Third Thursday of the Month Meeting (20 October, 2011) Has Been Cancelled.

Aloha Crusaders of 1979,

The Third Thursday of the Month Meeting that was scheduled for October 20, 2011 will be cancelled because we will be in Las Vegas for our 50th Birfday Get-Away . See you at the First Wednesday of the Month Meeting on November 2nd, 2011 at 7pm at the St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse.

Well, the 50th Birfday Las Vegas Get-Away is just around the corner and this is the schedule of events:

Thursday, Oct 20, Golfing (10:30 tee-time, course tbd),
Friday, Oct 21, Cocktail/Pupu Get Together (7pm, location tbd),
Saturday, Oct 22, Buffet Dinner at the Ballagio (7pm), and
Sunday, Oct 23, Golfing (10:30 tee-time, course tbd).
-Green fees are estimated to be $65 per person.
-If you are planning on golfing on Thursday, and I had not called you yet about it, call me and let me know so that we can plan accordingly.

We still need suggestions for the Cocktail/Pupu Get Together!
(Hey Vegas guys, give us the scoops on the home town hang outs!)

This schedule leaves alot of time for other things like relaxing (relaxing?), shopping, sight seeing, go-carting, zip lining, roller coastering, bowling, and of course gambling, or whatever tickles your fancy.  Oh, there will also be a bully dog show going on too.

Since we will be pulling stuff out of my shorts and shooting from the hip for get together locations, it would be best to call me on my cell (808-351-2862) for the latest scoops. I will have a list of contact numbers of the all guys who are planning on being there.

I would like to thank Clayton Miyata (Dru's brother) for his assistance with the golf tee times and Steve Adams for getting favorable room rates over the the Golden Nugget.

I look forward to seeing everyone that is planning on being there.

And now a note from Karlton Borges:

"Hey Gang,

I'm excited and so glad that this is going to culminate in just a few days. The chance of meeting up with friends that we last saw in May 1979. 2011 marks 32 years of patience in waiting. My hats off to all who attend or had even a hand in planning this. In just another 3 more years it's going to be our 35 Class Reunion. Please enjoy yourselves be safe, gamble wisely and God Bless all of You. This is being sent out to the entire class, in case there is an opening in your schedule and you may be headed Las Vegas way, stop on by.

On behalf of The Class of 1979 Board President, Mel Pilien and I The Class of 1979 Board Secretary/Treasurer, thank you for your past and ongoing participation. Our numbers our growing, but, we need more turn out. Appreciative of all that has transpired, great job to all. Mahalo and Thanks.

Aloha,
Karlton "

Memoir et Fidelis

Mel Pilien
Board President
808 351-2862

Karlton Borges
Board Secretary/Treasurer
808 268-8727

Class of ʻ79 Board Meeting

Our next class board meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at the SLAA Clubhouse. Hope to see you there!

Wii Bowling Tournament, Thursday November 18, 2010 at 7pm

Hey guys, come on down the to the St Louis Aumni Clubhouse and join us in a Wii bowling tournament.

Wii Bowling Tournament Rules.

-Entry fee shall be determined by the amount of entrants.
-Each team shall consist of two (2) players.
-The amount of teams shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
-Teams will pull a number to determine who rolls off first (1st) and so on.
-Highest team score wins. In the event of a tie, there will be a two (2) frame roll off. The team with the highest roll off score wins.
-Prizes shall be awarded accordingly.

See you guys there.

Class of '79 Board Meeting Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7pm

Aloha Crusaders of 1979.

We will be having our bi-weekly class board meeting at the Crusader Lounge (Alumni Club House) on Wednesday, Novenber 3, 2010, at 7 pm. Please, if you can, come and join us in planning future events and activities for our class members and their families so that we can enjoy the fellowship of our brotherhood known as the Class of '79.

Memor et Fidelis

Mel Pilien
Board President

Class of '79 Get Together at Kane Ka Pila Grill

On Tuesday, October 26th, we will be checking out our fellow classmate and entertainer Bryan Tolentino, who plays every Tuesday night with Weldon Kekuoha from 6-9pm at the Kane Ka Pila Grill at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach (where Cilly's used to be). Come on join us for some good Hawaiian Music.

Aloha, SLHS Class of 1979!

Our energetic and loyal class has begun to respond in earnest to my prior letter asking that each member of our mighty class “step up to the (Crusader) Plate” to become a vital member of the “50 Classmate Core” needed to fund, slowly and steadily, the 50^th year anniversary class gift of $50,000.00 to our Alma Mater, Saint Louis School.

