‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”

Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 9 Issue 10 – November 4th, 2021

The Hulali“The Reflector”
District Governor
Sandy MatsuiClub President
Keoni Ahlo

“Change Lives with Aloha”

The strength of our Club lies in its members“Rotary kindled the spark within me to look beyond myself
and embrace humanity.” RI President Shekhar Mehta

PseudoBoard Meeting!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

November is The Rotary FoundationMonthThe Rotary Foundation

Strong financial oversight, a stellar charity rating, anda unique funding model mean that we make the very
most of your contribution. Give and become a part ofRotary’s life-changing work!

November - The Rotary Foundation Month This month isRotary Foundation Month which is probably the mostimportant month to reflect on why we are in Rotary.
The Foundation’s Mission is to enable Rotarians toadvance world understanding, goodwill and peace
through the improvement of health, the support ofeducation and the alleviation of poverty.
he Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects
that change lives both close to home and around theworld. As the charitable arm of Rotary International,
we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest
their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, suchas eradicating polio and promoting peace throughRotary’s seven areas of focus.
Most projects of the Foundation are done by grants,
which empower Rotarians to approach challenges suchas poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable
solutions that leave a lasting impact.

The Foundation gives many opportunities for Rotary
Clubs to make the world a better place to live. One ofthe major programs is the PolioPlus Program, with thegoal of totally eradication polio from the face of theworld!

Other projects coincide with Rotary’s seven Areas ofFocus which are:
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Basic Education and Literacy
Maternal and Child Health
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
Disease Prevention and Treatment
Water and Sanitation
Economic and Community Development
The Environment

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”bringing clean and safe drinking water, and improved
sanitation to struggling countries.
BeyondWater identifies communities and villages inneed of clean water via two ways, through the partners
and people working within BeyondWater who actively
seek out communities in need or via the communities
themselves reaching out and contacting BeyondWater.

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Outside D5K
Sharon Crean – Passport Club, New Zeeland –cofounder, BeyondWater

Sharon and Pete Crean

Sharon and her husband, Pete, are always on the moveon the African continent, focusing on East Africa,
RI President: Shekhar Mehta
District: Sandy Matsui
Asst. Dist. Govt: Joshua Laguana
Club President: Keoni Ahlo
IPP: Keoni Ahlo
President Elect: Jackie Barnes
Recording Secretary: Marie Abatayo
Treasurer: Paulette Kitchell-Fukumoto
Club Trainer: PP Doc Bill McKenzie &Marie Abatayo
Program/Speakers :PP Doc Bill McKenzie &PP Geoff Horvath
Membership: Aaron Agsalda & Rep
Amy Perruso
Foundation: PP Doc Bill McKenzie

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BeyondWater comes up with different and unique ways
to improve water quality while at the same time
providing different products to enhance water quality.
BeyondWater is a not-for-profit organization working
across East Africa. Our focus is on ensuring schools,
medical clinics, children’s home and remote communities
have access to safe, clean drinking water andsanitation facilities.
These include deep bore wells, guttering, water tanks,
hand washing facilities, toilets and health education
programs.
BeyondWater is registered as a trust both in New
Zealand and Kenya, and as a charity in Australia.
Club Service: PE Jackie Barnes
Community Service: Mari Abatayo,
Rene Mancho
PP Doc Mill McKenzie
Intnl Service: PP Doc Bill McKenzie
PE Jackie Barnes
Youth Services: PP Geoff Horvath
Vocational Service: PP Geoff Horvath
Public Relations: Marie Abatayo
Rene Mancho
Amy Perruso
Sergeant at Arms: PP Geoff HorvathFundraising: Marie Abatayo
PP Doc Bill McKenzie,
PP Geoff Horvath
HRYF: PP Geoff HorvathNewsletter: PP Geoff Horvath‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”

How They Got Started
In November 2007 Pete and Sharon Crean were living
in Sydney, Australia. They were presented with the factthat one billion people don’t have access to safe, clean
drinking water and another two billion don’t have theuse of a toilet. They gathered a team of volunteers whowere enthusiastic in doing something to alleviate
poverty in East Africa and started BeyondWater.
10 years on we have been able to give over 100,000
people across East Africa sustainable solutions and away out of poverty.

Recognitions – October 25th to November 7th, 2021.

Representative Amy Perruso celebrates her birthday
on November 5th.

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Anniversaries

Within D5K
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PP Doc McKenzie joined our Club 41 years ago onNovember 1, 1980. Looking good at 41 years, Doc!!

