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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!

Weekly WSRC Update

Posted by President Brenna Dicks on Mar 30, 2020

Aloha Rotarians and Friends,

I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during this time of difficulty and transition to home-based activities. The federal government and Governor Ige has asked us to participate in home-based activities until April 30th (excluding necessary travel to refresh food and supplies, and medical care). This will not be forever! We will come back together as a group soon in May, with a renewed heart of gratitude to help others in our community. I have also been provided an excellent facts-based presentation regarding COVID-19 passed on by a military professional. It has very good graphs to help visualize information.

We have some exciting club updates to share this morning!

Our club has submitted two emergency grant requests to provide relief to our community through two projects, partnering with Rotarian Kathleen Merriam. These are requests and have not been approved yet (they were submitted this past weekend), but I wanted to share this information with all of you to show that even during this difficult time and social distancing, Rotarians can still make a difference by helping others in our Windward community.

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!

Kalama Beach New Year's Cleanup

Posted on Dec 29, 2019

Check out these awesome Rotarians, friends, & family who helped with the Kalama Beach cleanup project today! Hundreds of pounds of trash, fishing nets, and microplastics were removed from our beautiful Windward beach and ocean. Mahalo to all the beachgoers who let us know they appreciated our efforts! Ally Bank and Hensel Phelps were MVPs for helping provide the sifters, bags, gloves, & sponsorship for our project. We could not have completed this monumental effort without our awesome volunteers who truly care about our Hawaii ecosystem and environmental preservation. Check out our social media to find out when the next cleanup is taking place!

Red Kettle Bell Ringing with WSRC!

Posted on Dec 21, 2019

WSRC Rotarians are “Doing the most good” while partnering with the Salvation Army today at Safeway in Kailua! Mahalo to our fantastic, friendly Rotarian bell ringers. All the kettle collections will go to fund rehabilitation programs and community initiatives on the Windward side. Thank you to our volunteers who took the time to spend a few hours spreading Christmas cheer: we know schedules are very packed during the holidays. Lorianna, Sarah, Michaela, David, Brenna, and Larry say "Merry Christmas from your Windward Sunrise Rotarians!"