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RC of Hilo Rocks the Awards!
THE ROTARY CLUB OF HILO ROCKS THE DISTRICT AWARDS!
Pictured (l-r) Randy Hart, District Governor; Connie Ichinose, Club President; and Beverly Reed, Rotary Zone 26/27 Regional Foundation Coordinator representing Rotary International.
 
At the State of Hawaii May 19-21, 2023 Rotary Convention (which was held in HILO for the first time ever!), our Club absolutely Rocked the Awards!
3 FIRST PLACE Awards;
3 SECOND PLACE Awards;
2 TOP 5 Awards...
and the BIG ONE...... ROTARY CLUB OF THE YEAR FOR LARGE CLUBS! 
 
We were all so happy and nearly jumping up and down at the announcement. CONNIE ICHINOSE, our current Club President accepted the coveted award on behalf of our entire membership. And what a special honor for RANDY HART, our club member and the current District Governor. A new Rotary year begins on July 1, 2023 with incoming President, Jeremiah Leonard. Go for it, Jeremiah... let's do it two years in a row!
Wearing a Rotary Pin
Club Ladies Wearing our Rotary Pins!
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CLUB DONATES NEARLY $30,000 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS
ROTARY CLUB OF HILO AWARDS NEARLY $32,000 TO THREE NONPROFITS
 
The Rotary Club of Hilo awards nearly $32,000 to three local nonprofits from the proceeds of the Hilo Brewfest 2022. Pictured left to right: Bob Hanley, Club member and Brewfest Originator;  Beverly Heikes, Club President during the June Brewfest; Anita Tatum (kneeling) Club member and Brewfest Chair; Lisa Rantz, Club member and Hilo Medical Foundation E.D.; Chad Cabral-CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island; Robin Benedict, Program Coordinator for the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawaii; and Nicole Chase, (kneeling) Assistant to Robin at the Friends.
 
 
After a two year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Hilo’s signature fundraiser “Hilo Brewfest” came roaring back in June of 2022. People were ready to party and sponsors were ready to help!
 
Presented at the former Wainaku Executive Center which has been bought by Ola Brew, the site overflowed with craft beers, ono-licious food and plenty of good fun.
 
The Hilo Medical Foundation’s Primary Care Physician Training and the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawaii were again the two signature beneficiaries. Each received $13,300. Added for this year was the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island for $5,320. These awards total nearly $32,000 that stays right here to help our local communities.

“It was especially a challenge this year,” said Anita Tatum Brewfest Chair. “The Brewfest was slated for June 26 and we weren’t even sure we could have a large gathering until early March. Our Brewfest planning normally starts in December/January!”
 
“We were again blessed by many local breweries who jumped at the chance to participate,” said Bob Hanley, Brewfest Originator and Beer Contact. “Also a mahalo to our local restaurants who all stepped up at the last moment!”
 
“We were especially pleased at the number of Sponsors who joined in Hilo Brewfest 2022,” said Beverly Heikes, Rotary Club President at the time of the festival. “It is so heartening to see our local businesses step up so that we would be able to help our 2022 beneficiaries.”
 
Plans are already underway for Brewfest 2023 which will occur in July instead of June. And because the Ola Brew renovations of the former Wainaku Center will be in full swing, the Rotary Club of Hilo is proud and excited to announce that the 2023 Brewfest will be held at the Hilo Yacht Club.
 
Watch for more details and the new year’s festival approaches. Log on to hilorotary.org for more information about the club and updates about Brewfest 2023 as information becomes available.
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