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The Rotary Foundation’s Mission
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotarians to advanceworld understanding, goodwill, and peace byimproving health, providing quality education,
improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
November 1st, all schools in District 5000 were notifiedof the 2022 HRYF program, requesting students toapply and submit their applications.
November 6th – HRYF Student Application Training

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“The smallest deed is better than the greatest
intention.” —John Burroughs

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotary Club of
Wahiawa-Waialua

‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”Unfortunately, our blood supplies are following
national trends and are very low for this time of year.
So, we want to thank you for donating in the past and
we truly hope you’ll come in again during this time ofgreat need.

Thanksgiving Raffle

John Burroughs

John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature
essayist, active in the U.S. conservation movement. The
first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871.

ROTARY MINUTE
The Rotary Foundation

Mahalo for registering to donate with us today!

Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, theFoundation has spent more than $4 billion on lifechanging, sustainable projects.
With your help, we can make lives better in yourcommunity and around the world.

You’re automatically entered into our raffle for a free
Whole Turkey Package and $25 GC from Zippy’s.
One winner from each of our four locations will becontacted and announced on our social media channels
on Friday, November 19.

Make sure to follow us:@BloodBankHawaii

Please make your November appointment soon atbbh.org or call 848-4770.
Traci Takehara
Blood Bank of Hawaii | Donor Recruitment AccountManager2043 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96819
Cell: (808) 690-7772
IG (follow me J): 808lifeline
https://www.bbh.org/ | @bloodbankhawaii
Received from Traci Takehara. As the holidays
approach, we’re excited to announce an opportunity tohelp bring our donors around the table this month.
Anyone who registers to donate today throughNovember 18 at any of our locations willautomatically be entered into a raffle for a Whole
Turkey Package and $25 gift card from Zippy’s!

TBD

There’ll be four raffle prizes, one for a donor at eachof our locations. We will contact our winners andannounce them on our social media channels on Friday,
November 19. Our hope is that this will allow for plentyof time to adjust the normally required meal prep.
This is our way to spread the holiday cheer and express
our gratitude for donors like you who selflessly give ofyourself to help save the lives of people in ourcommunity who you may never even meet.

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Nov 10 – Zoom Vet’s Day Program – 11:30 am12:30 pm
Nov 11 – Veterans Day Flag Waving – Kam Highway
10:00 – 11:00 am‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”E Komo Mai! Please join us!
“SALUTE TO VETERANS”

Thank You to Our Health Care Hero’s.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM on ZOOM

• Hawaii will celebrate Veterans and Active Duty
Military Personnel and Gold Star Families• Meet the 25th Infantry Division –Special Remarks• 12:00 noon – Taps to honor our heroes who
gave their lives for our freedom• Saluting veterans by participants
Roll call – Spotlighting names and photos ofveterans for remembrance• Register to join:

https://bit.ly/3BcKark• Receive the Zoom link to join and program
Salute Our Veterans, share a photo• For Info: call (808)291-6151
renemansho@hawaii.rr.com•None“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's afailure, you will fail above everyone else'ssuccess.” —James Cameron

We discussed our participation in D5K’s Health Care
Hero’s Program. We settled on calling all the schoolsthat participate in our Dictionary Project. We will ask
them if their school would like to participate in thisevent by writing thank you cards to at Wahiawa
General Hospital the hospital workers. At the sametime, we can make dictionary deliveries to those schoolsthat are scheduled to receive dictionaries.

James Cameron

James Francis Cameron CC is a Canadian filmmaker.
Best known for making science fiction and epic films, hefirst gained recognition for directing The Terminator.
He found further success with Aliens, The Abyss,Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and the action comedy
True Lies.

Global Grants for D5K Clubs. Our next discussion wason selecting one of 5 Global grants that Rotary Clubs
were sponsoring and requesting other clubs toparticipate in these grants. There were 5 Global
Grants to select form.
The 5 Global Grants are:•Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in 9
Schools in Jwalamukhi, Nepal. Area of Focus:
WASH. Sponsoring Rotary Club(s): RC of Honolulu
Sunset. Purpose: To provide clean drinking water,gender sensitive sanitation and hygiene facilities
with training in the importance of toilet use.

•Avoidable Blindness in Delhi Slums. Sponsoring
Rotary Club(s): RC Clubs Kihei-Wailea and Delhi
South Metropolitan (District 3011) with Nara eastand District 2650. The cost is $134,589. Area ofFocus: Disease Prevention and Treatment.
Purpose: Purpose: Working extensively andnetworking with eye care clinics connected toRotary Eye Care Hospital in Karol Begh. They will
screen for vision problems, especially children

Where did the Civil War Start?

We had a lot of Club business to get though, so we
decided to have a pseudo meeting to get these items
taken care of.

