Agenda -- 42nd Meeting of RCHB for Rotary Year 2020-2021 April is Rotary's Maternal and Child Health Month
- Pledge of Allegiance -- Toby Taniguchi
- Words of Inspiration -- Mary Begier
- Introduction of guests
- Announcement by the President
- Announcements by the Director, Committee Chair and by the members
- Anniversaries
- Happy Dollars
- 4-Way Test -- Virginia Juettner
Meeting Notes can be found here: https://hilobayrotary.com/Stories/rchb-meeting-notes-2021-4-28
Recorded Meeting: https://youtu.be/zbPHRiOgknQ
Published Presentation: None
Pledge of Allegiance -- Led by Toby Taniguchi
Inspiration -- Mary Begier
Introduction of Guests
Peter Matlock, guest speaker
Bruce Matthews, guest speaker
Cameo appearance by Gabriella, aged 1.5 weeks and great granddaughter to Sharon Scheele
Guest Speakers -- Peter Mattock and Bruce Matthews, UHH Department of Agriculture
Announcements by the President
Saturday Cleanup! 260 pounds of garbage removed from downtown Hilo!
Special Thanks to those who participated:
Jan Abundo and her husband
Junichi Noumaru and his wife and son
Michelle Flemming and her husband
Janell Kuamoo and her daughter
Art Taniguchi and his wife and daughter
Richard Cunningham
Tim Hansen
Bryan Lindsay
Mary Begier
Misa Saito
Lorraine Davis
(My apologies to Mary and Misa for not including them in the original thank you.)
Special Thanks to:
Deborah Beaver for coordinating the efforts
Deborah Beaver for supplying tables, chairs and paint for the project
County of Hawaii for supplying vests and garbage bags
David DeLuz Jr. for supplying the signage
The YWCA Preschool for loaning us their pop-up tent
Starbucks for coffee
Deborah's friend, who does this every week, for helping and supplying additional paint
Michelle Flemming and her husband for hauling the garbage to the dump
HUGE MAHALOS!
Notable Board Decisions
We will continue to Zoom through May.
The BOD voted to support a previous Peace Fellow applicant, Anika, who also was the recipient of the school supplies project in December.
The BOD voted to support sign waving for HPD and EMS with $200 for professionally made signs.
The notes of the last club meeting has been posted on the ClubRunner.
- Meeting Notes can be found here: https://hilobayrotary.com/Stories/rchb-meeting-notes-2021-4-21Recorded Meeting: https://youtu.be/qcd3nPmICloPublished Presentation: None
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Volunteers needed!
May 5, 2021 Meeting
- Pledge of Allegiance: Preston Barnes IV
- Inspiration: Marlene Norton
- Birthday Song: Minions
- 4-Way Test: Mike Carroll
Upcoming RCHB Meetings
- Wednesday, April 28 -- Guest Speaker Peter Matlock and Bruce Matthews, UHH School of Agriculture
- Wednesday, May 5 -- Youth Service Month, Guest Speaker Art Kimura - Exchange with Ehime High School
- Wednesday, May 12 -- DARK -- Please plan to attend the District Conference over May 14-16, 2021
- Wednesday, May 19 -- Guest Speaker is Jessica Histo, Hawaii Diaper
- Wednesday, May 19 -- Board of Director's Meeting, Immediately following the general meeting
- Wednesday, May 26 -- Guest Speaker, Michelle Flemming, YWCA Preschool and recipient of RCHB Funds
- Wednesday, June 2 -- Rotary Fellowship Month -- Guest Speaker TBD
- Wednesday, June 9 -- Guest Speaker TBD
- Wednesday, June 16 -- Vocational Day, Guest Speaker Yu Yok Pearring
- Wednesday, June 16 -- Board of Director's Meeting, Immediately following the general meeting
- Wednesday, June 23 -- Guest Speaker TBD
- Wednesday, June 30 -- Induction of New Officers -- stay tuned for more information
Other Rotary Meetings and Invitation
District Happenings
A series of D5000 Rotary webinars is available for your viewing, either live or recorded. You can also find ton of webinars in the Learning Center at rotary.org: https://learn.rotary.org/members/learn/catalog
D5000 Webinar Recordings: https://rotaryd5000.org/sitepage/webinars
Mark Your Calendars
District Conference 2021
- Will be held for the first time in Hilo commemorating 100 years of Rotary on Big Island on May 14, 15 and 16, 2021. The event is now 100% virtual. Volunteers who have skills in videotaping and virtual platforms are requested. Please contact Alan Kusunoki at aakusunoki@aol.com
District Conference 2023
- Will be held in Hilo. The committee is looking for volunteers to help with the planning and a co-chair from East Hawaii.
Future Rotary International Conventions
- Taipei: June 12-16, 2021 Rotary International has announced that the International Conference will be virtual due to the ongoing threat of the COVID virus. Stay tuned for further news.
- Houston: June 4-8, 2022
Communications
Announcements, Director / Committee Chair report
Volunteer opportunity - COVID Vaccine Scheduling for DOH. Looking for experienced volunteers to staff the phones.
HRYF -- Richard Cunningham.
HPD and EMS sign waving project -- Art Taniguchi
Art Taniguchi -- Carol Van Camp is moving to Florida. She is a Past President of RCHB, one of the first women to join RCHB. Do we want to do anything for her?
Anniversaries between April 21 and April 28, 2021
Wedding Anniversary
Club Anniversary
Birthday
Preston Barnes III -- April 25
Recognitions/Announcements
Happy Dollars
Keep your happy dollar donation in an envelope and bring it to the next in-person meeting, send a check to RCHB, PO Box 11506 or pay via credit card from our new online payment system: https://checkout.square.site/
Tom W. is $20 happy (not) because he went to HNL for a medical procedure and upon returning, because his paperwork was not accepted, he is in a 10 day quarantine.
Art T. is $5 happy for Deborah B. coordinating the clean-up. He was amazed at how many cigarette butts were on the sidewalks.
Mary is $5 happy for Deborah B. coordinating the clean-up.
Alan O. is $10 happy He has been attending other Rotary sponsored meetings -- one in South Hilo, the Rotarian On Amateur Radio (ROAR) and starting to dig into Ancestry.com.
Rotary IQ Winner -- Gift Certificate to Kadota Liquors, courtesy of Anita Cunningham. And the winner is: Richard Cunningham
Looking for Prize Donors -- Please let Lorraine know what you would like to offer.
Next Meeting -- Wednesday, May 5, Guest Speaker is Art Kimura, Exchange with Ehime High School
Looking for guest speakers -- please contact Lorraine Davis if you have someone you know would be a good speaker for our club.
The Four Way Test -- Virginia Juettner
