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Pictured at District 5000 conference on the beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii, June 1998.

Left to right:    DGN Roy E. King. Jr. Rotary Club of Waikiki, yours truly; District governor Al Fickeer D5000 (Hawaian Islands); Past President Gene Grounds (rear) Rotary Club of Waikiki; District Governor D5010 Carolyn Jones: RI President's Representatives PDIR John Carrick, Lindfield, NSW Australia D9680, and Trustee Richard D. King D5170

Then DG Carolyn E.Jones was the sitting District Governor of the largest District in the Rotary world Her geographical territory included the Yukon Territory of  Canada, all  of Alaska, and everything east of the Ural Mountains of Russia (Far East Russia).  Far East Russia is larger than all of the United States of America

PDG Carolyn E.Jones, 1997- 98 D5010

One of  PDG Carol's great successes during her Rotary year was her `Children of Russia' project which was   created and designed to help the children which came within the embrace of   the 22 Rotary Clubs in the Far Eastern portion of her Rotary District.    

This was done with a unique pairing of   her other District Clubs, and the help of many other Clubs and Districts throughout the Rotary World.

Through the matching funds programme of the Rotary Foundation, the DDF from other Districts, and the participation from many individual Rotary Clubs (18 from Hawaii), over US$600,000,00 had been committed to the Project up to time of  the District Convention.
For more information Email: <cjones@alaska.net.

Geoffrey Little The Smiling Policeman Geoffrey Little The Smiling Policeman Geoffrey Little

Ambassadorial Scholar Cecilia Widegren of Sweden.  

Ambassadorial Scholar (and youngest member of  the Swedish parliament!) Ms. Kryssa Cecilia Windgren presented with comemorative PoLEPFoR  lapel  pin whilst attending a memorable polo match during the District 5000 Conference on Island of Kauai, Hawaii, June 1998.

In 1994 Cecelia was elected as a four-year member of the Westswedish Parliament which is the first successor of the National Parliament in Sweden.    She has also won national party nomination for the next term and is up for re-election on September 20, 1998.    She has been acting as a political advisor to the Swedish Parliament since 1995, and also published her first book in that year about the `Changes in Swedish Democracy'.  

Pictured with Honolulu's Finest - visiting the Juvenile Division, Honolulu Police Department.Left to right:  Mr.Gary K.Lahens, Informational Resources Section, Office of the Chief, Past President Gene Grounds, RC Waikiki, Captain Louis Marrero, Lieutenant Jospeh P Dea of  the Investigative Bureau and yours truly in uniform of New South Wales Police Service

The concept of Juvenile Conferencing has some currency in Hawaii amongst Police and the Judiciary resulting from an article authored by local Criminal Law Professor Ms. Lorenn Walker.    

The Juvenile Services Division of the HPD conduct many diverse and innovative programmes including  (1) Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE)  (2) Positive Alternative Gang Education (PAGE)  (3) TEEN COURT and the (4) Police Activities League (PAL).

Geoffrey Little The Smiling Policeman Geoffrey Little The Smiling Policeman Geoffrey Little

Visit to the Governor of Hawaii

Paying a courtesy call to the Governor of Hawaii, Hon Bejamin Cayatano, with Past President Gene Grounds of the Rotary club of Waikiki. Past President Gene facilitated Honolulu being declared a Rotary Peace City.