February 6, 2019
Wailea, Maui
Today's Meeting
The meeting opened at 12:05 by our esteemed President Joanne Doell. Aloha greetings all around to all present with handshakes, hugs, and fist bumps. She introduced the Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year—Year of the Pig—which began yesterday, February 5, 2019 and ends on 2/19/19. Kung Hee Fat Choy (in Hawaii), or Gung Hay Fat Choy (in the Bay Area, CA).
INSPIRATION: Barry Rosenfeld shared his own unique philosophy: “Bitterness is a wasted emotion. You can’t go back and get love, you can go forward and give love.”
HAWAIIAN Word of the Day: Makena =Abundance; from mak’ke meaning “many gathered”; coral was gathered there to build Po’okela church in Makawao.
GUESTS: Ed Lorenz, Ontario; Armin Preiksaitis, Alberta; Doug and Mary Cooper, Crossville, TN; Bill and Cheryl Mains, Alberta; Allen Gray, Chicago; Phil Suetons; Bryan Walton, Alberta; Garry Macintosh, Alberta; Glen Newcomer, Bryan, Ohio; Bonnie Jones, Kihei; Zandra Amanal, Maui
MAUI MINUTE: Bill Mains has been coming to Maui for 9 years. The sunsets are most memorable, especially the sunset at the top of Haleakala, which he recently experienced.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The fundraiser update: To be held February 16th at Mulligans, 5 to 9 PM. Will include silent auction, food, and live entertainment from Kaina Kountry.
Smita Martinez gave us an update on the use of the silent auction. She suggested that members download a bar code or QR scanner app which will work to bring in an auction item onto their cell phone. Jay Satenstein reported 84 tickets have been sold and looking for twice that many to be sold in the next 10 days. Karin Carlson encouraged all to come, bring friends and enjoy the evening.
Joanne Doell reported this is the last day for Kihei Charter students to apply for the HRYF
scholarship. We are hoping for about 8 applicants. Interviews will begin shortly.
Gloria Lukens had badges and pins to give to those who need them. Several theme badges, as well as club badges, were handed out.
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The next potluck Pau Hana will be Thursday, February 28th at Keawakapu Beach on the Green next to 5 Palms. This is an opportunity to invite prospective members and just have fun. More info later.
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John Moore is interested and looking for volunteers to beautify the grounds outside the Maui Hospice building, Room 5, in Wailuku in honor of Cynthia Clark. Please contact him if you wish to head up this project.
ROTARY FOUNDATION: Barry Hyman reported to the club we have 30 members who have donated to Rotary Foundation this year. Mark Harbison received a Paul Harris plus-plus pin for donating a total of $8,000 over the years. So, he now has a pin with 3 rubies—the highest level.
DR. MARK BARRY reported on the progress he and Kelly have made in training surgeons in orthopedic surgery in Africa, mainly in Tanzania. The aim is to set up an effective and sustainable program that will carry on after the training; not “parachuting into rescue, but training local physicians and other supporting staff”. With the help of a Rotary Int’l grant for $35,000, they were able to bring trainers from the USA and Europe to Africa for 1 ½ years of intense training. The monies paid for airfare, lodging, food. Mark showed us pictures of different health issues (among them—club foot, scoliosis, hip issues, leg infections) they were able to correct. Plans are to continue in other African countries with the same training.
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Here is Mark's slide show.
Today's Speaker
Sarah Sorensen
Sarah Sorensen, a realtor from the Whale’s Tail Realty in Wailuku, HI talked to us about the Wishing Well program. Under the umbrella there are two components to this project. One is scholarships to Maui County students. The other is a program to supply needed items to teachers in the classrooms of Maui County. Fifty two percent of all students in Maui County are economically disadvantaged. That means about 12,000 students might not have money for pencils, paper, and other supplies needed—especially for the second semester of school. More can be read about this program at www.ILoveMauiSchools.com. Watch her video at realtorm.ag/Sorenson. Items needed may range from shoes, area rugs, microwave ovens, coolers, stools, office chairs, floor fans, yoga balls, in addition to the traditional school supplies. The list is endless. A generic list is available to teachers, on which they can order what is most needed for their individual classroom.
HAPPY DOLLARS: Smita Martinez carried around the koa bowl asking for ‘happy’ comments. Several were happy Sarah Sorenson shared her story. Steve Moksnes shared he and Billie are sponsoring a ‘library’ in Afghanistan, Jay Satenstein congratulated Mark H on his new ‘pin’, and Margie Flores shared she saw a big article on the Christmas Angels project in the newsletter for St. Theresa’s parish in Kihei.
BIRTHDAYS/CLUB ANNIVERSARIES: Birthdays - Billie Moksnes, 15th, Janet Walker, 20th, and Michael O’Dwyer, 25th. Anniversaries: Dave and Heather Ballaine 10 years on Feb 11th, Paige Fontaine and Billie Moksnes 18 years on Feb 20th, Dick Lundrup 4 years Feb 25th, and Steve Moksnes 18 years Feb 27th. All were given fortune cookies to celebrate the new lunar Chinese New Year.
ACT OF KINDNESS: Kathleen Tezak gave away a cook top she no longer could use to a neighbor who needed one—and it fit perfectly.
MAGIC MARBLE: Dave Ballaine managed the drawing. Karin Carlson drew a blue marble. In the pot this week is $541. Perhaps the lucky winner will pull the gold marble next week!
Flag Exchange: Doug and Mary Cooper from Crossville, Tennessee, exchanged flags with President Joanne
National Chopsticks Day today! Joanne encouraged all to practice their Chopsticks’ skills or teach someone how to use them (only the top one moves). Also, It is National Black History Month in February. Joanne thanked the Media in general for educating all on the contributions made by 19th and 20th Century Black Americans with stories that may not have been in our school history chapters when we were younger.
Closing Today's Meeting
