June 27, 2018

Marcia Caldirolais Advocate for Africa's Children MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

After much manipulation Charod Dodd came to the rescue and managed to get our slide show started together with President Steve Koyama. The slide show was a DVD made by PP Mo Radke with pictures of our Club in the 50’s HAWAII CLUB 30 DISTRICT 5000 CHARTERED: JUNE 20, 1939 RI PRESIDENT: IAN H.S. RISELEY Lisa Ahmed did the honors today DISTRICT G OVERNOR:

NALANI FLINN and welcomed visiting Rotarians

from out of State. They are Carsten Buschkuehle from the Rotary Club fo Lippstadt, LAST CHANCE Germany and Brian Walker from the Rotary Club of Garberville, CA.

Our Foundation Chair Glenn Perry took the mic to announce that we have reached our goal for the year, collecting a total of $24,868.00. Please continue to donate and thanks to all who have given so generously!

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WEEKLY REPORT — WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018

President Steve Koyama called the meeting to order. off - tune Welcome Song. Jeremey Wilson told us that President Steve told us that our Rotary Club started in he is going back to California for a couple of weeks and 1939. We are 79 years old! He also told us that today will miss us. PP Tony Gedeon said he thought we is PP Sally Blanchard’s birthday. This is Fellowship were all happy to be at the meeting. President Steve Month for Rotary. He then introduced the Head Table: said he was proud to have been our President. PP Tony Gedeon and PP Gene Grounds. He then Announcements: thanked PP/PE Carol Riley for being Scribe. 1. President Steve shared that June 30 th is PP Bob Tellander shared an inspiration. He started by Change of Command at the Outrigger Canoe saying he was glad to be back from his trip. On his trip Club. Reservations should be made with PP he was lobbying think tanks and wanted us to know Gloria King or Linda Collard. that it is impossible to see politicians in Washington! 2. Patti Mitchell said that she has been working on an Interact Club for two years, but has finally Hanabusa was the only one that gave him any time. arranged for an Early Act Club that will be held He wished us all a happy week. at Waikiki Elementary School. Denny Meyer lead the club in the pledge to the 3. Glen Perry told us that we have collected $24,868 for the Rotary Foundation this year. American flag. Lisa Ahmed introduced our guests. She said she was President Steve said that we had no speaker for the nervous because she has never done this before. day, so we were going to review past celebrations of There were no guests of Rotarians or District the Rotary Club of Waikiki. He said that PP Gene Governors at our meeting. PE Bob Wu did a make - up Grounds, PP Tony Gedeon and PP Dick Matti would visit to our Club. Past Presidents stood and were be sharing along with the slide show prepared by PP recognized. Mo Radke. PP Gene started by saying that over the First time visitors to the Rotary Club of Waikiki were years the Club has met at different places, but stayed at asked to join her at the front of the room. We each location for at least 10 years. Since we are in welcomed Brian Walker from Garberville, CA and Waikiki, the surf board has been part of our brand. We Carsten Buschkuehle from Germany. President have surfboards on many of our banners. We Steve asked us to sing the Welcome Song…one of his exchange banners with Clubs all over the world. Other last duties as President! clubs have spun off or our club, and we spun off of another club. Sylvia Makk shared the Happy Bucket. She donated money to thank President Steve for being president. Discussion about many former members was shared. Lisa Ahmed, PP Janet Scheffer, PP Dave We talked about the October Fest before the Food Livingston, and PP Gene Grounds thanked Fest. We have always been the fun club; now we are President Steve for a wonderful year. PP Dick Matti known as the Friendly Club. Music has always been a spoke about our low attendance and thanked PP/PE part of our club. We have done many community Carol Riley for being scribe. PP Bob Tellander told service projects: Diamond Head Clean Up with the us that the State of Hawaii Book Sale and Art Show is scouts and military, the Waikiki Yacht Club clean up; going on at McKinley High School for the rest of the Waikiki Beach clean up; LaPietra and St. Louis School week. PP Janet Scheffer welcomed our guest from Interact Clubs; Waikiki Elementary School garage sale; Germany and reminded that next year’s Rotary book giveaways; dictionary giveaways; sister club International Convention will be in Hamburg, Germany. recognitions; etc. Congratulations were given to PP Dave Livingston for PP Gene told us about a Rotarian from Australia who becoming Area President of the Nave League. PP told him about salt - water swimming pools in 1985. He Dave Hamil thanked President Steve for leading the changed his and still uses the salt - water pool now!

