On Wednesday night, May 8th, the Rotary Club of South Hilo chartered the first Rotary Satellite Club in the State of Hawaii. A Satellite Club is an affiliate club of an existing Rotary Club but meets at a different time and place. All members of the new Satellite Club are now members of the Rotary Club of South Hilo so we just added 11 new members to our club. The club meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at Wiki Fresh on Kilauea Avenue. Meetings start at 5:30 and generally run for an hour. Margaret Stanley and Marissa Guerra will serve as the Chairperson and Secretary for the new club.
Here are the charter members of the new Satellite Club and the newest members of the Rotary Club of South Hilo. Some are new to the area and some are very familiar names in our community:
- Jeff Calley
- Marcie Saquing
- Kalani Kahalioumi
- Darryl Oliveira
- Kurt Kuipers
- Courtney Pachecano
- Lokelani Dahl
- Tom Ivascanin
- Nicole Gasperi
- Mabyn Ganiron
- Shari Todd
Not everyone was able to join the charter ceremony but over 20 people attended the induction ceremony. Even our District Governor, Win Schoneman flew from Honolulu to preside over the ceremony. Please join me in welcoming our newest members:
Front Row (L-R) Win Schoneman (District Governor), Margaret Stanley (Satellite Chair), Mabyn Ganiron, Courtney Pachecano, Marissa Guerra (Secretary). Back Row: Jeff Calley, Shari Todd, Benson Medina (President). Kalani Kahalioumi, Kurt Kuipers, Marcie Saquing, Randy Hart (Assistant Governor). Missing: Lokelani Dahl, Tom Ivascanin, Nicole Gasperi, Darryl Oliveira.