There was a good turnout for RPJ’s Third Annual Keiki Movie Day for special needs kids and their families. Children from Shriner’s Hospital and Special Olympics attended the project, which was sponsored this year by Lifetouch Photography. Many thanks to all who attended, and our sincerest gratitude to all of the volunteers who helped make this day great. A special thanks to Stanley Chang for sending Santa Claus our way.
New Faces Fuel New and Traditional Chapter Projects
November was a busy month for RPJ from the United Cerebral Palsy Association’s Annual Dessert Fantasy Fundraiser at the Pacific Beach Hotel to the Grand Slam Sunday Tennis Challenge at Ala Moana Beach Park to the first ever Phoenix Fun Day project at Likelike Elementary School to the traditional Thanksgiving Meals-on-Wheels service for Lanakila Pacific. There was also the Turkey Shoot Coed Volleyball Tournament at Halawa Gym and the Turkey Bowl Coed Flag Football game at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park. Last but not least, we elected a new board of directors at the November General Membership Meeting at Maple Garden and cheered on one of RPJ’s finest at the Junior Chamber International World Congress in Tunisia. Here is a list of notable names who spearheaded a November to remember:
November Highlights Include Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels and Phoenix Fun Day at Likelike Elementary
The end of the year is closing fast, and the chapter has a multitude of events this month. We’ve got an event every week for the month of November ranging from sports to social events to service projects. Check out the updated Events page, and keep an eye out for those e-vites.
The chapter’s Thursday, November 12th General Membership Meeting at the Maple Garden is almost upon us, and RPJ is seeking nominations for the 2010 Board of Directors. We are also opening up nominations for Junior Chamber International (JCI) Senator and United States Jaycees Ambassador awards. The official nomination period will last from November 1st to November 30th. Please read the selection overview and download the Ambassador Application form here. The Senatorship application will be available by November 1st.
Alternative Venues Being Sought
Yesterday Palolo Gym Director Bert Fishman informed RPJ President Eve Epitome that the gym cannot remain open on Sundays past 5:00 pm until further notice. The weekend gym rental time was slashed due to city and county budget cuts. Fishman and the chapter are working together to find a solution, and in the meantime, alternative league venues are being sought. Koko Head Gym (home of the chapter’s Monday league) has tentatively offered Wednesday nights to RPJ, but any opening at the Lanakila Gym will not be available until next year. Another option may be shorter leagues similar to the four-week Saturday league at Manoa Gym. All Sunday team captains, please inform your players. Any new developments will be sent out as soon as possible. Please leave a comment here on the blog or e-mail risingphoenixjaycees@yahoo.com if you have any other alternative venue ideas, and all members are encouraged to attend the Thursday, November 12th General Membership Meeting at Maple Garden.
Flag Football and Coed Volleyball Tourney Set for Tomorrow
For all of you sports junkies, RPJ is offering up two events tomorrow. At 9:30 am, RPJ kicks off another coed flag football game at Keehi Lagoon. No BBQ this time, but we’ll have a cooler of cold drinks and a tent up. And while there’s a Sunday league bye, the volleyballs will still be flying at Palolo Gym. From 5:00 to 9:00 pm, there will be a coed volleyball tournament so come down and cheer on all of the players.
A collage from last year's Dessert Fantasy (Thanks, Winston!)
It’s time again for the Rising Phoenix Jaycees to help out the United Cerebral Palsy Association with their Dessert Fantasy fundraising event! This year’s event will be Sunday, November 1st in the Grand Ballroom at the Pacific Beach Hotel (the one with the huge aquarium).
We need help delivering desserts from the restaurant/bakery to the hotel. We need 9-10 teams. Each team consists of two people, one car, and two pickup locations (usually in the same area). One person can wait in the car while the other picks up the desert in case there is no parking. The car should be air conditioned to keep the desserts cool. The pickups are usually between 9am to 11am.
RPJ Executive VP Winston Chow is the contact person, and he will give the locations as soon as the United Cerebral Palsy Association releases them, which is usually the week before the event. Volunteers must coordinate the pickups with the restaurant/bakeries to make sure that the desserts are ready on time. The best part is that all the volunteers can go into the Dessert Fantasy after the general public goes in, usually 10 minutes after the start of the event.
Please e-mail Winston if you are interested in volunteering for this great event. If you already have your team of two, even better. First-timers, new RPJ members and associate members get first priority.
Winston’s Contact info: wchow@hawaii.edu | 223-2469
ABOUT DESSERT FANTASY: Attendees pay $25 to get in to eat all the dessert samplings they want and vote for their favorite. There is also a huge silent auction area. If there are enough leftovers, event organizers sell dessert boxes ($5-10 per box) that attendees can fill with whatever will fit into it. The event itself runs for two hours from 1pm to 3pm.
New RPJ members (from left to right) Jennifer, Mahea, Jackie and Michelle are sworn in by US Jaycees National VP Patrick Tomiyasu.
Winston at this year's Special Olympics Summer Games.
Winston Chow Nominated for Chapter President at October’s Membership Meeting
The October 8th General Membership Meeting at the Living Room not only welcomed four new members into the chapter, but also signaled the opening of nominations for next year’s RPJ Board of Directors. The meeting also saw the nomination of Winston “Poppin” Chow for RPJ President. Read more about Winston after the jump, and if you’re interested in serving on the 2010 RPJ Board of Directors, please attend next month’s membership meeting.
Thomas, Julie and Dawn take a break from painting.
Part Two of Project Scheduled for November 19th
On Adopt-A-School Day, October 11, 2009, 13 RPJ members and friends repainted safety lines, handicap parking stalls, and a hopscotch-like game at Likelike Elementary School. Likelike was one of two schools that Hawaii State Schools Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto picked for adoption.
The painting party was part one of the chapter’s Adopt-A-School Day Project. The second part will be on November 19th at the school where we’ll set up info booths to teach students basic dental and personal hygiene. We’re also trying to bring in health consultants to speak to students and parents about immunizations. The topics were selected by the teachers. Check out more pics after the jump.
RPJ is having another coed flag football game this Sunday, September 27th, 9:30 a.m. at Keehi Lagoon. Just look for the RPJ Banner!
