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Aloha fellow Rotarians A message from President Rocky Naeole Aloha Fellow Rotarians, We need your help in distributing the dictionaries. Please contact chairpersons - Suzanne Leonida and Rosie Restrivera. Also, mahalo for your cooperation and donation for the Hawaii Rotary District 5000 Rice Rally. We are planning on giving the rice to Our Lady Keaau it will be delivered on Friday morning.

WCRC members showing their collection of rice. To all my Board members we will have a Board meeting on Tuesday November 22nd. See you on Tuesday Aloha Rocky

Dictionaries are here!

Dictionaries for all 3rd grade students from 11 elementary schools on the Waianae Coast arrived and are ready for distribution.

Rocky Naeole, Rudy Reese, Fran Ah Nee, Joyce Arakaki and Rock Arakaki stamped 864 dictionaries with our club name and 4-Way Test.

Joyce, Rocky and Fran busy stamping away

2016-2017 Waianae Coast Rotary Club www.waianaecoastrotary.org

contact@waianaecoastrotary.org Chartered April 22, 1969

Officers

President .... ……Rocky Naeole Vice Pres.. Don “Rock” Arakaki Pres. Elect…….…Vacant Secretary……….. Joyce Arakaki Treasurer.……..Frances Ah-Nee

Directors

Gail Gomes Joanna Miranda Bill O’Connell

Rudy Reese Program Chair .. Gail Gomes

Club Bulletin..... Joanna Miranda

Rocky Naeole

President This bulletin will be emailed and

distributed at our weekly meetings.

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We need help with the distribution of the dictionaries to the students. So please coordinate with Suzanne Leonida and Rose Restrivera to help with this project.

The World Interact week was October 31 to November 6th. We would like to welcome our new Interact Club Faculty Advisor Team: Deborah Stokes, Kimberlee Peterson and Pono Higa from Waianae High School. They had a recruiting table at the Waianae High School Club Fair on Oct 21st and there were 56 students that signed-up expressing interest in joining Interact.

The Advisory Team also conducted a recruiting drive on Oct 21st at the 9th Grade Academy Campus.

RYLA CAMP

Huge Success!!!! The Waianae Coast Rotary (WCRC) and the Waianae Military Civilian Advisory Council (WMCAC) hosted the Rotary District Foundation’s Oahu Rotary Youth

Leadership Academy (RYLA) camp for high School Rotary Interact Clubs on October 13-1, 2016, at the Pililaau Army Recreation Center (PARC) at Pokai Bay and Our Lady of Keaau in Keaau Valley. The RYLA is a leadership event where students from high schools on Oahu learned the values of leadership and experience challenging and exciting team-building events such as water crossing, outrigger canoe paddling, paddle boarding and other fun and exciting team events. 50 students (majority of them were Rotary Interactors) became knowledgeable in leadership, motivation, teamwork, comradeship and community service. This was the first visit to Waianae for many students who enjoyed the splendor of the Waianae Coast.

WCRC and WMCAC provided and cooked the meals at this camp and Rotarian Albert Silva showed the students learned how to kalua a pig that they consumed as one of their meals. Rotarians Margaret O’Connell, Albert Silva, Duane Samson, Nalani Flinn, Rose Restrivera, Dennis Miyashiro, Rudy Reese, Joyce Arakaki and Don “Rock” Arakaki helped make this RYLA a memorable event that the students will cherish forever. Article submitted by Don “Rock” Arakaki

11/22/16 – Speaker Kelil Akina from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

11/29/16 – Speaker Hannah Neagle – Hawaii Bicycle League

Don’t Forget our Board Meeting on Tuesday November 22nd at 1:15 PM. Did you know that the month of November in our Rotary Calendar is …Rotary International Foundation Month. The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities, such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact.

Strong financial oversight, a stellar charity rating, and a unique funding model mean that we make the very most of your contribution. Give

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and become a part of Rotary’s life-changing work! Information taken from Rotary International’s web site

96792 Pride Calendar Photo Contest

The calendars are in and are being sold at the Farmers Market every Saturday which started on November 5th. We would like to have each Rotarian buy a minimum of 5 calendars each. We need your kokua. So please purchase those five calendars. WCRC Membership Dues Mahalo to those members (16) who have paid their dues, but we have 11 members who still have not paid their dues. Please consider this a friendly reminder to please do so ASAP. Remit your payment for the July to December 2016 dues to Secretary Joyce Arakaki. Waianae Coast Rotary

Christmas Parade

Our 22nd Annual Community Christmas parade sponsored by the Waianae Coast Rotary Club is

scheduled for Saturday December 10th. Our theme this year is “Serving Waianae with Humility” The Waianae Coast Comprehensive/Farmers Market team is organizing the Ho’olaulea event this year. This year’s Ho`olaule`a will be set up in the corner closest to Ark of Safety, with a “holiday lane” with keiki activities and crafts in the center of the mall.

The Hoolaulea’s application will be requiring each vendor to offer a healthy item on their menu and they are encouraged to support our local farmers, fishermen and dairies. In addition, this year they will have the opportunity to showcase our local non-profits who do work in creating a healthier Waianae community and am looking for organizations to do activities based around health, sustainability and culture for the keiki.

Foundation Centennial The Rotary Foundation is turning 100! Rotary is marking the Foundation's centennial with a year of festivities. The celebration kicks off at the

2016 Rotary Convention in Seoul and will culminate at the 2017 convention in Atlanta.

In 2016-17, our Rotary Foundation turns 100. That’s a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that’s definitely something worth celebrating.

Through our Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, provide basic education, and grow local economies. We’ve also been a leader in the fight to eradicate polio worldwide.

The centennial is the perfect time to share this impressive record with the world. Join us in making sure that every Rotary member and people in every community know about the vital work of Rotary and its Foundation

A century of doing good "We should not live for ourselves alone, but for the joy in doing good for others." Information taken from Rotary International’s website © Rotary International

Give now

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Drawing of Opportunity FUNDRAISER

The lucky pot is in full swing. We have over $1740 in the pot. The Lucky Card is the:

Ace of Heart Remember you may be the next lucky winner, you just never know. So the next time you join us for lunch, buy those tickets, $3.00 each or 4 for $10.00. You might just be the lucky one!!! If you are a winner …Half (1/2) the money will go to the Rotary Foundation Polio Plus. If you are a visiting Rotarian or guest and you participate, and are lucky enough to win, you will win half (1/2) the money that we collect for the day. So join the fun and donate to a good cause.

Thought of the Week…

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward

REMEMBER A’ohe hana nui ke alu’ia

No task is too great when

done together by All

Mahalo to all Rotarians for Making this world a better Place!

THE FOUR - WAY TEST Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the Truth? He ‘oia ‘i’o kēia? 2. Is it Fair to all Concerned? He kūpono iā kākoku? 3. Will it Build Good Will and Better friendship? He kūkului ka lokomaikai’i a me ka pilialoha ma waiena o kākou? 4. Will it be Beneficial to all Concerned? He pōno ia kākou? Hope you have a great weekend Aloha Joanna