Tradewind Newsletter - February 28, 2025 (Mar. 01, 2025)

A MESSAGE FROM

PRESIDENT TOM COYNE

Aloha,

Thank you to all who participated in Restaurant Week. Clif did a great job organizing this.

It is with a heavy heart that we heard of the passing of Paddy Griggs. His wife Heather was with him in Hilo at a conference. It happened quickly. We have no other news at this time.

We have no meeting this coming Tuesday, March 4th. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, March 11th at the Outrigger Canoe Club!

Best regards,

Tom Coyne

President

The Rotary Club of Honolulu

IN MEMORY OF

IAN PATRICK "PADDY" GRIGGS

(photo from the Purple Pinky Project)

Aug. 1942 - Feb. 2025

Rotarian since 1985

It is with great sorrow that we have all lost an amazing, generous, kind, and fun earth angel. Our hearts go out to Paddy's wife Heather and family.

Robyn McCreary created a video many years ago - please enjoy the love our members shared when he retired and moved away.

A hui hou | Rotary Club of Honolulu, Oahu

Aloha!

The Rotary Club of Honolulu's Service Above Self campaign is in full swing!

Please make your tax-deductible pledge and payment before March 15, 2025. Your donation is how we can Serve our communities!

Click HERE for the Pledge Form.

If you have questions, please contact SAS Administrator, Martha German HERE.

Mahalo!

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS!

Next day is Saturday

March 8th

It was a wonderful turn out! Your time made an impact for good! Volunteers and kids enjoyed story time and crafting!

Saturday Story Hours at KPT. One Saturday per month, for 2 hours, to provide fun activities and stories to the kids who live at KPT.

From Director Nancy Youngren:

Kong hei fat choy!

8 Rotarians and 2 friends of Rotary jumpstarted our Club’s renewed partnership with Hawai’i Literacy with a group of children at Kuhio Park Towers. Our Linda read a story about lion dancers then the children (and Rotarians!) made Chinese lion hand puppets. Get in on the fun every second Saturday of the month.

For more details on how you can participate, contact Community Services Chair Nancy Youngren HERE. Mahalo!

ROTARY CLUB OF HONOLULU

CAMP ERDMAN WORK WEEKEND

MAY 3 & 4, 2025

Continuing our tradition of a spring work project weekend that has drawn more than 100 participants by involving Rotarians plus inviting the broader community to join us.

To Register, e-mail Don Anderson HERE.

To download the above flyer, click HERE.

A wonderful inspiration was given during one of our meetings using the above graphic. Living in the PAST isn't healthy. Living in the FUTURE of the unknown is taking away precious moments of our PRESENT. Where are you living?

2025.03.04 - NO MEETING

Mar. 04, 2025

2025.03.11 Hybrid Lunch Mtg: Rosana Sanie Weldon
Outrigger Canoe Club
Mar. 11, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2025.03.11 RCOH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Outrigger Canoe Club
Mar. 11, 2025 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

2025.03.18 Hybrid Lunch Mtg - Chenoa Farnsworth
Pacific Club
Mar. 18, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2025.03.25 Hybrid Lunch Mtg - Speaker Daniel Chun
Pacific Club
Mar. 25, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2025.04.01 Hybrid Lunch Mtg - Speaker TBD
Pacific Club
Apr. 01, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2025.04.08 RCOH Pau Hana - San Paolo Pizza & Wine!
San Paolo Pizza and Wine
Apr. 08, 2025 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

2025.04.15 - NO MEETING

Apr. 15, 2025

2025.04.22 Hybrid Lunch Mtg - Senator Brian Schatz
Pacific Club
Apr. 22, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

2025.04.29 Hybrid Lunch - ALL MEMBER MEETING
Pacific Club
Apr. 29, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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MAHALO TO OUR WEEKLY VOLUNTEERS!

You are appreciated!

If you would like to help, watch for the signup sheet!

Volunteers -

Mar. 4, 2025

No Meeting - Enjoy your day!

Volunteers -

Mar. 11, 2025

Greeters: Rich Proctor & Antonet Barut

Pledge: Bob Sumpf

Music: Kent Reinker

Inspiration:

Member Birthdays

Oliver Bartlmae

February 3

Julia Allen

February 4

Judy Lind

February 12

Sage Price

February 16

Ernest Hui

February 20

Pokii Balaz

February 21

Tim Johns

February 23

Kandie George

February 26

Shanni Melton

February 29

Join Date

David Low

February 7, 2006

19 years

Bob Robinson

February 9, 1965

60 years

Nancy Grekin

February 12, 2008

17 years

Harry Chiu

February 13, 2024

1 year

Dave Shanahan

February 14, 2006

19 years

Jeff Nash

February 14, 2023

2 years

Have you been to Centennial Park in Waikiki? It really has come a long way from being an empty lot filled with garbage to the beautiful, grassy, family friendly park it is today!

Stay up to date with Centennial Park:

RotaryD5000.org/centennial-park

SERVICE ABOVE SELF

If you have a project you'd like to present, please complete the Project Recommendation Form and email to our Director of Community Services, Nancy HERE.

Do you have a speaker recommendation? If so, please complete the Speaker Recommendation Form and send it to RCOH Administrator, Lee HERE. She will submit all forms to the Speaker Committee.