Mahalo to so many of you who almost immediately filled-out the “count me in, Russell Valente” form, and returned it, each dedicated to donate a minimum of $40.00 per year, for the next 20 years, to help create and establish our Class of 1979 50^th Year Anniversary Gift of $50,000.00 to Saint Louis School. An extra Mahalo to those who choose to send in checks with your reply. For those of you who have yet to “jump-in,” it’s never too late. Join us, and become not only an essential and much needed part of our “Class Core,” but also a recognized and vital part of both our class and Saint Louis School history.

As our classmates continue to respond to our Alma Mater’s call for support, let me bring you “up to speed” re: the safe, secure and well managed infrastructure that has been set-up to maintain and account for monies our dedicated class has now begun and will continue to donate and build:

• Our Class of 1979 Trust Fund has been officially set-up at SLS, is now “up and running” and ready from now on to accept our donations.
• Our Class of 1979 Trust Fund has a current balance of about $1,000.00 which puts us well on our way to the $50,000.00 goal we will reach some twenty years from now.
• Tax deductible donations can be made to our Class of 1979 Trust Fund at anytime, by several different methods, to include automatic credit card contributions and cash payments.

Below you'll find a link to the easy to follow form to be used to deposit monies to our Class of 1979 Trust Fund, and remember to clearly write down on the form that the monies are to be deposited to our Class of 1979 Trust Fund.

Let’s keep the energy and positive momentum up, guys, by each taking a few moments to fill-out and send in the enclosed form to SLS (Attn: Ways of Giving). Let’s each pledge our first year commitment of $40.00 (or any amount you are willing to donate toward our $50,000.00 goal, whether it be more or less than the suggested $40.00) and let’s continue to do so year after year until our goal of $50,000.00 is reached. For added convenience, use the following link to print additional forms for future donations, and always remember to write, “Class of 1979 Trust Fund” on each donation form:

http://www.saintlouishawaii.org/pdf/SLSAnnualAppeal.pdf

Mahalo to each of you for your dedication to the “Red and Blue” of our great Alma Mater, Saint Louis (High) School.

Memor et fidelis,

RUSSELL VALENTE
Chair, Class Gift Committee
SLHS Class of 1979

Class of '79 Board Meeting June 2, 2010 7pm

Aloha Crusaders of 1979,

We will be having our monthly class board meeting at the Crusader Lounge (Alumni Club House) on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 7pm. Please, if you can, come and join us in planning future events and activities for our class members and their families so that we can enjoy the fellowship of our brotherhood known as the Class of '79.

Our May 5th meeting had a nice turn out of guys. Alex Ingel, fresh in from San Francisco was there, as well as Tony Souza, Ben Guiterez, Tracy Mizota, James Santos, Dwayne Areliano, and myself, Mel Pilien.

It had been decided that the first get together to be planned is a Chili Cook Off/Contest. So get your best/favorite Chili recipes out and get ready to get cooking! Target date is one of the Sundays in July. Most probable location at the moment is Ke'ehi Lagoon Park. Set up at about 10 til whenevers. Format will most likely be, cook a pot of chili at home, bring it to the Cook Off, and have everyone blind taste and vote on who has the best chili. The board will provide prizes, rice and salad, bottled water, tents, tables, plates/bowls, forks/spoons, and some means to warm up the chili so that it is hot and at its best. It has also been suggested that we have a dessert contest at the same time, so that those with a sweet tooth can get in the act too. Any comments or suggestions are warmly welcomed.

Everyone was in general agreement that the Las Vegas trip/get together to celebrate the majority of the Class of '79 's 50th birthday is a good idea. Planning is currently on going. We are looking at most probably a spring or fall date, when it would not be too hot or too cold to play golf. UH football game weekends will be avoided in order to keep the costs reasonable.

The next issue discussed was if there should be a second monthly board meeting, and it was agreed upon that there should be another board meeting. So the the second board meeting will be on the third Thursday of the month. Thursday was selected because it was pointed out that some have diffculty making the Wedneday meetings. The next meeting was set for May 20, 2010 at the same bat time at the same bat cave.

The May 20th meeting was poorly attended, just Tony Souza, James Santos, and myself, Mel Pilien. I take the blame for that, since I neglected to post an announcement on the blog or via email. Ben G. posted a small announcement on the blog, but it was too small and difficult to see.

We accounted for the known assets of the Class of '79. $601.32 has been forwarded from the previous administration to me. These funds will be placed in a (yet to be created) SLS Class of 79 board checking account and utilized for our future activities. Tony Souza is currently in possesion of our Class Banner, the Class of '80 has possesion of the softball perpetual trophy, and Aaron Manuel currently has possesion of the class First Aid Kit required for the softball tournament. Inquiries are being made to see if we have any other class assets to be accounted for.

