Aloha Members!

Keep the good vibes rolling into March &

April! It’s the perfect time to find a new hobby, try some-
Wellness: Zoom Paint Party thing new, recharge yourself and reset your goals to make
Weds, 3/3 at 3:15pm each day matter.
Weds, 3/17 at 3:15pm
Weds, 4/7 at 4:00pm
Weds, 4/28 at 4:00pm

Zoom Meetings
Daily at 9:00 AM & 1: 00 PM
Stay Connected

FUNDRAISER: Virtual PAINT

PARTY
Saturday, 4/10 at 5:00 pm

Wellness tip of the month:

“Make time for Self Care”

Positive Affirmation of the

month:
“I love and respect myself”

Follow us on…

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 Vaccinations are up and COVID Positives are down and we are on Tier 3!!!!!! So
we are slowly opening with 10 people in the Clubhouse. Call your primary staff to
schedule some time in the Clubhouse. If you can’t remember who your primary staff is,
jump on the ZOOM or call the Clubhouse. We will continue to follow all the guidelines,
with temp checks, masks and 6 feet. We are going to take small safe baby steps.

 We are looking forward to having a few members at time in the Clubhouse and working
together to set up our Clubhouse after our landlord completed upgrades to the
Clubhouse. We hope to get things going again with garden projects.

 Special Mahalo to our aquaponics crew, headed up by Janeane. The beds are cleaned and
will be ready for planting soon.

 Mahalo to our Friends of Ko`olau Clubhouse Board! They have a great fundraiser coming
together “Prime Rib Dinner Plates for 4”. Great Food for a Great Cause at a Great
Price. Contact the Clubhouse for more information or to volunteer.

 Mahalo to our Friends of Ko`olau Clubhouse Board! They have a great fundraiser coming
together. Great food for a great cause. If you’d like to help prep or on the day of the
event Contact the Clubhouse.

 Supporters of Ko’olau Clubhouse!!! Don’t miss out on the Virtual Spring Paint Party “Birds of
a Feather” via Zoom on Saturday, April 10 at 5:00 pm. Cost is $25/person and all participants
must provide their own paint supplies. Big Mahalo to our artist instructor Paisley!!!! She
leads paint parties for the members as well as these fundraisers.

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The Hawaii Clubhouse Advocacy Coalition consists of members, staffs, and colleagues within the com-
munity. We have been meeting with PHOCUSED Director, Christy MacPhereson and we have been
able to do so many advocacy activities under her guidance. Our group has been working together
since the start of the Pandemic. We have been working on zoom. Throughout the past year, we have
established our group, met with 11 Senators and Representatives prior to the legislative session, dis-
cussing issues and concerns regarding our individual Clubhouses. The Advocacy group would like to
continue all year long to keep all Clubhouses up-to-date with all issues within the Clubhouse and all
Legislative Issues. One major goal of this group is to restart Chief’s Round Table.
The member of this group decided that they needed a “Working Group” Meeting throughout the Legis-
lative Session. Members of this group are from all Clubhouses Statewide, Keoki Wright, Ko’olau Club-
house, Derwin Teranishi and Flora Patton, Waipahu Aloha Clubhouse, Gail Stewart and Ernest Neves,
Honolulu Clubhouse, Kelly Cogo, Hale Oluea Clubhouse, and Stephen Hanohano, Diamond Head
Clubhouse.
Our group worked with Senator Jarrett Keohokalole’s office to introduce a bill in the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Senate called “Vending Facilities,” SB1233 & HB1112. Although this bill did not pass,
Clubhouse learned a lot about the Legislative Process and we were able to interact with a lot of Sena-
tors and Representatives and we adapted, like the rest of the world, to the changes caused by the Pan-
demic. This year, all testimony for the State Capitol is on ZOOM, each of these members represented
the Clubhouse and testified on expanding vending facilities, increasing the minimum wage, minimum
wage for those individuals who currently work for sub-minimum wage, and a lot of other bills.
The last really kool thing our group did was join Queens Day Treatment and teach a section on how to
do Advocacy within the community!

