Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 8 Issue 15 – January 28th, 2021

The Hulali“The Reflector”
District Governor
Naomi Masuno“Making a Difference in our Communities”

Club President
Keoni Ahlo

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

JANUARY IS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH!

Leveraging Our Vocational Skills toHelp Disadvantaged Youth Succeed
Posted on January 4, 2017by rotaryservice
In the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Capital Cityof the United States, more than 17,000 young adults
ages 18 to 24 are considered disconnected from workand school. Quite a few of them live in or near Capitol
Hill, which is where my Rotary club is located. Theseyouths often come from low-income families, are not inschool and are not working. They typically facemultiple challenges, including homelessness, issues withthe courts, or substance abuse.
These challenges prevent them from successfullytransitioning into adulthood. They are a serious threat
to long-term community development, not only becauseof the risks of violence and criminality that arise whenyouth do not have the tools to succeed, but also
because of the sharp impact that their current
challenges may have on their future ability to make aliving. For a community to prosper, all youth need to beable to grow and contribute.
However, there is hope. Programs reaching out to theseyouths have been proven to work. Latin America Youth
Center (LAYC) is one of the few nonprofits inWashington, DC, implementing rigorous impact
evaluations of its programs. LAYC was founded in1968 and serves 4,000 individuals per year.
The organization uses an innovative approach toaddress the needs of youth at especially high risk. Its
flagship initiative, Promotor Pathway, is a long-term,

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Editor – PP Geoff Horvathintensive, holistic case management and mentorshipprogram. Data from a five-year evaluation suggeststhat the program has led to positive changes in termsof increasing school enrollment, reducing birth rates,
and reducing homelessness among participating youth.
Shayna Scholnick, the Director of the Promotor
Pathway program for the District, was a guest speakerat our bi-weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Capitol
Hill in late August 2016. She shared some volunteer
opportunities. There are many opportunities for ourclub members to get involved with this type ofcommunity-based partner.

We decided to support LAYC by sharing ourprofessional skills. As part of our pro bono
initiative, described previously on this blog, we have
put together a small team of five professionals toprepare a cost-benefit analysis of LAYC’s PromotorPathway program.

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The team includes Rotarians as well as non-Rotarians.
Three of us are looking at the value the program’s
benefits such as school enrollment, the reduction inhomelessness, and the reduction in pregnancies. The
fourth member of the team is researching other similar
programs and the fifth member is looking at the cost
data.
Together we hope to be able to demonstrate that theprogram’s benefits are much larger than its costs, which
would help LAYC raise more funds and expand its
program nationally. In doing this work pro bono, wefee; that we are, in a small way, contributing tocommunity development in our area. By Quentin Wodon,
Author of the Rotarian Economist Blog, President of the Rotary Club ofCapitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and Lead Economist at the World Bank

the mainland to make a better life for their family. His
father has a BMW repair shop in Honolulu.

Antonio Criado

The Rotary Foundation

PP Geoff Horvath

PP Doc McKenzie

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Would you like to know what The Rotary Foundation is
all about? Perhaps it can be captured in this Paul
Harris statement, “When an individual, a sect, a clique
or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect,clique or nation, he or they simply do not know theobjects of their hatred. Ignorance is at the bottom ofit.”
All of our programs such as Vocational Training Teams,
scholarships, global grants and district grants aredirected at that ignorance. The Rotary Foundation wasstarted “to do good in the world” and the result is toreduce the hatred that Paul Harris spoke about.
When you give to The Rotary Foundation you work
towards a more peaceful world.

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NoneAntonio Criado – Financial Advisor Edward Jones –Guest of Aaron Agsalda – Antonio told us that his
mother is a redhead and has green eyes, but he doesn’tlike her! His father is from Peru. They moved here 19
years ago, with Antonio following one year later, from

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Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
The HRYF Process Improvement Committee made aslight change to the evaluation sheet. Since a majorityof the schools have stopped testing, because ofCOCID-19, student test scores will not be counted. Theinterview evaluation sheet has been adjusted to spreadthe 15 point evenly to other areas. This will be for thisyear only, and reassessed next year. There will be a
HRYF interviewing webinar on Saturday, January 30,
9:30-10:30 am. You don’t have to be a HRYF
Representative to attend. If interested, access thefollowing HRYF Zoom link:https://zoom.us/j/3740540034?pwd=L2ptSmowZVIvU3Rl
NXROdHVwSTlzdz09

Meeting ID: 374 054 0034, Passcode: 526058

Recognitions for the week ending January 31, 2021.
Keep an envelope handy, so when you have a VH$5,
you can put it in the envelope and send it in or hand itin to Keoni when you have an opportunity!

