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ROTARY DISTRICT 5000, Hawaii Awards Submissions Form 2014-2015

Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club __X__ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.

Award Category: Vocational Service

Check for each item completed:

! Conducted a club program promoting the 4-Way Test (Please describe in narrative)

X Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks ____20____)

X Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates _7/30____________________)

X Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date _10/14______________)

! Devoted a meeting on ethics in business (Date _________________)

! Promoted the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions (Please describe in narrative)

X Members participated in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships (Please describe in narrative)

! Initiated or maintained a career development program (Please describe in narrative)

! Presented an Employer of the Year Award (Name and date ____________________________)

! Presented an Employee of the Year Award (Name and date ____________________________)

! Conducted a youth mentoring or job shadowing program (Please describe in narrative)

X Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describe in narrative)

! Awarded vocational scholarships to non-Rotarians (Please describe in narrative)

X Conducted a networking activity (Please describe in narrative)

X Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)

!Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describe in narrative)

X Other (Please describe in narrative)

List your 2 best Vocational Service Projects for this Rotary year, starting with the most important:

1.

District Grant 1: Partnering with the Nursing Program at UH Maui, the Kihei Youth Center, and the Maui Food Bank, the Club purchased breath monitors for asthma Club members participating: 30 %

2. $3,000 Merit Scholarship for Kihei Youth Center student Club members participating 100%

Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is 5 .

Please provide a narrative description of your Vocational Service activities including the projects listed above and any detail supporting your checked items above. Limit your response to ONE 8½”x11” page. (No letterhead, pictures, or graphics and print in Times New Roman 12pt size). A narrative follows: _X___ Yes ____ No

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• Our Vocational Service program is part of our membership development strategy, and will continue to be vital going forward. It centers on the Vocational Minutes model, with club members given 10-minute slots at meetings to promote their businesses or professions. Or, for many of our members who have retired from high-level jobs in mainland companies their own small businesses to tell their stories of their careers. Others are still working to develop businesses on Maui, and still others working as independent contractors in retail or real estate. All of our meetings in October focused on members’ vocational history and a board meeting focused on developing a Rotary Means Business program.

• Club Vocational projects are based on our long-term strategic planning, which in turn is based on the community needs assessment done by the Maui Economic Development Board, Focus Maui Nui—a survey of community concerns and priorities. Our District Grants focus on Community, Youth and Vocational Service (and particularly on education and training and preventative health). Our largest DG project is with the Nursing Program at UH Maui, the Kihei Youth Center, and the Maui Food Bank. The Club purchased breath monitors for asthma, COPD, and other breathing disorders for nursing students to use in a solution-oriented research project at KYC and local schools. The research project is part of students’ Graduate Thesis report and will give them hands-on experience in the research skills they will need in their nursing careers. The Project budget was $3,177. This project is on Rotary Showcase.

• We award a $3,000 Kihei Youth Center Merit Scholarship for outstanding students bound for college or vocational training. KYC runs a micro-enterprise program that trains junior high and high school students in small business planning, administration, and marketing, and also runs Kids’ Kitchen, a Maui Food Bank program. We have a long-term commitment to supporting these programs with scholarships, grants for equipment and programs with project planning and participation by member volunteers.

• Rotary Fellowships. Members belong to the Wine Appreciation Rotary Fellowship and the Rotary Global History Fellowship. One member is a board member for the Rotarian Action Group for Blindness Prevention and a Zone membership chair for the Rotarian Action Group for Peace.

• Kihei Safeway, at the Pi’ilani Shopping Center, hosts our club for August school supply drives and food drives for Rotary Gives Thanks during the holidays and Rotarians at Work Day in the spring. They also run their own cash register program for the Maui Food Bank at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and host a large number of clubs and nonprofits fundraising at their entrance. We plan to award them a Community Service Award for their commitment to supporting community service.

• Our Club is taking the lead on Maui in the District 5000 Rotary Friendship Exchange with Taiwanese Rotarians. On Maui, we intend to make this an opportunity for Rotarians to share and compare work and career experiences in very different cultures.

• Our long-term strategy for membership development has a strong vocational service element. We are looking to recruit younger, more active members. Particularly from the social media “crowd” on Maui, which is growing exponentially but is still a relatively small group of savvy entrepreneurs—as mentioned above, social media strategy is the top priority of small business owners and independent contractors in real estate and tourism. Leveraging the involvement of our members who are already part of this movement provides an exciting opportunity to recruit new members who are working in some of the most creative new areas of business, while at the same time exposing our existing members to events occurring in the community—such as TEDx Maui, Business Brainstormers, small business meetups. We run a monthly booth with Kihei Sunrise at 4th Friday Kihei, which gives us a huge opportunity to “meet up” with this social media “crowd” (which is the principal organizer) and other young business leaders in the South Maui community. The challenge for Rotary Clubs on Maui is to become a major player in the growth of this group of young professionals by being visible at 4th Friday and other community events that draw them in.

