Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 8 Issue 28 – May 6th, 2021

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

May is Rotary Youth Services
Month!
“Rotary believes in developing the next
generation of leaders. Our programs help
younger leaders build leadership skills, expand
education and learn the value of service.”
Rotary service to youth dates back as early as 1917,
when a committee was appointed to study youth
service. Two years later, a department dedicated to"Boys' Work" was established and in 1920, the Rotary
Club of New York organized Boys' Week, an annual
celebration that encouraged patriotism and loyal
citizenship in its young participants. The movementcaught on as Rotary clubs sponsored Boys' Weeks
across the United States and abroad. Thirteen years
later, the program was officially renamed Youth Week
in order to incorporate girls. Although such activitiesengaged Rotarians in service to youth, many clubmembers around the world began to feel thatsomething else could be done to actively engage
young adults in service to their communities.

District 5000
Conference!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff HorvathInteract, Rotary International's service club program foryoung adults at the secondary school level, wasofficially inaugurated on 28 October 1962. The
foundation of Interact marked a new approach toyouth service for Rotary. For the first time, Rotarians
were not just serving youth, but were empowering themto serve in their communities and internationally with
their Rotary club sponsors.

Interact Clubs“Take action, build international
understanding, and make new friends aroundthe world.”
Interact clubs bring together young people ages 1218 to develop leadership skills and learn about theworld through service projects and activities.

Interactors at a district conference in Quebec City,Quebec, Canada. 1964

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

14,911
Interact clubs
342,953
Interactors
145
countries with Interact clubs

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What are the benefits?
Connect with leaders in your community and around theworld to:•Take action to make a difference in yourschool and community•

Discover new cultures and promoteinternational understanding•

Become a leader in your school andcommunity•

Have fun and make new friends from aroundthe world
What’s involved?
Interact clubs organize at least two projects every
year, one that helps their school or community and onethat promotes international understanding. Rotary clubsponsors mentor and guide Interactors as they carry out
projects and develop leadership skills.
Celebrate the global impact of Interact by getting
involved in:•World Interact Week•

Interact Video Awards•

Rotary Youth Day at the United Nations•

Global Youth Service Day•

Check with your school or contact a local
Rotary club to find out if there’s an Interact
club in your area. Contact the Interact club tofind out how you can join its next meeting,
service project, or community event.

•PP Geoff Horvath

Derek Conselva

Outside D5K
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Within D5K
DG Naomi Masuno – RC of West Honolulu

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Follow Interact on Facebook to see how
Interact clubs are having fun through service

Rotary International’s Response
Rotary is taking action in response to the pandemic as
our club’s support COVID-19 vaccination and continued
prevention efforts around the world.
RI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Alex Kanamu
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Vacant
Recording Secretary: Kate Butts
Treasurer: Paulette Kitchell
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox

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AgsaldaTapping into decades of experience in bringing polio
to the brink of eradication, Rotary members worldwide
are helping health authorities communicate lifesaving
information about COVID-19 and vaccination,combatting misinformation, supporting fair and equal
access to vaccines, and curbing the spread of the virus
by donating protective gear and other supplies toclinics and hospitals that are under strain.

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@*#$! Fines @*#$!

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
HRYF membership meeting is scheduled for June
18th,10:00 am (Time is tentative).

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Recognition for the week ending May 9th, 2021.

“For beautiful eyes, look for the goodin others; for beautiful lips, speak only
words of kindness; and for poise, walkwith the knowledge that you are neveralone.” –Audrey Hepburn

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Anniversaries

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was a British actress andhumanitarian. Recognized as both a film and fashion
icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as
the third-greatest female screen legend from theGolden Age of Hollywood, and was inducted into theInternational Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.

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ROTARY MINUTE
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Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

Interact
A service club modeled along the lines of a Rotary clubfor high school students, ages 12-18. “Interact” stands

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for a contraction of words international and action.
Started in Florida in 1962, it has grown to 342,953
members in 14,91clubs in 145 countries.
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“If people are doubting how far you
can go, go so far that you can’t hearthem anymore.” – Michele Ruiz

May 20 – April Bullis – April 24th Ridge to Reef
Results

Michele Ruiz

Michele Ruiz, is an entrepreneur, award-winning
broadcast journalist, author, public speaker and former
Los Angeles news anchor for KNBC-TV. She is cofounder and CEO of BiasSync, a SaaS technology
company that helps organizations identify andeliminate biases in the workplace

What are Witness Trees?

Leilehua High School
Class of 2024
BLOOD DRIVE
Dot’s Wahiawa Pineapple Showroom
Sunday, May 23, 2021
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Donations by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment,
visit bbh.org or call (808) 848-4770

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We didn’t have a speaker today, but we had thepleasure of having our DG, Naomi Masuno join us
today. The perfect time to talk about Rotary and ourD5K Conference coming up, May 14-16. We will becelebrating Hilo’s 100-year birthday! There will be alot going on, events that you can participate in virtuallyand maybe, depending on where you are, like Hilo,some in-person events.
After we discussed the D5K conference, President
Keoni showed us a short video titled, 13 Ways to Kill

Your Rotary Club, by Michael Angelo Caruso. It wasa five-minute, powerful presentation.

Answer to April Fool’s Quiz. A "Witness Tree" isa tree that was alive during the key events of the Firstand Second Battles of Manassas as well as othersignificant battles during the Civil War. Witness trees
go as far back to the American Revolution!
These are the 13 ways, short and sweet. View the link
below to watch Michael’s presentation.
1.
2.

Neglect the food and accompanying ceremony
By not attracting business – they can identify themovers and shakers in your community
3. Not engage the youth – Become Rotarians
4. Convincing yourself you don’t have to sell Rotary
5. Let other service clubs to the heavy lifting –Competition is good for your club, take advantageof it6. By not worrying about first impressions – beconcerned about “curb appeal.”
7. Not to work with other area organizations – hitch
your wagon to those organizations that havebigger wagons then yours. Host joint event.
8. Live in the past
9. Shut out your seniors – a real asset to your Rotary
Club
10. Reject new stuff – go with the flow of technology
11. Ignore outsiders – be welcoming
12. Grow complacent – apathy is the beginning of theend of your club
13. Someone else will make the changes that need tohappen – don’t take responsibility, your club willtank faster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV-za8rH8SA

2021 Updated Meeting Schedule and Time
(Thursday, Hawaii Standard Time )May 6 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
May 13 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
May 20 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
May 27 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm – Great Wall of China
June 3 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
June 10 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/91954669065?pwd=d1dHTGwzUkJYVDhaWGNwRlQ3zddTUFmdz09

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These trees can live up to 300 years old. At Manassas
National Battlefield. To be a Witness Tree of theAmerican Civil War these trees must be over 150years old.

Witness trees are those flora of historic landscapes thatremain in place decades or even centuries after
noteworthy
eventsunfolded
there.
Often
the trees were young when the event took place, andhave now grown to be massive, silent sentinels ofhistory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evGtgiYcGOI.

(Go to our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/96286297
3749303/ to view all pictures.)

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District Governor Naomi Masuno
See you at the Conference!

The Group!

One of PP Geoff’s stories!

CONGRATULATIONS RC OF HILO – 100 YEARS OFSERVICE TO HILO AND THE BI!
CONGRATULATIONS RC OF HILO – 100 YEARSOF SERVICE TO HILO AND THE BI!
The Hilo Hotel, 1920

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

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