January 2008

 Board Acts on New Member Reporting

At its October/November meeting, the RI
Board agreed to establish a timeline for
clubs to report their new members. The
Board made this change to facilitate the
2007 Council on Legislation's action to
change to a monthly collection cycle for
prorated RI membership dues.

Under the new system, every Rotarian
pays for each full month of club membership.

For example, a new member who
joins the club on the 1st of the month pays
dues beginning with that month, but a
member joins on the 3rd pays dues

beginning with the next month.

New members must be reported within six

months of joining their Rotary club.

In other action, the Board voted to

• Adopt a new RI privacy statement that
  assures transparency in how RI collects,
  retains, and uses Rotarians' personal
  information
• Discontinue RI's membership zone
  coordinator position and increase the
  number of regional RI membership
  coordinators, effective 1 July 2008
• Request financial statements of
  revenues and expenditures from any
  unofficial Rotary program, group, or
  entity using "Rotary" in its name
• Affirm the Rotary Foundation Trustees
  decision to require the signatures of
  both the district governor and district
  Rotary Foundation committee chair for
  use of the District Designated Fund

FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY

The Time is Right for Increasing Membership

Today, Rotary enjoys unprecedented prominence throughout the world, thanks in large part to our polio eradication efforts, the Rotary Centers peace program, and our partnerships with other leading organizations. Supported by RI resources, our clubs and districts have achieved great success in making their good work known in their local communities and enhancing Rotary's public image. And recently, London's Financial Times ranked Rotary International as one of the top five nongovernmental organizations for corporate partnerships.

This convergence of positive publicity has created an ideal climate for membership recruitment. The stars are aligned, but it's up to each club to make the most of this favorable situation. As we enter the second half of the Rotary year, it's a good time to assess membership statistics. Where does your club stand in comparison to 30 June 2007? How many new members have you brought in? And don't forget about retention. It's even more important - and easier - to keep active members than to recruit new ones.

If your mid-year assessment shows a loss of members, it's time to change your strategy. Visit www.rotary.org to find resources that will help you develop new tactics for recruitment and retention. A few ideas: Download the retention model and other club assessment tools to create an accurate profile of your membership.

Give all new members a copy of Rotary Basics (595-EN) to jumpstart their Rotary education. Use the Humanity in Motion public service announcements your club will receive this month to promote your service projects. And don't forget to give a new member sponsor pin to everyone who brings in a new member this year.

The second half of the year is the time to step up your efforts, not wind down. Let's show Rotary Shares by sharing Rotary.

Ed Futa

  HUMANITY IN MOTION IV

The fourth edition of Humanity in Motion will be sent to all clubs for use in promoting Rotary locally. Carrying a membership message, this edition emphasizes the ways that Rotary enables members to make positive contributions in the world and showcases the many attributes of the typical Rotarian. Like the first three editions, Humanity in Motion IV includes television and radio public service announcements (PSAs), a newspaper supplement, and print and billboard PSAs. Rotarians are encouraged to tailor the PSAs to their local community.

Rotary clubs have used these tools in a number of creative ways. For example, the Rotary Club of Kawaguchi/Hatogaya Bunan, Japan, placed small Rotary billboards on the back of 1,000 taxis. In Canada, the Rotary Club of Westmount, Québec, created a 16-page color magazine using the Humanity in Motion supplement and PSAs to highlight Rotary’s initiatives to eradicate polio and promote peace.  The club personalized the articles and PSAs to feature local service projects. The magazine was then distributed in a local newspaper to 10,000 homes.

With its membership focus, Humanity in Motion IV complements the third edition, distributed in 2006-07, which focuses on polio, peace through international education, literacy, the environment, and other issues that Rotarians are addressing. Clubs are encouraged to use all these tools--and personalize them as appropriate--to promote Rotary in their community.

Rotary District 5000 Awards

Up to date Criteria and Submission Forms are now online!

Click here to get there!

District Conference 2008

Register early and SAVE!!!

