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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Aloha my fellow Rotarians,
Happy Earth Week! On Thursday, April 22 we celebrate Earth Day and in honor of this day and our commitment to nature conservation and sustainable community development, our Club will be doing the cleanup action in our home area, Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park this coming Saturday, April 24th!
This service project is very important in driving our community towards sustainable development raising awareness about plastic pollution and educating ourselves, people around about detrimental effects of waste pollution on our oceans, lands and people.
Thanks to everyone who signed up, I am looking forward to this service project and an opportunity to connect with our beautiful nature. Special thanks to organizing team, Lisa Harding and Clare Schnurr for putting a lot of efforts to plan this service project!
With aloha,
Ary Radnaeva
2020 - 2021 President of the RCHS
RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S MEETING - April 15
Last week's speaker was PDG Win Schoneman, who facilitated a discussion about the club's and its members' values, and about what gives the club value for its members.
Our club's and its members' values align with Rotary's core values:Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership.
UPCOMING MEETING - April 21
This week's speaker will be Dr. Dan Murariu, who will give an update on the multi district Romania grant: Update on creating the first craniofacial center in Eastern Europe.
Daniel Murariu, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS is the Director of Lymphatic Surgery at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Murariu performs cosmetic surgery procedures and reconstructive surgery, with an interest in lymphedema surgery, reconstruction using DaVinci robot, complex abdominal wall reconstruction, and microsurgery focusing on breast, head, and neck reconstruction, He is double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Surgery, and holds a microsurgery certificate from the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
To join the meeting via Zoom, please follow this link:
Dial by your location: +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma).
RCHS Supports Peacebuilding initiatives in Hawaii
Inspired by one of our speakers a few a weeks ago, Jose Barzola, the Education Specialist from theMatsunaga Institute for Peace, our Club reached out and offered to support one of the local peacebuilding initiatives - the 34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference (PMC) “Adventures in Peer Mediation” which will be from April 7, 2021 to April 30, 2021.
This event is designed to attract anyone interested in peer mediation, peer mediators, youth, and adults that work with youth to attend. We hope to inspire our communities to explore the benefits of peer mediation. Join us and share about this event! (More detailed information is below).
Come learn about Peer Mediation programs throughout Hawai’i in our opening panel “The Adventure Begins” on Wednesday, April 7. Then join us for one or more of our 16 skill workshops from April 8 to April 29. Everytime you attend a skills workshop you obtain a digital raffle ticket for gift cards that will be raffled at the closing panel event.
Finally, join us to celebrate the PMC closing panel “What’s Next! The Peer Mediation Adventure Continues” with alumni peer mediators to discuss the impact of peer mediation on their personal and professional lives. Raffles will be held at the closing for those in attendance. We will have gift cards in $25 and $50 increments to be raffled for Amazon, Mana Up, Red Lobster, Starbucks, and many more. Over $500 worth of gift cards to be raffled up. Be sure to attend the skills workshops to obtain one digital raffle ticket per skills workshop attended.
Hosted by the Matsunaga Institute for Peace in partnership with the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans aka Club 100, Ceeds of Peace, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Conflict Resolution Alliance, Department for Educational Administration-UH Mānoa, East-West Center Leadership Program, Farrington High School, Hawai'i State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Institute for Climate and Peace, Kailua High School, Kaua'i Economic Opportunity, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center, Lōkahi Foundation, Maui Mediation Services, MediationWorks, Peace Corps, REAL Innovative Connections, Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset Teach For America Hawai'i, The Mediation Center of the Pacific, and West Hawai'i Mediation Center.
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT--WOMEN IN NEED ANNUAL CLOTHING DRIVE
Our Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset is conducting a clothing drive for the women residents of the Women in Need Homes during the month of April. We have conducted this drive for the past several years and will present the clothing and other donated items on a Saturday event with our members at the Aiea home in early May. Items that may be donated include:
- New or used women or children clothing items in all sizes.
- Wearable Women shoes, hand bags, or purses
- Women accessories
- If you have other items to donate please call me first to see if they can use them
When you have your donations ready you can bring them to our Thursday meeting or call Glen Bailey at 392-7170 for pick-up.
Thank you,
Glen Bailey
Community Service Chair
UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TRIP PROJECT
Attached you will find details about our 2021 District International Service Trip to Nepal and Bhutan, scheduled for Oct 22 to Nov 4.
Due to the limited space of 30 persons, priority will be given to Rotarians of clubs who have contributed to the current or previous global grants in Nepal or Bhutan and also to Rotarians who have specialty training or expertise in secondary education, agricultural science, veterinary science, soil science, land surveying, or other applied science subjects. For additional questions, please feel free to contact our Nepal Workgroup Chair Arjun Aryal or myself. Toward the end of next month, we will host an informational meeting for those who have registered.
Thank you again,
James Ham, M.D.
Immediate Past President, RC Honolulu Sunset
Global Grants Chair, D5000
Member, International Service Team, D5000
See the flyer below.
President Ary Radnaeva
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
For maternal and child health month:
Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute.
The Friends of the Library book store--Village Books and Music at Ward is still on until at least the end of May and there a lots of books still waiting to be bought, not to mention vinyl records and artwork!
The bookstore is open from 10 am - 7 pm, Tuesday - Sunday. It's where the old Pier 1 imports used to be, below Nordstrom rack in Kakaako. It's a calm, cool oasis to browse for your favorite book, vinyl record or even artwork.
Proceeds go to fund special requests from all 51 State of Hawaii libraries.
Members' Anniversaries in April
Join Date
Robert Ehrhorn
April 29, 2011
10 years
Sharon Ehrhorn
April 29, 2011
10 years
Club Information
Thursdays at 6:30 PM
Waikiki Yacht Club
1599 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, HI 96814 United States of America
