Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua

District Governor
Eric Kaler

Volume 7 Issue 31 – April 9th, 2020

“Making a Difference in our Local and Global Communities”

President
Alexander “Alex” Kanamu

The strength of our Club lies in its members

The 2020
CensusService Above Self – Making a Difference

Maternal and Child Health Month
Rotary makes high-quality health careavailable to vulnerable mothers andchildren so they can live longer and growstronger.
We expand access to quality care, so mothers andchildren everywhere can have the same opportunities
for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children
under the age of five die each year because ofmalnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor
sanitation — all of which can be prevented.
HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN
Rotary provides education, immunizations, birth kits,
and mobile health clinics. Women are taught how toprevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how tobreast-feed, and how to protect themselves and theirchildren from disease.

CLEAN BIRTHS

Rotary members distribute clean birth kits and train
health workers in safe delivery of babies.

Editor – PP Geoff HorvathSOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE CLEAN BIRTH
PRACTICES

Knowledge about the importance of clean birth has
been available for centuries. The practices are often
summarized as the “six cleans”:
1. clean hands
2. clean perineum
3. clean delivery surface
4. clean cord cutting
5. clean cord tying
6. clean cord care

LIFESAVING HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT
Linked through sister cities, Rotarians save
newborns in Brazil
By Vanessa Glavinskas Photographs by Robert Gill

A mother is in labor, and she’s frightened. Her baby
isn’t due for three months. The closest hospital is 30

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miles away, and although she makes it there in time,
the baby is born weighing barely 2 pounds.
And there’s another problem.
The hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit has only
seven incubators, and all are in use, so the baby mustbe transferred to another hospital to receive the criticalcare he needs. If he survives the transfer, his parents
will need to find a way to make trips to that hospitalfor months.
Many new mothers were facing similar situations at Dr.
Leopoldo Bevilacqua Regional Hospital, a state-run
facility in Brazil’s Ribeira Valley. Lack of equipment
meant some of the hospital’s most vulnerable newborns
had to be transferred, which was a factor in São Paulostate’s high infant mortality rate.

Through the partnership, Brazilian Rotarians raised$172,500. They funded equipment including fiveincubators for the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit(NICU), which nearly doubled the hospital’s capacity tocare for fragile newborns. In 2013, 129 babies wereadmitted to the NICU; since the completion of theproject, the hospital has been able to care for about
220 babies per year.

By adding five incubators to the NICU, the hospitalnearly doubled the number of babies its nurses anddoctors can care for

Ribeira Valley, Brazil“There are two realities here: people who can pay fora private hospital and those who can’t,” says Lina
Shimizu, who spearheaded the project for the Rotary
Club of Registro-Ouro, Brazil. Those who can’t, shesays, often have to travel long distances to get to astate-run hospital such as Leopoldo Bevilacqua, which
serves 24 towns.
The Rotary Club of Registro-Ouro and the Rotary Clubof Registro partnered on a Rotary Foundation global
grant with two clubs in Nakatsugawa, Japan.
RI President: Mark Daniel MaloneyDistrict: Eric Kaler
Asst. Dist. Govt: Sonya Mendez
Club President: Alex Kanamu
PP: Lilette Subedi
President Elect: Keoni Ahlo
Exec Secretary: Alison Kanamu
Recording Secretary: Jackie Barnes
Treasurer: Kate Butts
Sergeant-at-Arms: Dr. Carver Wilcox
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms: AustinKanamu

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By adding five incubators to the NICU, the hospitalnearly doubled the number of babies its nurses anddoctors can care forRotarians felt confident that their financial contributions
to the project would be managed well. In addition,
Shimizu, who is of Japanese descent and speaks fluent
Japanese, helped build trust and effectivecommunication.
A group of Japanese Rotarians visited the NICU after
the project was completed. “After 37 years,” says
Mitsuo Hara, a member of the Rotary Club ofNakatsugawa, “there’s a friendship and bond between
Rotary members of both countries.”“There are two realities here: people who can pay for a
private hospital and those who can’t,” says Lina
Shimizu, who spearheaded the project for the Rotary
Club of Registro-Ouro, Brazil.

