As my year as president of Rotary International comes to a close, I offer my heartfelt thanks to each member of our global Rotary family. Your kindness, warmth, and dedication have changed my life. During this year, I had the privilege of traveling across our world, from San Francisco, birthplace of the United Nations, to the innovative Rotary clubs of Nigeria. In every place, I saw Rotary members and our partners working side by side to create lasting, positive change, reminding me that our strength lies in shared purpose.
For our Rotarian At Work Day project, we chose to help Child & Family Services and the CFS Guild with installing planter boxes and a sand box for their clients. The CFS Guild is a dedicated volunteer group that supports Child & Family Service through fundraising, community engagement, and hands-on service projects that directly benefit the families we serve. For over 40 years, the Guild has been instrumental in enhancing our programs and facilities, embodying the spirit of collective action and demonstrating how community partnership strengthens our mission to support Hawai‘i's families.
Service Day highlights include:
- Nearly 25 volunteers from CFS Guild and Rotary Club of West Honolulu
- 3 hours of service per volunteer
- Cleaned and weeded the front area
- Added 450lbs of fresh soil and planted nearly three dozen plants
- Built a sandbox for the children’s play area
- Purchased books, seeds, and gardening supplies for future use
Our Vision : "Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves." Rotary's vision statement adopted by the Board and Trustees in June 2017, reflects the impact Rotary aspires to have on the world and our members.
Our Mission : We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Message from The Pantry:
Aloha Rotary Club Team,
Mahalo nui loa for supporting our Monday, November 24th distribution! We are truly grateful for the time, energy, and aloha your members brought to The Pantry. Your teamwork helped make the day run smoothly, and your presence made such a meaningful impact.
Thanks to your help, we were able to serve:
• 98 households
• 367 individuals
We would absolutely love to have your group back in the future. If you're ever interested in organizing another volunteer day — whether monthly, quarterly, or simply whenever it works for your club — I’m more than happy to create a custom landing page just for your event. This makes it easy for everyone to register in one place and helps us keep your group together on the schedule.
I also want to mahalo you again for your patience yesterday and for all the support your team brought. We appreciate you more than you know and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Mahalo Nui!
MJ Barker
Volunteer Coordinator
The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together
Honolulu, HI 96817
United States of America