Posted on 4:09 pm, Saturday, November 3, 2018. Tags: hope services, kona, lions club
The Friendly Place Resource Center, located at 74-5593 Pawai Place in Kona, offers emergency housing, showers, lockers, phone usage, and other resources for people experiencing homelessness in Kona. The campus is operated by HOPE Services Hawaii. 26 Lions Club members and 2 community helpers were present.
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Posted on 11:07 am, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Tags: grant, kona, lions club
The Lions Club of Kona, in partnership with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. is seeking to enable a 501(c)(3) community service provider wishing to serve the poor and needy citizens of West Hawaii, with a grant amount of $10,000.
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Posted on 8:45 am, Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Tags: eyeglasses, lions club, project vision hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE Lions Clubs will be performing community service projects as part of the “Lions In Sight†initiative to raise public awareness of the vital role Lions Clubs play in their communities. As spring cleaning gets under way, the Hawaii Lions are asking people to look through dresser drawers and closets for used eyeglasses and […]
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Posted on 2:19 am, Friday, November 21, 2014. Tags: lions club
MEDIA RELEASE The Lions Club of Kona is sponsoring FREE medical screenings on Saturday, November 22 from 8 am to 12 noon in the Konawaena Elementary School cafeteria for anyone residing in West Hawaii. The Lions Club of Kona and audiologist Dr. Kayla Smith will provide hearing screenings for both adults and children. Project Vision […]
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Posted on 7:19 am, Saturday, March 22, 2014. Tags: lions club, scholarship
MEDIA RELEASE The Lions Club of Kona is accepting scholarship applications from graduating Konawaena High School seniors. The club will be awarding a total of six scholarships. Two general scholarships, one financial need scholarship, one community service scholarship, one scholarship for a two-year program, and one Jonney Pha Hodges Trust Scholarship, which is awarded to […]
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Posted on 12:54 am, Thursday, August 23, 2012. Tags: lions club, mitch tam, project vision hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Lions and West Hawaii Lions Clubs will be conducting free vision screening in various locations in West Hawaii. A partnership between Hawaii Lions, and Project Vision Hawaii, allows community members to get their vision screened for free. The Vision Van will be open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 in the […]
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Posted on 1:18 pm, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Tags: food drive, hawaii island food basket, lions club
MEDIA RELEASE The Lions Club of Kona is hosting a food drive 9 a.m.-3 -.m. Saturday, April 21 at Choicemart in Captain Cook, and KTA Keauhou Shopping Center for the Hawaii Island Food Basket. Please kokua and drop off unexpired canned goods, rice and/or other non-perishables at either location. Lions Club of Kona is one […]
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Posted on 9:48 am, Friday, March 30, 2012. Tags: 4H club, firefighters, hawaii red cross, hilo, kona, lions club, military, waimea
The Hawaii State Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding its annual Hats Off event on March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012. Off duty firefighters, military, Lions Clubs, 4H Club and other volunteers will take their hats off and ask the public to fill their hats with donations for the Red Cross.
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Posted on 1:00 pm, Thursday, January 26, 2012. Tags: lions club
Lions clubs WORLDWIDE will be performing community service projects as part of the “Lions In Sight†initiative Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise public awareness of the vital role Lions clubs play in their communities. As spring cleaning gets under way, the Hawaii Lions are asking people to look […]
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Posted on 12:15 pm, Monday, January 23, 2012. Tags: lions club, recycle for sight
Special to Hawaii 24/7 On Jan. 7, around 25 Lions Club members in West Hawaii and a couple of Leo Club members from Konawaena High School, gathered at Yano Hall to clean and pack more than 3,000 recycled prescription eyeglasses that were donated over the last two years by members of the community. The donated […]
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Posted on 12:45 pm, Thursday, September 1, 2011. Tags: lions club, project vision hawaii
The Lions Clubs on the Big Island of Hawaii have shipped over the Oahu based Project Vision Hawaii RV. The mobile vision screening bus will make several stops throughout the island of Hawaii.
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