Other equipment provided through the grant included
five ventilators, a bilirubin meter, three heated cribs,
five vital-sign monitors, and a super LED
microprocessed phototherapy unit to treat babies withjaundice. The grant also funded the cost of publicity to
inform residents about prenatal care workshops
conducted by area health workers. The publicity
campaign aimed to reach mothers in remote areas who
may not know what services are available to them orabout the importance of prenatal care and breastfeeding.

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This global grant marked a turning point for Rotarians
in Nakatsugawa, who had stopped contributing tointernational projects after experiencing difficulties ona past grant. The difference this time was in therelationship between the cities of Registro andNakatsugawa, which established a “sister city”
affiliation in 1980.
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DonateDonating to Rotary means clean water and sanitation.
Health and hope in areas that were once ravaged bydiseases like polio. Economic development and newopportunities. Your financial help makes all thishappen, and more.

When you give to The Rotary Foundation,
you fuel our service projects - projects that
eradicate polio, promote peace, andimprove developing communities.
With your help, we can make lives better inyour community and around the worldWhy should I donate to The RotaryFoundation?

Anniversaries

HIGiving works because Rotary works. We are proudthat 90.8 percent of donations go straight tosupporting our service projects.

How does The Rotary Foundation usedonations?
Our 35,000 clubs carry out sustainable humanitarian
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wiped out 99 percent of all polio cases. Your
donations train future peacemakers, support cleanwater, and strengthen local economies.

What impact can one donation have on
the world?
It can save a life. A child can be protected from polio
with as little as 60 cents. Our partners make yourdonation go even farther. For every $1 Rotary commits
to polio eradication, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation has committed $2.

Hawaii Rotary YouthFoundation (HRYF)
We have cancelled our Scholarship Award Luncheon
because of COVID-19. The luncheon will be scheduled
after COVID-19 has been annihilated! Our TopScholars have been notified.

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ROTARY MINUTE
Minority Membership
Rotary formally considered the issue of racial
restriction in membership and determined that theorganization could not allow racial restrictions to theorganization’s growth. In Rotary’s legislative
deliberations in June 1921, it was formally determinedthat racial restrictions would not be permitted. Nonracialism was included in the terms of the standard
constitution in 1922, required to be adopted by all
member Clubs.
Rotary and other service clubs in the last decade
became open to homosexual membership. Other
minorities, in the face of general changes indemographics are also encouraged to join.

The new and recommended way is Hands Only CPR.
Using this recommended procedure, you start thecompressions immediately and continue, uninterrupted,until the person is revived or qualified first responders
arrive. If someone is with you, you can rotate
compressions.

You may become aFirst Responder! Learn Hands Only
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Our first responders (EMS, Fire, Police) are stretched tothe limits responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thatmeans that responses to 911 calls may be delayed fora long period of time.
My question to you is, what would you do should afamily member suffer a heart attack or anothermedical emergency? Your lack of action could cause
irreparable brain damage or the death of a loved one.
Why is it important to start CPR as soon as possible?
After the heart stops, the brain cells begin to die
approximately 4-6 minutes of no blood-flow. Afteraround 10 minutes, those cells will cease functioning,and the person will be effectively dead.

What should you do when someone suffers a heart
attack? If you follow these procedures, you will beable to save a life.
1. Check and see if the person is responsive to yourtouch2.

Call 911•
This is why, now is the time to learn Hands Only CPR. Itis simple and easy to learn. There are a lot ofcomputer-based training videos (YouTube) that will
walk you through the process. There are two theories
on CPR.
The first, the old way was 30 compressions, two breaths
through the mouth, repeated until first responders
arrive or the person is revived.

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Don't hang up until you're told to do so.

•3.

