siwfi april '13 newsletter

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THE

WAIKIKIWIRELESS o r o p t i m i s t I n t e r n a t i o n a l o f W a i k i k i, I n c.

The Waikiki Wirelessis published monthlyby the Soroptimist

International ofWaikiki Foundation,

Inc.

P.O. Box 1615Honolulu, HI 96806

April 2013

Soropt im ist Internat ional of Wa ik ik i Foundat ion , Inc .

SIWFI Organizes a Saturday of Service

Members of SIWFI will be volunteering their time for a Saturday of Ser-vice, so that caregivers can take a break and have their loved ones spend the dayat the Franciscan Adult Day Center free of charge.

It will be a fun-filled day of entertainment, craft activities and lots of caringand sharing by the Soroptimists!

Volunteers who can come for a couple or a few hours to help prepare and

serve snacks, play games or have fun, will be supervised by trained staff. Set upbegins at 7:30 a.m., and we will clean up and befinished by 4:30 p.m.

Volunteers should call Sue Bias at 547-8020 or email her [email protected] to let her know your available time period.

Items for goodie bags or game prizes should be brought to the next SIWFImeeting.

Saturday of ServiceFranciscan Adult Day Center

Saturday, April 13, 20138:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

2715 Pamoa Road, Honolulu

Janet Hirai and

Sue Bias par-

ticipating in last

years Saturday of

Service


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Presidents Message

Aloha!

The joint Oahu SI awards reception on March 23 was truly an example of thegreat things we can do as Soroptimists when we join together in the cause ofhelping women and girls. The Awards Committee not only did the legworkto bring in applications andfind judges, they also planned and executed anexceedinglyfine event. Mahalo! And, all of us who attended were inspiredby hearing from the outstanding awardees.

SI Waikiki hopes to have the awardees we sponsored speak at our programmeetings in the coming months. Also coming up is an opportunity to joinwith the other Oahu clubs at SI Honolulus monthly meeting in April where

motivational speaker, Pam Chambers, will give a presentation. SI Honolulu has invited us to join withthem at their dinner meeting, 5:30 at the Waialae Country Club on April 24. Contact me if you are inter-ested in attending; the cost of dinner is $35.

At the Awards Reception, I was asked to provide an inspiration. In the interest of time, I chosea short quotation from Nelson Mandela: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use tochange the world. However, I would like to also share this passage with each of you.

What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated,their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish.If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, theirfamilies will flourish. And when familiesflourish, communities and nations do as well.

~Former Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton

Jean Ehrhorn

SIWFI President

1992 Sandra Simms2002 Kimo Sutton2009 Stephanie Hayashi

April Anniversaries

SIWFI officers extend a big

mahalo to Shelley Harris, whobought roses to celebrate her returnto Hawaii, and to commend theclubs service efforts.

SIWFI Member Buys Beautiful Roses


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SIWFI Supports Science Symposium for Girls

Sacred Hearts Academys Science Symposium for Girls, 2013, was held on March 2. This event wassponsored in part by our Soroptimist International of Waikiki Foundation, Inc.

Immediately following the event was a luncheon with featured presenter, Dr. Julie T. Anne at the NewOtani Hotel in Waikiki. SIWFIs Vivian Tsuji represented the club.

SIWFI was recognized by Betty White for itssupport of the Symposium. Dr. Anne is an advocate forthe therapeutic healing and recovery process of eatingdisorders, among many other programs for young girls.

GIRL RISING

Sacred Hearts Academy and SIWFI rec-

ognized International Womens Day by screen-ing thefilm GIRL RISING on March 7.

Sacred Hearts Academy Junior Leadersled a panel discussion with the following guestspeakers: University of Hawaii Professor Dr.Susan Hippensteele, Soroptimist Internationalleader Judy Lee, East-West Center Directorof Research Program Dr. Nancy D. Lewis andYWCA of Oahu Interim Chief Executive Of-ficer Noriko Namiki.

for girls 2013

SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY

March 2, 2013 | 7:45-11:30 a.m.

Sponsored in part by theSoroptimist International of Waikiki Foundation, Inc.


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SIWFI sponsored the following recipients at the 2013 Soroptimist International Awards Banqueton March 23 at Waialae Country Club.

Na Kuikawa Makana ~ 2013 Soroptimist International

Youth Citizenship Award

Awardees have demonstrated leadership, cooperation,honesty, loyalty, reliability, consideration and responsibility.They have a clear sense of purpose in pursuing their goals andcommitments.

Violet Richardson Award

Awardees have demonstratedleadership by identifying an issue that isimportant to them in their community andthe world and addressing it through theirvolunteer efforts.

Reece FoyIolani School

Kimi HashimotoSacred Hearts Academy

Layla Fidel

Pearl City High School

Womens Opportunity Award

Awardees are given cash awards to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher educationand additional skills training to be successful in re-entering the world of work.

Summerly Botelho-JamorabonSummerlys goal is to obtain a Masters

degree in Social Work from the Universityof Hawaii.

Amber CarlsonAmbers plans to obtain her bachelors

degree in social work and becomean Executive Director for a substance

abuse facility.

Corinthia KapoluluCorinthias hopes to gain computerskills and graduate with a BusinessTechnology degree from Leeward

Community College.


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Above: un Look, Kimo Sutton, Fanny Wedro and Anne Sutton

Right: Lorene Hopkins provided the Dist Directors message

Ann KatekaruJune Nishimura and Margie Hirai

Awards Banquet


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SIWFIs Calendar of Events

April 9 12:00 p.m. Business Meeting Pacific Club

April 13 8:00 a.m.~4:00 p.m. Saturday of Service Franciscan Adult Day CenterApril 23 12:00 p.m. Program Meeting Pacific Club

1:00 p.m. Board Meeting

April 24 SI Honolulu Meeting with Speaker Pam Chambers; SIWFI invitedWaialae Country Club

May 2-5 2013 Founder Region Conference San Ramon, CA

2014 - SIA Convention in Vancouver, BC, Canada2015 - SI Convention in Turkey

Soroptimist International ofWaikiki Foundation, Inc.

Soroptimist International of the Americas

P.O. Box 1615Honolulu, HI 96806

Carol Marx & Marsha McFaddenHelping women to be their best

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