagued humans for thousandsof years. An Egyptian carving from around 1400 BCE
depicts a young man with a leg deformity similar to
one caused by polio. Polio circulated in humanpopulations at low levels and appeared to be a
relatively uncommon disease for most of the 1800s.
1894, first outbreak of polio in epidemic form in the
U.S. occurs in Vermont, with 132 cases. 1908, Karl
Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identify a virus as thecause of polio by transmitting the disease to a monkey.
... Although FDR is open about having had polio, he
conceals the extent of his disability.

RI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst. Dist. Govt: Sonya Mendez
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette Subedi
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: Jackie Barnes
Treasurer: Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin
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Polio reached epidemic proportions in the early 1900s
in countries with relatively high standards of living, at
a time when other diseases such as diphtheria, typhoid,and tuberculosis were declining. Indeed, many scientists
think that advances in hygiene paradoxically led to anincreased incidence of polio. The theory is that in thepast, infants were exposed to polio, mainly throughcontaminated water supplies, at a very young age.
Infants’ immune systems, aided by maternal antibodies
still circulating in their blood, could quickly defeat
poliovirus and then develop lasting immunity to it.
However, better sanitary conditions meant that
exposure to polio was delayed until later in life, on
average, when a child had lost maternal protection
and was also more vulnerable to the most severe formof the disease.
Because of widespread vaccination, polio waseliminated from the Western Hemisphere in 1994. In
2016, it continues to circulate in just Afghanistan andPakistan, with occasional spread to neighboring
countries. Vigorous vaccination programs are being
conducted to eliminate these last pockets. Polio
vaccination is still recommended worldwide because of
the risk of imported cases.

In the United States, children are recommended toreceive the inactivated polio vaccine at 2 months and4 months of age, and then twice more before entering
elementary school.

by Albert Sabin and came into commercial use in1961.

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/polio

Dr. Albert Sabin

The Polio Vaccine

Dr. Jonas SalkThis 1956 photo shows a group of mothers with theirchildren outside the Middlesex County Council Clinic,
waiting for the first polio vaccinations to begin. FOX
PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES

Polio Disease and Poliovirus.
There are three wild types of poliovirus (WPV)– type 1, type 2, and type 3. People need to beprotected against all three types of the virus in orderto prevent polio disease and the polio vaccination isthe best protection.
One case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
type 2 has been reported in the past week from
Konduga district, Borno State, with onset of paralysis
reported on 20 June 2019. There are 13
cVDPV2 cases reported in 2019. There were 34
cVDPV2 cases in 2018.
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/polio
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-17045202

The first polio vaccine was the inactivated polio
vaccine. It was developed by Jonas Salk and cameinto use in 1955. The oral polio vaccine was developed

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The Iron Lung

https://dustyoldthing.com/sad-history-iron-lung/ Rose Heichelbech

Polio outbreaks swept the globe in the first half of the20th century, leaving paralysis and devastation in
every effected community. Particularly vulnerable

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were children, who contracted the disease at higher
rates. These kids risked losing the chance to ever walkor run. However, humans of any age can catch thedisease. The poliovirus causes a variety of symptoms,
but some people who are exposed will develop no
symptoms at all.
For the unlucky few who have serious health problems
because of polio, meningitis and paralysis are two of
the biggest risks. Poliomyelitis is the condition ofparalysis caused by polio. Those who are paralyzed
can be temporarily or permanently. The paralysis
meant that breathing became incredibly difficult for
victims of polio.

What became known as the iron lung was first invented
in 1929 and small monkeys were used to test theeffectiveness of the machine. The original name for thedevice was the Drinker respirator, named for Dr. Philip
Drinker who developed the iron lung. The concept ofthe machine is that a vacuum created by bellows forces
air in and out of the lungs, thereby assisting withbreathing.

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The head of the patient remains outside the metal
human-sized tube which houses the vacuum chamber.
This meant that patients could still talk and (carefully)
eat, but it also meant spending months, or sometimes
even years immobile and unable to use limbs or even
sit up. Sometimes only the muscles of the chest wereparalyzed, at other times near-complete paralysis set
in.
For many people the iron lung was a temporary
assistance, but others spent years or even decades inthese devices from their polio infections. The polio
vaccine was released in 1955, with both oral andinjectable formulations used then and now. Thankfully
the disease has been functionally eradicated in the U.
S. since 1979.

How far have we come?

Alison Kanamu

PP Geoff Horvath

Oli – No Oli today

Outside D5K
Charles “Charlie” Kocher – RC of Brookings Harbor,
Southern Oregon.
Within D5K
NoneAlexis “Lexi” Kanamu – Guest of Alison Kanamu

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Anniversaries

Celebrating World Polio Day!

