Newsletter - Archive  Sep 18, 2007

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A Page from Paige

D5000's First Lady

Aloha District 5000 Rotarians!

What an incredible journey we have had this past month and a half since beginning the District Governor's Visits. All the clubs we have visited have been wonderful in welcoming us. We marvel at the accomplishments of each club and celebrate in their vision for the new year. The presidents are enthusiastically embracing their year with awesome projects for our community, locally and internationally. The Board meetings have been inspiring and informative. The ADG's have done an excellent job in helping DG George prepare for the club visits. The members of District 5000 are really committed to "Rock the Rock" this year! What amazing work our Rotary clubs are doing. This experience really is priceless and most of all FUN!

We have visited 39 clubs with 4 to go. Below are some highlights of our visit so far.

Maui, Rock the rock and show how "Rotary Shares" in Hawaii

The home island of the DG. Eight Rockin Clubs and a great Social with the RC Of Kihei-Wailea & Kihei-Sunrise at Mulligan's on the Blue in Wailea.

Kauai,  Rockin the Rock

Five days on Kauai, six club meetings and all Island Pot Luck Social at Lydgate Park.  Special Mahalo to ADG Laurie Yoshida who coordinated our time and the meeting schedules.  Laurie dedicated a whole week to picking us up everyday for all the meetings, certainly "Service Above Self".

Big Island- The Big Rock ROCKS! 

North Hawaii, Volcano and Hilo, Aug.1-3. Back on August 5-8, for the Hilo clubs.  Mahalo to ADG's, Greg Ogin and Albert Jeyte for your help and support. Did you know that Albert Jeyte is a Chef?  We were treated to a gourmet dining experience at Albert's

Mahalo to our Family of Rotary District Chair, Audrey Wilson who invited us to her home and cooked a delicious meal for 10 people, all by herself complete with complimenting wines and dessert! Audrey teaches cooking and with husband Jim Wilson they also operate a Bed and Breakfast, AJ's Volcano Cottages.

Another wonderful place to visit is the University of Hawaii - Hilo, 'Imiloa Astronomy Center. The 'Imiloa Center is Hawaii's new interpretive center for modern astronomy, Hawaiian culture and language. Richard A. Crowe, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Astronomer AND President of the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay, gave us a very informative tour.  Go and see the stars in a high tech dome Planetarium and say "Hi" to Richard.

We will be going back to the Kona side later this month.

Oahu, the Main Rock, rocks on

We have visited 20 Clubs of the 22.  Again, what warm welcomes we have received.  Meetings in hotels, country clubs, private clubs, yacht clubs, hospital and a school, I must say Diamond Head has a beautiful view of the sunset.

Mahalo, to the ADG's, Mary Ann Berry, for picking us up, Cathy Barnes, Chet Dal Santo for opening his home to us and Harvey Gray, their directions and support have made the DG Visits here very pleasant.

Each club is unique in their own way; I encourage everyone to visit and experience the different club meetings in the district. We met several Rotarians making up at different meetings with over 30, 40 & 50 years of perfect attendance. You'll meet wonderful Rotarians and make new friends.

To all the Presidents and members of District 5000, a Big Mahalo.  The Aloha Spirit is truly alive and well in District 5000.  Lets rock the Rock and show the world how ROTARY in Hawaii SHARES!"

Yours in Rotary,

Paige Fontaine

Check the photo album often for new photos!

What's Happening?

The 2007-08 Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2009-10, having functioned in accordance with the bylaws of Rotary International, has indicated that it unanimously nominated:

JOHN KENNY

of the

Rotary Club of

GRANGEMOUTH, CENTRAL, SCOTLAND

for the office of President of Rotary International for the year 2009-10

Biographical information for Rotarian Kenny is available on the RI Web site and in the next issue of the Rotary World.

SPREAD THE ALOHA WITH GIVE ALOHA

during the month of SEPTEMBER!

and benefit the Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation

77199 for HRYF

Give Aloha is an annual program through which Foodland directs its charitable giving to the organizations that are important to its customers. The program honors Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan, founder of Foodland Super Market, Ltd., and continues his legacy of giving back to the community.  Sully Sullivan was also Rotary District 500 1976-77 Governor and founded the Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation (HRYF) in 1976 as a means to assist Hawaii’s high school seniors in attending college.

A MESSAGE FROM PHOTOGRAPHER DAVE

CLICK HERE to check out the photos from Rotary District 5000's 2007 District Conference

Photo credits to Hal Darcey, Carol Kozlovich and Sam Knuth - Thanks for filling in!  

You can also check out the photos from the District Assemblies - I separated the files so there would  be less confusion!
 
If you see an image you want the electronic file on e-mail me the image number and I'll e-mail you the picture.

ROTARY AWARENESS DATES

As we complete September we remember that September is New Generations Month. Where Rotary salutes the many youth oriented programs sponsored by Rotary.  We also celebrated International Literacy Day on September 8th.

October 16th is World Food Day, when Rotary clubs enhance their participation in the global community by celebrating international focus days that promote Rotary's commitment to serve their communities. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrates World Food Day on October 16 each year.

“The Right to Food” is the theme for 2007 World Food Day and TeleFood demonstrates increasing recognition by the international community of the important role of human rights in eradicating hunger and poverty, and hastening and deepening the sustainable development process.  The right to food is a universal right. It means that every person – woman, man and child – must have access at all times to food, or to means for the procurement of food, that is sufficient in quality, quantity and variety to meet their needs, is free from harmful substances and is acceptable to their culture.