Submission Deadline: 20 April 2015

ROTARY DISTRICT 5000, Hawaii Awards Submissions Form 2014-2015 Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club _X___ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members. Award Category: Vocational Service Check for each item completed:


x Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks ___5_____)

! Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates _____________________)

! Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date _______________)



! Members participated in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships (Please describe in narrative)




x Conducted a youth mentoring or job shadowing program (Please describe in narrative)

! Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describe in narrative)


! Conducted a networking activity (Please describe in narrative)

! Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)

! Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describe in narrative)

! Other (Please describe in narrative)

List your 2 best Vocational Service Projects for this Rotary year, starting with the most important: 1. Club members participating: %

2. Club members participating % Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is .

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Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club ____ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.



Conducted a club program promoting the 4-Way Test (Please describe in narrative)

Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks 2)

Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates 10/9)

Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date 10/9)

Devoted a meeting on ethics in business (Date _________________)

Promoted the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions (Please describe in narrative)

Members participated in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships

Initiated or maintained a career development program (Please describe in narrative)

Presented an Employer of the Year Award (Name and date _____________________)

Presented an Employee of the Year Award (Name and date ____________)

Conducted a youth mentoring or job shadowing program (Please describe in narrative)

Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describe in narrative)

Awarded vocational scholarships to non-Rotarians (Please describe in narrative)

Conducted a networking activity (Please describe in narrative)

Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)

Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describe in narrative) Other (Please describe in narrative)


1. Rotary Means Business Club members participating: 25 %

2. Vocational Visits Club members participating 60 %

Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is 3 . A narrative follows Yes

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We are proud to be the first club in District 5000 to sponsor a Rotary Means Business Fellowship. Laura Galuzzy spearheaded the projected garnering support from the club to make the events successful. Rotary Means Business meets the 3rd Thursday of each month and is attended by members of all of the West Hawaii Clubs and their guests. For the first three months, we partnered with Humpies who sponsored and promoted the events. For the rest of this year, the club is sponsoring and promoting the fellowship while it is being established. When RMB was first introduced, we were surprised by the negative response including exchanges via email and on Facebook. Many current and former Rotarians felt that it went against the “Service Before Self” element of the Rotary. It actually provided a great opportunity to educate Rotarians and community members about the roots of Rotary and the importance of supporting each other in business in order to better support the community. As a result, RMB is still going strong. Last year, we were proud to introduce $8,000 in new scholarships for students in their second year a HCC West Hawaii Campus. Many of those students are involved in the nursing and culinary programs. Our support for the HCC WH culinary program is very strong. We see it as a critical asset to our community and we continue to support it, not only with scholarships, but with funding each year to support the new culinary arts facility at Palamanui. When the program moves to Palamanui next year, we will renew our program of eating at least one lunch meeting a year at the Culinary School.We also provide one vocational scholarship each year to a high school senior planning to embark on a vocational training program. This year, our Business of the Year is Iron Man. While the Iron only employs a few full-time employees each year, they staff the event with hundreds of local volunteers whose efforts result in donations to the charities they represent. The Iron Man Foundation also provides thousands of dollars each year to educational programs, first responders programs. The Iron Man event brings thousands of tourists during one of our slowest months filling the hotels, rental cars and activities. Our employee of the year will be awarded to a gentleman who has been the driver for the Hualalai Assisted Living Community for 12 years. He is adored by the seniors and staff alike. Our Community Member of the year is Marne Herkes. It would take pages to tell the story of what Marne has contributed to our community. For many years she stood beside now deceases Senator Herkes, raising her sons and supporting the community. She has sat on endless boards, committees and working groups. One of her most notable contributions was the work she did on the Kona Community Development Plan. She has led the Chamber of Commerce, Helped start the Community Health Center, and was a charter member of the Kohala Center. She has been involved with the League of Women Voters and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Island. This year we have added a Arts and Culture Community leader to our awards. Gloria Blum is a leader in both the Jewish community and Theater community in Kona.


Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club _X___ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.




Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks ____6____)

Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates ___8/16/14, 8/28/14________)

! Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date _______________)



!Members participated in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships (Please describe in narrative)





!Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describe in narrative) Awarded vocational scholarships to non-Rotarians (Please describe in narrative)


!Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)

!Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describe in narrative) Other (Please describe in narrative)


1. Tours of Cunningham Gallery and Volcano Winery Club members participating: 25 %

2. Vocational talks Club members participating 10 %

Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is 7 .

