Volume No. 10, Issue No. 4 Web Site: http://www.aloha-moaa.org April 2009 2007 Chapter Rating (Voices of Warriors) Chartered January 27, 2000 Newsletter of the Aloha Chapter, An Affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America Na Leo O Na Koa Twenty-nine Aloha Chapter members and guests were treated to a special tour of the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies at Ft. DeRussy. All of the arrangements were made by Wes Fong. Bravo Zulu Wes! Our tour guide was James T. Hirai, BG, USA, Ret., the Deputy Directory of APCSS. He spoke very clearly, loudly and slowly, which was greatly appreciated by all of us seasoned citizens. He elucidated to us the mission and goals of APCSS. He explained that APCSS was founded on Sep- tember 4, 1995, to build relationships of trust and confidence among future leaders and decision- makers within the Pacific and Indian Ocean re- gions. Representative from forty-six countries are eligible for an invitation to attend the APCSS. Many of the fellows—as the students are called—come from countries that are apprehen- March Tour of APCSS Very Informative and Interesting sive or even antagonistic with each other. After studying together at the Center and living to- gether in their nearby Waikiki condominium, they often become life-long friends. They be- come tolerant, even very understanding of each other—the ultimate purpose of APCSS. As alumni, they maintain these positive relationships when they return to their respective countries. There are now more than 4,000 alumni. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense academic insti- tute that addresses regional and global secu- rity issues using a multilateral and multi- dimensional approach to defining and ad- dressing regional security issues and con- cerns. It provides a forum where current and future military leaders from many Asia- Pacific nations gather to enhance Asia-Pacific security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange and policy-relevant research. APCSS edu- cates, connects and empowers security practi- tioners to advance Asia-Pacific security. After our tour of this impressive facil- ity—completely re- vamped and renovated from the old U. S. Army Reserve building at Ft. DeRussy—we went to a very substan- tial seafood luncheon buffet at the nearby Todai Restaurant. The manager, Jeff Chen, provided a private din- ing room for us. Twenty-eight members and guests of Aloha Chapter that toured the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on March 24 Inside April Issue Bridge Report 7 Calendar 2 Chairman’s Corner 2 Chapter Leaders 10 Chicken Sale 9 Golf Reports 5 & 8 Membership Application 9 Merrie Ladies 3 President’s Message 2 Scholarships 3 Theatre 6 Twinning 2009 7 Veterans’ Affairs 6
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Volume No. 10, Issue No. 4 Web Site: http://www.aloha-moaa.org April 2009
2007 Chapter Rating
(Voices of Warriors)
Chartered January 27, 2000
Newsletter of the Aloha Chapter, An Affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America
Na Leo O Na Koa
Twenty-nine Aloha Chapter members and guests were treated to a special tour of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies at Ft. DeRussy. All of the arrangements were made by Wes Fong. Bravo Zulu Wes!
Our tour guide was James T. Hirai, BG, USA, Ret., the Deputy Directory of APCSS. He spoke very clearly, loudly and slowly, which was greatly appreciated by all of us seasoned citizens. He elucidated to us the mission and goals of APCSS. He explained that APCSS was founded on Sep-tember 4, 1995, to build relationships of trust and confidence among future leaders and decision-makers within the Pacific and Indian Ocean re-gions. Representative from forty-six countries are eligible for an invitation to attend the APCSS. Many of the fellows—as the students are called—come from countries that are apprehen-
March Tour of APCSS Very Informative and Interesting
sive or even antagonistic with each other. After studying together at the Center and living to-gether in their nearby Waikiki condominium, they often become life-long friends. They be-come tolerant, even very understanding of each other—the ultimate purpose of APCSS. As alumni, they maintain these positive relationships when they return to their respective countries.
