COMMUNITY SERVICE:
-District Simplified Grant, we selected Palolo Chinese Home to be the recipient of our funds, which we supplemented in order to present a donation of $1,404. The funds were used to purchase a new computer for electronic health records
-Coordinate the health fair at the Palolo Pride event on August 2nd. In cooperation of Bishop Museum, an interactive display called "Medical Mysteries" taught children about tooth decay, diet and exercise and eye diseases. The Palolo Lion's Club performed eye tests, Leahi Hospital had an exhibit on brain health, and HMSA had information about their FIT program and on Osteoporosis. Other exhibitors were UH Dental School, UH School of Nursing, Vision Hawaii, PACT, American Diabetes, Hawaii Bone Marrow Registry and more. About 300 children and adults visited the Bishop Museum exhibit and many more gathered information at the many booths.
-For our Rotary Gives Thanks project, we painted the dining hall at Palolo Chinese Home. About 30 Rotarians and spouses and 12 Interactors assisted in this project.
-On November 2, 2008, almost half of our members, plus family and friends, assisted the Kaimuki Business and Professional Association in putting on Celebrate Kaimuki Kanikapila, a community celebration with over 100 crafters, food booths and entertainment. We organized all the volunteers and enlisted all of the entertainment for the Waialae Avenue Stage. Rotarian Linda Coble did a Rotary "commercial" to let the audience know what Rotary was all about. Kalani High School Interactors lent a hand that day.
-PALOLO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX PROJECT
is one of East Honolulu Rotary Club's on going projects, held in December. Members of the club wrapped 300 Christmas shoeboxes and stuffed them with goodies like crayons, notepads, toothbrush, and small toys for the children at Palolo Elementary, many of whom cannot afford slippers to wear to school. Although we, tend to take Christmas for granted, for some of the children at Palolo, the Christmas shoebox was the only gift they received at Christmas. On December 19th, after their Christmas program, Rotarians presented each student with their gift.
The Club also lead Christmas caroling at Leahi Hospital, Kahala Nui and at Palolo Chinese Home, in December, another on going project that provides enjoyment to some of the seniors in our community.
-IN SUPPORT OF LITERACY
East Honolulu Rotary member, Dr. Reid Saito, optometrist- headed our Keiki Vision team at Palolo Elementary School the Keiki Vision Project was assisted by members of The Tuesday Club.
Seventy-five students in grades 2 to 5 were tested-
The Dictionary Project: The RCEH takes on a Rotary dictionary project each year, the project provides dictionaries to 3rd graders in designated schools. This year the Club Volunteers personally pass out dictionaries to the students at Palolo Elementary ,Our Redeemer, Hanahauoli School, Lokahi Montessori, Liliuokalani School , Iolani School, Montessori Community School, Maryknoll , and Waialae Elementary Ð for a total of 407 dictionaries.
RCEH, Collected books to help begin a library at Palama Settlement, a 112-year old community organization in Kalihi/Palama. Our members, friends, and families collected approximately 700 books, which were passed on with East Honolulu Rotary stickers in the front pages. In addition, we donated several library shelves and a table for the new library, as well as a set of indoor/outdoor furniture for use at the Settlement. This project was in cooperation with the Honolulu Club and the Friends of the Library of Hawaii.
In response to Palolo Elementary School's need for school supplies for their students, 95% of whom are on free lunch programs, we held a school supply drive at Kahala Mall in July. The local newspapers and television stations were contacted to help publicize this club activity.
RCEH, donates a book a week to the Jarrett Middle School library. Speakers at the Clubs meetings are asked to sign a book that is then donated to on their behalf, in place of a speaker's gift.
Books are selected by the school's librarian to ensure that they are appropriate and desired book additions to the library.
---International Service
IN SUPPORT OF LITERACY
-In June 2008, the Club delivered school supplies to about 3,000 children in Afghanistan living in villages with no piped water, electricity, paved roads, or telephone service. The majority of the children sit on school room floors without desks and many walk 5 miles just to attend school. The books and supplies are selected by teachers from the receiving schools and the subjects of the books include languages of Dari, Pashto and English, as well as mathematics, geography and geology.
-From July 2008 to date our International Service Committee has raised over $14,000.00 to purchase school books and supplies for children in the mountain areas of Afghanistan. The precipitants live in the following villages: Khenj Village, Panjshir Valley Afghanistan
Dest-e-Rewat Village Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, Jegdalek Village, Afghanistan, Sorobi Village, Afghanistan, Degary Village, Afghanistan
-More than 70,000 items of school books and supplies will have been delivered to about 8 schools and this project will be completed by April 30, 2009. The books are non-political and non-religious. Over fifty individuals, five USA Rotary Clubs and the Rotary Club of Kabul, Afghanistan assisted with this project.
-Gary W. Bowersox, the Chairman of our International Service Committee, has joint ventured with the Kamehameha Lions Clubs to provide free eye exams to Afghans. This Lions Club has amassed a collection of 5,014 eye glasses to take with them in April 2009 to give to Afghans who need them and the military officers in Afghanistan have agreed to receive the shipment of eye glasses. The team will be assisted by members of the Kabul Afghanistan Rotary in the villages of Khenj and Jegdalek. The local villagers offered to provide housing and food for the volunteers.
-Member Elsie Choy has worked on literacy projects in Thailand, training
teachers, providing library equipment, and teaching English as a second language. She was in Thailand from October-December 2008, teaching English.
-Elsie coordinated efforts with our Club and the Rotary Club of Weingkosai, Phrae, Thailand to establish a library equipment program for Jaroensil Elementary School in Thailand. Purchased and donated equipment include book shelves, tables, chairs, office desk, lockers, computers, CD players, books, ceiling lights, and more. English books and teacher resource books were donated in subjects such as phonics, history, western holiday and values, along with 313 used elementary level books. This was accomplished with a $22,000 matching grant.
-Elsie also wrote and coordinated a clean water project for 22 disadvantaged schools in Phrae Province. The Metro Rotary Club applied for the matching grant on this project. |
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