Please provide a narrative description of your Vocational Service activities including the projects listed above and any detail supporting your checked items above. Limit your response to ONE 8½”x11” page. (No letterhead, pictures, or graphics and print in Times New Roman 12pt size).

A narrative follows: ____ Yes ____ No Submission Deadline: 20 April 2015

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2014-15 Vocational Service The “Other” thing we did this Rotary year was to begin using our website to promote members. We highlighted a member who is an academic, author, traveler and blogger, outlining her work, and linking to her blog site. We posted highlights of the presentations that our other member speakers gave. We plan more of this type of communication. We also made use of the website to promote Rotary businesses which sponsored our Oktoberfest. A popular activity for our Club is to visit member businesses to learn about their operations and have a social. Volcano Winery was good enough to have members there twice, once to learn about winemaking and about the tea farm operating there. The second event was more social. A dozen members and spouses visited Cunningham Gallery for an extensive tour and demonstration of custom framing. This was a combination vocational activity, since the food was provide by Suisan (whose VP is a member) and Aloha Productions Catering (owner is a member.) Six members have given vocational talks about themselves and their professions. Kim Auberson, of ProVision (solar) talked about her interest in reducing the amount of crude oil that we import. Kim is passionate about her work, and her enthusiasm sparked more than one member to pursue photovoltaics. Mike Carroll, a new member, outlined his life in the Army, where he perfected strategic planning which he now applies to Mike also talked about the sheep farm he and his wife are operating in Puna. John Furstenwerth presented on how his organization helps young entrepreneurs get businesses started, or, if foundering, how to get them floating securely. Tim Hansen presented on the Restorative Justice Project at the Prosecutor’s Office, and Kara Morison presented on her non-profit work. Actually, she was a speaker at a meeting, but we enticed her immediately to join. Lance Forsythe spoke on life as a prison administrator. The Club provided two vocational scholarships ($500 each, matched by $500 each by a member). One student will pursue a health field to serve his Native Hawaiian community; the other will pursue environmental studies to help our island communities protect our resources. Three vocational grants of $250 each went to three college seniors who are members of the Club’s Rotary Community Corps. One is finishing undergraduate work at UH Manoa in biology, then she’s headed for optometry school. The second is finishing up at UH Hilo in accounting. The third is completing a maters in education at UH Hilo and will teach in elementary school in Hilo next year.

ROTARY DISTRICT 5000Awards Submissions Checklist/or 2014-2015Items Due by 20 April 2015

Rotary Club of:

Club Division: _ Large Club ~Medium Club Small ClubDivision determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.

Award Category: Vocat~onal Service


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Vocational/classififation Talks presented by club members (# of talks )

Conducted tours of members' businesses (July, August, March)

Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date: October 7, 14, 21, 28)

Devoted a meeting on ethics in business (Date: October 21)

Promoted the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions (please describe in narrative)

Members participatj

ed in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships (Please describe innarrative)Initiated or maintained a career development program (Please describe in narrative)

Presented an Employer of the Year Award (Name and date )

Presented an Employee ofthe Year Award (Name and date )


Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describein narrative)Awarded vocational scholarships to non-Rotarians (please describe in narrative)

Conducted a networking activity (please describe in narrative)

Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (please describe innarrative)Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describein narrative)Other (Please describe in narrative)

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1. Rotary Vocational Award of Professional Excellence

2. Vocational ScholarshipClub members participating:Club members participating

Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is~.

Please provide a narrative description of your Vocational Service activities including the projects listed aboveand any detail supporting your checked items above. Limit your response to ONE 8W'xl1" page. (Noletterhead, pictures, or graphics and print in Times New Roman 12pt size).

A narrative follows: x Yes No

Submission Deadline: 20 4nril 2015

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ROTARY DISTRICT 5000Awards Submissions Checklistfor 2014-2015

Items Due by 20 April 2015

• Vocational/classification talks by Rotarians in our club. This includes their vocation, family, wherethey grew up, interests and favorite things to do.

• Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships: Several members have participated in the RotaryMeans Business monthly meeting. This is a networking meeting that gives Rotarians an opportunity totalk about their busine1ss.

• During Vocational Service Month, each meeting had a 'Vocational Moment' in which the chairpersonspoke at each meeting and focused on an aspect of this Avenue of Service.

• Promoted 4-Way Test - On October 14 Vocational Chair dedicated time at the meeting to discuss thehistory of the 4-Way Test and how we incorporate the principles in our place of business and livesoutside of Rotary. We have stickers in our dictionaries with the 4-way test that are given to a1l3rd

graders in our local community every year and we talk with the students about its meaning.

