Ohana Reunion

4th February 2006

The Rotaract Club of Swinburne organised their first Rotaract Ohana Reunion, as a joint Club and International Service project. Past members as well as current members were invited to attend the reunion which was also to celebrate the club's 4th Birthday

"Ohana", which is the Hawaiian term for family, was the theme of the night as all past "family members" were reunited to have good food along with good fellowship. Past members spanning 4 terms attended the reunion, as well as 2 new members. The venue for the night was Swinburne's canteen, and everyone was expected to be in hawaiian attire for the night. The venue was decorated reminiscent of a Hawaiian luau with coconut leaves arching the entrance. Colourful streamers,coconuts and lit candles also added to the atmosphere

The main course for the night was the BBQed chicken wings and sausages. Those who volunteered to become the head chefs for the night did not disappoint as the food that were served were grilled to perfection. While waiting for the grilled food to be ready, fried rice, bee hoon and also vegetables were provided for our members to indulge in, courtesy of our school canteen.

For our case, too many cooks do not spoil the grill!

For the guys and gals who spent hours choosing their Hawaiian outfit for the night, the next event was their opportunity to shine. The organizers were looking for a best dressed male and female of the night, and the audience helped narrow it down 2 candidates each. To win their way into the audience's hearts, the candidates went out of their way to limbo and hula dance for the audience's votes.(The hula dance was first demonstrated by the current vice-president, Michael Kuan.) In the end, Jackson and Tasha obtained the highest number of votes and were both crowned best dressed of the night.

Dare you limbo between the deadly pair of Michaels?

Charlz,don't act cool!

Jackson, the best dressed guy and also tallest guy of the night

King and Queen of Hawaii~~

As it was our club's 4th birthday, a birthday cake with the Rotaract logo was prepared for the night. It was also appropriate as that day was the 7th day of Chinese New Year, also known as the Common Man’s birthday. The 3 presidents who were present that night cut the cake and blew the candles before the cake was distributed to all the members.

Yum...The Rotaract logo never looked so delicious~~

The night ended with a group photo taking. This would be one of the rare moments where you would see 4 terms of the club in one single group photo, reunited for fellowship for a single night.

1...2....3...say ..Aloha!