District 5000 - Newsletter - Archive (Aug 17, 2007)

The small club, with less than 20 members, collected 1,000 pounds of school supplies in just six hours as part of the Rotary District 5000 Back to School Supplies Drive in July.

The inaugural district-wide event, a Community Service and Literacy Project, was eagerly kicked off with a joint club effort by the Rotary Clubs of Kihei Sunrise and Kihei-Wailea on Saturday, July 21. With the help of the Rotaract Club of Maui Community College, shoppers in the area donated over $2000 in cash, and over 30 boxes of much needed supplies for Kamali’i and Kihei Elementary schools and other organizations. Larry Laird, president of the Kihei Sunrise Rotary Club, reported an impressive 84% membership participation and encouraged other Valley Isle clubs to participate next year.

Read on for the complete story .... and the pictures!!!

What's Happening?

The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay

Providing Optics Materials to SchoolsThrough

Teacher-Student Training Program at `Imiloa Center

Hands-On Optics (HOO) is a workshop program targeted at middle-school teachers and students that is provided by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), and offered at the `Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i. Materials supplied by Phase I of the program consist of three modules, each containing 8-12 fun and engaging activities with: (1) lasers and mirrors, (2) kaleidoscopes, (3) telescopes and lenses.

Shown here are (left to right)St. Joseph science teacher Michael Kingston, RCHB Grants Chair Paula Uusitalo, RCHB President and `Imiloa Astronomer-in-Residence Richard Crowe, Nawahi science teacher Loke Roseguo, and `Imiloa Education Program Manager Janet Babb. Photo is by Vincent Recinto.

The goals of the HOO program are:

to create links between optics professionals and educators;
to reach under-served middle-school students in science and technology;
to engage students in collaborative learning and problem-solving activities;
to increase science and technology and awareness of optics.

`Imiloa has two complete kits for the workshops, but through a Rotary Foundation District 5000 Simplified Grant of $2,464 for the year 2006-2007, the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay (RCHB) was able to acquire for the Center two additional kits containing all the equipment and supplies needed to teach the HOO activities. These two new kits will be provided to workshop participants for use in their own schools, one to St. Joseph School in Hilo, and the other to Nawahiokalani`opu`u in Keaukaha.

Rotary Club of Hanalei -"FEED THE HUNGRY"

“Feed the Hungry” - Kauai ‘s Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay has been selling a fabulous cookbook to raise money for the “Feed the Hungry” program.

The cookbook has over 300 pages of recipes contributed by both Rotarians and well known chefs from around the Hawaiian Islands.

If you would like a cookbook and help feed the hungry you can either contact George Corrigan at anncorr@hawaiiantel.net or send $15 plus $4 shipping ($19 total) to Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay, P.O. Box 1495, Hanalei, HI 96714. Also please visit the club’s website at www.hanaleirotary.org.

Rtoary Club of Hawaii Kai - The Story of a Local Book Comes Full Circle

Rotary Club of Hawaii Kai President, Dave Mueh (left), presents Kaiser High School Principal, Larry Kaliloa (right), and Librarian, Lois Nagamine (center) with five copies of the community history, Hawaii Kai - the First 20 Years.

July 13, 2007

At a modest presentation in the Kaiser High School library, the story of a local book comes full circle. After major flooding left countless books destroyed in the Kaiser High School library, Lois Nagamine contacted the Rotary Club of Hawaii Kai about replacing a book the Club had published years ago chronicling the development of the Hawaii Kai community from pig farms to boom town.

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GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

DENMARK TEAM

KAROLYN LUNDKVIST, GSE TEAM LEADER

The GSE Selection Copmmittee chose Karolyn Lundkvist as the team leader. Her team members are:

Lance Toshio Tashima of Honolulu
Kristina Akiko Krug of Honolulu
Daniel Talbot Stuart of Maui
Abigail Tara Maynard Finlay of Maui

See photos

NID opportunity in Nigeria coming up in November 2007!

See updated information ... ....

1 for 1 Membership Challenge

The winners of the One for One Membership Challenge for July are Richard Ha (New Member) and Jack Stevenson (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 ...

Excellent Recruiting and New Member

Training Tool

The August issue of the Rotarian Magazine is the latest Rotary Basics, an excellent recruitment tool that should be collected and kept by clubs' membership committee and/or PR committee.

Give this to potential members
Utilize it as a good brush-up for newer members

Number one job: Recruit

See some excellent ideas here ....

Dis -N- Dat

The 2007-08 District Directory is currently in production and will (hopefully) be available mid September.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Attention all club members:

Be a part of your District website.

Submit your name, email address, and club name for your password to log into the members area to see schedules, training, district members' contact information and other restricted information. Your will also receive your own copy of Maluna Pono'i via email.

Club Presidents, would you or your club rep like access to your page on the district site? Please inform your webmaster and include your club name. Mahalo!

Clubs' newsletters are posted on your page of the district website. Contact us to get your club's newsletter & photos listed.

Pictures are also being posted to share! See the clubs' photo albums here.

South Hilo Rotarian of the Month
Audrey Wilson

South Hilo Rotary President Stevenson recognized Audrey Wilson as Rotarian of the Month for July. Stevenson pointed out all her involvement for the month…Membership, Retention, Fellowship, Family of Rotary, 4th of July picnic dinner, Hilo Huli Dinner, DG George's visitation dinner.

Audrey is also District 5000's Family of Rotary Chair.

Celebrating Seventy Years of Maui Rotary

In November of 1937 the Rotary Club of Maui was chartered as the first Valley Isle Rotary Club. Today there are eight Rotary clubs on Maui with a combined membership of over 300 men and women.

Save the Date! November 17, 2007

The Rotary Club of Maui will be hosting a social for the Valley Isle’s clubs at the King Kamehameha Golf Club in celebration of seventy years of “Service Above Self” on Maui.

Details to follow.

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