Home Page | Rotary Club of Windward Oahu Sunrise (Kailua)

E Komo Mai! Rotary is a volunteer leadership organization of professionals and community leaders with a heart for service. We are the Windward Sunrise Rotary Club of Oahu in Kailua, Hawaii. We are a friendly and active group. Please join us on Tuesdays at 7:15 am, upstairs at Windward Ford in Kailua Town!

Project: Beach Cleanup, Saturday, 6/6 at Kalama Beach Park

Posted by President Brenna Dicks on Jun 03, 2020

We understand it's disappointing that the Rotary International Convention was unable to go forward as planned in Honolulu on Saturday, June 6. Let's connect for good by instead meeting at Kalama Beach Park on that day from 8:00 am-10:00 am and gathering waste and micro-plastics off our beautiful beaches. This project is family-friendly, open to all, and a great way to get some fresh air and exercise! Coffee will be provided, so gather early for the best parking and a cup of motivation.

Rotarian Luke suggested bringing kitchen strainers to sift out larger microplastic pieces. Mahalo Rotarians Lauren and Alenka for this project idea! See you there and don't forget to wear your Rotary shirts and hats!

Project: Rotary Cares About Mental Health II

Posted by President Brenna Dicks on May 09, 2020

This past weekend, Windward Sunrise Rotarians and friends participated in an amazing local project in honor of May Mental Health Awareness Month! We worked together to renovate and revitalize the Group space at Windward Community Mental Health Clinic in Kāne’ohe. The Friday crew painted the room and touched up the lobby, with Saturday's crew hanging art, bulletin boards, and reassembling the group meeting space. Mahalo to all the phenomenal supporters and volunteers who helped make this awesome project happen for the clients of this important community health resource center!

Want to serve your community and help us out with one of our upcoming projects? Feel free to visit our social media or click "Join Rotary!" at the top of our page. Check out our YouTube Channel for a closer glimpse of this and other past projects!

Weekly WSRC Update

Posted by President Brenna Dicks on Apr 18, 2020

Aloha WSRC Rotarians and Friends,

Our online Windward Sunrise Rotary Club Zoom meeting is this Tuesday morning (4/21), at 7:15 am! We will use this time to check in with each other, go over what the club has been doing, and hear special guest speaker Ashley Wiberg, clinical social worker and Bobby Benson Center board member! Ashely provides therapeutic interventions for Oahu clients affected by abuse and domestic violence and her agency is interested in partnering with your Windward Sunrise Club for a Mother's Day project. Please e-mail or use the "Contact Us" form for the Zoom meeting log-ins! Our meeting space opens up at 7:00 am, so feel free to come in early as you sip your coffee and view our announcements.

Our small but mighty club was awarded the Fort Shafter Hui's $1,600 grant for our community projects! Mahalo nui loa for believing in the work we do in our Oahu community. This grant will help us provide immediate relief to families in need on our island. We cannot do what we do without selfless sponsorship from amazing community groups. Be sure to check out their website to see the initiatives they’re sponsoring this year!

Want to personally better our community this second? If you'd like to help those in need, here's your chance! Hawaii Food Bank needs Monetary donations, food (drop off at Napa Auto Parts in Kailua), and your help to sort/pack donations.

The Phase II of Rotary Cares About Mental Health at the Windward Community Mental Health Center is tentatively set for May 9th, depending on the State's COVID-19 direction. Due to social distancing, this project will be RSVP-only and has limited space for volunteers. Please reach out to me directly to RSVP with any guests you'd like to bring. More on this at our Zoom meeting on 4/21!

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions, concerns, or just need someone to talk with! If you have any photos of your activities during social distancing, feel free to e-mail them to be featured on our social media :)

In health and wellness,

Brenna Dicks

Weekly Meetings and COVID-19

Posted by Club President Brenna Dicks on Mar 23, 2020

Aloha Windward Sunrise Rotarians and Friends,

As we are all doing our part to combat the spread of COVID-19, Rotary District Governor Eric Kaler has formally recommended Rotary clubs do not meet in person during the rest of March and into April. Tentatively, we will resume our meetings in May. The Rotary International Convention in Honolulu has also been canceled.

You can stay informed with Rotary International's latest COVID-19 coverage at this link.

In good news, take a look at this card we received for our support of the Kahauiki Village! Thank you, Windward Sunrise Rotarians for your financial gifts to this powerful initiative to help families experiencing houselessness on Oahu.

Missing Rotary? (Of course you are!) There are opportunities to meet online with E-clubs. In our Hawaii District, we have two e-clubs that you may want to check out, as well as the first-ever e-club in Rotary!

* The Rotary E-club of Hawaii will be meeting online. Please go to their website for http://www.rotaryeclubhawaii.org/e-meetings for information.

* WE Rotary meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday at 3pm HST. Today they have a special online meeting and Kat Huber will be talking about the Coronavirus. Their web address is: http://rotaryeclubdistrict5000hawaii.org/

Come participate in the Rotary Spring Training Assembly online! The District has shared a Spring Training Assembly webinar schedule with each class lasting Saturdays, 9:00 am to noon. You can pick what topics interest you most - they are diverse and wide-ranging, applicable to business interactions and management! They can also help us all understand a little bit more about our Oahu community and the social issues we face. Check it out:

Apr 4 - Youth Service, Community Service, Vocational Service, education/literacy

Apr 11 - International Service, Grant Management, climate change/environment

Apr 18 - Public Image, Online Resources, Disease prevention/health

May 2 - Membership, Club Service, Club Trainer, Peace initiatives

May 9 - Rotary 101, Foundation 101, Homelessness on Oahu

May 16 - Secretary, Treasurer Basics, Leadership Opportunities, Mental health/Suicide Prevention Update

Zoom online meeting webinar codes and directions will be posted on the rotaryd5000.org website (left side) and will be sent out to members via e-mail (I will send them to our friends and future Rotarians). You can listen in on just the ones that interest you or do them all. I guarantee you that you will get a ton of great information and ideas - and please take notes so we can share ideas at our next club meeting in May!

Thank you for all you do and please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have further questions or concerns.

In service,

Brenna Dicks
Windward Sunrise Rotary Club President

Rotary Cares About Compassion Project

Posted on Feb 17, 2020

Mahalo to all our amazing contributors to our “Rotary Cares About Compassion” Valentine’s Day Project! The Windward Sunrise Rotary Club accepted a staggering ~$900+ in donations and $120 cash to create 67 gift bags. These gifts will be donated directly to families and survivors of sex trafficking and intimate partner violence right here on Oahu.

Club President Brenna Dicks and Windward Sunrise Rotarian Anna prepared and wrapped up the bags to distribute to the treatment centers and transitional housing in our local area. Rotarians are People of Action and we thank the community for their generosity! Come see how you can get involved in our next project!