Weekly Newsletter 09/24/2025

 

 

Call to Order: President, Tim Hansen

 

Pledge of Allegiance: Bryan Lindsey

 

Inspiration: Alan Okinaka – “You are always as young as you feel but never as important.”

 

 

Trivia Question: Where did the first Oktoberfest take place?  Answer: On October 12, 1810; for the commemoration of the marriage, Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, held on the festival grounds in Munich, Germany.

In October, the weather is still very good and stimulates the thirst of the visitors. In the year 1910, Oktoberfest celebrated its 100^th birthday.  120,000 liters of beer were poured.

 

Guest: Anne Chamberlain

 

Birthday or Wedding Anniversaries: None

 

 

Club Related Announcements:

 

 

             Sign-up sheet is being passed around for the first 100 people.

 

 

 

$20 – Chester Cabral – Happy that his son Chad Cabral, CEO of Boys and Girls Club, Big Island was named by Pacific Business News as one of 15 individuals as Hawaii’s Most Admired Leaders for 2025.

 

$20 – JoB – Celebrating the success of last week’s Kona’s Prevent Suicide Awareness Walk and looking forward to this Saturday’s Hilo Prevent Suicide Awareness sign waving.

 

$20 – Art Taniguchi – Peace Memorial Service – 1,000 cranes folded and many Rotarians including District 5000 Governor, Nancy Cabral and Mayor Kimo Alameda.  Also a Memorial Service for Genshitsu Sen, a grand master of the Uransenke tea tradition and a Rotarian. 

 

$20 – Dwayne Mukai – As part of a JCCCIH, is honored to be presenting 1,000 cranes at the

Hiroshima Peace Museum.  Cranes made by Hilo High School Japan Club and East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjinkai.

 

 

$20 – Tom Witthans –

 

$10 – Mary Begier – Her manicurist graduated a mental health program and accepted to intern to become counselor.  Shared that she had attended a mental health summit last week---met a really- cool-guy named Tim.  Could this be our own Tim Hansen?

 

$10 – Sandra Wagner-Wright – Received Advance Review of “Life & Times of Sarah Good.” 

 

$10 – Anita Cunningham – For Chester Cabral’s son, Chad - “The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree!

 

$10 – Jessica Thompson – CEO of Hawaii Island United Way; opened a furniture bank program to make use of our available space in our office at 688 Kinoole St. Suite 201.

Last week, we hosted our first family, referred to us by Neighborhood House of Puna. They filled up their kitchen, living room & bedroom with gently used household items, donated by community members.

 

 

 It’s not too late to purchase tickets!

James gave an update on the status of our 25^th Annual Oktoberfest, slated for Friday, September 26, 2025, at Sangha Hall, General Admission, 6-9pm. Pre-event starts at 5pm 

He joked that he has a horse trailer in his driveway, and he doesn’t even own a horse!

It was a handy hauling vehicle to transport the needed items for our event!