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Chocolate, Chocolate and More

Alexy Katco, member of our Eco Satellite Club, shared his love and knowledge of chocolate for 22 guests at the Short N Sweet Bakery in Hilo. He brought several varieties for us to try and they were all lovely. Alexy discussed the process he has developed for using all contents of the cacao pod rather than just the chocolate nibs. This results in a 20% increase in yield.

Alexy also brought samples of his processed purple sweet potatoes. Everyone was given a packet of frozen sweet potatoes to take home. This writer has his with salmon and it was a perfect accompaniment .

Mayor Kimo Alameda

Mayor Kimo Alameda was the featured speaker at our April 25 meeting. He spoke about his team which includes key staff from former Mayor Mitch Roth's administration, Former mayor and current club member Mitch Roth was also in attendance.

Veterans Support

On Tuesday, April 22 our club's Service Members, Veterans, Families and First Responders Satellite Club gathered on Kamehameha Ave to wave flags in support of our veterans. Join us to support our veterans on the 22nd of each month.

Lei Po`o Mini Mixer

Several members got together on Saturday for a Mini Mixer at Ben Franklin where they learned to make Lei Po`o (Head Lei). Lots of laughs and lots of creativity.

Gardening Time

A special thank you goes to Beckie, along with our club's Eco Satellite Club who worked hard on Saturday at the Hawaii Island Home for Recovery Garden Project. Also thank you to Toni and Helene for the lunch and snacks and Hawaiian Earth for the mulch delivery.

Rotary Club of Hilo Honored

(l to r) Steven Pavao, Jeremiah Leonard, Kelvin Watanabe, Fred Fischer and Patrick Smith

The Rotary Club of Hilo and Home Depot Hilo were honored by the Friends of the Children's Justice Center of East Hawaii on Saturday, April 12 for their key role in turning an old storage shed into a 24 hour clothes closet to help the children served by the center. The five Rotarians pictured were the key members of the team from the Rotary Club.

Not pictured is project lead Marcia Prose who put the whole project together. Marcia is a member of the Rotary Club of Hilo and is on the board of the Friends of the Children's Justice Center of East Hawaii.