November 29, 2017
Wailea, Maui
Photograph: Steve Moksness
Can you find the two life saving devices in this photo?
Santa Margie is hard at work getting gifts for kids at St. Theresa's!
GIFTS FOR KIDS
WELCOME TO OUR CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING AT MULLIGANS
OPENING THE MEETING
Our meeting was called to order by President John Moore at 1210. We welcomed speaker Barry Rosenfeld and his wife Pat from Bakersfield, returning members Carol Perry and Larry Shapiro and Bill Andrews with his partner Lise Lahey. All stood for a large Aloha and the pledge of allegiance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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November 30 –Club tour of Waihe’e Coastal Dunes: 10-Noon.
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November 30 –Kihei Charter Intermediate Art Exhibit: 6-8PM, 330 Ohukai Rd.
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December 2 & 3 – Food Drive, Kihei Safeway 9-4 PM each day.
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December 8 – Club holiday party. 6:00PM Steve and Billie Moksnes’s home 4000 Wailea Alanui St, #102. (Note change of venue)
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December 14, Lokelani Career Day
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February 10 - Our Elvis fundraiser
MENU
Corned beef
Cabbage
Rice
Mixed green salad
Steve Moksnes asked us to sign up in the book to bring a friend to lunch as potential new members.
Gloria Lukens was awarded a can of sweet peas for being so sweet!
Dave Ballaine introduced our speaker, Barry Rosenfeld from Bakersfield, CA.
TODAY'S SPEAKER
Barry Rosenfeld
Barry is a member of E Club One World. He joined in 1985 and has served as president of Bakersfield West in 1992/93. Barry helped organize the Bakersfield West Rotary Foundation in
1993. It has assets of over one million dollars. Barry is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and was named Rotarian of the Year in 1994. He also received the Service above self award in 2006.Barry has served as Director of the Rotary Rose Bowl Parade Float committee for the past three years and is chairman of the Parade Participant Committee.
Barry has served clients for 41 years as a Chartered Financial Consultant helping people prepare for a secure financial future. He spends 50% of his time working with families who have special needs children.
The Rotary float for 2017 won the first place award for floats under 35 feet on January 2. The Float titled Doing Good In the World can be seen online at www.rotaryfloat.org. There are 44 float entries and a total of 100 entries including bands and walkers.Barry’s club is a multi district club with international membership. There are seven districts involved in the Parade. They work hard with volunteers for the last month but raise $200,000 during the year to fund the float. The first Rotary Float was in 1980 (first of 38 consecutive) Make The World Go Around to promote Rotary to the world. The parade route is five miles long and 75 million people watch and 700,000 attend.
Next years float will be Planting The Seeds of Service. It can also be seen online. Riders and Walkers contribute to the fund raiser for the privilege of being in the event. Barry signed a label to go into one of our books to be donated to elementary schools.
TODAY'S GUESTS
Barry Hyman presented Karin Carlson with her Paul Harris certificate and pin.
Mark Harbison inducted our new member Joanne Doell. Her passion is working with children and she rejoined Rotary after being a Sunrise Club member because she missed the fellowship. John and Steve look on.
Gloria presented Carol with her ten year certificate
SUNSHINE REPORT
Gloria announced birthdays this month for Mark Harbison, Gary Redfern, Sally Dean and Jay Satenstein.
November wedding Anniversaries were celebrated for Mani Arriaga, Mary Margaret Baker, Dick Lindrup, Jeanne Duberstein, Barry Hyman and Dave & Heather Ballaine.
Rotary Anniversaries were celebrated by Barry Hyman, Mark Harbision, George Fontaine, Adah Askew and new member Joanne Doell.
Gloria reported from Stuart Karlan on the mainland that Tom Rodriguez Blackburn’s son died at
46 working out at a gym. No cause has been determined. As very highly regarded husband, father and member of his community, eight hundred mourners attended his funeral in Aurora, Colorado last week.
Happy note: Wailea-Makena magazine has an article about Rotary Service Above Self authored by Karin Carlson with a photo by Erica Tait. This is the second month in a row for Karin's articles.
The signup book was passed around for upcoming events, which can also be found on our website. Of special note is our February Fundraiser co-chaired by Karin Carlson and Janet Walker who are well-organized and moving forward with planning.
President John Moore asked Rose Bowl trivia question, "How long was the longest float ever in a Rose Bowl parade?" Margie won a rose with her answer of 110 feet, two feet shy of the actually length of 112 feet.
HAPPY DOLLARS
The bowl was passed by Janet Walker. Contributing were Jay Satenstein happy for his birthday; Bill Andrews happy for the women in his life; Gloria Lukens happy for Bill and the ladies in his life; Margie Flores happy to be a shopping angel; Joe Mitchell happy for the computer fix by our youngest member Erica; Carol Perry happy to be back; Paige Fontaine happy for our speaker and new member Joanne; Charlotte George Smith happy for Richard and his care when she had a scrape waiting for the second bus after the first one broke down; Mark Harbison happy to announce the Safeway food drive-sign up; Joanne Doell happy for her cousin; Mani happy for being happy.
MAGIC MARBLE DRAW
Paige asked our speaker to draw the winning ticket, and the winner was Harry Heilliesen who drew a blue marble. The pot is now at $363.00.
CLOSING THE MEETING
Joanne Doell led us in the four way test and John Moore rang the bell to dismiss us at 1:34 PM.
ROTARY VIDEO OF THE WEEK
ENDING POLIO WORLD-WIDE
Polio
Sermon
UPCOMING SPEAKERS
Barry Rosenfeld, Bakersfield, CA
Rotary's float in the Rose Parade
Nov 29, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
Dec 13, 2017
Nepal Ambulance Project
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Dec 20, 2017
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Dec 27, 2017
NEXT WEEK'S MEETING DUTIES
December 6
Setup Dave Ballaine
Breakdown Mark Harbisons Greeter/Inspiration Gary Redfern
Cashier Frank Schuster
Happy Dollars/Exit Greeter Eliza Rummel
Reporter Heather Ballaine
Audio/Video Stuart Karlan
Photographer Erica Tait
Magic Marble Kit Hawkins
NEWSLETTER REPORTER
Heather Ballaine
NEWSLETTER PHOTOGRAPHER
Erica Tait
NEWSLETTER LAYOUT
Steve Moksnes
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Stuart Karlan
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