There are now more than 4,000 alumni. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense academic insti-tute that addresses regional and global secu-rity issues using a multilateral and multi-dimensional approach to defining and ad-dressing regional security issues and con-cerns. It provides a forum where current and future military leaders from many Asia-Pacific nations gather to enhance Asia-Pacific security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange and policy-relevant research. APCSS edu-cates, connects and empowers security practi-
tioners to advance Asia-Pacific security. After our tour of
this impressive facil-ity—completely re-vamped and renovated from the old U. S. Army Reserve building at Ft. DeRussy—we went to a very substan-tial seafood luncheon buffet at the nearby Todai Restaurant. The manager, Jeff Chen, provided a private din-ing room for us.
Twenty-eight members and guests of Aloha Chapter that toured the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on March 24
This is a reminder that on April 26, 2009, the Aloha Chapter chicken sale fund raiser will take place at the Kalihi-Waena Elementary
School. In the past, many of our members con-tributed their chickens to the IHS food kitchen. This is a great gesture of generosity and charity, especially during this period of economic reces-sion. In addition, we can always use volunteers on that day to help serve the chicken during lunch hour. Those who wish to volunteer, please show up at the new chicken sale site, the Kalih-Waena Elementary School, for a day of fun and fellowship. Herb Nakagawa, our fund-raising chairman, will have your Chicken Sale Fund-Raising information and tickets in the mail this week. He will also include a map to the school; see page 9 of this newsletter for more information. We had an excellent turn-out for our March Program at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies followed by an outstanding buffet lunch-eon at the nearby Todai Restaurant. The atten-dees were active participants, asking many ques-tion on the Center’s functions and about the many participating countries. In behalf of the Aloha Chapter, I wish to thank Wes Fong for making all of this possible for our members. We have a dinner-theater event in the makings for May 15, 2009. A lite dinner will be planned at Hale Ikena, Ft Shafter, with attendance at the Ft Richard-son Theater to see the play, “Children of Eden.” On June 26, 2009, the Hawaii Army Museum Society (HAMS) Golf tournament will be at the Leileihua Golf Course. Members who wish to volunteer for the golf tournament should contact Gordon Cho at 484 2400, or by e-mail at [email protected]. As your president, I wish to encourage active participation of our membership in the programs and events that are planned. Our Program Chairperson is always open to suggestions for future events. Call 942-4047 whenever you have ideas for future programs, comments, or sug-gestions to improve the way we are functioning.
Chairman’s Corner by Allen Ono, Chairman of
the Board
Herb Nakagawa, Jr., Chief of Aloha Chapter’s Key Fundraising Project
At a recent Aloha Chapter meeting, modest Herb W. Nakagawa, Jr., stood at the podium and unassumingly introduced himself as “the Chicken Man.” Herb is one of the most important and valu-able members as leader of the chapter’s one and only annual fund-raising activity, the benefit sale of local barbecue chicken and rolled sushi, pro-ceeds of which the chapter relies on to support programs for the year.
See Chairman’s Corner Page 4
Notice This Newsletter is published monthly by New Tech Imag-ing, Mapunapuna, as an official publication of Aloha Chap-ter, MOAA, P.O. Box 19267, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817. Views expressed herein are not necessarily chapter policy.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 19, 2009 1:00 PM, Bridge Bunch Party Bridge, (Sunday) Fahrni Realty Classroom, Aiea April 26, 2009 Annual Chicken Sale Fundraiser, (Sunday) Kalihi-Waena Elementary School April 27, 2009 Golf Outing, Leilehua Golf Course, (Monday) Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa May 15, 2009 Lite Dinner at Hale Ikena followed (Friday) by attending play Children of Eden at Richardson Theater, Ft. Shafter June 26, 2009 Hawaii Army Museum Society (Friday) (HAMS) Golf Tournament, Leilehua Golf Course, Schofield Barracks Sept. 17-21, `09 Twinning at Las Vegas Chapter and attending UH-UNLV game Dec. 9, 2009 Christmas Dinner, Hale Koa Hotel
HAWAII CHAPTER APRIL EVENT April 23, 2009 11:00 AM, Luncheon at Sunset Lanai (Thursday) Club, Camp Smith Guest Speaker: MG Robert G. F. Lee, Adjutant General, State of Hawaii . Contact: Jim Gebhard, 262-1165