  Event Schedule

(as of 01-15-08 subject to change)

Meal Order Package

 

Register for the conference here

fax or mail it in today!

With your early registration, it gives the committee the information they need to make this an event to remember!!  We want the best for you and this way, you can help make it happen!!  Are YOU on the list?

Register for your hotel room here

The Hotel Group code is: rotrota

Golf and Tennis sign up forms are now online as well as information on some of  the scheduled speakers.

Ma'alaea, Maui

A CALL FOR SURVEY PARTICIPATION

By request of RI Director 2007-09 for Zones 23 & 24, please encourage all youth, especially, though not limited to, former participants in RYLA, Interact or Youth Exchange programs, to participate in this confidential Ethics Survey 
 
This is an opportunity for them to serve Rotary far into the future.

 FAMILY OF ROTARY

A message from Audrey:

Happy New Year!!!  All Rotarians are reminded of the importance of Family of Rotary.  Please click here for tools to help your club's Family of Rotary efforts!

Thank you, Audrey Wilson, Chair, Family of Rotary

Wilson.audrey@hawaiiantel.net

KAPOLEI ROTARIANS STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

Submitted by Sonya Mendez, Rotary Club of Kapolei

For the Kapolei Rotarians, the morning will be spent delivering a hot, delicious meal for 200 U.S. veterans that call Barbers Point their home. This is the headquarters for the U.S. Veterans Organization in Hawaii, which provides a transitional housing area for veterans from the Vietnam war, Desert Storm and Iraq war, while they learn new skills, attend classes or receive treatment. While many non-profit organizations and groups provide meals to the veterans year round, many declined to provide the meal specifically on January 1 because of prior family commitments, and many restaurants and catering companies will be closed.

The Kapolei Rotarians, however, have stepped up to the plate to make sure the veterans are not forgotten on this very important day of the new year. Kapolei Rotarians provided a Christmas meal last year, but learned that the number of veterans at the shelter this year have doubled - from 100 to 200.

See more photos here!

The members of the Rotary Club of Wahiawa-Waialua spent their December 13th meeting in the most "Wonder"ful way at their annual Al Wonder’s ARC Christmas Party.  The ARC clients were so excited and happy and they had such a wonderful time making the party a great success!  The club presented the school with a large 20 X 20 tent supplied with special pricing by Pioneer Ace Hardware in Wahiawa.  See more great photos here!

KAHULUI'S ANNUAL MICHAEL H. LYONS II MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A HUGE SUCCESS!

Submitted by Leslie Mullens

Over 100 golfers and volunteers joined the Rotary Club of Kahului at The Dunes at Maui Lani for their second annual Bank of Hawaii Michael H. Lyons II Memorial Golf Tournament in December.  “We were overwhelmed with the business community’s response and just amazed at the amount of money we raised,” said tournament administrator Leslie Mullens.

Raising more than $15,000, golfers played for a chance to win a Toyota Camry and golf packages for four at the best courses Maui county offers, including lunch and four rounds at Kapalua’s Plantation Course and a day trip to Lanai to play the Four Season’s Experience at Koele and Challenge at Manele.  

This year’s Rotary Cup winners were Chuck Bergson of the Rotary Club of Lahaina and partner Glenn Yamasaki from Bank of Hawaii.  The trophy will reside with Bergson’s club, complete with the bragging rights that go with it, until the next tournament.

Closing out the day, golfers were treated to a “19th Hole” cocktail party courtesy of Goodfellow Bros. and dinner catered by Café o Lei.  Other major tournament sponsors included Kaheawa Wind Power, Wal Mart, the A&B Foundation, Maui Toyota, and Mette Lyons and the Lyons Family.

Mike Lyons, the tournament’s namesake, was a devoted Rotarian and community leader.  He had served as the Kahului club’s president and as district governor, among his many contributions to the organization.  Mike died in 2004.  As a celebration of his life and a continuation of his impact, the club and his family instituted an endowment fund in his name to provide scholarships to college bound Maui youth.