Derek Conselva celebrated his birthday on Jan 23rd.
Happy Derek!

Spouses’
No trip reports@*#$! Fines @*#$!
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Anniversaries
No fines“Wisdom is not a product of schoolingbut of the lifelong attempt to acquireit.” – Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein

RI President: Holger KnaackDistrict: Naomi Masuno
Asst. Dist. Govt: Wesley Mun
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
PP: Alex KanamuPresident 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: Austin
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Albert Einstein, was born March 14, 1879, in Ulm,Württemberg, Germany. Albert Einstein, German-born
physicis, developed the special and general theories ofrelativity and won the Noble Prize for Physics in 1921
for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein
is generally considered the most influential physicist of
the 20th century. https://www.britannica.com/

ROTARY MINUTE

Why the Name “ROTARY?”

None“All choice is made in the mind...all acceptanceis made by the spirit...There are not billions ofminds in this world at all, but only one, and it
is in every one of us" – Silva, J. & Miele, P foundationforwellbeing.org

The founders called it “Rotary” after the practice ofrotating meeting locations.
What is Barbie, the doll’s, full name?

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Monthly
Feb 4 – ADG Wes Mun - KUNG HEE FAT CHOY
Feb 11 – PDG Lurie Yoshida (2011-2012) – RC
Kalepa Sunrise, Kauai - CORTEVA UPDATE
Feb 18 – Haley Marguerite – RC Siesta Key, FL. –How to become an author.

Feb 11 – PPE delivery to ALEA Bridge an U.S. Vets
organization – Pineapple Crate at 10:00 am
Feb 24 – Dictionary deliveries to Wahiawa
elementary schools.

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Our Monthly Board meeting was called to orderby President Keoni Ahlo at 12:01pm.
Review of Minutes. Minutes were not available
for approval so was deferred.
Treasurer’s Report. Our Treasure was not able
to make it to the meeting, so we didn’t receivea report.
Membership Update.
We have 14 active
members with a prospective member, Antonio
Criado. Our goal is to double our membership.

Slate of Officers. We went over the slate ofofficers for positions available and the majority
have been filled. President Keoni will be
providing the Slate of Officers with a brief
description of duties and responsibilities. Once
the Slate of Officers has been published, we will
vote on them.
Dictionary Project. Marie Abatayo contacted
all schools and provided schedules for delivery.
We will be delivering dictionaries to Wahiawa
elementary schools on February 24 th ; PP Doc
McKenzie will deliver dictionaries to the North
Shore schools; PP Geoff Horvath will deliver
dictionaries to schools in the military bases. Allschools require coordination before delivery ismade. Only one school showed interested inshowing a video, so we may delay making avideo.
Community Service ProJet. We will bedelivering PPE to ALEA Bridge and U.S. Vets,
at the Pineapple Crate at 10:00 am. All
members are encouraged to attend for a photoop.
We ran out of time, so will pick up next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:09 pm
2021 Updated Meeting Schedule and Time
(Thursday, Hawaii Standard Time

The original Barbie Doll

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes ondisplay at the American Toy Fair in New York City.
Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie
was the first mass-produced toy doll in the UnitedStates with adult features. The woman behind Barbie
was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her
husband in 1945.

February 4 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
February 11 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
February 18 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
February 25 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
March 4, - 12:00 – 1:00 pm
March 11 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
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Ruth Handler – Barbie Mom!

Answer to the Quiz of the Week. Barbara Millicent
Roberts.
The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts,
from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9,
1959, when she was first displayed at the New YorkToy Fair. (barbiemedia.com)

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CE L LE D!

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The Gang!

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Wahiawa-Waialua

Antonio Criado – Background graphics by Criado’s
Girlfriend

President Keoni Ahlo

PP Geoff Horvath’s brand-spanking-new Rotary“Troublemaker” ballcap – courtesy of President Keoni

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Kate Butts

PP Doc McKenzie and Marie Abatayo

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