Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 13 – October 3rd, 2019

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Dis andDat!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

OCTOBER IS ECONOMIC ANDCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONTH
Economic and Community Development is RotaryInternational’s Sixth area of Focus.
Rotary supports investments in people to create
measurable and enduring economic improvement intheir lives and communities.
The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to invest inpeople by creating sustainable, measurable and longterm economic improvements in their communities andlivelihoods by:••••

Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community
leaders, local organizations, and community
networks to support economic development in
impoverished communities;
Developing opportunities for productive work;
Reducing poverty in under-served communities;
Supportingstudies
forcareer-minded
professionals related to economic and community
development. https://rotaryoceania.zone/

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

Nearly 800 million people live on less than $1.90 a day.
Rotary members are passionate about providing
sustainable solutions to poverty.
Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than
$1.25 a day. Our members promote economic andcommunity development and reduce poverty inunderserved communities through training, well-paying
jobs, and access to financial management institutions.
Projects range from providing people with equipment
to vocational training. Our members work to strengthen
local entrepreneurs and community leaders,
particularly women, in impoverished communities.
Our members and our foundation work to strengthen
local entrepreneurs and community leaders,
particularly women, in impoverished communities.
We provide training and access to well-paying jobs
and financial management institutions.
Projects range from providing people with equipment
to vocational training. Our members work to strengthen
local
entrepreneurs
and community leaders,
particularly women, in impoverished communities.

OUR IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMIES
Rotary members train people to become resources fortheir community, offering networking activities, advice
on new business development, and mathematics andfinancial management training.
Rotarians make amazing things happen, like:
Breaking the cycle of poverty for women: Most of thewomen living in rural Guatemala do not have thecollateral to get loans from regulated financial
institutions. The Rotary Club of Guatemala de la Ermita

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helped 400 local women complete financial literacy
courses so they could pool their money and fund theirown microlending program.

Skills development, business training: In Esmeraldas,Ecuador, Rotary members helped grant more than 250
microloans and train more than 270 community
members in sewing, baking, plumbing, microcredit,business management, and leadership.
Sustainable farming: In west Cameroon, soil erosion
and loss of soil fertility have significantly reduced
farmers’ harvests. Rotary members gave farmers theskills they needed to improve soil fertility, control soil
erosion, and market their produce. The results:
increased crop yields and profits.

$9.2 mil
The amount The Rotary Foundation has spent
to grow local economies and reduce poverty
last year
795 milpeople — or 1 in 9 people in the world — donot have enough to eat
60%of the world’s hungry people are women andgirls
RI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst. Dist. Govt: Sonya Mendez
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette SubediPresident 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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70%of the world’s poorest people live in rural areasand depend on agriculture and related activities
for their livelihood

PP Geoff HorvathPP Doc McKenzie

Oli – PP Lilette Subedi – Everyone was fired up
today!

Outside D5K
Charles “Charlie” Kocher – RC of Brookings Harbor,
Southern Oregon. Charlie’s passion is with Youth andhe is the Youth Services Lead for his Club.

In 1930, the Foundation awarded $500 to theInternational Society of Crippled Children, which later
became known as Easter Seals.
In 1947, Rotary members contributed 1.3 million dollars in memory of Paul Harris
In 1957, Paul Harris Fellow recognition began – thefirst form of donor recognition, expressing
appreciation of eligible contributions of $1000.
In 1965, the Matching Grants Program wasestablished, allowing the Foundation to fund club anddistrict projects. Group Study Exchanges began, conn
ecting people across countries and cultures.
In 1979, Rotary began immunizing 6 million children inthe Philippines against polio.

Charlie Kocher

RI President James L. Bomar Jr (1979-80)
putting the first polio vaccine drops in the Philippines

Brookings Harbor

Within D5K
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When James L. Bomar Jr., then RI president, put thefirst drops of vaccine into a child’s mouth, heceremonially launched the Philippine poliomyelitisimmunization effort. Rotary’s first Health, Hunger andHumanity (3-H) Grant project was underway.
In 1980, Rotary committed to eliminating polio throughimmunization.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
We closed out the Give Aloha Program with a burst!
We, as a Club contributed $240 with additional
contributions by individual members. Thank you Clubfor your dedication to HRYF and our future leaders!
Results will be coming out soon and will be posted for
all to see. PP Geoff Horvath will be attending the Give
Aloha Celebration, where checks will be handed outto participating organizations.

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meetings so much, that we didn’t need lighting! Graceand Marie were inseparable and had a special loveand bond. Our prayers of peace and comfort go out
to Marie at this time of her significant loss. We will
greatly miss her.

Recognitions for the week ending September 29th,2019.

Grace Abatayo waving with Daughter, Marie

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Spouse’s Birthday

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Anniversaries

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Black Boarder Announcement
Our Dear, Beloved Grace Abatayo entered into Glory
this week. She was a special guest each week with herDaughter, Marie Abatayo. Her smile brightened ourRotary – 114 Years of Service to the World!

