EAST HONOLULU ROTARIAN
October 29th, 2007
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
Oct. 29: Kimberly Jacobs on “Senior Living Options”
Nov. 5: Joe Grimes, Wycliff Bible translation to Pidgin
Nov. 12: *** DARK – VETERANS DAY ***
Nov. 19: PDG Roz Cooper on Ethiopia NID (National Immunization Day)
Nov. 26: PDG Hal Darcey on Rotary Foundation
Dec. 3: Gemma Williams on Myers-Briggs Indicator Type
If you have an idea for a speaker, contact Terence Yeh at tyeh@asbhawaii.com with the name and number.
PRE-HOLIDAY EVENT
Gary Bowersox will host a Pre-Holiday/Fundraising Party on Friday, November 16, 2007 and is inviting all Rotarians to attend. Details are as follows:
Date: Friday, November 16, 2007
Time: 5 PM to 7 PM
Place: The Gem Hunters
Waikiki Galleria Office Tower
14th Floor above Duty Free
2222 Kalakaua, Suite 1414
Honolulu, HI 96830
Phone: (808) 792-3332
FREE parking is in the building. Food and drinks will be provided by Gem Hunters. Vendors will show and sell their goods with 20% of the proceeds contributed to the Rotary International Committee. Tia Murray will have gift items and holiday baskets, and Gary will have gems and jewelry on display.
CELEBRATE KAIMUKI KANIKAPILA
November 3, 2007 (Saturday)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in the Kaimuki business area
Palolo Elementary School will have a Ring Toss game booth. Volunteers are needed to man the booth.This is a day of food, games, crafts, entertainment, etc. Bring your families. Contact Elsie Choy for details. The website for the event is www.celebratekaimuki.com Eric Wong is chair for the event.
ANNUAL FUN FAIR for PALOLO SCHOOL
November 8, 2007 (Thursday)
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (school dismissed at 1:30 PM)
Needed: Baked goods, white elephant items, clothing, small appliances, household items (pots, pans, dishes, toaster, etc) and food ingredients such as butter, flour, sugar for baked goods. Volunteers are needed to assist the teachers in various areas. Donations for white elephant and clothing are being accepted now.
Park at the school cafeteria and inform the office of your contributions. The staff will pick up your donation. You can get a receipt for tax purposes. Contact Elsie Choy at ECHOY002@hawaii.rr.com for more information.
PAINTING PARTY at THE ARC
November 10 and 11, 2007 (Saturday and Sunday)
Beginning at 8:00 AM at The Arc in Hawaii
Please save one of these dates. Refreshments and lunch will be served. Those who choose not to paint should work on the “Shoe Box” project for Palolo. See Colleen Kojima for details.
Rotary Photos
Congratulations to Kevin Wu, who was inducted into the Rotary Club of East Honolulu on 10/15/07 under the vocational classification “Nursing”. Kevin’s sponsor is Al Takata. Kevin is the outreach coordinator at Palolo Chinese Home. His main tasks are to take care of anything considered outside of the Home. Outreach includes everything from the initial screening and visitation for the home’s Doctor House Call Program, signing up seniors for Meals to go/Meals on Wheels, to Marketing and Volunteers, to representing PCH at Neighborhood Board Meetings, and coordination of booth at Events and Fairs. Currently, Kevin also screens and admits clients/residents to the Adult Day Care, Care Home & Nursing Home, as well as assists in Resident Care Plans, Care Plan Audits, and Disaster Planning. President Jim Morris, new member Kevin Wu, sponsor Al Takata
Congratulations to Ke Kai Kealoha, who was inducted into the Rotary Club of East Honolulu on 10/22/07 under the vocational classification “Jewelry - Wholesale”. Ke Kai’s sponsor is Faye Ross. Ke Kai is the co-owner of a business called 3 Pearls International, which produces, markets, and sells pearls and signature gems from exclusive sources throughout the remote South Pacific. She has experience in water desalinization process and is looking forward to contributing to Rotary projects. Ke Kai credited Faye Ross for inspiring her to join the family of Rotary.
Dr. Sarah Park was the guest speaker on 10/22. Dr. Park is the Deputy Chief of the Disease Outbreak Control Division at the Hawaii Department of Health
Sponsor Faye Ross, new member Ke Kai Kealoha, Jim Morris and is a board certified pediatric infectious disease specialist. She spoke about her experience with polio eradication in Kenya, in her capacity as a volunteer for the World Health Organization.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008-09 Board, which will be under the presidency of Bruce Monahan. Rotary offers something for everyone, and active member participation is the lifeblood of Rotary. Please consider taking a leadership position in the club by serving as a director or officer for the 2008-09 Rotary year.
SPEAKER SCHEDULE: Due to an unexpected surge of people wanting to speak at our club meeting, October 22 guest speaker Dr. Sarah Park with Linda Char the speaker calendar is fully booked until Feb. 2008.