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For more details about
our
Virtual Paint Party go to
EVENTBRITE and search:
“Friends of Ko’olau
Clubhouse”

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 Coming in 2022: 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Federal Communications Commission has recently adopted rules designating
this new phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention
and mental health crisis counselors. The transition, which will take place over the
next two years, will result in phone service providers directing all 988 calls to the
existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022. Under the new
rules, calls to 988 will be directed to 1-800-273-TALK, which will remain
operational during and after the 988 transition.
Hawaii is among more than 30 states that use the 988 prefix, and so must
transition to 10-digit dialing for local calls. Starting Oct. 24, 2021 Hawaii residents
will need to dial area code 8-0-8, followed by the telephone number. Following this
change, local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed, and a
recording will inform you that your call cannot be completed as dialed. Residents
should consider automatic and speed dialing equipment, such as medical
monitoring devices, fax machines, internet dial-up numbers, fire or burglar alarm
and security systems or gates once the change goes in effect. These will need to
be reprogrammed to include the full 10-digit number. It is also recommended that
cell phone users to manually change their contact numbers to add the area code.
Until July 16, 2022, customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-TALK to reach the
National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline. Starting
July 16, 2022 dialing 9-8-8 will automatically route your call to the Lifeline.

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 Feeling Blessed
I am so happy because I got off
conditional release this month
after 15 years. I now am off CR
and will continue to being a
success in my recovery and
wellness. I’ll continue to participate in
my wellness by making sure to take my
meds, staying true to my faith, meeting
with my treatment team and attend
psycho-social programming at Ko’olau
Clubhouse.
-Reuben O.

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 No Clubhouse -No Worry
We remain CONNECTED
via
ZOOM
&
TIER 3
Protocols

WORK ORDERED DAY

All work in the Clubhouse is designed to

help members regain self worth, purpose
and confidence; it is not intended to be job
specific training.

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March 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club Garden 11am Education Garden
11am Education 11 am Wellness- Support 11am Lunch zoom 9:30am Wellness-
Support Wiki Wiki Workout 1pm Unit Mtg. 12pm Employment Wiki
1pm Unit Mtg. 2pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg.
1pm Unit Mtg. 315pm Paint Party 430pm DRA Mtg 11am Bingo
1pm Unit Mtg.
130pm Health &

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9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club 11am Education Garden
11am Education Garden Support 12pm Employ- 9:30am Wellness-
Support 11 am Wellness-Wiki 1pm Unit Mtg. ment Wiki
1pm Unit Mtg. Wiki Workout 2pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg. 11am Bingo
State Tax Filing 430pm DRA Mtg
1pm Unit Mtg (by apt. only) 1pm Unit Mtg.
State Tax Filing (by 130pm Health &

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club Garden 11am Education Garden
11am Education 11 am Wellness-Wiki Support 11am Lunch zoom 9:30am Wellness-
Support Wiki Workout 1pm Unit Mtg. 12pm Employment Wiki
1pm Unit Mtg 2pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg.
1pm Unit Mtg. 430pm DRA Mtg 11am Bingo
State Tax Filing (by
State Tax Filing (by
apt. only) 1pm Unit Mtg.
apt. only)
130pm Health &

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9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ PRINCE KUHIO
10am Book Club Garden 11am Education Garden
11am Education 11 am Wellness-Wiki Support 11am Lunch zoom HOLIDAY
Support Wiki Workout 1pm Unit Mtg. 12pm Employment
1pm Unit Mtg 2pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg.
1pm Unit Mtg. 330pm Paint Party 430pm DRA Mtg
State Tax Filing (by State Tax Filing (by
apt. only) apt. only)

28 29 30 31
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club Garden 11am Education
11am Education 11 am Wellness-Wiki Support
Support Wiki Workout 1pm Unit Mtg.
1pm Unit Mtg 2pm Advocacy
1pm Unit Mtg.
State Tax Filing (by
State Tax Filing (by
apt. only)
apt. only)

