"The story of Yankel the Baker..."'Melinda Kontos' (Source of this touching story)

 Please welcome our newest guest blogger!
Melinda Kontos lives in Amherst,  NY.
 She is a retired music teacher and  professional violinist.
 She lives with her husband, Ulysses and her bulldog Maxwell

Maxwell the pride and joy
of the Konto's family!

Original author,Michael J. Nadel
The story of Yankel the Baker

In Crown Heights, there was a Jew, Yankel, who owned a bakery. He survived the camps. He once said, “You know why it is that I’m alive today? I was a kid, just a teenager at the time. We were on the train, in a boxcar, being taken to Auschwitz. Night came and it was freezing, deathly cold, in that boxcar. 

The Germans would leave the cars on the side of the tracks overnight, sometimes for days on end without any food, and of course, no blankets to keep us warm,” he said. “Sitting next to me was an older Jew – this beloved elderly Jew - from my hometown I recognized, but I had never seen him like this. He was shivering from head to toe, and looked terrible. So I wrapped my arms around him and began rubbing him, to warm him up. I rubbed his arms, his legs, his face, his neck. I begged him to hang on. All night long; I kept the man warm this way. I was tired, I was freezing cold myself, my fingers were numb, but I didn’t stop rubbing the heat on to this man’s body. Hours and hours went by this way. Finally, night passed, morning came, and the sun began to shine. There was some warmth in the cabin, and then I looked around the car to see some of the other Jews in the car. To my horror, all I could see were frozen bodies, and all I could hear was a deathly silence.

Nobody else in that cabin made it through the night – they died from the frost. Only two people survived: the old man and me… The old man survived because somebody kept him
warm; I survived because I was warming somebody else…”

Let me tell you the secret of Judaism. When you warm other people’s hearts, you remain warm yourself. When you seek to support, encourage and inspire others; then you discover support, encouragement and inspiration in your own life as well. That, my friends, is “Judaism 101”.

P.S.
Sadly,
Man walks away from helping woman stuck in snow because of Trump bumper sticker on her vehicle...
http://diyhilfe.com/man-sees-woman-stuck-in-snowwalks-over-to-helpthen-sees-her-bumper-sticker-and-just-leaves-her/

Hana Hou, Encore

"Obama should be on Mt. Rushmore..!" 'Glenn Mickens' (Kauai county watchdog)

Glenn Mickens has lived on Kauai  with his wife Ruth for the last 26 years. Born July 26, 1930 in Wilmar, California, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.  Glenn also  served in the Army for 2 years and coached baseball at UCLA for 25 years. 
Last but not least Glenn would really like to see Kaua'i give the county manager style of Government a chance.
Above photo of Glenn Mickens courtesy of Kauai Garden island news, used with permission...

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

Mr. Mickens is locally known
as one of Kauai county's
political watchdogs
and Nitpickers...
Mahalos Glenn!

Obama should be on Mt. Rushmore

  
Very soon our 44th President of the United States will leave office and he will leave as one of the most popular Presidents we have ever had.

Consider that against all odds he was the first African American in history to serve 8 years as the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. What this brilliant man accomplished in 8 years would have probably made him eligible for a space on Mt Rushmore with our other greats if he had been white!

But to have accomplished what he did with his opposition trying to block every move he made, not only because 
of his policies, BUT because he was black was miraculous. 

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball and I was privileged and thrilled to have played with him. I saw how he had to be not only a great, talented ball player but who had to be someone who could tolerate being called every racist name in the books and without reciprocating. The legendary Branch Rickey not only found a person with these qualifications,  he found someone who went far beyond all expectations. As a sign of the respect and admiration future generations of ball players had for Jackie, his number 42 has been retired and on a day to honor him every team and player who plays against the Dodgers wears number 42--never done before and will probably never be done again. 

And today I would hope that every citizen in the U.S. white, black, brown or yellow could, without prejudice find it within themselves to appreciate and honor Barack Obama for what he has done for his country. 