Make sure the door to your home isunlocked.
• Make sure you have a phone with you
Start hands only CPR. Continue compressions until
the person responds or help arrives.

Be the First Responder!

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OUR ANIMALSNEED YOUR HELP!!

Received from our Friends at Oahu SPCA inWahiawa:

Won't You Please Foster
A Rescued Animal?
Aloha,
More than anything, the health and safety of you oursupporters, your pets, and our staff are our primaryconcerns. Though the information and status of COVID19 in Hawaii remains fluid, the Oahu SPCA is taking
steps to ensure our companion animals and our rescuedanimals continue to be well taken care of, even as weface this time of uncertainty…..
During this state of emergency, the Oahu SPCA is trying
to prepare for the worst. We are seeking the public’s
help to foster our shelter animals in the event thefacility must temporarily close its doors. Fostering a pet
is rewarding as you are caring for one of our rescued
animals while we actively search for a permanenthome. During this time of crisis, our Foster Care
Program is crucial to safeguarding our rescues andsaving more lives.
As we practice social distancing or are being told towork from home, having a pet by your side can beespecially rewarding and therapeutic. Pets always
help us humans be a little more thoughtful – they
inherently lead us to think beyond ourselves. And
they’re engagingly fun!
If you’re not in a position to foster but want to help ouranimals, consider making a much-needed monetary
donation or a donation of food and supplies. As manymembers of our community are forced out of work, thenumber of animals surrendered or abandoned to ourcare intensifies. Adoption events are being cancelledwhich translates to fewer pets being adopted, yet moreanimals continue to need emergency care.
Your help has never been needed more.
Please contact our Foster coordinator at
info@oahuspca.org, or make a donation here, andhelp save the life of an animal.
Gratefully,
Lucy Ahn

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All speaker engagements have been canceled until
further notice due to COVID-19

29 Mar – Annual Wakai-Wilkinson Golf Tournament
Scholarship fundraiser, has been POSTPONED until
August.
20-26 Apr – Trip to Kyoto, Japan for celebration ofthe Rakushyu Club’s anniversary. – CANCELLED
Apr 25 – Rotary @ Work Day – May be postponed.
May 28 – Hawaii Blood Bank blood drive – Dot’s
parking lot. If interested in giving blood, you can sign
up utilizing Blood Bank Hawaii’s eDonor program. You
have three options. The most direct option is to go to
www.BBHdonor.org/SC and register. These two
options give you more information and will allow youto sign up. These two links are, www.BBH.org andwww.BBHdonor.org. May be cancelled.

Blood Bank of Hawaii develops bold newplan to address COVID-19
Received from our Friends at the Blood Bank ofHawaii, April 6th, 2020.
Aloha Lifesaver Club Coordinators,We always consider the safety of our donors, staff andblood supply our number one priority. We have beenmonitoring updates from the CDC relating to COVID19 very closely and adhering to safety and healthrecommendations. As a result, we have decided tocancel all lifesaver club blood drives through themonth of May and extend our new operational hours
at the six locations we’re currently utilizing. All donors

who were scheduled for your blood drive for May will
be notified. Should anything change, you will beinformed. All donations will continue to be made byappointment only during this time.
Should you have any questions please let meknow. Thank you for your continuous support.
Jonette Correia
Blood Bank of Hawaii | Recruitment ManagerMobiles
2043 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96819
D: (808) 848-4759 | C: (808) 282-6940
What is this new approach?
•Donations will be taken by appointment only.

•We will have six donation centers:••

Young Street Donor Center•

Five new pop-ups

To comply with CDC and Department of Healthsocial distancing guidelines, all of our facilities
have been reorganized so that donors are six
or more feet away from each other at all stagesof the donation process.

•All locations will have pre-screening stations.

•No more than 10 donors at a time will be in any
one room.

•All potential walk-ins will be asked to make anappointment.
Where and when can you give blood?