The $15,000 profit will fund college scholarships for exceptional Maui youth as well as local community service projects in the coming year.  The team is already looking towards next year’s event and have created a Golf Tournament Planning Guide to be shared with other clubs in the district.  “It’s a fun fundraiser for the entire club to be involved in,” said Mullens.  “We’re so grateful to everyone who helped. We want to share our success with others.”  For more information and a copy of the guide, email lmullens@yahoo.com.

ROTARY CLUB OF LAHAINA PROVIDES DINNER AND MUSIC
AT  NA HALE O WAINE'E RESOURCE CENTER IN LAHAINA

Every second Wednesday each month, The Rotary Club of Lahaina members volunteer to provide a nutritious dinner at the Na Hale O Waine'e Resource Center in Lahaina.. The members shop, prepare, cook and serve the meals to the families and individuals being assisted at the center.

"It was such a rewarding and enjoyable night, and our Rotary members are looking forward to doing this  every month" stated Community Service board member Jennifer Moscovich who along with Sandra Hodsdon the Club Service board member organize this monthly events.

The October and November volunteer teams included members Sandra Hodsdon, SongJa Miske, who were joined by Jennifer's children Arik and Kira, and her best friend Jenna. The Rotarians and the kids helped prepare and cook the meal. As an added treat at the November dinner, Jennifer's very talented son Arik playing piano at dinner which truly made it a memorable evening that was enjoyed by all. And Arik told his Mom Jennifer that he would volunteer to play piano  for each and every Rotary night at the center!

ROTARY CLUB OF LAHAINA COLLECTING FOR MAUI FOOD BANK

The Rotary Club of Lahaina collected cash and 232 lbs. of food on November 17th to help support the Maui Food Bank at the Lahaina Safeway store. Mahalo to everyone who contributed!

Rotary members who all enjoyed participating in this worthwhile community effort   - Patti Link, Mort Krajec, Jennifer Moscovich, Karen Krenz, Richard Jarman, Gregg Nelson, Norman Kay, Mike and Christine Kollwitz, Nancy Montoya, Don Lehman, Dick Starkweather and Joe Craig!

The Rotary Club of South Hilo has recently completed a month-long Rotary Gives Back campaign. With the help of  John Fitzgerald of Da Kine Bike Shop, 32 bicycles were collected, repaired, and donated to the Office of Social Ministries. The bikes will be used by clients without transportation trying to rebuild their lives and return to the work force.

For the past six years, before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Rotary Club of Volcano has packed baskets or boxes of food for needy families and individuals in the Volcano area.

This year, club members collected, packaged and delivered 34 boxes ($1200 worth) of canned goods, non-perishable items, toiletries, and pet food. 

EAST HAWAII CLUBS LIGHT UP LIVES!

Every year, the Rotary Clubs of East Hawai'i all participate in Hospice of Hilo's Light Up a Life program at Macy's in the Prince Kuhio Plaza. People are invited to hang paper ornaments on Trees of Remembrance in memory of family and friends who have passed away. Information tables are monitored by Rotary volunteers such as those shown here from the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay.

JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE TAKES OFF AGAIN!

A full-week of cosmic exploration, "star-studded" space and science education will be returning again to Hilo February 1-8, 2008, as the fourth annual "Journey through the Universe" program engages entire communities of students, teachers and parents in a whirlwind of activities. The Journey program is a NASA-funded educational initiative developed by the National Center for Space, Earth, and Flight Sciences Education. Using the exciting fields of human space flight, and the Earth and space sciences, Journey through the Universe engages communities in sustained science, math, and technology education. The program takes entire communities - students, teachers, and families - to the frontier.  Journey through the Universe is a celebration of human exploration, how we have come to know what we know about the Universe, and the joys of learning.  Read on ....   

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District 5000 is looking for Rotarians to advertise their business on the Rotary District 5000 website & newsletter!!

Contact us  for more information.

Rotary Club of Lahaina

February 16, 2008

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Kona Mauka Rotary Club

February 17, 2008

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THIS MONTH'S QUOTE:

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."

  ~ William Arthur Ward

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