Presidents Message for June
 
            We finally made it. The end of a very successful year on July 1st with the installation of Rick Price as our new President being held the 26th of June. I can tell you that this next year will be exciting and enjoyable. Hopefully some of the issues which plagued us all year will have been taken care of and the new focus looks very exciting and workable. If everyone cooperates this could be one of the greatest years Wahiawa/Waialua Rotary Club will have experienced.  

We had a very good District Governors Conference on Maui with some great speakers, not so much motivational but informative.  

The beginning of the conference included Gold on Friday with a Welcome Reception in the evening. Saturday brought registration, a Tennis tournament in the morning and the House of Friendship. At noon the opening ceremonies were very moving with Color Guard and Taiko Drums welcoming everyone. In the evening was the Governor's Awards sit down Dinner with the awards ceremony hosted by PDG Linda Coble. She is still a riot. There was music and dancing into the late evening hours. Sunday saw us participating in the Celebration of Life for our fallen brother honoring Bruce Bourgault. The celebration was very stirring with an entrance of an Oli Chant and Conch Shell Summons, followed by Bagpipe songs. Each persons picture was shown on a large screen with a brief history of each person was read. When each person was honored a gong was struck and we place an Antherium in a vase representing the honoree. After all were recognized, the Pipers played Amazing Grace, a real chicken skin moment. Buffet Breakfast was followed by a Plenary Session which had the District 5000 4-way test competition. Then the Main Speaker Robert Scherer speaking of his career as a fighter pilot and one of the first pilots of the highly classified SR71 reconnaissance plane.

In the evening we had a buffet dinner on the Luau Grounds where individual awards were presented. The entire weekend was a lot of fun and camaraderie with other Rotary members. Next years District Conference will be held at Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore. Make your Reservations early as there will be a special price for Rotary.  

I want to make a special note to all my Directors for the past year and thank all who were there when I felt things were falling apart. It was a great experience and would I do it again? Don't even ask!  

Thanks to all,  
Oran Spotts PP

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Guest Speaker
Thursday at Dot's


Michael J. Lurvey
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
6/19/08

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The Hulali

June 26th 2008

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