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(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.
 
Our newest member Bethany Schoengarth (on left) with her sponsor Connie Ichinose.  Bethany and her husband, Wade, moved to Hilo two years ago.  Welcome Bethany to the Rotary Club of Hilo.
 
 
Vicki Puliz, incoming Rotary Foundation Trustee and her husband Tim, joined 48 Rotarians from three East Hawaii Rotary clubs to enjoy good food and fellowship.  Also at the event was our own District Governor, Ted Faigle.  Also at the event was Past District Governor Randy Hart, District Governor Elect Nancy Cabral and District Governor Nominee Benson Medina.
 
Vicki and her husband are from Reno, Nevada and have a long history of supporting The Rotary Foundations objectives.  She hoped to inspire those present about the value of Rotary and the foundation and what it can mean in our lives.
 
 
Our newest member, Carlene Wolf, inducted at our March 14 meeting.  Next to Carlene is her sponsor, Past President and District Governor Elect, Nancy Cabral.  Welcome Carlene to our Rotary family.
The Rotary Club of Hilo collected over 300 pounds of rice for the Hawaii Island Food Basket at its February 28th meeting.  This was Community Service Director, Wally Wong's "Impossible Mission #1".
 
New Members from February 14 Meeting
 
 
Three new members and their sponsors at the February 14 meeting.  Left to right: Deb Funai (sponsor of Leroy), Leroy Brown, Helene Tajiri (sponsor of  Michelle and Paul), Michelle Dumais, and Paul Dumais.
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