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”•needing glasses and candidates for cataract orglaucoma surgery.
Supporting Pediatric Emergency Resuscitation(SUPER) Project. Sponsoring Rotary Club(s): RC of
Honolulu and Palau, Pohnpei and Chuuk (District2750). Area of Focus: Disease Prevention andTreatment.
Purpose: Aims to assist withEmergency Medical Services (EMS) equipment toraise the overall standard of EMS care for children
in the Pacific Basin Region. Up to 1/3 of thepopulation in the Pacific Basin is under 15-yearsof age.

•Ultrasound Equipment and Training in Papua
New Guinea. Sponsoring Rotary Club(s): RC ofHonolulu Sunset and Port Moresby Papua New
Guinea (District 9620). Area of Focus: Disease
Prevention and Treatment. Purpose: To provide
ultrasound equipment to reduce Morbidity andmortality rates, in trauma and pregnant mothers.

•Reducing Risk Factors for NoncommunicableDisease. Sponsoring Rotary Club(s): RC ofHonolulu Sunrise and Silom, Thailand (District3350). Area of Focus: Disease Prevention andTreatment. Purpose: Provide lifesaving hospital
equipment to rural Thailand and outreach topeople in the area Kasemchai Nitiwanakun.

The winner was Global Grant #2, Avoidable
Blindness in Delhi Slums. We discussed partneringwith the Lions Club of Wahiawa, since Lions collect,repair, and send used eyeglasses to other countries in
need, since these used glasses cannot be used in theUSA.

Nov 4 –– 6:30-7:30 pm ZoomNov 18 – 6:30-7:30 pm Zoom
Nov 18 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
Dec 2 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
Sec 16 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
Dec 30 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
2022
Jan 13 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
Jan 27 – 6:30 – 7:30 pm Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting link –https://zoom.us/j/91954669065?pwd=d1dHTGwzUkJYVDhaWGNwRlQ3zddTUFmdz09

Answer to the Quiz of the Week. On the farm ofVirginia Grocer Wilmer McLean!

Wilmer McLean

The first battle of the Civil War took place in Manassas,
Virginia on July 21, 1861, on the farm of a man named
Wilmer McLean. McLean supported the Confederacy
but later fled with his family to Appomattox, Virginia.
He stated that he hoped to never see another soldier
again.

We ended the meeting with a reminder to participate
in two Veterans Day events. One on November10th, aZoom event, honoring all our past Vets; the other on
November 11th, sign waving on Kamehameha Hwy in
downtown Wahiawa.
Wilmer McLean farmhouse

2021 Updated Meeting Schedule(Thursday, Hawaii Standard Time)
Meetings are every two weeks,In-person and Zoom.

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

However, McLean could not outrun the war. Four years
later, as the war was coming to an end, Confederate
General Robert E. Lee sent his men to find an
appropriate place for him to meet with Union General
Ulysses S. Grant in order to surrender — and theychose McLean’s new house. So, on April 9, 1865, the‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”Confederacy officially surrendered to the Union inMcLean’s parlor. https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-facts

Sharon Crean

The surrender of the South to the North in Wilmer McLean’s
farmhouse parlor

AROUND THE
ZOOM ROOMIN PHOTOS

President Keoni Ahlo

Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/962862973749303/

75th Wahiawa Lions Veterans Day
November 11, 2021

MAHALOVETERANS!
Please join our Wahiawa Town Ohana as wepay tribute to our Veterans and Active
Military to show our aloha:

Mahalo Veterans Sign Waving
DATE:
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021
TIME:
10:00 - 11:00 AM
PLACE:
Kamehameha Highway
REGISTER: https://forms.gle/rkG6eu4qk95AiCxt9
RULES: 1) Everyone assigned a spot

President Keoni Ahlo, PP Geoff Horvath, Sharon Crean, andRene Mansho

2) Must wear mask, social distancing
3) Bring “Mahalo Veterans” sign4) Bring photo of a VeteranDue to the Pandemic, the Wahiawa Lions Club is unable tohost our annual parade, and we hope you will join us inhonoring our veterans with a sign waving show of support.
Hope to see you at the parade next year!

Please support “US VETS”BENTO FUNDRAISER
Order: https://forms.gle/ufEqFeWKbjCbxA3K9

Rotary – 116 Yearsof Service to the World!
Pick Up at Dot’s, 130 Mango St., Wahiawa
Wahiawa-Whitmore
Neighborhood
Board

10:00 am-12:00 pm– PRE-PAID ORDERS ONLY
1Contact: renemansho@hawaii.rr.com
808-291-6151

The Rotary Club of
Wahiawa-Waialua

‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia“No task is too big when done together by all.”

Rotary – 116 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua