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NEW CLUB MEMBERS ON FEBRUARY 16, 2024
THREE NEW MEMBERS at one meeting! (L-R)
 
MAEDYNE MOLINA - Retired Workforce Development Supervisor
SARAH LUCHENBILL - American Cancer Society Associate Director
KELLEY STILLMAN - The Employee Experts Sales Manager
 
WELCOME ABOARD!
 
 
ROTARY "SPEED CHAT" ON FEBRUARY 22, 2024
It's hard to actually get to know members at meetings... thus a Social SPEED CHAT! Members (and possible new members) lined up across from each other on long tables to CHAT for a total of only 7-8 minutes! What fun (and loud!)...using "notes" write short answers from CHATTERS. Then one side would shift so that people would CHAT with someone else.  Before the CHAT, attendees participated in a fun ICE BREAKER designed to keep people from sitting down and just waiting for something to happen. People had to find someone in the room who had been or done each of the "squares", thus getting people to meet other people. This event was especially helpful for new members who all want to come back... maybe next fall!
JANUARY 28, 2024 ~ FIRST SERVICE PROJECT OF THE NEW YEAR!
It was a lovely Sunday morning and volunteers from the Rotary Club of Hilo came together as “Friends of the Kuhio Kalani’ana’ole Centennial Park” to put forth their efforts, connect with the aina, give back to the land and improve the beauty of the park that Rotary began many years prior. Among the Rotarians and jr. Rotarians who participated in the effort were Beckie Marshall, Kari Hoffman and Fred Fischer. Also in attendance dance as supported of the effort were Jeremiah and Brayden Leonard.
FINAL MEETING OF THE YEAR ~ DECEMBER 15
 
So much happening at our busy December 15 meeting at the Yacht Club!
 
A new board of Directors for the July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 Rotary year was voted in by the membership!
 
$25,546 was awarded to the Friends of the Children's Justice Center of East Hawaii, the Hilo Medical Center Foundation and the 'Ohana Wa'a Laulima. All moneys were part of the net profit from the 2023 Hilo Brewfest held in July of 2023.
 
A truck full of new toys was collected from the members... going to the Salvation Army's Annual Toy Drive.
 
A nice selection of Teddy Bears was also gathered for the "Friends" to distribute to Police cars. The goal is one Teddy Bear for each active Police car so that officers would have a bear ready to hand to a child who is being removed from a toxic home environment or may be suffering from an injury due to an accident.
 
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Rotary Club of Hilo
PO Box 7476
Hilo, HI  96720
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March 14, 2024 - Club Social
Reporter
Gerhart, Ginny
 
Photographer
Glass, Kerry
 
Greeter 1
Munro, Susan
 
Greeter 2
Glass, Kerry
 
March 29, 2024
Reporter
Heikes, Beverly
 
Photographer
Glass, Kerry
 
April 5, 2024
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Mack, Chelsea
 
Photographer
Woods, Shirley
 
April 19, 2024
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Tanouye, Jen
 
Photographer
Thomas, Mark
 
April 26, 2024
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De Coito, Dawn
 
Photographer
Dugar, Bobby
 
May 3, 2024
Reporter
Iwasaki, Jairus
 
Photographer
Handy, Jr., Steve
 
May 17, 2024
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Kron, Julie
 
Photographer
Glass, Kerry
 
Greeter 1
Gerhart, Ginny
 
June 7, 2024
Reporter
Munro, Susan
 
Photographer
Liu, Anna
 
June 21, 2024
Reporter
Gerhart, Ginny
 
Photographer
Glass, Kerry
 
Editor/publisher, in Ed's absence
Gerhart, Ginny
 
Greeter 1
Wong, Wally
 
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