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WEEKLY REPORT — WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 Humor has always been a part of our Club. We used to have a “joke of the week.” We have entered athletic PRINCESS ANNE TO SPEAK AT ROTARY CONVENTION events like the Outrigger canoe races. At one time we had 130 members! Rotary is a club of volunteers, It is Her Royal Highness The not authoritarian. Being Rotary President is a growing , Princess Anne, experience. Rotary believes that “what does around will address the 2018 Rotary comes around.” International Convention on 24 June in Toronto.The second PP Tony said his first contact with Rotary was in 1972 child and only daughter of when he was the assistant manager of a hotel in Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Hawaii. One of his jobs was setting up for a Rotary The Princess Royal is Patron of Club meeting. He then traveled to other locations and Save the Children UK , an became a Rotarian. In 1983, he came to Waikiki and international, nongovernmental organization that focuses on became a member of our Club. He has served in many health, education, protection, and disaster relief for positions and as president in 1992. He has been a children. Rotarian for 40 years and loves it. A strong advocate for children’s rights, The PP Dave Livingston’s ticket was selected, but he Princess Royal annually travels the world in chose a red marble. Rika Sales was thanked for being support of Save the Children and other charities. In the Greeter for today’s meeting and Charod Dodd was addition, the Princess Royal is president or patron of more than 300 other organizations.The Princess thanked for helping with the projector. We recited the Royal is Chancellor of the University of , the Four Way Test and the meeting was adjourned. University of Edinburgh, and the University of the Highlands and Islands. She is also Grand Master of Respectfully submitted, the , a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and, in recognition of PP/PE Carol Riley her extensive charity work in Scotland, an Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

An accomplished equestrian, Princess Anne won a gold medal (1971) and two silver medals (1975) at the European Three - Day Event Championships, and in 1976, in Montreal, she became the first member of the to compete in the Olympics. She currently serves as President of the British Olympic Association and is a member of the International Olympic Committee . In 1973, in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Princess Anne married of the Queen’s Dragoon Guards.

The Princess Royal has two children, Peter and Zara. After her marriage to Phillips was dissolved in April 1992, The Princess Royal married (now Vice Admiral) Sir Timothy Laurence, . The Princess A group of our predecessors in the 50’s from the Rotary Royal has three grandchildren. Her son, Peter, Club of Waikiki dedicating their new Surf Board at the old and his wife, Autumn, have two daughters; her club location near the corner of Kapiolani and Kalakaua daughter, Zara, and her husband, Mike Tindall, Avenues. Fond memories! have a daughter and are expecting a second child this summer.

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CLUB OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2017 - 2018 TODAY’S SPEAKER . JENNIFER RUSSO OFFICERS Marcia Caldirola is the

President [email protected] Director of Development for Steve Koyama 265 - 4092 Advocates for Africa’s Children. After graduating VP / President - Elect [email protected] Stephen Morgan 352 - 8383 from Gonzaga University she established her Vice President [email protected] PDG Roy King 737 - 1991 recruitment company and for six years lived and worked in Secretary [email protected] Bill Amigone 735 - 2872 Singapore and South Africa.

Treasurer [email protected] After returning to the US, Marcia worked for eight PP David Hamil 375 - 3283 years with the American Red Cross of

Immediate Past President [email protected] Santa Monica / Greater L.A. and then for four years Joe Gedeon 386 - 6985 with the March of Dimes, Hawaii. Her experience in

DIRECTORS national and international markets provides her with a wide network of resources and contacts. Gene Grounds [email protected]

Kathryn Henski [email protected] Marcia is mom to two wonderful daughters adopted from China. They’ve affirmed her great desire to Nora Chen [email protected] see all children of the world live healthy and happy Patti Look [email protected] lives. Patti Mitchell [email protected]

Paul McGillicuddy [email protected]

Adrienne King [email protected]

Sylvia Makk [email protected]

Glenn Perry [email protected]

SERVICE CHAIRS

Club Admin Chair Gene Grounds

Community Service Chair Kathryn Henski

Food Fest Chair David Hamil / Patti Look

Foundation Chair Glen Perry / Tay Perry

Literacy Chair Mela Kealoha - Lindsey

Membership Chair Joe Gedeon

Public Relations Chair Janet Scheffer

International Chair Bill Amigone PO Box 8622, Honolulu HI 96830 Sister Club Liaison — Japan Chad Adams / Rika Sales Executive Administrator Linda Collard Sister Club Liaison — Taiwan Flora Lu / Nora Chen 395 - 2290 | [email protected]

Vocational Chair Sylvia Makk Bulletin Editor / Publisher & Web Coordinator PP Dick Matti Youth Services Chair Patti Mitchell 396 - 3268 | [email protected]

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