Again, against all odds (the race card always being an underlying factor that no other President had to tolerate) this man got us out of the worst depression since 1929; the stock market climbed from 11,000 in 2008 to just under 20,000 today; unemployment dropped from over 10% to 4.6% today; Obama promised that he would bring our troops home from the Iraq war and kept that promise; he got health care passed and though it is not perfect 20 million more people have health insurance today than ever had it before which no other president accomplished; he went after and killed the number 1 criminal in the world, Osama Bin Laden; he saved our auto industry and the thousands of jobs that went with it; he put regulations in place to prohibit the crash of 2008 with the loss of homes and life savings; and his diplomacy with Iran has given us inspection rights to their atomic bomb activities.

And with all our problems and the turmoil in the rest of the world this country is still the best place on earth to live in and Barack Obama can leave office proud that he had a hand in making it what it is.

Mr Trump now has the torch and his tenure will be judged on what happens in the next 4 years. 

P.S.
Check out Glenn's Wikipedia page;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mickens

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

Kapaa Sunset

From my backdoor-Sleeping Giant-

i-Phone photo by James "Kimo Rosen

Hana Hou, (Encore) 

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" Bet you thought I was going to blog about Trump..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #162)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
 and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka Da Dog!

Kimo's world's #162~Blog #1875

Bet you thought I was going to blog about Trump

Let me start by saying this blog is not about Donald Trump.

However because I mentioned Donald Trump this blog will come up in a Google search  for Donald Trump making it get more hits than a normal blog. Therefore  we will continue this blog without mention of the President elect in hopes this blog will do well even though it's not about Trump.   For the record every blog of mine about Donald Trump gets double the amount of views as a typical normal dakinetalk blog.

Let's talk about the weather? Let's talk about going to the beach?  Let's talk about shopping?
Lets talk about senior discounts?  Let's talk about making pizza's?   Let's talk about Food trucks?   Let's talk about traffic?   Let's talk about tourism?
Let's talk  about your Facebook page and what you ate for lunch?    OK, I got it? Let's talk about Nude  beaches in Hawaii!    OK, I think I found a subject that may Trump the Donald! 

Looks like Nude beaches may Trump the Donald?  On second thought guess who just won that Google search? 

 Hana Hou, Encore!

More dakinetalk reading on Donald Trump; (Great reading!)

(All Trump related  blogs by James "Kimo" Rosen unless otherwise indicated)

1-Trumped by "The Donald" 'Obama Da Dog' (Special political edition)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2015/08/trumped-by-donald-obama-da-dog-special.html

2-Trump supporters must come out of the closet! (Kimo's world #118)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-supporters-must-come-out-of.html

3-Trump, the election and the Jewish connection...(Kimo's world #119)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-election-and-jewish-connection.html

4-Trump-fulling... (Kimo's world #120)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-fulling-james-kimo-rosen-kimos.html

5-A poem about Donald J. Trump...

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-poem-about-donald-j-trump-james-kimo.html

6- Trumps Failing businesses are his strengths...

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/05/trumps-failing-businesses-are-his.html

7-Extra! Extra! Read All About It!--Trump Hijacks Republican party into Hell

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-trump.html

8-Trump and the race for President, a nasty one fueled by the media (Carrie Eckert)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/04/trump-and-race-for-president-nasty-one.html

9-Win or Lose, Could Trump Be A Secret Agent For Hillary

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/win-or-lose-could-trump-be-secret-agent.html

10-Raccoon's and Trump~Larry Arruda~(Source)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/raccoons-and-trump-larry-arruda-source.html

11-Definition of Trump

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/09/definition-of-trump-james-kimo-rosen.html

12-Hillary and Donald Trump walk into a bakery

https://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-and-donald-trump-walk-into.html

13-Kaepernick and Obama, trump this Kool-Aid

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/kaepernick-and-obama-trump-this-kool.html

14-Hoping one thing will remain after the election

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/hoping-one-thing-will-remain-after.html

15-Undecided voters

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/undecided-voters-james-kimo-rosen-kimos.html

16-Don't be surprised if Mr. Trump is hired

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/dont-be-surprised-if-mr-trump-is-hired.html

17-Biggest Hail Marry of all time, Obama Da Dog to change name to Ivanka

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/biggest-hail-marry-of-all-time-obama-da.html

18-Mazol Tov Mr. Trump!

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/mazol-tov-mr-trump-james-kimo-rosen.html

19-Just Give Trump a Chance

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/just-give-trump-chance-james-kimo-rosen.html

20-Wishing Hillary well and why all the protesting?

