I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Labor Day holiday weekend. Of course, my weekend activities included the second of our two project Saturdays at the Susannah Wesley Community Center (SWCC). I had a wonderful opportunity to chat with several folks who came out to participate including Amand Ellis, Theresa Dizon, Antonet Barut, Michelle Dolan, Nancy Youngren and Rich Proctor. I was also thrilled to learn that Shannon Melton was interested in becoming our Club social media coordinator, so I immediately asked her to take the lead in documenting our project in conjunction with the social media coordinator for SWCC. Check out the short video that SWCC produced and sent to us with their thank you note.
Remember that next week will be a Paul Harris week. On Monday, Sage Price will be hosting a tour of his fruit tree farm (Sweet Trees Hawaii) in Mililani. On Tuesday, Bub Wo will be organizing a tour of The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together, which is Hawaii’s only e-commerce food pantry, operating year-round to provide free, nutritious food to local families. Judy Lind will be hosting us at the Kukui Center, which hosts a number of collocated social service providers and has been the site of recent RCOH community service projects. I hope to see many of you there for what I’m sure will be excellent opportunities for fellowship and learning.
The following week, we will once again be back at our “home base” for a meeting at the Pacific Club to hear Wendy Hensel, President of the University of Hawaii system, speak to us about the challenges facing higher education in the current environment. There is still space to sign up, but we are filling the room, so if you haven’t already, be sure to sign up on Club Runner or send a note to Lee LaBrash to get your name on the list.
Lunch: Will be provided by our host - BRING your own BEVERAGES
Number limited to: 15 Max
THE PANTRY - hosted by Bub Wo
Date: 9 September 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Address: 2522 Rose St, Honolulu, HI 96819
Parking: Small lot or street
Lunch: Food will be provided - BRING your own BEVERAGES
Number limited to: 10-15 Max
KUKUI CENTER - hosted by Judy Lind
Date: 11 September 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Address: 245 No Kukui St., Honolulu, HI 96817
Parking: On site parking
Lunch: Will be provided
Number limited to: 10 Max
Susannah Wesley Community Center
Service Project in Review
The Rotary Club of Honolulu with many community friends, (several brought and led by our Don Anderson Youth Leadership Fellow, Oliver Bartlmae), gave of their time and talents with happy hearts to help spruce of the SWCC.
Each Saturday (Aug. 16 & 30) 30+ participants showed up!
On behalf of the staff, volunteers and participants of the Susannah Wesley Community Center I extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the time you graciously shared over 2 Saturdays to brighten up our Center! Beyond the lasting impact of painted walls, railings, and seating areas, we treasure the opportunity to meet all of you as people lending a helping hand.
Please find our official invitation for 77th Charter Anniversary!
Enclosed invitation letter, EDM, Shangri-la hotel reservation form as well as a spreadsheet for your easy sign up!
Please use the spreadsheet to provide information of each attendees including choice of main course.
We look forward to welcoming friends from our sister club!
best regards,
Yen LIN
Rotary Club of Taipei |台北扶輪社
Club Executive Secretary
IT'S GIVE ALOHA TIME! Let's support our members and community!
If you shop at Foodland, please consider making a donation to RCH at checkout during the month of September. The code for Responsive Caregivers of Hawaii is 78218. Mahalo.
If you would like to help, watch for the signup sheet!
PAUL HARRIS WEEK!
Three locations & dates to choose from!
Mon. Sept. 8
Tues. Sept. 9
Thur. Sept. 11
More Info Soon - keep your eye on Events!
VOLUNTEERS
Sep. 16, 2025
Greeters:
Ian Wetherell & Shannon Melton
Pledge:
Judy Lind
Music:
Bub Wo
Inspiration:
Bob Borek
Aloha, New Members and Prospectives:
Our Districts monthly "WELCOME TO ROTARY" Zoom meeting will take place on Saturday, September 6th at 9 a.m. This is an introductory presentation on Rotary International, District 5000 and your club. If you've been in Rotary for a short time or if you just want to learn more about Rotary, join us Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Besides the great information, you'll meet some experienced Rotarians who will help to make your Rotary experience positive and meaningful.
Sep 6, 9-10am, Saturday. Welcome to Rotary for prospective and new members. Learn Rotary Basics and find your Rotary experience. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94810456899
Sep 6, 10-11am, Saturday. Club Community Service Committees. Come together to collaborate on impactful projects and share ideas. Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94810456899
Aloha District 5000 Rotarians,
If you've registered for the 2026 Rotary International Convention in Taipei or if your just thinking about registering or you've been to multiple conventions and just want to learn more about this one or if you never, until this moment, thought about going to the convention - please join me for an informational Zoom next Thursday, September 11 at 6:30. I'll attempt to answer all your questions and give you information that I hope will inspire you to sign up.
Here is the link. The convention dates are set for June 13 through the 17th. Hope to see you there!
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 theSpeaker Recommendation Form and send it to RCOH Administrator, Lee HERE. She will submit all forms to the Speaker Committee.
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