Vocational and Rotarian Adventures of the Smiling Policeman
PP Geoffrey B.W. Little J.P. PHF (Chairman of PoLEPFoR)
District 5000 Conference Kauai, Hawaii, USA June 1998
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| L - R: DGN Roy E. King Jnr, RC Waikiki, GeoffLittle , DG (D5000) Al Fickeer (Hawaiian Islands); PP Gene Grounds (rear) RC Waikiki; DG (D5010) Carolyn E. Jones: RI President's Representatives PDIR John Carrick, Lindfield, New South Wales, 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
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.
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Visiting the Juvenile Division, Honolulu Police Department.
L - R: 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 Sgt Geoff Little in the uniform of New South Wales Police Service. |
Ambassadorial Scholar Cecilia Windgren of Sweden
Ambassadorial Scholar (and youngest member of the Swedish Parliament) Ms. Kryssa Cecilia Windgren presented with commemorative PoLEPFoR lapel pin whilst attending a memorable Polo Match during the District 5000 Conference on Island of Kauai, Hawaii, June 1998.
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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). |
In 1994 Cecelia was elected as a four-year member of the West Swedish Parliament which is the first successor of the National Parliament in Sweden. Cecilia has also won national party nomination for the next term and is up for re-election on September 20, 1998. Cecelia 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' | |
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A Visit to the Governor of Hawaii
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Paying a courtesy call to the Governor of Hawaii The Honourable Benjamin Cayatano with Past President Gene Grounds of the Rotary club of Waikiki. Past President Gene facilitated Honolulu being declared a Rotary Peace City. In celebration of Governor Cayatano’s Philippine Heritage I wore my Honorary Lieutenant Colonel’s uniform in my capacity as an Honorary Member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) |