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APRIL 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3
9am Unit Mtg./
Garden
11am Lunch zoom No Clubhouse
12pm Employment
1pm Unit Mtg.
430pm DRA Mtg GOOD FRIDAY
HOLIDAY

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
HAPPY 10am Book Club 930am Wellness: Garden VIRTUAL
930 am Garden Wiki Wiki 9:30am Wellness-
11am Education 12pm Employ-
EASTER! Support 1pm Unit Mtg 11am Education
Support ment Wiki PAINTPARTY
1pm Unit Mtg. State Tax Filing (by 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg. 11am Bingo
230pm Advocacy apt. only) 2pm Advocacy 430pm DRA Mtg FUNDRAISER
Working Mtg. 4pm Paint Party 1pm Unit Mtg.
State Tax Filing (by 130pm Health & @ 5PM
apt. only)
Well

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9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club 930am Wellness: Garden 9:30am Wellness-
11am Education 930am Garden Wiki Wiki 11am Lunch zoom Wiki
Support 1pm Unit Mtg. 11am Education 12pm Employ-
1pm Unit Mtg. Support ment 11am Bingo
230pm Advocacy 3pm Social Rec 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg.
Working Mtg. 2pm Advocacy 430pm DRA Mtg 130pm Health &
(Ala Moana
Well
Beach Park)

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club 930 am Wellness: Garden 9:30am Wellness-
11am Education 930am Garden Wiki Wiki 11am Lunch zoom
1pm Unit Mtg Wiki
Support 11am Education 12pm Employ-
1pm Unit Mtg. Support ment 11am Bingo
3pm Social Rec
230pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg.
Working Mtg. (Kaneohe District 2pm Advocacy 430pm DRA Mtg 130pm Health &
Park) Well

25 26 27 28 29 30
9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg. 9am Unit Mtg./ 9am Unit Mtg.
10am Book Club 930am Garden 930 Wellness: Garden 9:30am Wellness-
11am Education 1pm Unit Mtg Wiki Wiki 11am Lunch zoom Wiki
Support 11am Education 12pm Employ-
1pm Unit Mtg. Support ment 11am Bingo
230pm Advocacy 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg. 1pm Unit Mtg.
Working Mtg. 2pm Advocacy 430pm DRA Mtg 130pm Health &
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 March Birthdays April Birthdays
3/1 - Ricki P. 3/23– David P. 4/3 Mary P. Welcome to our new and returning
3/6 - Danny M. 3/24– Howard M. 4/10 John A.
members. We are glad you are now
3/9—Daniel B. 3/26—Mike K. 4/13 Marvlyn S.

3/11—Mayda H. 3/26—Gary G. 4/27 Mark N.

part of our ‘ohana and hope you take
3/12—Linda P. advantage of everything the Clubhouse
3/14—Ella F. has to offer.
3/20 – Kevin L.

3/20 Eric G. NONE AT THIS TIME

3/21 – Loreal A.

Cy Tomsun- President
If you would like to make a donation
Chris Mansho-Vice President
to Friends of Ko’olau Clubhouse
Junior Almedo Pamintuan -Treasurer
Joseph Tubito– Secretary contact us at (808) 233-3789 or drop
Derek Yasuda—Employment Committee items off at 46-016 Alaloa Street,
Stacy Abe—Networking & Donations
Sandy Ing—Networking & Donations
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Michelle Reed—Networking & Donations
Daniel Swift—Windward Community College
Chasity Jane Ferrer—Legal
Earl Maeda—Member

The Ko’olau Clubhouse is a comprehensive psycho-social program which offers rehabilitative services to
adults seeking mental wellness. The Ko’olau Clubhouse is a place where members can go to and return,
provides meaningful work, gainful employment opportunities to develop interpersonal skills, and provide a
safe and supportive environment that fosters competencies needed for successful community integration.

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