The Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor is one of 48 Rotary clubs in the State of Hawaii and part of District 5000. Rotary is a worldwide organization of business, professional and community leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Over 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 33,000 Rotary clubs located in over 200 countries.

The Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor will celebrate 60 years of service on June 14, 2010! Our primary focus is the Pearl Harbor area, but our projects through Rotary International reach around the globe. The Rotary International President John Kenney’s theme is "The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands." We continue the great tradition of Rotary in “Service Above Self” through service projects and international relations. Since 1985 we have supported Rotary International’s PolioPlus to eradicate polio from the world; only four countries to reach our goal! Rotarians worldwide work hard to make this dream real! For several years our food drive “YES WE CAN!” has provided for the Hawaii FoodBank. Our participation in District 5000’s Dictionary Project will provide dictionaries to third graders in elementary schools in the Aiea/Moanalua/Radford Complexes and surrounding area. In perpetuating the ideals of Peace through Rotary, this year we celebrate 28 years of Sister Club Affiliation with the Rotary Club of Hiroshima South East. In February 2010, Pearl Harbor members traveled to Hiroshima to celebrate our sister club’s 50th Rotary anniversary. During our visit, in remembrance and respect for our special friendship, we planted two trees in the Hiroshima Peace Park. This year we are participating with our Tokyo Osaki Sister Club, in recognition of our 10th anniversary, in an International project for Pasia village, Uganda – providing for better health, fighting hunger, clean water, education, and enterprise. We have adopted Aiea Elementary and sponsor several projects, including their Literacy Club Program, Keiki Vision, Families & Children Read to Each Other, Slippers for Keiki, Dr. Suess Read Aloud and Createastate Mural with 4th graders for a national book project. We sponsor four Interact Clubs at Aiea, Farrington, Moanalua, & Radford High Schools and involve their members in service projects and Rotary leadership programs. We also sponsor and participate in Rotary youth programs: Youth Leadership Conference, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and the Interact Convention; as well as provide scholarships for high school seniors. Our fundraisers include Pearl Harbor Swirls in October and the Harmony of the Pacific in June. We also work with the Wounded Warriors and support the USO, Pacific Aviation Museum, and Operation Homefront Hawaii Chapter.

For our efforts we were awarded in May 2009, Rotary District 5000’s Club of the Year Award (medium sized club); 1st place for International Service, Vocational Service, & Club Service; 2nd place for Community Service, Newsletter, Rotary Foundation Per Capita and Rotary Foundation Annual Giving. We also received the President’s Citation and the District Governor’s Citation. For our work in literacy, we received three awards - the District Award, Zone Award, and the North America Award.

We would be honored if you can join us at the Oahu Country Club Monday at noon for fellowship, a program of importance to the local or international community, and to promote the goals of Rotary.

If you would like to learn more about Rotary and our club, please give me a call or email!

Aloha!

Ernest G. Anderson
President 2009-2010
Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor
Phone: 625-2722
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Meeting location: Oahu Country Club