• We had three off-site tours that had high attendance.

o One was at the Kealakekua Ranch Center - a shopping center that is part of the rich history thatgoes back more than 100 years with the Greenwell family and the Kealakekua Ranch. TheCEOlRotarian gave a tour of the premises, shared the history of the ranch and the center, andthen provided a lunch prepared by the center's deli.

o The second one was at the Control Tower at the airport. Members were provided with a full tourofthe tower,d then allowed to observe Air Traffic Controllers at work.

o The third visit was a guided tour of Henk Rodgers hydrogen energy ranch in Puuanahulu, whichis fully off the grid and powered by alternative energies. Henk is Blue Planet Foundation'sfounder and is committed to the mission of stewarding the environment through developing non-carbon, clean energy sources. He is personally devoted to helping our planet reduce andeventually eliminate its dependence on fossil fuels.

• Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions - This declaration was presented at a clubmeeting during Vocational Service Month, and we discussed its meaning and what we can do to enhanceour membership to all the other vocations in our community.

• The Rotary Club of will award its Vocational Award of Professional Excellence to aworthy member of the community; focusing on their outstanding personal and professionalachievements, high ethical standards, passion and commitment to our community, and their support ofthe Rotary concept of Service Above Self. A meeting will be dedicated to presenting the award andhonoring the recipient. The club will sponsor the lunch cost of six of the recipient's invitedfriendslbusiness associates to take place in the award presentation.

• will then provide a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior in the recipient'sname. The vocational award winner will be part of the selection process.


Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club ___X_ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members. Award Category: Vocational Service Check for each item completed:

x Conducted a club program promoting the 4-Way Test (Please describe in narrative)

x Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks ________)

! Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates _____________________)

x Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date ___14 Oct 14_________)







! Conducted a youth mentoring or job shadowing program (Please describe in narrative)




! Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)


! Other (Please describe in narrative)

List your 2 best Vocational Service Projects for this Rotary year, starting with the most important: 1. Club members participating: %

2. Club members participating % Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is . Please provide a narrative description of your Vocational Service activities including the projects listed above and any detail supporting your checked items above. Limit your response to ONE 8½”x11” page. (No letterhead, pictures, or graphics and print in Times New Roman 12pt size). A narrative follows: ____ Yes __x__ No Submission Deadline: 20 April 2015

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ROTARY DISTRICT 5000Awards Submissions Checklist for 2014-2015 Items Due by 20 April 2015

Rotary Club of:

Club Division: ___ Large Club X Medium Club ____ Small ClubDivision determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.




X Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (3 Talks – See Narrative)

X Conducted tours of members’ businesses (3 Total - 2 Conducted, 1 Planned - See Narrative)

X Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date 10/6)

X Devoted a meeting on ethics in business (Date 1/26)

X Promoted the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions (Please describe in narrative)


X Initiated or maintained a career development program (Please describe in narrative)



X Conducted a youth mentoring or job shadowing program (Please describe in narrative)



X Conducted a networking activity (See Narrative)

X Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)


X Other (Please describe in narrative)


1. Gentry Design Center Tour & New Member Orientation (Approximately 50% Club participation)2. Kamaka Ukulele Tour (Approximately 30% Club participation)

Total number of Vocational Service projects accomplished this Rotary year is 7 (See Narrative).

Please provide a narrative description of your Vocational Service activities including the projects listed above and any detail supporting your checked items above. Limit your response to ONE 8½”x11” page. (No letterhead, pictures, or graphics and print in Times New Roman 12pt size).

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ROTARY DISTRICT 5000, HawaiiAwards Submissions Form2014-2015

A narrative follows: X Yes ____ NoSubmission Deadline: 20 April 2015

Vocational Services is an essential and key function for the , where we tried to expand the breadth and reach of our activities for the 2014-2015 year. Specifically, we sought to accomplish the following goals related to Vocational Services:

Celebrate Vocational Services Month with interesting and engaging speakers Have members speak about their vocation or company at club meetings Conduct vocational tours with member affiliated companies and facilities

The key activities related to each goal are as follows: Celebrate Vocational Services Month with interesting and engaging speakers

In celebration of vocational services month, which was October 2014, each week we invited speakers from different vocations and organizations. As 2014 was an election year, we also invited prominent political candidates from both parties so that members could make informed decisions regarding the future of the economic and business climate within the State of Hawaii.

Have members speak about their vocation or company at club meetings – talks included:[7/14/2014] Honolulu Real Estate Market by Dawn Soderquist Okano: Discussion about the growth ofreal estate in Honolulu, including the rapid transformation of the Kakaako area.

