January 2017 Bulletin
Posted by Clint Schroeder on Jan 01, 2017
January 2017: Rotary Vocational Service Month
What IS Vocational Service?
Paul Harris founded Rotary as a business networking club that emphasizes ethical standards and trustworthy business practices. Today Vocational Service is just one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service. Vocational Service calls every Rotarian to:
- Aspire to high ethical standards in their occupation;
- Recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations, and;
- Contribute their vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.
Rotarians, clubs, and districts should implement the following strategies in their support of Vocational Service:
- Strengthen the emphasis on vocation and classification in new member recruitment and induction.
- Identify means of emphasizing vocation in club activities.
- Create a stronger emphasis on business networking with integrity in Rotary at the club and district level.
- Focus more attention on business networking with integrity as a means of attracting and mentoring the new generation.
- Emphasize the connection between the Four Way Test and the Rotary Code of Conduct (formerly called: Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions) and their importance to the values of Rotary.
When professionals join a Rotary club, they do so as a representative of their classification – their particular business or profession.
Rotarians have the dual responsibility of representing their vocation within the club and exemplifying the ideals of Rotary within the workplace.
One of the central goals of Vocational Service is to promote and advance Rotary’s high ethical standards. Two useful tools Rotarians have to assess these standards are The Four-Way Test and The Rotary Code of Conduct.
There is a lot Happening in D5000!
Here are some very important items and some clarification that I would like to make sure everyone is thinking about:
- The Council on Legislation ruling about MEETING FREQUENCY did not intend for our clubs to drop to 2x monthly meetings. The amendment was made to provide meeting flexibility if you have another full-club activity planned during the same regular week. IE: A fundraiser, a full-club community service event, a social/mixer, a vocational tour, or another board of directors sanctioned non-business meeting. If you do elect to cancel a meeting, please make sure that your website, Facebook page, and the D5000 website are updated to reflect your schedule. Questions? Feel free to call me directly.
- D5000 Conference - Kaanapali Maui: Don’t forget to register for the District Conference on May 19-21 at the Kaanapali Maui Sheraton: http://rotaryd5000.org/event/2017-district-conference--sheraton-maui-kaanapali/
- Foundation Dinner Registration is OPEN! You will not want to miss this fun-filled evening of fun and friends. For more information and to register, click here.
Keep up the great work on the Polio Champion Challenge - and make Membership our Priority #1!! Let me know if I can be of service to you in any way!
D5000 Polio Champion Challenge Update:
2016-17 is a special year for all of us. Not only are we celebrating the 100th Anniversary, but we are also working incredibly hard to finish the job of eradicating Polio!
I have more exciting news about the D5000 Polio Champion Challenge! As of January 3rd, we have had 371 District 5000 Rotarians commit to the Champion Challenge; a commitment of over $105,000! WAY TO GO!
To date, we have 68 participants working toward Bronze level, 226 Bronze level donors, 43 Silver level Donors, and 34 Gold/Gold+ level donors!
What an outstanding show of support as we raise the final funds necessary to eradicate Polio ONCE AND FOR ALL! I am so proud of the Rotarians and Clubs that have stepped up to the challenge to “Make this year the LAST year. Our D5000 giving is already 78% to our total goal of $135,000 to the Polio Plus Fund.
Now, let me brag about some of our clubs! We have 46 clubs “on the board” that have already started giving, AND we already have 15 clubs that have exceeded their club goal of $2,650 – Well done!
The following are the clubs that have already made their 2016-17 Polio Goal of $2,650:
1
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Waikiki
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$6,862
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2
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Honolulu Sunset
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$5,325
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3
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HNL Downtown
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$4,520
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4
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HNL Sunrise
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$4,450
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5
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Volcano
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$4,000
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6
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HNL Metro
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$3,980
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7
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South Hilo
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$3,850
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8
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Lahaina
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$3,450
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9
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West Pearl Harbor
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$3,298
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10
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Kona Sunrise
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$3,160
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11
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Kapolei Sunset
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$3,100
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12
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Hilo
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$3,080
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13
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Waianea Coast
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$3,050
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14
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Hilo Bay
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$2,862
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15
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Honolulu
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$2,850
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As of January 3rd our club rankings are:
1
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Waikiki
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$6,862
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2
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Honolulu Sunset
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$5,325
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3
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HNL Downtown
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$4,520
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4
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HNL Sunrise
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$4,450
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5
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Volcano
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$4,000
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6
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HNL Metro
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$3,980
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7
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South Hilo
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$3,850
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8
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Lahaina
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$3,450
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9
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West Pearl Harbor
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$3,298
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10
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Kona Sunrise
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$3,160
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11
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Kapolei Sunset
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$3,100
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12
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Hilo
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$3,080
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13
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Waianea Coast
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$3,050
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14
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Hilo Bay
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$2,862
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15
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Honolulu
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$2,850
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16
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Kapolei
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$2,440
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17
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Ala Moana
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$2,250
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18
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Kona Mauka
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$2,230
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19
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Lahaina Sunset
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$2,100
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20
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Mililani Sunrise
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$1,827
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21
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Kihei Wailea
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$1,710
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22
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Wailuku
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$1,600
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23
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Kahala Sunrise
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$1,415
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24
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Windward Oahu
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$1,396
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25
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West Honolulu
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$1,363
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26
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Kona
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$1,254
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27
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Lahaina Sunrise
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$1,225
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28
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Pearlridge
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$1,200
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29
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E-Club of Hawaii
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$1,200
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30
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Kauai
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$1,100
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31
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Maui
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$1,032
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32
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East Honolulu
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$1,000
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33
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Kahului
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$1,000
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34
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Pearl Harbor
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$683
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35
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Hawaii Kai
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$670
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36
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Upcountry Maui
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$600
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37
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North Hawaii
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$600
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38
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Pau Hana
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$550
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39
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Wahiawa-Waialua
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$450
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40
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Hanalei Bay
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$400
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41
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Kaneohe
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$400
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42
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Windward Oahu Sunrise
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$400
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43
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Pahoa Sunset
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$372
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44
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Valley Isle Sunset
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$340
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45
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Diamond Head
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$111
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46
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Lanai
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$100
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We have 4 clubs that haven’t gotten on the board yet – But it’s not too late!
Kapaa
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Poipu Beach
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WE Rotary E-Club of D5000
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West Kauai
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To find out more about the Polio Champion Challenge, go to http://www.d5000champion.org OR to donate, go to http://www.endpolio.org/donate.
What a fantastic year of Rotary Serving Humanity!
We are off to a great start in 2016/17. Let’s make this year a record breaker in every way. I look forward with you to a year of great accomplishments and of Rotary Serving Humanity.
Yours in service,
Clint Schroeder
District Governor 2016-17
D5000 Hawaii