Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

Volume 6 Issue 17 – December 6th, 2018

6District 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

It’s an Al WonderChristmas!
Service Above Self – Making a Difference

It’s Rotary Disease Prevention andTreatment Month!
Our health is everything. Yet 400 million people in
the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic
health care. We believe good health care iseveryone’s right.
Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions
of people worldwide. That’s why treating andpreventing disease is so important to us. We leadefforts both large and small. We set up temporary
clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities inunderserved communities struggling with outbreaks andhealth care access. We design and build infrastructurethat allows doctors, patients, and governments to work
together.
Our member’s combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS,
Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio.
Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on
health education and bringing people routine hearing,vision, and dental care.
Pakistan and Rotary are cutting through a whirl of
migrating families and cultural barriers to turn what
was 'a badge of shame' into a model for diseaseeradication.
By Ryan Hyland Produced by Miriam DoanAt a busy toll plaza in Kohat, Pakistan, a three-member
vaccination team is working fast.
Outfitted in blue Rotary vests and flanked by armed
military personnel, the vaccinators approach a white
van as it pulls away from the scattered stream oftraffic, cars rattling east toward Islamabad and west
to the nearby border with Afghanistan. One worker
leans toward the driver to ask a question as anotherreaches into a cooler to prepare the vaccine. Among

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

Editor – PP Geoff Horvath

the crush of passengers in the van, they identify one
child who has not yet been vaccinated.
There is no time for second-guessing.
There is not even enough room for the boy to crawl
toward the front of the vehicle or through one of thedoors; a relative must hand the young child to thevaccinators through one of the rear windows. He isquickly inoculated with two drops of oral polio vaccine,and his pinkie finger is stained with purple ink toindicate that he’s received his dose. He cries as thevaccinator hurriedly passes him back through thewindow. The van speeds off, fading back into thedizzying hum of traffic, as the vaccinators look for the
next car and child.
This scene plays out thousands of times a day at transit
posts like this one — makeshift vaccination clinics set up
at bus stops, border crossings, army posts, and police
checkpoints across the country in an effort to reachchildren who are on the move.
Here in Pakistan, home to almost all of the world’s polio
cases just a few years ago, these moving targets
require a vaccination strategy as agile and stubborn
as the virus itself. At hundreds of sites, teams of healthworkers verify that every child passing throughreceives the vaccine.
The interaction is fleeting — faster than getting a meal
at a drive-through restaurant — but the benefit ispermanent. Another child, another family, anothergeneration is protected, and Pakistan moves one step
closer to having zero polio cases.
Disease Prevention and Treatment Month is Second
Area of Focus/Service of Rotary International’s Six
Areas of Focus and Service.

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

Beverly Wilcox – Guest of Doc Carver Wilcox
Roxy Ringor - Mililani Walmart Company Manager
Theresa Ludington – Mililani Walmart CompanyManager
Seni Kaseli – Mililani Walmart Company Manager
Charlie Caouette – Mililani Walmart AcademyManager
Jerod Strong – Mililani Walmart Store Manager
Glen Lee – Waialua High School Robotics Advisor –Guest of the Club
Waialua High School Robotic Team – Guest of theClub
Lexi Kanamu – Guest of Alison Kanamu
Grace Abatayo – Mom and guest of Marie Abatayo
Joan Kutaka – Guest of Marie Abatayo
Alésia Au – Guest of PP Doc McKenzie

Traditional Oli – PP Lilette Subedi

SNo Report

Outside D5K

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation

None
Within D5K
No Report

None

UpdatePP Geoff also gave an update on Oahu’s RYLA
Camp. That he attended the second meeting at CampHomelani on Saturday December 8th. The Camp will
be held February 1-3. The cost for each student is$250, which includes transportation, lodging, food,snacks and rental of dinning facility and pavilion. We
will be sending one student.

No recognitions this week.

Mililani Walmart

Deferred until next week

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

Spouse’s Birthday

Deferred until next week

Anniversaries

No Correspondence this week.

Deferred until next week

Deferred until next week

PDG Nalani Flinn presenting a Letter of Appreciation

Deferred until next week
Deferred until next weekHI
Deferred until next week

Deferred until next week

Jan 19 2019 – Semi Annual 2018-2019 President's
meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center.
Feb 1-3, 2019 – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards(RYLA). Camp HomalaniJack in the Box Fundraiser. Each member will begiven 10 tickets ($100) to sell.

Jack in the Box Coupon

ROTARY MINUTE
Deferred until next week

ONLY $10.00!
Buy One Sandwich
Get One FREE!
(Five times!)

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

made by our special Elf, Joan Kutaka. Members
outdid themselves with the table decorations.
Everything was done to perfection.
What made this Golden +1 Al Wonder Christmas
Party so very special was the support we received fromthe community, like Walmart Mililani, Waialua HighSchool Robotics Team, led by Glenn Lee, and otherteam staff, ARC Wahiawa Staff, and of course, Dot’sand Marian’s Catering.