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/wishing-hillary-well-and-why-all-this.html

21-The election is over (and)Trump is our captain and is on our side..!

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-election-is-over-andtrump-is-our.html

22-Trump's Political Chess

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/12/trumps-political-chess-james-kimo-rosen.html

23-Who would you rather kiss goodnight, Obama or Ivanka..?

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/12/who-would-you-rather-kiss-goodnight.html

"Rekindling old friendships..." 'Judith Whitehead' (inspiration Friday)

Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York

( A suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.)

 and has worked in the ophthalmology

 field of medicine for nearly 40 years

Rekindling old friendships 

Rekindling old friendships can bring comfort and happiness.

Now that I have my Mondays'off from work, I have a little more time to relax and reflect. I have been used to working 5 days a week for many years and although I cram 40 hours into four days, it makes a huge difference. No longer do I dread Sunday because I know another “Sunday” is coming
tomorrow.

It seems as we age we reflect more and more on the past and remember those we spent time with growing up. We seem to table those relationships as we grow, get married, start families and focus on the immediate. Now after our families have grown and our nests becomes empty, we have the time to
reflect on our lives when they were more simple as we were growing up.

I have reconnected with a few of my childhood friends recently and find it not only relaxing to reflect on the past but glean comfort in talking about the “good ole days” and how simple those times really were. At the time spent when we were teenagers, we had the weight of the world on our shoulders; little did we know that life was so simple then. We all know how our lives pass before our eyes so quickly doing our daily routines that we have little time to reflect on the past as we grow from children to adults.

Many years ago I reconnected, actually through Facebook, with a friend from high school that I had not seen in years who had moved to Florida. She derived much happiness in talking about those simple times that we enjoyed as teenagers as she had become quite sick and let me know how she cherished those talks we had before she passed away a few years ago.

We seem to table those relationships as we pull away from our core families and start new families of our own while becoming anxious to start new memories.

As our lives become more quiet and retrospective, we seem to turn to the past to relive memories when times were simple and unencumbered with responsibilities. Now with the help of the internet and advancing technology, it becomes possible to search out old friends that have disappeared from our lives and to rekindle old friendships.

Time seems to be a great equalizer and those people we found in high school to be with the “in crowd” are now all the same in the real world and status falls by the wayside as reality sets in.

As we venture on with our lives, after we have finished school, we have open opportunity set before us for the taking. I have been to a few high school reunions, and find it amazing what people have done or not done with their lives. Many had circumstances that dictated the direction in which their lives had gone and others passed up many opportunities with having fear of the unknown.

We become our worst enemies and become reticent to take a chance. We all make mistakes along the way but soon realize if we are lucky enough to have a second chance, we can always start over. If we
have our health in tact, there is usually a way.

I now make an effort at least a few times a month to meet up and rekindle friendships with those I have not seen in years. It is an enjoyable way to spend a few hours away from the everyday turmoil of life and to reminisce about the past. The time flies by as we laugh and talk and I have found great
comfort in those hours. I recommend it highly to those that can; take a breather, take some time and make the time to break away from the present. You will walk away with a feeling of contentment and happiness that will keep you smiling for at least little while.

Hana Hou, (Encore)

"Donald and Hillary 's First Date..."'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source of comic relief)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

Unc's really passionate about creating
 a National day To Help US Veterans
  and  their families for their risks
 and sacrifices to keep America FREE . 

'Unc' currently resides on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. 

He is a retired cinematographer,

 and  enjoys giving the politicians a bad time...

Above photo of Unc with his boss

Wm F.Sullivan at a Waikiki Foto shop,

Donald and Hillary's First Date   

Donnie Dumper went into the audience in his TV special to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience.There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the first prize !

Hillary said it was midwinter--Snowing and quite cold. Donald is taking her to ski in the mountains outside Salt Lake City,Utah for the first time.

They were strangers who met on Facebook and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon.

As they were driving back down the mountain, she gradually began to realize she should not have had that extra latte! 

They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere ! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point here she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.

They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and start writing her name in the snow. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed he was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.

Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, Hillary discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due to the extreme cold.

Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance! 

He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. 

Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.