HIPresident Alex gave a HI $5 for his Son, AustinKanamu taking time to pick up and deliver his new
double-hauled boat for his Lake Wilson adventures.
Austin was excused by Executive Order!
President Alex gave another HI $5 for PE Keoni Ahlo
and PP Lilette Subedi. Keoni for stepping up tobecome our next president, continuing to lead the way,and Lilette for heading us in the right direction. AsKeoni put it, Lilette fixed the car, Alex waxed the car
and Keoni will drive the car! For more see below.
President Alex gave HI $10 for a story. Being in thetowing business, he has to deal with lies from those whohad their car towed. Rarely does someone tell thetruth. Alex says 46 out of 50 people he has dealt withlied regarding their circumstance. However, one young
man was returning from getting a meal from a fast
food establishment, and was illegally parked. Whenthe young man was approached by Alex, he told Alexthe truth, admitted that he was wrong to park wherehe did. Alex was so impressed that he didn’t tow hiscar. The down side of telling the truth is, Alex and hiscompany would lose money!
PP Doc McKenzie gave a HI $5 for our membership.
How to get young members. Seek family members,children, spouses, extended family members. The
younger the better! He commended President Alexand Alison Kanamu for doing just that!
Derek Conselva gave a HI $5 in appreciating of ourmembers and for being at our meeting today.

Jackie Barnes gave a HI $5 in appreciation of theservice she received from Kilani Fender, Inc on PalmStreet, Wahiawa, for finding nothing wrong with herrear bumper. Someone soft tapped her from the rear.
Jackie told us that the owner, James Thinen told herthat President Alex has been trying for a long time toget James to Join. She said he also mentioned PP
Geoff Horvath.
Kate Butts gave a HI $5, thanking our members forcoming to the meeting today, and thankful for being
part of our Club Ohana.
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $5 for the same reason as
Kate. Alison said she is blessed to be a part of our ClubOhana. She also is thankful for working in the family
towing business. It has taught her patience and humility,with some of the calls she receives from people whohad their car towed for illegally parking.
Charlie Kocher gave a HI $5 for being at our meetingand the warm welcome he received. Walking in, hesaw smiling faces. He told us that we are top notch andhe felt welcomed. Charlie will be here for about amonth, and plans to attend meetings each week.
PP Lilette Subedi gave a HI $5 for the love and respect
we show for each other. We can rely on each other if
we need assistance or need help with problems. Rightnow, we are supporting Marie Abatayo as she goes
through the loss of her Mom, Grace Abatayo.
PE Keoni Ahlo gave a HI $5 for being blessed as amember of our Club and all the assistance he isreceiving as he gets ready to take over as ClubPresident. “We have a lot of good members.”

No Trip Reports

One of the newer programs in Rotary's panoply ofworldwide service activities and projects is the Rotary
Village Corps. This new form of grassroots self-help
service was initiated by R.I. President M.A.T. Caparasin 1986 as a means of improving the quality of life invillages, neighborhoods and communities. Frequently
there is an abundance of available labor, but noprocess to mobilize men and women to conduct usefulprojects of community improvement.

The Rotary Village Corps – or Rotary Community
Corps as they are called in industrialized countries--isa Rotary club-sponsored group of non- Rotarians who
desire to help their own community by conducting a
specific improvement project. The Rotary members
provide the guidance, encouragement, organizational
structure and some of the material assistance for theRotary Village Corps, which in turn contributes themanpower to help their own community. Thus, theRotary Village Corps provides a totally new process
for Rotarians to serve in communities of great need.
Rotary Community Corps have been organized mainly
in depressed ghetto areas of major cities where groups
of individuals need the organizational and managerial
skills of Rotarians to undertake valuable self-help
community projects. The Rotary Village Corps program
offers a totally new dimension to the concept of service
to improve the quality of life.

ROTARY MINUTEROTARY VILLAGE CORPS

From PDG Phil SammerRotary – 114 Years of Service to the World!

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D5000 Rotarians and Leaders:
Each year the clubs of Rotary District 5000 have theprivilege and honor of suggesting candidates forDistrict Governor from their membership. If your clubhas a qualified and willing member, we hope that you
would support and honor that individual by submitting
his/her name during this open window of nominations
via the attached Nomination form, which the Club
Secretary signs.. Being considered is a memorableexperience, as each candidate develops new andmeaningful connections with Rotarians throughout theDistrict. The nomination process for the 2022-2023
District 5000 Governor will be open from August 8,
2019 through midnight November 1, 2019. Please see
the attached D5000 DG Questionnaire, and the
Official Rotary International Nomination Form. Bothforms must be completed and submitted to PDG Phil
Sammer, no later than Midnight November 1, 2019.
Our District Governor Selection Committee will holdinterviews on November 9, 2019 beginning at 8 AM.
Upon acceptance of your application, you will receive
notification by email as to your interview time slot andlocation no later than November 4, 2019.
Forms should be submitted to PDG Phil Sammer at:
Email: philsammer@gmail.com
Please let me know if you have any questions orconcerns. I am more than happy to discuss them withyou at any time!
Aloha,
This email reminder is being sent at the request of PDG
Phil Sammer
DG Nominating Committee Chairis looking for 6 terrific bowlers. If you don’t bowl, comeout and support our Club. The food at Aiea Bowl isterrific!
Oct 24 – World Polio Day
Oct 24 – ROTAR-OKE – Sing! So, They Can Dance
Event, at Nocturna Lounge at restaurant row,Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana. The event starts at
4:30 pm and ends at 9:00 pm
Oct 26 - Carbon Neutrality Challenge - Kukaniloko
Tree Planting – Sponsored by Sen. Donovan Dela
Cruz. Please join us on Saturday October 26 from 2:00
pm - 5:00 pm at Kukaniloko Birth Stones inWahiawa to help reach our goal of planting 10,000
seedlings in one day!

