President’s Message Laura Kniffin

The Newsletter for Rotary Club of Kona Mauka Chartered in 1967

Kona Nightingale

October 2017

Another great month is up ahead. With two events (or 3 if you include the Kona Sunrise Club). October 21st from 8 to 11am is our shredding event. Need a few helping hands, but more than anything need to get the word out. Last year it was slow and we want to make a difference. As many of you know the Sunrise Club will have their annu-al fund raiser “Pig and Swig” that same evening. I have al-ready received emails from some of you wanting tickets. I will have some and put together our own table. Then of course, Larry and I would like to in-vite anyone who wants to come to the Elks Halloween Party on Oct. 28. I will have more details when I get back in two weeks. Donna, (bless her heart) had given me enough time to get this out for the newsletter, but someone (wonder who) got busy with the trip planning and then Habitat. Speaking of the Habitat Blitz, y’all made me so proud. Incredible support from members of our club. Steve Pine couldn’t make Thursday, but he worked on a house of a friend on Friday, his day off. Words of wisdom……”keep on truckin.”

Speakers Door Prize

October 3 Club Assembly

Don Taylor

October 10 Eric Curtis

Adventures in Mongolia Tom Sorenson

October 17 Elizabeth Elkjer

Sustainable Island Products Greg Stille

October 24

TBA Annu Shionoya

October 31

TBA John Smith

Rotary’s 4 Way Test Of the Things We Think, Say and Do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

MA, Sustainable Development

Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build

Page 2 Community Service

Keiki Vision Screening and Dictionary Project

Several Kona Mauka Rotarians volunteered at our Keiki Vision Screening and Dictionary Project—which benefitted all 3rd grade students in our district. What a wonderful and rewarding Community Service Project! We service Hookena, Honaunau, Kona Pacific,

Ke Kula ‘o Ehunuikaimalino (Hawaiian Immersion), and Konawaena Elementary Schools. We had several children who did not pass the vision screening. Mem-bers were able to identify possible problems and report them to the teacher and parents.

The students loved receiving their dictionaries; the teachers shared that the students look forward to this each year. Our volunteers experienced great pleasure in helping the children explore the plethora of facts included in this book.

West Hawaii Rotary Clubs participated in the Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build: 10 homes in 10 days! Someone has to feed all these hundreds of volunteers!!

Several Kona Mauka Rotarians could be found helping out on the designated

‘Rotary Day’

Kona Mauka Rotarian &

Fish Hopper Restaurant

manager, Sam Johnson, organized

lunch for the opening day of the Blitz Build

Steve Pine, could be found helping to build the Kurihara

home

Page 3 Let’s End Polio Now!

Page 4 A Snapshot of Kona Mauka Rotary

One of the joys of being in Rotary . . . the opportunity to meet friends from around the world. We had 3 members return from their travels with flags from across the globe! Amsterdam, India, Vancou-ver, and Arizona in the house!

The Rotary/Mattamy Greenway

Talk about making an impact in your community! Thirteen Canadian Rotary Clubs donated $5 mil-lion (each!) and partnered with Mettamy, the Calgary Foundation, and City of Calgary to com-plete this 138 km (almost 86 miles) pathway and bike path that encircles the entire city of Calgary.

Along the pathway users find amenities like off-leash dog parks, family fitness parks, educational wetland interpretive areas, and unique play struc-tures.

Imagine Don & Sharon Taylor’s surprise when they did a make-up at Don’s former club in Vancouver, BC and found our own Bill Jones there doing the same thing!

Rotary project seen in Don & Sharon’s travels

West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery Project

Awapuhi (Kona Mauka Community Service co-chair) and Paul Graffe recently lead a work party at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. They focused on clearing the POW/MIA area, planted indigenous trees, and fixed the fountain. This project was funded through Kona Mauka Rotary.

Page 5 Upcoming Events with Kona Mauka

We’re Gearing Up For Our Annual Valentine ’s

Wine Tasting Event! Committees are busily working on our annual Valentine Wine Tasting fundraiser. We will once again be holding the event at the beautiful Holualoa Inn Estates. How can you help? Sponsorships & silent auction donations ... let’s start early and all work

together to make this a huge success. Our Silent Auction has a history of offering premium items for our bidders to enjoy. Did you know that we once again have a trip to Africa and a va-cation in beautiful Cabo San Lucus?!! Also, start talking with your friends and colleagues and encourage them to mark their calendar for Saturday, February 10 @ 4-8:00 pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017

FROM 5 TO 7PM RUMLEY ART GALLERY @

KING KAMEHAMEHA HOTEL, KONA

WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE 50 PALLETS WITH ORIGINAL ART WORK FROM 50 ARTISTS ISLAND

WIDE AVAILABLE FOR A SILENT AUCTION

ALL FUNDS GOING TO POLIO PLUS. CASH BAR

TESS RUMLEY IS DONATING 15% OF ALL SALES AT THE GALLERY DURING THE FUNCTION.

IF YOU KNOW AN ARTIST THAT

WANTS TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP. LAURA KNIFFIN

laurajkniffin@gmail.com

Palettes for Polio

October’s Rotary Theme: Economic & Community Development Month

This month is Economic and Community Development Month. What’s that mean? Basically, the investment by Rotary in people so that they can create economic improvement in their lives and communities by:

• Strengthening the development of local economic leadership, including women, in communities through tools such as microloans and similar support.

• Developing opportunities for decent and productive work, particularly for youth, as the economic and social underpinning of communities.

• Building the capacity of local organizations and community networks to support economic develop-ment.

• Supporting studies related to economic and community development so that the effectiveness of Rotary’s contribution is measured and changed as necessary.

October is Economic & Community Development Month

Rotary Areas of Focus Page 6

Page 7 Supporting Our Community

World Polio Day: October 24, 2017

World Polio Day livestream event will take place at

the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters in

Seattle; you can watch it on endpolio.org beginning

at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time.

Rotary has committed to raising $50 million a year for

the next three years. This amount will be matched

2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation.

Rotary International President’s Message Page 8

Some years ago in the Melbourne, Australia, museum where my daughter

used to work, an iron lung was on display. For most people my age who remem-

bered the terrifying polio epidemics of the 1950s, that iron lung was a testament

to how far vaccination had brought us: to the point where that once-critical piece

of medical equipment had literally become a museum piece.

For much of the world, the story of polio is a simple one: After years of

fear, a vaccine was developed and a disease was conquered. But for some of

the world, the story was different. In so many countries, the vaccine wasn’t avail-

able, mass vaccination was too expensive, or children simply couldn’t be reached. While the rest of

the world relegated polio to its museums, in these countries, the disease continued to rage – until

Rotary stepped forward and said that all children, no matter where they lived or what their circum-

stances, deserved to live free of polio.

In the years since PolioPlus was launched, the combined efforts of Rotary, the governments

of the world, and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have brought the number of cases of polio

down from an estimated 350,000 per year to just a few so far in 2017. But we must reach zero cases,

and stay there, to achieve eradication. To do that, we need everyone’s help.

On 24 October, we will mark World Polio Day. It is a day to celebrate how far we have come

and an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness and funds to complete the work of eradication. I

ask every Rotary club to participate in some way in World Polio Day activities, and I encourage you

to visit endpolio.org for ideas and to register your event. Whether you host a silent auction, a virtual

reality viewing, a fundraising walk, or a Purple Pinkie Day, your club can make a real difference.

This year, our World Polio Day livestream

event will take place at the Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle;

you can watch it on endpolio.org beginning at

2:30 p.m. Pacific time. As many of you know,

Rotary has committed to raising $50 million a

year for the next three years. This amount will

be matched 2-to-1 by the Gates Foundation –

effectively tripling the value of all money Ro-

tary raises on World Polio Day and through-

out the year. Let’s all make a difference on

World Polio Day – and help End Polio Now.

Ian HS Riseley

October

Page 9 What’s Happening in Rotary This Month?

President: Laura Kniffin

Treasurer: Eric Curtis

Secretary: Mary Kay Rovelstad

Vocational: Gabriella Cooper

Newsletter: Donna Hiranaka

Club Service: Sam Johnson

Programs: Ken Obenski

Youth Services: Chris Leinenweber/John Smith

Fundraiser: Dave Hiranaka/Bob Schaible

Sergeant At Arms: Ken Obenski

RI Foundation: Eric Curtis Gary Rovelstad

Membership & Retention: Dave Hiranaka

Carol Gigliotti

Steve Pine

Community Service: Awa HuiHui-Graffe

Bob Schaible

Public Relations: Donna Hiranaka

Lisa Folden

Karen Wilson

International Service: Kent Nakamaru

KMR Foundation President: Don Taylor

Past President: Sharon Taylor

October ECONOMIC and COMMUNITY Development Month

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Club Assembly

Eric Curtis Adventures in

Mongolia

Elizabeth Elkjer Sustainable Island

Products

TBA

TBA

Keiki Vision Screening/

Dictionary Project

Gary & MKay Rovelstad joined

Rotary 2013

Keiki Vision Screening/

Dictionary Project

FREE Shredding Event

NH Rotary Oktoberfest

Halloween at the Elks

Keiki Vision Screening/

Dictionary Project

Sharon Taylor joined Rotary

2012

Gabriella Birthday

Bill & Rowena anniversary

Carol Birthday Larry Birthday

Mary Birthday

Gary Michell Birthday Oct 21

John Smith Birthday Oct 4

Mark Your Calendar:

October 2: Keiki Vision Screening & Dictionary Project (Kona Pacific & Ehunuikaimalino)

October 4: Keiki Vision Screening & Dictionary Project (Ho’okena & Honaunau) October 5: Keiki Vision Screening & Dictionary Project (Konawaena) October 21: Free Shredding Documents Event: partner project with BBB October 28: Halloween Event at the Elks: Laura reserved table for Rotary November 9: Spaghetti Dinner: Rotary fundraiser for Kahakai Elementary November 17: Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless: Partner Project @ Old Airport Pavilion

November 18: Palette for Polio: KMR Fundraiser at King Kamehameha Hotel