As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Donnie Dumper's first prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down.' And you thought your first date was embarrassing. Donnie Dumper's comment was; "This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off."

Oh and how did the first date turn out ? He became her husband and was now sitting together on the Donnie Dumper  show.

"The moral of the story is that they should water ski Kaua'i on the Hawai'ian Islands instead with the 80 degree Fahrenheit temperature all year round  and  live on Kimchee, fried rice,raw fish & poi."  Chester "Unc" Lau

If you laughed at this pass it on.
:-) Retrieved From Donald T's dumpster   From :Unc C ==
Remember,
If you haven't got a smile on your face
And laughter in your heart,     
Then you are just an old sour puss
Ha ha ha,
L'oncle Ammusant  AKA~ Chester "Unc" Lau

 Hana Hou, (Encore) 

"Who would you rather kiss goodnight, Obama or Ivanka..?" 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #161)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
 and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka Da Dog!

Kimo's world's #161~Blog #1872
Editors note;
This blog appeared in the December 14,2016 edition of the Garden island news;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-wednesday-dec/article_5baf8702-c1c6-11e6-bf75-6ff427d0f6b3.html

Who would you rather kiss goodnight, Obama or Ivanka?

The decision was an easy one.

Unlike most Trump supporters I like President Obama, I just thought Donald Trump was a better candidate than Hillary Clinton for many reasons. This blog is not about policy rather why I changed my dogs name from 'Obama' to 'Ivanka.' 

Trumps daughter Ivanka will move
to Washington with husband Jared Kushner
and their two children to be close to her father.

(Note Ivanka is 3 syllables ending with an "a" just like Obama , therefore it's very easy for the dog to comprehend the name change.)

First to answer the question; I originally named my dog Obama because I am a political junkie and was awe struck by President Obama, I had tears of joy during President Obama's inauguration.

I named my dog Obama despite the fact she is a female dog as a way to honor the 44th President of the United states. It was always awkward because people thought Obama was a male dog, it was awkward  introducing Obama to my Republican friends. Therefore She took on the moniker of Boms. short for Oboma.(sic)

Finally my dog has a female name,
good girl Ivanka!

Donald Trumps daughter Ivanka is one of his confidants and is also knock dead beautiful. I am an independent  and this election changed my allegiance  to the republican candidate of Trump. I made a  pledge and commitment to myself and my blog readers should  "The Donald" win the election I would changed my dogs name to Ivanka.

OK, I rest my case. Who would
you rather kiss goodnight?
Obama or Ivanka?  ;-)
Not only beautiful but
genius smart like
her father!

 I must confess--I like to kiss my dog goodnight and as a heterosexual male I was getting tired and feeling a little uneasy asking Obama for kisses. (Not there anything wrong with that) 

Kissing Ivanka goodnight is a no brainer, now you know the rest of the story.

Editors note;
This blog appeared in the December 14,2016 edition of the Garden island news;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-wednesday-dec/article_5baf8702-c1c6-11e6-bf75-6ff427d0f6b3.html

P.S.

Mazol Tov To President elect Trump for being named 
Time magazines person of the year, another no brainer!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2016-person-of-the-year-donald-trump/ar-AAlf7ZD?li=BBnb7Kz

Hana Hou, Encore!

More dakinetalk reading on Donald Trump; (Great reading!)

(All Trump related  blogs by James "Kimo" Rosen unless otherwise indicated)

1-Trumped by "The Donald" 'Obama Da Dog' (Special political edition)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2015/08/trumped-by-donald-obama-da-dog-special.html

2-Trump supporters must come out of the closet! (Kimo's world #118)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-supporters-must-come-out-of.html

3-Trump, the election and the Jewish connection...(Kimo's world #119)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-election-and-jewish-connection.html

4-Trump-fulling... (Kimo's world #120)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/03/trump-fulling-james-kimo-rosen-kimos.html

5-A poem about Donald J. Trump...

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-poem-about-donald-j-trump-james-kimo.html

6- Trumps Failing businesses are his strengths...

