The Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life; FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Rotary Action Group

Alzheimer's & Dementia 2

August Calendar 3

Club News 4

Inside this issue:

The Rotary Club of

Kona Sunrise Meets Weekly, Wednesdays, 7:00 am

Humpy’s Restaurant

75-5815 Alii Drive, Above ABC Store, Rear Entrance

P.O. Box 2343 Kailua-Kona, HI 96745-2343

www.konasunriserotary.org email: konasunriserotary@gmail.com

This week: 10 Steps to get ready for retirement

Today’s Greeter Bev

The Coffee Press Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise

Today’s Door Prize Bob

Our guest speaker this week is Ed Hickey, who is a volunteer speaker for AARP Hawaii. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50+ with 38 million national members, including 148,000 members in Hawaii. Although most of our membership is older, we care about issues that matter to all of Hawaii’s families including: long-term care; access to

affordable, quality health care; and, support for family caregivers.

We also provide information tools to prepare for retirement and serve as a reliable source of information on issues critical to older Americans.

Today, Ed will discuss 10 Steps to Get Ready for Retirement. This workshop is designed to help you: explore the idea

of retirement as a life transition, visualize your goals, and identify the steps needed to build retirement security and the life you want.

Welcome Ed!

August 22, 2018

Welcome newest member

Today we are going to

welcome the 22nd

member to our club -

Minerva “Mimi”

Bluford.

Mimi is the owner of

Mimi’s Friendship

Store in Kailua Kona;

her sponsor is Nestorio

Domingo; and her

classification will be

Retail Sales.

Please join us in

welcoming Mimi to our

Rotary Club of Kona

Sunrise Ohana!

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What is the Rotarian Action Group Alzheimer’s Dementia?

This is the third in the series on Rotary Action Groups. A new RAG will be highlighted each week to encourage members to find and join a group .

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the

Alzheimer’s / Dementia

Rotarian Action Group. We

are a collection of Rotarians

and Rotaractors dedicated to

supporting the family of

Rotary and our communities

face the challenge of dealing

with family members and

citizens that are afflicted with

Alzheimer’s and/or dementia.

This challenge is very

real. Some are calling it the

“silver tsunami”—the wave of

men and women living longer

than previous

generations. Yet our

communities and nations are

not ready to face the rising

tide of those suffering from

these diseases. Researchers

predict that 6.7 million people

in America alone will have

Alzheimer’s alone. Today,

one in eight older Americans

have Alzheimer’s, and the risk

of developing the brain

disorder doubles every five

years after age 65.

We have started this Rotarian

Action Group to help address

this challenge. Please visit

our other pages on this site

and the links to other

organizations and resources

that are on the front line of

care, research, and education

as we work to ready our

communities to face this

tsunami.

Our Vision and Mission

Who Are We?

We are Rotarians and

Rotaractors that have

extensive leadership

experience around

Alzheimer’s including:

Patient, Family, and

Community Education –

including statewide and

national programs

Patient Care – front line of

care including physicians,

providers, and family care

givers

Prevention – including

leading research in the field

and large-scale program

management

Research for a Cure – day-to-

day access with leading

researchers working on the

treatment, research, and cure

for Alzheimer’s and dementia

Strategic Partnerships and

Expertise – collaboration with

national and international

organizations

Our Vision

To leverage our members’

extensive experience,

resources and the Rotary

network to support and

promote Alzheimer’s and

dementia-related projects of

all sizes at the local Rotary,

district, and international

level through providing a

global platform for

collaboration, education, and

support.

Our Mission

The Alzheimer’s / Dementia

Rotarian Action Group

(ADRAG) supports its vision

by supporting Rotary and

Rotaract clubs and districts as

they plan and execute

meaningful projects and

programs centered on

Alzheimer’s and dementia.

This support will take many

forms including the education

of 1.2 million Rotarians and

Rotary leaders on the latest

scientific research in the fight

to find a cure for Alzheimer’s

disease and about the

disease’s devastating impact

on communities and families.

ADRAG will also promote

Rotary and Rotaract projects

that work within Rotary

International’s Disease

Prevention and Treatment

Area of Focus among the

communities Rotary serves in

over 200 countries around the

world.

More information:

www.adrag.org

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August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Hawaii Island Hoops

Happy Birthday Kalei!

2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Past President

Mike Fraser

9 10 11

12 13 14

Nestorio

15

Happy Anniversary Bernice & Bruce!

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19 20 21 22

AARP

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KTA

FUNDRAISER

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NO REGULAR MEETING..

Join us instead at

5 ish to ...

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Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOOD WILL and better friendships? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

‘Oia ‘i’ o i keia o’ lelo? Kupono ia ka kau? Kukulu lokomaika’i a me pilialoha maika’i a’e? Pono ia ka kou?

THE FOUR WAY TEST IN ENGLISH AND HAWAIIAN

Big Island Club Meetings

Rotary Club of Kona, every Thursday at noon, Lava Java, upstairs

Rotary Club of Kona Mauka, Every Tuesday at noon, Teshima’s Restaurant,

Honalo

Rotary Club of North Hawaii, Every Wednesday at noon, Red Water Cafe

Rotary Club of Hilo, Every Friday at noon, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

Rotary Club of Hilo Bay, Every Wednesday at 6:45 am, Hilo Yacht Club

Rotary Club of South Hilo. Every Tuesday at noon, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

Rotary Club of Volcano, Every Thursday 7:00 am, Kilauea Military Camp Koa

Room

Rotary Club of Pahoa Sunset, Every Tuesday at 6:30, Malama O Puna Nestorio Domingo

Club President 2018-2019

Alan Clark

Ass’t Governor West

Hawaii 2018 - 2019

Win Schoneman

District

Governor

2018-2019

Barry Rassin

Rotary

International

President

2018-2019

Club News Our “little club that

can” has been busy the

last couple of

weeks..pictures are of

Mike F. and Bob

helping to set up the

“Cop on Top” fundraiser

for Special Olympics

Hawaii, held annually

at Kona Walmart.

Other pictures of

Dennis, Bob, and Mike

preparing the ramp at

the Gouveia residence

for carpeting.

Coming up this Sunday

is the Teri-Beef Plate

Fundraiser! Still time to

sell tickets - all fund

raised go to our clubs

two scholarship funds.

Mark your calendars

now for September 8th -

the West Hawai’i

District Assembly will

be held at the West

Hawai’i Civic Center.

This is a learning

opportunity for both

new Rotarians and long

time Rotarians - there

is always something

new to learn about our

great organization!

Also happening early

September is a Tri-Club

Social with DG Winn

Schoneman on

Thursday September

6th at the home of

Linda Jane Kelly. More

information

forthcoming.

Do you dream of travel

to exotic places?

Traveling and staying

with Rotarians is not

only safe but FUN! Past

District Governor Steve

Yoshida is leading a

Rotary Friendship

Exchange to Manta,

Ecuador with an option

to visit the Galapagos

Islands. Dates are

October 17 - 21. .For

More Information

contact Steve Yoshida

1(310) 567-8487 SteveYoshida@gmail.com