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Young Street Donor Center:••

Kailua Town Center in partnership withAlexander & Baldwino Monday – Wednesday (6:30 am –6:30 pm)o Sunday (6:30 am – 4:30 pm)•Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center in partnershipwith Alexander & Baldwin••

Thursday (6:30 am – 6:30 pm)
Friday & Saturday (6:30 am – 4:30pm)

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Thursday (6:30 am – 6:30 pm)•Your drive may be cancelled, but your group
can still save lives and you can lead the way•

Ask your members to make appointments at adonation center.

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Hold your members accountable by calling,texting, emailing or posting social media
reminders about appointments already made.

•Discuss with your account manager ways topartner in order to help each other
Remind everyone to give the appropriate
Group ID at registration.

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KROC Center Hawaii in partnership with theSalvation Army

We need your help!

Friday – Sunday (6:30 am – 4:30 pm)

Friday – Sunday (6:30 am – 4:30 pm)

Sunday (6:30 am – 4:30 pm)

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Friday & Saturday (6:30 am – 4:30pm)
The Blood Bank of Hawaii is still be taking donations
by appointment only in order to help facilitate physicaldistancing recommendations. Mahalo for yourunderstanding during the pandemic. We are in thistogether and are determined to maintain an adequate
blood supply for the patients of Hawaii.
To make an appointment, visit our website:www.bbhdonor.org or call (808) 848-4770
What can you do as a LifeSaver Club coordinator?

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Monday – Thursday (6:30 am – 6:30pm)

Monday – Wednesday (6:30 am –6:30 pm)•

Monday – Thursday (6:30 am – 6:30pm)

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Dillingham Headquarters

Waikele Center in partnership with AmericanAssets

Ask them to pledge to help us save lives not onlynow but over the next few months
We will be making a public announcement throughmedia outlets, but we wanted you to know first. Andremember, in these trying times, it is easy to feel
isolated and fearful. But our BBH community has theopportunity to come together and take care of one
another. It is so important to fill appointments not only
now, but also, we ask for you to pledge to makeappointments for the next few months. Mahalo toeveryone who has and will continue to donate. To
make an appointment, visit our website:www.bloodbanktough.org or call (808) 8484770.
Please see our scheduling calendar below.
Jun 6-10 – Rotary International Convention CANCELLED

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Jun 8 – Host Night – RI Convention event – 6-9 pm, at
the Waikiki Shopping Plaza. Parking is nearby at $10for the night, Cost is $45 per member. CANCELLED

Answer to the weekly quiz: Cheddar Cheese
No announcements

Pineapple by“It’s simple The more members we have,the more people we can help. A stronger
membership base will result in stronger
communities.” PPRI Gary Huang

What cheese was perfected and is the original
American Cheese?

The cheese is appropriately named because it wasdeveloped in the village of Cheddar in Somerset,England, during the 12th century. After its creation,
cheddar cheese became popular with English nobles
and made appearances at many royal banquets.
Perfected in America. America's cheesemaking
tradition originated in Europe and came over with thefirst immigrants. In fact, the original American cheeseis Cheddar. The English immigrants brought their prized
cultures and traditional cheesemaking techniques alongwith them, and the rest is history.
Rooted in Europe…Perfected in America

Ace of Hearts

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America’s cheesemaking tradition originated in Europe
and came over with the first immigrants. In fact, theoriginal American cheese is Cheddar. The English
immigrants brought their prized cultures and traditional
cheesemaking techniques along with them, and the rest
is history.

Of course, as more and more immigrants arrived from
more and more European countries, they brought moreand more cheesemaking techniques with them.
Eventually, America’s cheesemaking industry was
nearly as diverse as Europe’s itself. And because these
new Americans were making the very same types ofartisanal cheeses they learned to make in the oldcountry, they gave them the same names: Gouda,Emmentaler, Havarti, Brie, Edam, Gruyère, Limburger,
Parmesan, Fontina…The American Cheesman®

Happy Easter!

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