Next, we decided that a quarterly newsletter should be mailed out, in an effort to reach those of our class who are not electronically connected. The SLS Alumni association would be able to assist with this. We just need to provide a original to Bob Takei, and he will make the required copies for us. We then need to stuff the envelopes or fold the newsletters, and the Alumni association will pay for postage and mail out the newsletters for us. We will attempt to get a newletter out in June.

Tony brought up that we need for an easier way to view and share pictures. A photo album site such as Photobucket, Snapfish, or Picasa needs to be set up and linked to our site. That would make it easier for everyone to upload and share photos from our various get togethers and events. Tony also brought up, that we need to get a link to our Class of '79 blogsite on the SLS Alumni site. That would make it easier for anyone at the SLS Alumni site looking for information about the Class of '79 activities. Other classes have links, so we will work on getting one too.

Finally, James Santos mentioned that there should be a way for us to remember our classmates who have unfortunately left us too soon. We will be working on ways to remember our late friends. We will also be working on ways to keep you updated on classmates who have health problems and/or other issues. We are not getting any younger and our thoughts and prayers go a long way in assisting them in their recovery.

Memoir et Fidelis

Mel Pilien
Interim Board President

Please Read: Raising $50,000 For The 50th Anniversary Gift

Aloha, SLHS Class of 1979:

Saint Louis School has a rich and regal reputation which has been built over the years on the strength, integrity, loyalty and devotion of its alumni. Nowhere is this more evident and obvious than the class gift of $50,000 traditionally given to our school each year by the 50th year Anniversary Class. Quite frankly and honestly, Saint Louis could and would not be what it is today if it were not for the regular influx of these funds each and every year by our generous alumni.

A gift of $50,000 to our school is achievable and “reachable” only through hard work, pre-planning and on-going devotion to our goal. Sure, it is never an easy task to raise monies, but with a bit of forward and proactive thinking, our hardworking and dedicated Class can easily raise the $50,000, and then “go down in history” as yet another 50th year Anniversary Class which “does what it takes” to give Saint Louis the $50,000 it so desperately needs. So, in a few simple words, it’s time to get started, fellow classmates.

As a dedicated, hardworking and focused Class which quite frankly “Bleeds Red and Blue, tried and true,” we need to develop a “game plan” to raise the monies, although admittedly not needed from us for some 20 years from now. To achieve our class goal, I’ve formed a core team with Greg Frey (congratulation on being elected alumni Board of Directors President) and Greg Perry. Our core strategy is this: It no doubt makes logical and perfect sense to take a “slow and steady wins the race” approach to gathering these monies. In this fashion, raising the needed monies over the significant time we have to do it will be an easy task, and one our energetic Class can easily embrace as the worthwhile and noble cause it is. How about this “easy kine” approach, guys?

• A core group of say, 50 Classmates (of the some 250, or about 20%, of us) dedicate ourselves to this cause, and each of us pledge right now to donate a minimum of $40 per year for the next 20 years. To put this in perspective, this equates to about $3.35 PER MONTH!
• These 50 plus guys and their proactive vision will generate a minimum of $2,000 per year, and over the next 20 years, a whopping $40,000 will be collected (or 80 percent of the goal).
• This $40,000 will no doubt grow over time, both by low risk investment interest and more importantly, from additional donations by other Classmates “above and beyond,” the core 50 guys. Similarly, even more monies can be raised via Class get togethers and activities over the next many years. Frankly, “the sky’s the limit” as we develop ways to reach our goal.

As each of you considers whether or not to “step up to the (Crusaders) plate” and become a part of our Class history as a key player in the drive for $50,000, rest assured that the monies to be donated will be well managed, safe and secure, and “when the time comes,” used as our mighty Class sees fit and as we direct. Rest assured, guys, that:

• All monies as received from everyone, every year, will be deposited to a trust account in our Class name, managed and maintained not by any one or more of our Classmates, but by SLS upon the Slopes of Kalaepohaku.
• Convenient ways to donate the money with regularity and consistency will be developed, to include automatic credit card debit. We will be working with SLS to set up automated withdrawals from your credit card or checking account on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
• Annual updates on the status or our account which will include monies raised, interest earned, and special recognitions for those of us who go above and beyond the call.
• Once we reach the $50,000 goal, some 20 years from now, the decision of where the monies should go and how it will be used to benefit SLS will be our Class decision. We will decide together as an energetic and devoted Class how to dedicate our monies to our Alma Mater.
• Our Class donation at our 50th Year Anniversary can be used as “we see fit,” to include capital improvements to SLS, perpetual scholarships in our Class name, development of programs or activities at SLS in our Class name. Again, “the sky’s the limit,” guys.