[7/28/2014] Data Privacy by Kelly McCanlies: Discussion about recent cases and concerns over data privacy, including steps to better protect your personal data and information.

[10/6/2014] To examine vocational service, Chair Wilson Yip reviewed the Declaration of Rotarians in business and professions and two members made vocational presentations: Heidi Kamana discussed Y Hata & Co. Ltd and spoke about the operations of this major Hawaii food wholesaler; member Melanie Horikami spoke about Finance Factors.

Conduct vocational tours with member affiliated companies and facilities –visits included:[10/16/2014] Visited the Kamaka Ukulele Factory and Store: Learned about the rich history of the ukulele and the important role played by the Kamaka Company in the rise and popularity of this uniquely Hawaiian musical instrument.

[1/30/2015] Visited the Gentry Design Center: This innovative event combined a new member orientation with a tour of both 97Zero and Studio Becker within the gentry Design Center. This event had great membership participation and response, which provided new members with an entertaining way to learn more about Rotary and network with current members within the club.

[5/6/2015] Planned Visit to the Hawaiian Telcom Data Center: This tour will provide members with a rarely seen look at one of the largest data and tele-communications networks in the State of Hawaii. Their operations are essential for both businesses and residents within Hawaii.

Additionally, new member Dr. Eberhard Mann conducted a workshop in a Vocational Teaching series for high school students at Future Light Orphanage, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on "Careers in Health Care", February 2015.


Club Division: ___ Large Club __X__ Medium Club ____ Small Club Division determined by club membership as of 1 July 2014 SAR, exclusive of honorary members.




Rotary Club of:


Vocational/classification Talks presented by club members (# of talks ________)

Conducted tours of members’ businesses (Dates _____________________)

Devoted a meeting in October to examining Vocational Service (Date _______________)

Devoted a meeting on ethics in business (Date _7/7/14________________)

Promoted the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions (Please describe in narrative)

Members participated in Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships (Please describe in narrative)

Initiated or maintained a career development program (Please describe in narrative)

Presented an Employer of the Year Award (Name and date ____________________________)

Presented an Employee of the Year Award (Name and date ____________________________)


Recognized community members (non-Rotarians) for outstanding achievements (Please describe in narrative)

Awarded vocational scholarships to non-Rotarians (Please describe in narrative)

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Conducted a networking activity (Please describe in narrative)

Participated in at least one literacy project related to Vocational Service (Please describe in narrative)

Participated in an adult literacy project utilizing the vocational skills of members (Please describe in narrative)

Other (Please describe in narrative)

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Rotary Club of - Vocational

Vocational We have a club directory with members photos, contact info, as well as their vocations. Have had our District Gov. address us on ethic’s and importance of youth safety while interacting with club members. We also had a networking Pau Hana event that has resulted in new club members.

Pacesetter Program This program is our club’s major focus on vocation , community involvement , mentoring, and the 4 Way Test. Pacesetters is the outgrowth of our club’s strategic visioning process in which we asked ourselves, "What is a project that utilizes the talents of everyone in the club? A project that meets a real need in our community? A project that will be transformative?" The answer was a vocational a program that bridged the gap between college and the workplace. College students who had completed at least half of the credits required for graduation were recruited by RCEH to participate in a four-month program that began with team building at Camp Erdman. They also met, initially, with Rotarians who talked to them about what today’s employers expect. The student Pacesetters then engaged in a series of workshops with area corporate trainers who volunteered their time, workshops in Generational Differences, Effective Communication, and Critical Thinking in the Workplace among others. In the course of this training, Pacesetters worked closely with mentors from Rotary to develop the skills needed for career success and thus favorably position themselves for employment in the field of their choosing. Our East Honolulu Rotarians who were not mentors were always invited to attend the trainings as a professional development activity, one in which we not only learned how to be more successful in our own workplaces but how to effectively coach a new generation for success as well. The program was free to Pacesetter participants. The only requirement of them was that they develop and implement a service project using Rotary Guiding Principles in addition to what they had learned in training and from their mentors. At their graduation ceremony, they made a presentation on their capstone service project detailing how they had utilized those principles. In a pre- and post- survey conducted at the end of the program, Pacesetters indicated a statistically significant change in their understanding of Rotary and what Rotary does. One of the Pacesetters applied for membership and was accepted to our club. We were fortunate to have had community partners in our trainers, in the Atherton YMCA that provided facilities for the Pacesetters Program, and in Calvary by the Sea church who gave the club a grant for the program. These “gifts” along with a grant from D5000 made Pacesetters a reality.

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