Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 6 Issue 34 – May 2nd 20196District Governor
Winton “Win” Schoneman“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

Classification Talk – or What’s My Line!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

Rotary International Youth ServiceMonth!

250,792
Rotaractors

Rotary believes in developing the next generationof leaders. Our programs help younger leadersbuild leadership skills, expand education and learn
the value of service.

184
countries with Rotaract clubs

Rotaract
Join the global movement of young leaders who
are developing innovative solutions to the world’s
most pressing challenges.

Editor – PP Geoff HorvathUganda
The Rotaract Club of Bugolobi worked alongside local
doctors, schools, and the Uganda Health MarketingGroup to provide everything from school supplies tocomprehensive medical screenings, dental exams, andHIV testing and prevention education to over 1,000
residents of a nearby village.

Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18-30 toexchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop
leadership and professional skills, and have funthrough service.
In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract
members work side by side to take action throughservice. From big cities to rural villages, Rotaract ischanging communities like yours.
What’s involved?
Rotaract members decide how to organize and run
their clubs, manage their own funds, and plan andcarry out activities and service projects. Rotary clubsponsors offer guidance and support and work withyour club as partners in service.
How do I join?
Check with your university or contact a local Rotary club
to find out if there’s a Rotaract club in your area.
Contact the Rotaract club to find out how you can join
its next meeting, service project, or social event.
10,904
Rotaract clubs

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Turkey and Russia
Twelve Rotaract clubs in Turkey and Russia
collaborated with community partners to organize
training for people with Down syndrome. Participantsalso received job placement assistance to put their newskills to work.

United States
Rotaractors pair up with Habitat for Humanity tohelp neighborhoodThe New Town neighborhood of Jacksonville, Fla., hasbeen struggling for a long time, and it shows. In thisarea, creeks lie choked with old tires, jobs are few, androughly 10 percent of the housing stock consists ofabandoned or blighted homes.
“It seems like a stereotypical bad neighborhood,” says
Tony Brazell, past president of Jacksonville’s First Coast
Rotaract Club. But get to know it and its residents – as
he and other Rotaractors are doing in partnership withHabitat for Humanity Jacksonville (also known as
HabiJax) – and the view changes.
Rotaractors help build homes in Jacksonville, Fla.

Each January for the past six years, the First Coast
Rotaractors have spent a day volunteering their muscle,sweat, and time to help HabiJax build houses for New
Town residents.
Because HabiJax requires the people receiving thehomes to donate a certain amount of labor as well,Rotaractors often find themselves working alongsideneighborhood residents. “You end the day thinking, ‘I’m
glad I was part of that – helping someone make theirneighborhood a better place,’" Brazell says.
Club Past President Brett Bell, who has been part of theHabiJax event each year since its inception, has fondmemories of learning to frame windows, as well as theyear that he and two other Rotaractors got into afriendly siding-hanging competition. (No report as towho won.)
The best part, though? “Just hanging out with the otherRotaractors and getting to know some of them better,"
Bell says. “At HabiJax, it’s such a long day that you
really get to know one another.”
And not just one another. “On our most recent one, aguy walked through the site with a little dachshund,”says Brazell. “Everyone wanted to play with this dog.
So we got to talking to this guy, and he says, ‘Oh, I’m
just supervising your work. I helped build the HabiJax
house across the street, and I just wanted to make sure
you were treating my neighbors right.’ That says a lot.”– Anne Ford

Rotaractors help build homes in Jacksonville,
Fla.

RI President: Barry Rassin
District: Win Schoneman
Asst Dist Govr: Doreen Higa
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette Subedi
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Dela Pena
Recording Secretary: Rene Mansho
Treasurer: Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst Sergeant-at-Arms: Austin Kanamu

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Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
PP Geoff briefed the Bard on the Club’s HRYF Status.
April 30th is the 2018-19 HRYF Per Capita deadline,
if clubs want their contributions to be counted for thisRotary Year. Giving will still be valid for the rest of
this Rotary Year. PP Geoff also encouraged membersthat haven’t contributed $40 to do so before the endof this Rotary Year.
Lynn Goya contributed $40 to HRYF!
Alison Kanamu contributed $160 to HRYF!!!

PP Oran Spotts

Derek Conselva

Recognitions for the week ending April 28th, 2019.

None
Oli – PP Lilette Subedi

Outside D5K

Spouse’s Birthday

None

None

Anniversaries
Within D5K

PP June Kasaoka – RC of Mililani Sunrise

None

Ashton Kanamu – Guest of President Alex
Alexis “Lexi” Kanamu – Guest of Alison Kanamu

None

HI

No Report

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Kate Butts gave a HI 5 for Jackie Barnes, President
Alex, Alison Kanamu, and Austin Kanamu who will
be going to the District 5000 Conference.

