Rotarian of the Week: Mohammad Rouf

Asbestos and lead abatement. Construction site safety. Field sampling. Environmental assessments. Industrial hygiene.

Who do you call? Mohammad Rouf.

Mohammad Rouf is president of Globeteck, a rapidly growing environmental company with offices in Hawaii and Guam, and contractors in Hawaii, Alaska, Korea and Japan.

In over-simplified terms, Globetech handles complicated environmental issues so your new development, construction site or business can continue working. Their expertise is both diverse and comprehensive, ranging from archeological surveys, soil sampling and environmental assessments to the identification, evaluation and elimination of hazardous materials and maintenance of healthy work environments. More importantly, Globetech helps companies adhere to the complex Federal and State regulations that governs these issues, thereby helping them avoid litigious situations and stay on track.

For the full environmental impact of all that Globetech can do, call Mohammad at 833-5787 or visit globeteckgroup.com.

LOCO FOR COCOA

This week, our dynamic programs co-chairs Mollie Sperry and Nancy Walden brought us Seneca Klassen, founder and managing partner of Kokoleka O’Ka Aina, LLC, a Hawaii partnership dedicated to creating the world’s first carbon-neutral “tree-to-chocolate bar” agra-tourism chocolate company. To learn more, email Seneca at seneca@kokachocolate.com or visit http://kokachocolate.wordpress.com.











Welcome to Guests
Asst. DG Liz Kane, returning guest and prospective member Kelly McCanlies; Bettie Bernie's guest Jack Ballentine, Kim's father Al Green, Mahalo to greeters Charlie DuBoyce and Joe Rice.







Merrymaker’s Boutique
This weekend marks Margit’s 28th annual Christmas craft fair boutique on Friday and Saturday featuring handcrafted gifts, jams, jellies and cranberry chutney. $100 will benefit the Rotary International Foundation. For details, email watts@hawaii.edu.

Aloha Dollars for JoJakarta
We collected aloha dollars for earthquake donations for “bentos” for needy volcano victims in Jojakarta. Each meal costs about 60¢.

Annual Fundraiser Means Fun


PP Bill Gaeth announced that in light of the economy, Business Gameplan will be replaced by a dining fundraiser. Stay tuned for delicious details.

Do it Anyway


Robert Wu presented this week’s inspiration, featuring the Ten Paradoxical Commandments by (former Sunrise member) Dr. Kent M. Keith, which are excellent words to live by:

1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.