Before the end of February, we plan to have a trust account set up with SLS and will be sending out financial commitment letters to everyone. Make sure you look for the “Class of 79” stamp on the envelope.

It’s now time to “step-up,” Class of 1979. On the heals of the energy and “chicken skin” feelings we all had during 30th year Reunion Activities, it’s time to dedicate yourself, each of you, to this worthwhile cause. Become part of our Class History. Join the cause and become a vital and much needed part of our “Class core.” Let us know by filling out the form below and returning it to us ASAP.

Click on above image to enlarge, then right click to save a printable version to your computer

There is no limit; so, should we get more than the 50 guys we need to “move this” project forward with passion, then “all the better.” Get this form back to us ASAP, and become a recognized and vital part of both our Class and SLS history!!

Memor et Fidelis,








RUSSELL VALENTE Chair, Class Gift Committee SLHS Class of 1979

Constitution and By-Laws Saint Louis High School Alumni Class of 1979

Fellow 79er's,

This is something that I wrote up to give us a structured guideline to follow as the years go by. This is nothing permanent, like other documents set up for structured usage, it's subject to changes once a year. This sets up and decsribes the duties of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. This also explains terms of office, appointments and elections. It also warrants the need for Commitees. At this present time there's only a Sports Committee, who's only activity is the Annual Softball Tournament held during the President's Day weekend. The committee assists the SLAA and other classes with play, fun and fellowship.

Other committees are the Membership and Welfare, whose primary concern is the overall welfare of classmates and their immediate families and continual updates of the class roster or as directed by the President. Another committee, the Internet Committee, has dual tasks. Updating of our class blogsite and photographs of all events that our class participates in. Another committee will be the Programs and Events. The responsibilties are to create get togethers for class and families at least every quarter or as the class desires. Examples are family picnics, dinners, multi-family garage sales, fundraisers and the Reunions. The final and most important one is the Finance Committee. The sole responsibility is to set up and implement a plan to set up the Class Gift that is due upon our 50th Reunion. The Treasurer will be in charge of this committee.

We also cover Regular and Associate Membership. Both have an annual fee of $12.00, payable to the SLAA. The Membership Committee will handle that portion of reminding and collection. Associate Membership is for those who had gone to school with us, but did not graduate with us and family members wanting to join our group. It is covered in the SLAA Guidelines......there is more to follow so please keep an eye in the sky and an ear to the pavement. Look left, look right and keep a watch out for our missing classmates. Mahalo........Karlton

Nominations for Board of Directors now being accepted.

As of 11-4-09, President Mark Villanueva has stepped down from his post. Therefore, the BOD is now accepting nominees for President. As of
11-04-09, Melvin Pilien has been the only one nominated for the Post. A new post of Vice President was created with the drafting of a new Constitution and By-laws. As of 11-04-09, there has only been one nomination for Vice President and that was Karlton Borges. Secretary Greg Perry and Treasurer Michael Meyer have not decided on their respective futures. Nominations will be acepted till 12-2-09. Voting will commence from 12-3-09 through 01-06-10. Results will be posted by 02-03-09 and at that time all newly elected officers shall be sworn in and their respective terms of office will commence.

Cast your vote by contacting the following Ben Gutierrez, hokupaa@gmail.com, Mark Villanueva, markrv@gmail.com, Kreston Aoki, insuranceguy1979@yahoo.com, Glenn Wong, gwong061@msn.com, and Conrad Manayan, rad0207@yahoo.com. In the next blog, I'll post the Constitution and By-Laws all for your review and comments. Again, this is for our benefit, our future as well as keeping our friendship strong and unbreakable. Mahalo.......... Karlton

Class Meeting: Agenda for Oct. 7

Call to Order

Roll Call (who ever is present):

Reading the minutes of the 9-9-09 meeting.

Treasurer’s report.

Committee reports.

Old Business:

Recap of the Las Vegas trip: Tracy Mizota.

Update on the Class Roster: Karlton Borges.

Any other old business.

New Business:

Class of 1979 Board of Directors, Class representative(s), Committee Chairmen, etc. A list should be posted on the blog.

Any guidelines to follow.

Ways to boost participation and communications with our classmates.

Starting a Class Treasury or cash on hand operating budget.

Ways to help improve our membership with the SLAA.

Any other new business.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, 7:00pm, November 4, 2009. If you’re unable to attend please let someone on the Board know.

Meeting Adjourned.

Happy Father's Day!

From your classmates in the Crusader Class of '79!