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PP June Kasaoka gave a HI $5 for the privilege ofannouncing their guest speaker for next week’s meetingon Wednesday, May 8th at 7:30 am, will be a member
from the Kupuna Aikido Hawaii to talk about fall
protection for seniors.
Some statistics from the Kupuna Aikido Hawaii web
site, https://www.kupunaaikido.org/.
elderly deaths caused by falls in the home51%
of elders that fall are women61%
more likely for elders 85+ to fall than those
10X
65-69
Lynn Goya gave a HI $5 for PP Lilette Subedi givinga presentation on plants indigenous to Hawaii, andtheir names. She learned a lot about the Koa tree andMa’o plant (Hawaiian cotton). Lynn said she reallyenjoyed learning about all these plants
Jackie Barnes gave a HI $5 for the 6 members of ourclub who participated in the latest District 5000 Ho'ōla
Nā Pua Serenity Garden project, this past Saturday.
This will be an ongoing project to fulfill DG Win’s
initiative. There were a total of 30 Rotarians
participating.
Derek Conselva gave a HI $5 for his recent trip up toMount Ka’ala with the Oahu Army Natural Resources
Program to plant trees.
Alison Kanamu gave a HI $10 for the recent
participation at Ho'ōla Nā Pua, and the final deliveryof our dictionaries.
President Alex gave a HI $5 celebrating the wealth ofknowledge we have in our Club.
President Alex gave a HI $20 for all of us
participating in the many upcoming activities, such as
the Pineapple Festival, Ho'ōla Nā Pua project, etc.
President Alex gave another HI $5 for son, Ashtonand the assistance he provides in setting for themeeting and tearing down after the meeting. Andanother HI $5 for Alison’s successful business and forthe awareness of what she can do for you.
PP Lilette Subedi gave a HI $5 for things to come!

Alison Kanamu contributed $100 to the Club for her
recent business trip to Kansas City for dōTERRA
Essential Oils business. While there, she won an
undisclosed amount from a slot machine. So much so,that the machine notified her to get the attendant.
Included in this contribution was Alison’s appreciationof President Alex driving for her while there. Whilethere, they celebrated Alex’s 50th birthday early.

President Alex contributed an additional $10 for histrip report to Kansas City with Alison. While there he
had the opportunity of visiting and participating in a
nostalgic motor car race and rally event. Alex said they
have some fantastic and huge parks that have golfing,lakes for fishing, a gun range, etc., in one park.

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To Be Determined
Derek Conselva today

May 17-19 – Rotary District Conference – Hawaii
Convention. Come and be inspired by motivation
speakers; make new friends and reconnect with oldones.
•Special Guest Speaker – Jennifer E. Jones, CEO
odf Media Street Productions Inc.
• Keynote Speaker – Brian Rusch, Executive Directorof the Human Thread Foundation• Register on line at rotaryd5000.org/districtconference.
Jun 28 – Teddy’s Bigger Burgers Wahiawa
fundraiser. Teddy’s is hosting community organizations
to visit their business from 10am – 10pm to tellcustomer what your organization is all about and how
they serve within the community. In recognition of theseorganizations participating in this program, Teddy’s
will donate a percentage of their take for those 12hours! This contribution could be put toward our AlWonder Christmas party. Thanks to Rene Mansho for
passing this information to us.
Ongoing – Jack in the Box Fundraiser. Each member
will be given 10 tickets ($100) to sell.

May 9th – Wahiawa Town Hall Meeting at Wahiawa
Middle School, starting at 6:30 pm with Sen Dela Cruz,

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Today we had the pleasure of hearing just what Derek
Conselva really does!
Derek is a Waipahu Boy who went to Waipahu HighSchool and, for a while, a private school. He is one ofeight siblings who lived in the old plantation area ofWaipahu. Derek told us that his grandfather was ahard worker, carrying 100lb bags for 8 hours, whichreally made an impression on Derek.
Derek enjoys working with children so, for a while, hecoached Pop Warner Football, in Waipahu, where hetaught these kids how to play football. Derek was sodedicated, that if a player didn’t have a ride topractice or home, he would give them a ride. One suchplayer lived in Kalihi, so Derek picked him up anddrove him home when he didn’t have a ride. Derek wassuch an influence on his young players, and made suchan impression on them, that when they became adults,
he was always invited to birthday parties andweddings of his former players. At one wedding, oneof his former players introduced Derek to his new
bride, saying, “This is the man that taught me all I know
about football!”
Today, Derek is in the process of starting a non-profit
Ag program, called Farm to Table Academy, which will
be tailored for high schools. The Academy will teachstudent everything they need to know about growing
and selling their produce. This is a program that blends
two types of businesses together, integrating newtechnology with old Hawaiian style farming.
He also loves helping with planting indigenous plants
up on the mountain, where he recently did, with theOahu Army Natural Resources Program team. It
touches his heart.

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Derek is the owner of DC Sales and Marketing thatoffers all types of services and products for energy
saving, health and wellness, and financial services.
Derek told us that Rotary gives him an opportunity togive back to the community. He is our Mr. Volunteer,volunteering for anything that comes up.
Derek loves surfing so much that if you asking where heis going, he will say, “I’m going to a morning boardmeeting!

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

Guest Lexi and Alison Kanamu

Derek attending his morning Board meeting!

Ace of Hearts

Guest Ashton Kanamu

Finally, we had a player this week for our AoH! PP Doc
McKenzie was the only one that purchased a ticket, sowas the lucky draw! However, since we were unable tolocate the Ace of Hearts, Doc will draw next week!

PP June Kasaoka

PP Doc McKenzie with a bogus card!

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Jackie Barnes and Lynn Goya

PP’s Doc McKenzie and Oran Spotts enjoying fellowship

Pineapple by

The Head Table

PP Lilette Subedi

Lomi Salmon
Kate Butts and PP June Kasaoka

Kalua Pork and Cabbage
Time to start the meeting!

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Standing for the Pledge and Invocation

President Alex giving one of his many HI $5’s

Let the meeting begin!
PP Lilette Subedi leading us in the Oli

Alison Kanamu’s $100 Trip Report!

PP June Kasaoka giving her HI $5

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PP Lilette receiving her Membership Pin for bringing
in two members

Derek Conselva’s Classification Talk

Derek wrapping up his talk