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
The HRYF 2020 Scholarship program kicks off on
November 1st, 2019. Student have until Monday,
February 3rd to submit their applications to theirrespective Rotary Clubs.
Here is the timeline for the 2020 HRYF Scholarshipprogram:2019
Nov. 1st – Applications to High Schools/Clubs/Area
Chairs/websites
Nov/Dec – New ad in Mid-Week
2020
Feb 3rd – Student deadline for applications to Clubs
Feb 22nd – Rotary Club interviews complete
Mar 2nd – Rotary Club selections to area Selection
Committee Charisth
Mar 14 – Area Selection interviews complete
Mar 19th – Area Selection applications to HRYF office
Mar 30th – HRYF Final Selection

Recognitions for the week ending October 27th, 2019.

None

Spouse’sBirthdayNone

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None

PP Oran Spotts joined our club, for a second time, 3
years ago on Oct 20, 2016
President Alex Kanamu joined our club 6 years ago
today, on Oct 24, 2013. Alex contributed $100 to
the End Polio Now Piggy Bank.

HI

Jackie Barnes gave a HI $5 for positive job interviews
and future employment.
Doc Lynn Goya gave a HI $5 for PP Geoff Horvath
assisting with the new Club Brochure.
Derek Conselva gave a HI $40 in recognition of
President Alex and Alison Kanamu helping him withhis car.
Charlie Kocher gave a HI $5, thanking us forwelcoming his Best Half, Gerry, to our meeting last
week, and for all the fun and assistance we provided
them during their stay.
PE Keoni Ahlo gave a HI $5 for our Club Ohana. No
matter what the issue is or the need is, someone in ourclub always steps up and meets that need. One such
event, saved Keoni $7K, moving 6 container loads of
personal items out of his family’s condo downtown, thatwas vacated with all belongings being left behind, andsome renovations that had to be done. We are very
special family!
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $20 for the same reason,
for the club functioning in her absence, for PP Geoff
setting up for the meeting, for others breaking down
after the meeting.
President Alex gave a HI $5 for all of us, the same
reason as Alison and Keoni. We are a Rotary family.

the items. The estimated cost for the 2 kits runs around$120. The welcome kits will be delivered to the newresidents with a “donated by…” label to recognize
those individuals and clubs that donated.

See Program below.

ROTARY MINUTE
Polio Global Eradication Initiative (GPFI)The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a publicprivate partnership led by national governments withfive partners – the World Health Organization (WHO),
Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation. Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.
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Monetary donations: By Nov 1, send checks payable
to District 5000 Foundation and mail to: c/0 45-675
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI 96744) with “Kahauiki” on thememo line.
Assembled welcome kits Drop-off on November 11,
between 8am and noon: Kahauiki Village, at 2475 N.
Nimitz Ave., between Sand Island and Keehi Lagoon.
In addition, thanks to all of you, District grant funds will
be used to purchase much needed storage units for the
next 30 units. On November 11, we will be assemblingthese storage units, collecting and distributing thewelcome kits and doing some landscaping. If you
would like this opportunity to join in on this project,please let me know where you’d like to help and if yourclub will be able to bring a welcome kit or two. Anyone
needing a Rotary Gives Thanks project may join us at
Kahauiki Village. Come and make new friends
working together and Making a Difference. Welcome
Kit:

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CORE PARTNERS
200 COUNTRIES INVOLVED
20 MILLION VOLUNTEERS
2.5+ BILLION CHILDREN VACCINATED$17 BILLION INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTGOAL A POLIO – FREE WORLD

http://polioeradication.org/
Sincerely,
Nalani Flinn
Kahauiki Village Liaison
If you have any questions, please contact me
at roadrun703@aol.com.
From PDG Nalani Flinn
Kahauiki Village – Help Needed
Thank you, for the sterling effort put forth on the last
increment’s gifting of welcome packages for the
residents moving in August. The residents that
benefited from Rotary’s generosity were very, very
grateful. The next increment of 36 residents will movein mid-November, and another 30 in December and wewould like to provide these new residents with awelcome kit as well.

*Gently used is fineNov 7 – Lucy Ahn and Lisa Levine –Executive Director
and Director of Development, Oahu SPCA.

If your club would like to participate, you can assemble
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Nov 14th - Janine M LeGrand - Health-Education
Ministry in Uganda

PP Geoff Horvath is working on getting dates for the
below Powerhouse speakers!
Kamila Bernhard, MS, RD Dietitian, and Sheryl
Yoshimura, MPH RDN, LD, CDE, CRS, Special Projects
Manager from Wahiawa Health, to talk to us about
diabetes.

Ron Mizutani, President and CEO, Hawaii Foodbank
and Laura Kay Rand, VP/Chief Impact Officer, form
the Hawaii Foodbank to talk to us about this great
program. Ron assumed his position of CEO in April
2018. Ron and Laura are the Foodbank Dynamic Duo!

Pastor Anke Flohr, Executive Director of Pacific
Health Ministry. Pastor Anke is a fellow Rotarian fromthe RC of Kaneohe

Traci Takehara – Donor Recruitment and AccountManager – Blood Bank of Hawaii. Traci was justassigned as account manager for our area.

Nov 2 – Lake Wilson Day
Nov11 – Wahiawa Veteran’s Day Parade
Dec 12 – Al Wonder Christmas party

Final opportunity to nominate a candidate for District
Governor-elect Designate. Nominations close at
midnight on Friday November 1, 2019. Emails must be
dated, and US mail submissions, postmarked no laterthat 11/1/19.

“INTEGRITY IS CHOOSING COURAGE
OVER COMFORT; CHOOSING WHATIS RIGHT OVER WHAT IS FUN, FAST,OR EASY; AND CHOOSING TO
PRACTICE OUR VALUES RATHER
THAN SIMPLY PROFESSING THEM.”
Brené Brown

Ezra Taft Benson

Aleeka Kay Morgan – Community Development
Manager – Aleeka will be filling out her application
for membership with the RC of Hickam-Pearl Harbor.

You are invited to our ClubRunner web site,
https://wahiawawaialuarotary.org/, for dates, Bio’s
and pictures for the above speakers. Just click on the
Calendar dropdown menu, then select Speakers.
While there, take the time to explore our site!

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When did General Mills introduce Cheerios cereal tosupermarkets? What was the original name for the
cereal?
(Answer can be found just below the Ace of Hearts)

Rotarians worked one day at each location, the Blood
Bank, Jodie O’Shea’s House (Orphanage), and at
prostheses facility.

Alison Kanamu

Bali Ha’i You’ll Find us!
Rotary Connects the WorldInternational Service ProjectBali, Indonesia
October 13 – 18, 20191 island, 2 districts, 3 projects

DG Eric Kaler

Alison Kanamu contributed $20 to the Club for the
successful International Project in Bali. It was a very
moving and rewarding experience meeting andworking with the people and children of Bali.
Alison said, of her first International Project, she now
realizes and knows what Rotary and Rotarians are allabout.

While there, she spent one day working at the
PUSPADI BALI Prosthesis facility. Watching theprofessionally produced video, her job was measuring,fitting, fabricating, and providing prostheses to those
who lost limbs, mostly form riding mopeds and being
involved in accidents. Since this is the major form oftransportation, most mopeds have multiple riders.
Since traffic is crazy there, even though the people arecourteous (no road rage), accidents do happen withmultiple injuries, with a number of victims losing limbs.
For this reason, there is a great need for prosthetics.

This International Project was the idea of DG Eric
Kaler.
Eric has a connection with Bali, since he lived there
longer than he has in the U.S. He is fluent in Balinese,
which impressed President Alex when he saw how Eric
interacted with the locals. You can imagine the surpriseof the locals to hear someone from the U.S. speaking intheir language, without an accent. The other connection
Eric has is, his wife who is from Bali and his father iscurrently living in Jakarta. So, you can see why Ericmade this a major goal for his year is DG.
Eric became a Rotarian while living and working in Bali.
A happy recipient of a prosthetic leg

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One of the days was spent at the Jodie O’Shea House(Orphanage), painting the orphanage. The orphans
assisted in the painting, getting more paint on Alisonand Lilette than on the walls. Seeing the orphans iswhat brought on the major tears for Alison. She fell inlove with them all!

Multiple riders

Alison and Lilette painting with assistance fromthe residence

Am loaded moped with merchandise

The Orphanage was named after a 29-year old
Australian woman, who had a giving heart for others,
who died in the Bali bombings in 2002.
The home was built in loving memory of Jodie O’Shea
who tragically died as a result of the Bali bombing in
2002, and was founded in 2005, by Alison Chester.
A few days after the bombing, Alison visited Jodie in
the hospital. Jodie’s concern was for the welfare ofothers, including the children that were affected by thebombing, some which were orphaned. The otherreason for founding this orphanage is, an orphanage
that was in operation was abusing children, some wereforced to work.

PP Lilette Subedi

Jodie O’Shea

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PP Lilette Subedi contributed $6 to the Club for her
trip report.
Lilette told us that we must try to participate in aninternational project. For some, this turns out to be a
Rotary Moment, similar to Alison’s experience. Lilette
told us that our District Governor Elect, Sandy Matsue
has been a Rotarian for many years and has held
multiple positions. In all those years, this was the firstinternational project she participated in.
Theexperience was so mindboggling, Sandy now knows
what Rotary is all about, and what makes a Rotarian.
Lilette painted at the orphanage and worked one day
at the prosthetic facility. It was moving for her because
it was the first time some of recipients were able towalk without a cane.
Lilette’s experience was similar to Alison’s. She wasable to foster close relationships with other Rotarians,
as well as the local people. It gave her a new outlook
on how others live. That we should never be
judgmental, but respectful of people and their culture.
Lilette said she was a small part of a BIG moment. She
appreciated the multifaceted cultural differences withall she met. Lilette’s bottom lines are, get involved nomatter how financially disadvantaged you are. You
will always find a way to make it work….Just do it and,it’s about relationships.

PP Lilette Subedi

There can be a few reasons why a child might be in anorphanage. But the one major reason is why the Bali
Government won’t allow adoptions. Some of thechildren are placed in an orphanage when parents get
a divorce and one of both of the parents don’t want
the child, or the step-father or mother doesn’t want thechild living with them. If this is the case, the child isplaced in the orphanage. Because they still haveparents, they cannot be adopted.
The children at the orphanage are very happy and arelearning to become productive citizens when they growup.

Alex and Alison did have some to tour. They went to
the Bali Zoo where he and Alison rode an elephant in
the river and had many photo ops. They also went tothe sacred monkey forest where Alex took theopportunity of having a selfie with a monkey!

President Alex contributed $20 to the Club for his trip
report. Alex, Alison and Lilette were part of a 27member crew, broken into three groups, with one group
being assigned to different tasks each day, rotating forthe three days.
Alex started out by telling us, it’s a matter of priority.
If you want to go, go! This trip was rewarding to Alex
also.
During his trip to the orphanage, Alex told us that hemet two twins, which gave him a heard time, until hemet them both together during lunch! He was ready toadopt them, but Bali law forbids adoption.

At the Bali Zoo!

Alex and the Twins

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And now for an elephant ride in the river without
getting wet!

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Ace of Hearts`

The pot was at $700+, there were only 17 cards left,
and a bunch of members bought beaucoup (boo-koo)tickets.
The first number belonged to Derek Conselva.
Unfortunately, Derek drew the Six of Diamonds.

And now for the Selfie of Alex and friend!

Derek Conselva with the Six of Diamonds

The second number was held by Alison Kanamu.
Guess what Alison drew? You guest it, the ACE OF
HEARTS! All of the money was donated to PolioPlus!

The End Polio Now Piggy Bank, was passed aroundfor the END POLIO NOW Contest, which started on
October 1st until November 30th. Members fed the pig
with $5, $10, and$20 bills.
We collected $160 today for a total of $256 .2. The$100 came from President Alex for being a memberof our club for 6 years.
Members are encouraged to designate their money tothis effort.

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Alison Kanamu with the Ace of Hearts!

Answer to the Weekly Quiz: May 1, 1941. Cheeri Oats.

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The Meeting Room

Derek Conselva just before! He knows!!

Premeeting gathering

Doc Carver, PE Keoni Ahlo and President Alex

Visiting Rotarian, Charlie Kocher
Pineapple by

4 Kings

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Alison and Lexi Kanamu

The Pin Treasury

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Doc purchasing Ace of Hearts tickets

Doc Lynn Goya and Jackie Barnes getting lunch

Doc Carver Wilcox getting those Ace of Hearts tickets!

Doc Lynn’s HI $5

Jackie Barnes’ HI $5

Derek Conselva’s HI $5

And introducing…..

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Lexi Kanamu

Charlie Kocher’s HI $5

President Alex presenting the Rotary Area of Focus pin to PP
Lilette Subedi and Alison Kanamu for their Bali trip

Gerry and Charlie Kocher

PE Keoni Ahlo’s HI $5
Today is World Polio Day!

Alison Kamau’s HI $5
PP Doc McKenzie with the End Polio Now pig. The Pig is hungry!

President Alex’s HI $5

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Derek Conselva getting those Ace of Hearts tickets

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Ace of Hearts Bowl

Yes, the Ace of Hearts is in the Deck!

Lexi Kanamu counting today’s Pig Take

A Bali shirt with the tag still attached!

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PE Keoni with his HI $5

Certificate of Eradication for Polio

World Polio Day video

Shucks, not my number!