An Al Wonder Christmas!
Today we held our 51st Annual Al Wonder Christmas
Party for our special ARC Wahiawa family. This
tradition was started back in 1967 when, President, atthat time, J. Al Wonder (1967-68) and the hosted aChristmas party for the ARC clients.
The ARC in Hawaii Chapter, part of The ARC of theUnited States, was founded in 1954. The ARC of theUnited States was founded in 1950 by a group ofparents of children with intellectual disabilities. Theorganization is a nonprofit agency that serves people
with intellectual and related developmental disabilities
in nationally and here in Hawaii. ARC in Hawaii is partof the largest national organization devoted solely toworking on behalf of people with intellectualdisabilities.
An estimated 7.2 million Americans have intellectual ora related developmental disability.
Throughaggressive advocacy at the local and national level,
The ARC ensures that these individuals have access tothe services and supports they need to grow, developand participate in communities across the country.
The ARC in Hawaii offers community-based supportand day services to more than 200 individuals in theHonolulu, Pearl City and, Wahiawa areas. They
provide individualized services that include respite andrehabilitation support and supported employment.
They also offer residential services through more than
12 developmental disabilities domiciliary homes andseveral apartment buildings. The ARC in Hawaii
staffed members are trained and certified by the stateof Hawaii’s Department of Health Visions Program.
Wahiawa office was opened 20+ years ago and has
been providing care to about 54 clients. Some live athome, others live in foster homes. For the past 18 years,
the facility has been in the capable hands of Renee
Subee.
What a day! What a party, what a terrific MC, Rene
Mansho and PP Lilette Subedi made!! The atmosphere
was filled with love, music, song, kindness, joy, andCHRISTmas! The true feeling of Christmas filled theDot’s Pineapple Lounge, which was decked with great
decorations and special, handmade table favors,Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

The Walmart Team

Mililani Walmart Store contributed $500, in kind (GiftCards) in, support of our Al Wonder Christmas party.
This is the second year they supported our Club. We
were a bit late in getting in our grant request, but
because they Seni Kaseli loves what we do, Mililani
Walmart graciously contributed the gift cards, good in
the Mililani store.

The Waialua Robotics Team Elves with Advisor Glen Lee

Our guests arrived in three special vans driven by ARC
staff members. As the guests entered the Pineapple
Lounge, they were all presented with special
handcrafted Christmas lei made by members PP Lilette
Subedi, Kate Butts, Jackie Barnes, and Ahlo. These
special lei were placed around their neck of our special
guests by our special elves.
Once the guests were seated, we started off by singing
Christmas Carols with our guests joining in. After all
were warmed up, our special elves served the guests
with a great chicken lunch and two special cakes fordesert. The food was well received by all.

We shared Christmas more carols with our special
guests, with some of them joining in the fun up front withClub members and elves, making up this special choir.
Our elves sang a couple of songs for our guests, thenour song mistress, Rene Mansho requested each elf
bring up a guest, 12 in all, to sing the pidgin Twelve
Days of Christmas. That was a blast!
When we finished the Twelve Days of Christmas, Santa
Kool (Doc Carver Wilcox) came out swinging anddancing to, “Here Comes Santa Clause.” This, of course,
brought the house down with cheers, shouts, andlaughter. After Santa finished his break dancing, he,with the help of our darling elves, handed out gifts toall the special ARC guests. As names were called out,
you could hear excited cheers, yells, and screams ofJoy!
Thanks to the hard work of our many members andfriends, our 51st Annual Al Wonder Christmas party
was a complete success. All our guests had the time of
their life, with a personal greeting and receiving gifts
from Santa! The decorations were great and festive,
the food was most excellent, and the fellowship wasunbelievable! We sang Christmas carols and songs
and were entertained by our very own Song Bird, Rene
Mansho and our Special Guests from ARC, and ourmain planner, Marie Abatayo. We all had a wonderful
and joyful time spreading the Love of Christmas andcelebrating the Reason for the Season! We are looking
forward to our 52nd Al Wonder Christmas Party!

Marie Abatayo and Rene Mansho

A helpful Elf carring Dole’s finest Pines

Ace of Hearts

No Ace of Hearts today!

(Go to our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/groups/9628629737
49303/ to view all pictures.)

A busy Walmart Store in Mililani

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

Alison and Lexi Kanamu and Kate Butts

Eager Elves waiting for guests to arrive

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

Santa’s Seat
Kate Butts and Rene Mamsho

Centerpieces hand made by Joan Kutaka
PP Doc McKenzie and Glen Lee

Pineapple byGlen Lee and PP Geoff Horvath

The Dot’s Pineapple Lounge dressed
up for a Christmas party

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

Marie Abatayo with Mom, Grace

Beverly and Carver Wilcox

Hey Ms. Tambourine Woman…..

Our special guests arriving

Filling up with our special guests
The Shy Joan Kutaka

An action shot of PE Keoni Ahlo!

Handcrafted lei

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

The Waialua HS Robotics TeamElf entertainment

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

Kanamu Cake Delivery Services LLC
Centerpieces made by Joan Kutaka

The Walmart Team

The Welcoming Ole by PP Lilette Subedi
Walmart Team

Christmas entertainment by Rene Manho

Ms. Nice and Mr. Naughty!

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

Elves serving our guests lunch

One of the ARC Staff enjoying lunchbA joyful room full of people

A special Christmas Hula by PP Lilette Subedi with music byRene Mansho

Kanamu Cake Delivery Services LLC
Walmart!

Kanamu Cake Delivery Services LLC

Glen Lee, Alésia Au, and PP Doc McKenzie

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!

The Elf Choir

Lexi Kanamu enjoying the party

The Rotary Club ofWahiawa-Waialua

Brendan Akamu and Kate Butts

Two Centerpieces!

Handcrafted Lie

The 12 Days of Christmas

A hard working elf

Santa Carver

Santa with elves and Walmart Team

Rotary – 113 Years of Service to the World!