Also recognized in October is – International Day of Older Persons on October 1st and International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction on October 12th.

Looking ahead we have World Interact Week – 30 October – 5 November 2006 where Rotary recognized our you8th 13 to 18 who commit to community serve in Rotary sponsored projects.

To see more of recognized dates in the world of Rotary, go to the home page of our district website

NID opportunity in Nigeria coming up in November 2007! 

Polio Plus Partners - Contributions are matched by The Rotary Foundation!

See updated information ...  ....

1 for 1 Membership Challenge

The winners of the One for One Membership Challenge for August are Adrienne Oliver (New Member) and Brenda Ho (Sponsor) of the South Hilo Club. 

They have each won a certificate for $100 to use towards the 2008 District Conference.  They are now also placed in a drawing for a Grand Prize where the winners will receive free registration to the conference and round trip airfare to Maui ... read on ...

VOCATIONAL SERVICES

See Updates 1 and 2 on the Vocational Services updates page of the district site as submitted by Vocational Services Chair Dave Livingston.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

Key Messages - General

A concise list of talking points when promoting Rotary to non- Rotarians.  Clubs are also encouraged to create your own points as well.

Rotary International

Rotary and Peace

Rotary promotes peace and international understanding through its educational and humanitarian programs.

• Rotary sponsors the largest privately funded international scholarship program in the world. Since its inception, about 34,000 students from 100 countries have become cultural ambassadors, and use the skills they have acquired from their studies abroad to help their communities. Each year, Rotary spends US$20 million on this program.
• Rotary has teamed with seven universities around the world to offer a master's degree program in peace and conflict resolution.  The program aims to provide the next generation of ambassadors and social leaders with the skills needed to prevent conflicts and promote peace. 
• Rotary clubs initiate thousands of humanitarian projects every year - each child we teach to read, every adult we help learn a trade, and every community playground we build is another step toward bringing the world together. 
• By addressing the underlying problems that create instability and trigger conflicts - hunger, poverty, poor health, and illiteracy - Rotary helps promote peace.

Rotary promotes peace and international understanding through fellowship

• With its network of more than 32,000 local clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, Rotary members are united by a common goal of community service.
• Belonging to a Rotary club allows people from different cultures and nationalities to establish lifelong friendships that transcend political boundaries and tensions.

Stay tuned for more tips in the next newsletter ...

OAHU

THANKS TO THE KAPOLEI CLUB EARLYACT CLUBS BECOME A REALITY

Kapolei Rotarians with Ilima Elementary organizers

As Kapolei Rotary Charter member Dan Fullenwider exclaims, "What a great day to be a Rotarian!" In the past three weeks, Kapolei Rotarians have been busy organizing several Early Act clubs in the area. Brand new Rotarian Jill Federizo helped to spear head the Early Act Club at Kapolei Middle School, while Dan Fullenwider helped to organize the Ilima Elementary Early Act in Ewa Beach, along with advisor Lydell Acosta. Next up, Sonya Mendez and Nanakuli Intermediate vice-principal Flora Nash, will organize the Nanakuli Intermediate Early Act Club.

A JOINT SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL WATER PROJECT IS COMPLETED!

In 2005, The Rotary Club of Windward Oahu wrote a Humanitarian grant to help construct a water well for two schools and a village community of about 2,000 people at St. Paul Kaaso and St. Dominic’s primary schools in Rakai District, Uganda.

The Rotary Club of Muyenga Kampala, District 9200 sponsored the project, and we partnered with clubs in Kona, Maui, Honolulu, Lahaina, Downtown Honolulu, Upcountry Maui, District 5000, District 9200 and The Rotary Foundation to fund the project.

The community in the Rakai District of Uganda has been devastated by HIV/AIDS. In some families mothers and fathers have died, leaving only the orphans to care for themselves or be cared for by elderly relatives. These schools were started by the missionaries but now they are being run jointly with the local community.  Read on....

MAUI

BIG ISLAND

Global Vision Unites Rotary and International Student Association

International students at UHH and their families attended this dinner event, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay. ISA's primary objective is to promote cultural awareness and understanding on and around campus, much as the goal of Rotary International is to provide humanitarian service, as well as to promote peace and understanding around the world. Shown here are Hilo Bay Rotarians with the recently installed 2007-208 Board Members of the UHH ISA.

East Hawaii Island Clubs Join PR Forces

The Rotary Clubs of Hilo, Hilo Bay, South Hilo, and Volcano join together to spread the good word of Rotary.   This is their first Rotary ad that will be featured in the East Hawai`i newspaper  once a month.   They are also broadcasting a half-hour radio spot on KPUA's Community Forum every month, and have been for over a year now.  The Community Forum "Rotary on the Radio" segments were done July 24 and August 21, and are scheduled for Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, & Dec. 18.

56 Rotarians & Guests Meet Under the Stars on the Big Island!

Dis -N- Dat

Upcoming Fundraisers

Celebrations Around the District

WANTED ... Your club's logo

Do you have a good scan of your club's flag?  Please email a high resolution copy to Lisa, or mail one to P.O. Box 46 Wailuku, HI  96793.   Thanks!

Today's Quote:

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."  ~ Mahatma Gandhi