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/05/trumps-failing-businesses-are-his.html

7-Extra! Extra! Read All About It!--Trump Hijacks Republican party into Hell

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-trump.html

8-Trump and the race for President, a nasty one fueled by the media (Carrie Eckert)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/04/trump-and-race-for-president-nasty-one.html

9-Win or Lose, Could Trump Be A Secret Agent For Hillary

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/win-or-lose-could-trump-be-secret-agent.html

10-Raccoon's and Trump~Larry Arruda~(Source)

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/08/raccoons-and-trump-larry-arruda-source.html

11-Definition of Trump

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/09/definition-of-trump-james-kimo-rosen.html

12-Hillary and Donald Trump walk into a bakery

https://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/09/hillary-and-donald-trump-walk-into.html

13-Kaepernick and Obama, trump this Kool-Aid

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/kaepernick-and-obama-trump-this-kool.html

14-Hoping one thing will remain after the election

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/hoping-one-thing-will-remain-after.html

15-Undecided voters

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/undecided-voters-james-kimo-rosen-kimos.html

16-Don't be surprised if Mr. Trump is hired

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/10/dont-be-surprised-if-mr-trump-is-hired.html

17-Biggest Hail Marry of all time, Obama Da Dog to change name to Ivanka

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/biggest-hail-marry-of-all-time-obama-da.html

18-Mazol Tov Mr. Trump!

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/mazol-tov-mr-trump-james-kimo-rosen.html

19-Just Give Trump a Chance

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/just-give-trump-chance-james-kimo-rosen.html

20-Wishing Hillary well and why all the protesting?

http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/wishing-hillary-well-and-why-all-this.html
21-The election is over (and)Trump is our captain and is on our side..!
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-election-is-over-andtrump-is-our.html
22-Trump's Political Chess
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2016/12/trumps-political-chess-james-kimo-rosen.html

Mahalo Nui Rotary clubs of Kaua'i.." 'Glenn Mickens' (Kauai county watchdog)

Glenn Mickens has lived on Kauai  with his wife Ruth for the last 26 years. Born July 26, 1930 in Wilmar, California, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in four games (two of which were starts) for the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers. He also played for five years in Japan, from 1959 until 1963 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes. There, he compiled a record of 45–53 with a 2.54 ERA.  Glenn also  served in the Army for 2 years and coached baseball at UCLA for 25 years. 
Last but not least Glenn would really like to see Kaua'i give the county manager style of Government a chance.
Above photo of Glenn Mickens courtesy of Kauai Garden island news, used with permission...

Mr. Mickens is locally known
as one of Kauai county's
political watchdogs
and Nitpickers...
Mahalos Glenn!

Mahalo Nui Rotary clubs of Kauai

  The Garden Island news recently published two fine articles on our Rotary clubs of Kaua'i.

Having watched the wonderful work this fine organization has done over the years for those in need on our Island, it has inspired me to say Mahalo to TGI for giving credit where credit is due and to thank the Rotarian's for all they continually do. And, in particular, my good friend and their ace go to man, Ray Carpenter.

Photo of Ray Carpenter as seen
on his Facebook Timeline

 

All this they do without asking for one penny from our government to fund the multitude of tasks that they perform like giving scholarships to those who could not afford to go to school (college or trade) without this help; paint, maintain and help seniors who can no longer do their needed choirs; and so many other community services too numerous to list.

Their organization is living proof that with the right leadership, experienced people in charge, no subsidizing (TAXES!) is needed. 

Certainly these Rotarian's and all other private organizations that do so much good with so little are only a microcosm of running a government with 70 thousand people.

But certainly our County government could take a page from their successful play books (prioritizing their needs so that income is always greater than outgo with emergency funds left on hand) and make all our county operations more efficient and  successful. 

Ray Carpenter of the Rotary Club of Kapaa presents a check to Chris Young of the Junior Achievement, Dr. Monty Downs of the Kauai Lifeguard Association accepts a check from Josie Cortez, president of the Rotary Club of Kapaa, Ron Margolis, past president of the Rotary Club of Kapaa, presents a check to Barbara Nakamura, head of the Mahelona Hospital Psychiatric Unit, and Ric Cox of Aloha Angels accepts a check from Neva Olson of the Rotary Club of Kapaa.
Photo courtesy of  the Garden Island news

P.S.
Check out Glenn's Wikipedia page;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mickens

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

Kapaa Sunrise

From my lanai

i-Phone photo by James "Kimo Rosen

Hana Hou, (Encore) 

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