November 2017
As some of you may know, while I did my undergrad at Washington State University I was in Circle K all four years and served on the Pacific Northwest District Board for two years. It was a great experience—we did many fun projects as a club and with our sponsoring Kiwanis club. But despite all that, I still felt that our Kiwanians just thought of their SLP clubs as a financial expense. Aside from our advisor, we didn’t converse and bond much with the Kiwanians. And they didn’t make much of an attempt on their end either, even with the Key Clubs. That relationship even made me hesitant about joining Kiwanis. After graduating and coming back home to Hawaii, and joining the Pearl Harbor club, I was amazed by the connection that our Kiwanians have with our SLP. They know a good majority of our Key Clubbers by name, which I guarantee our sponsoring Kiwanis club in Washington couldn't do. We always invite our Key Clubs to our events, projects, and even meetings. If I wanted to attend a meeting in Pullman, I would have to pay $15. That is not the Hawaiian way, but that is what makes our Hawaii Kiwanians so unique. Our clubs rely on our Key Clubs. Without them we will have nothing to do.
Aladdin is serving his second consecutive term as the President of the Kiwanis Club of Pearl Harbor.
He leads us with a sincere interest in supporting our youth. He is attending the University of Hawaii in the evenings and has accepted a temporary teaching position (Science) at Campbell High School. While in Circle K at Washington State, Aladdin served as Treasury for the Pacific Northwest District.
We are fortunate to have Aladdin and other former sponsored youth as part of our K-Family.
~ Aladdin Roque-Dangaran