Oct 26 – Make a Difference Day at Waimea Valley –Starts at 8:00 am.

To Be Determined – Looking for speakers!

Oct 11th – Give Aloha Celebration – Foodland Ala
Moana – Begins at 9:00 am. Refreshments 8:30.
Oct 13-18 – Bali International Service ProjectOct 20 – Strike Out Polio bowling fundraiser hostedby Rotary Club of Downtown Honolulu. The event
will be held at Aiea Bowl and will start at 1:00 pmand end at 3:00 pm. Cost is $700 for a team of 6.
Since the RC of Downtown Honolulu challenged us,
during a live stream on Facebook, President Alex has
accepted the challenge. He will pay for the team, so

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Nov 2 – Lake Wilson DayNov11 – Wahiawa Veteran’s Day ParadeDec 12 – Al Wonder Christmas party

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President Alex was encouraging members to consider
becoming club president. Being busy is not an excuse.
We want busy people as our president, because they
are doers and leaders.
Those thinking of stepping up will have backing support
and corporate knowledge from PP Lilette, President
Alex and PE Keoni Ahlo.
Most clubs are having a hard time getting members to
step up to become Club Presidents. Some Clubs changepresidential responsibilities every quarter.
We are fortunate because we started a two-yearterm, during PP Fran Wiebenga term, and we wereable to have a 7-year session plan. We are looking
for someone to fill the position after PE Keoni finishes
his two-year term. So, we are ahead of the game. We
encourage those members who haven’t been president
before to consider becoming Club President.
President Alex told us that one year is not enough. Just
as you are getting used to being president, your term
is up. With a two-year term, your second year is funand exciting. It goes by quickly and you know what you
are doing! Also, attending the second year of President
Elect Training Seminar (PETS) you are not sooverwhelmed.
PP Doc McKenzie told us when he started his term, heassumed his presidency a bit early. Then President,
Rodger McCloskey, had to leave for an extended trip,
so Doc had to take over a couple of months early. Mostof the members were 30 years older than he was, so
he was a bit intimated. His first meeting was a meeting
if fines! Doc learned quickly how to be an effective
president. No one will let you fail, members want you
to be successful.

The End Polio Now Piggy Bank, was passed aroundfor the END POLIO NOW Contest, which started onOctober 1st until the end of November 30th. Members
fed the pig with $5, $10, and$20 bills. Members areencouraged to designate their money to this effort.
We collected $76 today!

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PP Doc McKenzie suggested that we plan a tour of theDole pineapple fields and packing plant for some ofour international Rotarians. Maybe show the Rotarians
the actual planting of the pineapple crowns for the newcrop. After the tour, we would meet at Dot’s for lunch
and have the President of Dole Foods provide apresentation about Dole Pineapple.
PP Geoff Horvath will meet with the Dole Foods
President to see if this is feasible.
This will give our global Rotarians a firsthandexperience on the pineapple industry.
We will also host our Sister Club, Takasaki Symphony
Rotary Club.

Ace of Hearts

Yes Finally, we had participation in the AoH!
PP Doc McKenzie had the right ticket number, but didn’t
pick the AoH, but the King of Diamonds.
President Alex says all proceeds will be going to End Polio
Now challenge.

PP Doc McKenzie with the King of Diamonds

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49303/ to view all pictures.)President Arriving!

Kate Butts treating pp Geoff Horvath to lunch!
Pineapple by

Before meeting Fellowship with President Alex, PE Keoni andClub Secretary, Alison Kanamu

Doc Lynn Goya and Kate Butts talking club business

The Macarena!

Howzit Braddah PE Keona Ahlo!

Front Table

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PP Lilette Subedi greeting Doc Lynn Goya

Jackie Barnes with her Rotary blouse

PP Doc McKenzie showing off the Pig!

Good eats!
Enjoying lunch with our visiting Rotarian, Charlie

Another Macarena?!
PP Doc McKenzie going for the Kailua Pig!

Visiting Rotarian Charlie Kocher
Let’s start the meeting!

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Standing for the Pledge

Oli time!

PP Lilette Subedi feeding the pig

Ace or Hearts proceeds will go to End Polio Now

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President Alex’s pig fodder!

A full pigPP Doc McKenzie feeding the pig

Alison Kanamu having toooo much fun!

Visiting Rotarian Charlie Kocher giving his HI $5
Standing for the 4-Way Test

PP Lilette Subedi giving her HI $5
The 4-Way Test

Derek Conselva with his HI $5

PP Doc McKenzie getting ready to pull the wrong card!

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After meeting fellowship

Breaking down after the meeting

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