Take this opportunity to meet Geoff to get an update on The Rotary Foundation and learn about other giving options to do more good in the world. Join us:
1/19-Monday, Noon at Rotary Club of Kahului
1/21-Wednesday, Noon to 1pm. RC of Waikiki meeting at the Waikiki Yacht Club. Email to RSVP: pwdave@aol.com
1/22-Thursday, 6:30pm. RC of Honolulu Sunset at Waikiki Yacht Club, 1599 Ala Moana Blvd. Questions: Beth 808 306-4241. Register by 1/19, $35 at Honolulusunsetrotary.org
If you would like to have a one-on-one conversation with Geoff about giving and legacy options, contact him at geoffrey.cochran@rotary.org
Have used eye glasses you’d like to donate? On Saturday, January 24th, 8am to Noon, we are supporting Lions in Hawaii to host a Statewide Food Drive.
If you would like to assist in collecting non-perishable food and donations for the Hawaii Foodbank and eyeglass recycling drive, contact your nearest Lions Club. The collections will be at the State Capitol on Oahu and various storefronts throughout the State. Volunteer or drop off items. Check donations can be written out to the Hawaii Foodbank. https://giving.hawaiifoodbank.org/-/NBNGQMRJ?member=SNDUWAJZ
Rotary International, for the last 5 years, has an official partnership with Lions International, Kiwanis and Optimist. For any joint projects, your clubs do can mark that box in the Rotary Service Project Central.
Rotary District 5000 drive to bring in more hands to help clubs make a bigger impact in our communities!
In February, to celebrate Rotary’s birthday, District Public Image Chair, Janet Kelley has arranged a media blitz and you will see and hear Rotary ads on TV, on the radio and on Social Media. All we need is YOU on the grassroot level!
We encourage all of you to get the word out and invite someone to join Rotary to make a difference. “Each One, Reach One” is the buzz word!
Let’s all get out and Unite For Good to Create Lasting Impact for our future with an environment project. Join one of these projects or work on your own. Go to the Service Project page for information and to sign up https://rotaryd5000.org/sitepage/service-projects
Oahu: April 25. Hamakua Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, 268 Hamakua Dr, Kailua. Restore native forest on Pu'u o 'Ehu, enjoy bird watching by the wetland.
April 25, 9am-1pm. Hawaiian Legacy Forest at Haleiwa Project, 62-394 Joseph Leong Hwy. Planting native Hawaiian trees helps recharge our watersheds to protects our oceans, provide native habitat for some of Hawaii’s rarest birds.
Maui, April 25. Save the date. Project details coming soon a multi-club, all hands project to plant trees.
Hawaii Island, Saturday, Feb 7, 4pm. It's that time of year again! The Rotary Club of North Hawaii's Annual Whale Watch Fundraiser at Aneho'omalu Bay, Waikoloa. Cost: $135.00 per person, Includes the Whale Watch adventure, Heavy Pupu's, Drinks & Adult beverages. Reservations are Required. Contact Erik Jacobson directly at 808-345-9033. Mahalo for your help in filling up the 65 seats! Kari Clark, President
Maui, Feb 12-15. RC of Kihei-Wailea Hearts of Aloha Online Auction. To bid on a variety of Gift Certificates and services donated by our generous business community go to: www.mauirotary.org
Kona, Mar 14, 31st Annual Kona Brewers Festival at the King Kamehameha Beach Hotel, Kailua-Kona, HI. The Kona Brewers Festival operates under the Rotary Club of Kona Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non‑profit organization, and is organized in partnership with the four Rotary Clubs of West Hawai‘I (Kona, Kona Sunrise, Kona Mauka, North Hawaii) . offers an experience unique to Hawai‘i Island. Produced in the spirit of Mālama ‘Āina (respecting the land) and Kuleana (responsibility), the festival brings hundreds of people together to enjoy craft beer, island‑style cuisine, live music, and the company of good friends—old and new. With views of Kailua Village and the blue horizon of the Pacific Ocean, it is a memorable celebration of community and culture.
Over the decades, the Kona Brewers Festival has become one of Hawai’i Island’s premier events and has Raised over $1,800,000 for Big Island nonprofit organizations. Join us in raising pints and funds for a better world! https://konabrewersfestival.com/tablet/index.html