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Merrie Ladies Tour in May There's still time, and room, for a few more people to sign up for the Merrie Ladies tour of the Mission Houses Museum on Tuesday, May 5. This special tour into the history of the Hawaiian Kingdom will begin at 10 am; participants should plan to be there early! Guests will tour the Frame House (the oldest such in Hawaii), the Printing House, and the gallery in the Chamberlain House, which is currently host to "Alphabet Soup: Literacy, Language, & Learning," an exhibit which highlights the role of these Ameri-can pioneers in making Hawaii the most literate na-tion on the face of the earth in the mid-19th century. Cost of the tour is $8/person; lunch will be of-fered afterwards for an additional $15. Lunch orders will be taken in mid-April. Parking in the area is limited; a map will be available, but car-pools are strongly suggested. Family members are welcome. However, the tour is limited to 30, so interested persons should get in touch with Anna Blackwell (739-9164; [email protected]) as soon as possible. Anna
Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2009 — 2010
The Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is happy to announce our concept for its scholar-ship program for Academic Year 2009–2010. We believe our program has been most success-ful over the past several years. Accordingly, we will continue to provide scholarship grants rang-ing from $500 to $1000. However, depending upon the number of highly qualified applicants, we may either increase the number of scholarship awards or increase the value of each scholarship grant. As has been our practice, we will accept applications only from students enrolled in fields of study that will lead to a career in teaching, nursing, or a military career through the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). At the time of application and to be eligible for scholarship grant under this program for Aca-demic Year 2009–2010, each applicant must be,
See Scholarships Page 5
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Chairman’s Corner (Continued from Page 2) Known as an active participant and willing team player, life member Herb can always be counted on to help at chapter activities. This article in-troduces quiet Herb and describes how he or-ganizes and operates the annual chicken sale. Early years and education. Grew up in Wailuku, Maui, and graduated from St. An-thony’s High School. Father worked for Hawai-ian Telephone Company on Maui. Graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in botany, but never worked in this field. Military service. Commissioned in the Air Force through ROTC. Served more than 24 years on active duty and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Was a navigator aboard C-133 (Cargo Master) air-craft at Travis Air Force Base in California. The plane had the nickname of “ Widow Maker.” Out of the total of 50 planes built, 10 of them were lost. Switched fields. While attending Air Com-
mand and Staff School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, enrolled in and received a master’s degree in criminal justice at Troy State University.
What makes chicken sales seem effortless? Solid training, stable and reliable suppliers and remarkable teamwork of terrific volunteers. Started by helping and learning from Harold Kuwahara and took over from him. Works with same person at Hoku Barbecue Chicken, the benefit sale part of Hawaii State Poultry Proces-sors. By experience I order about 650 chickens each year. Deals with same dependable sushi supplier, “AKYTH,” the initials of names of the owner’s family. Delivery. I pick up in my truck the 650 hot just-cooked chickens in boxes of 22 chickens each and chapter volunteers place them in col-ored plastic bags: blue that contain 3 chickens, red ones with 2, and white bags with 1, for easy pick up by drive up customers. Social event. Volunteers work together as a team and friends, talking, laughing, trading latest news and jokes, delivering, selling and eating chicken and sushi (suppliers provide extras for the helpers.) Harold Takenaka collects and ac-counts for the money and tickets. The Merrie Ladies are everywhere, doing everything to make the morning go pleasantly, smoothly and quickly.
Welcome to Our New Life Member Charles Miller, COL, USA, Ret.
Herbert J. Nakagawa, Jr., LTCOL, USAF, Ret.
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Scholarships (Continued from page 3) 1) a full time student enrolled in a college or uni-versity in Hawaii as a Sophomore, Junior or Sen-ior year student, and 2) the student must apply through his or her counselor or appropriate offi-cials in the career fields listed above. Of course, if any member knows of an eligible student, he or she may wish to suggest to that student that they apply for our scholarship. The participating colleges and universities will identify, nominate and recommend student (s) for scholarship award to the Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of American which will make the final selection of the scholarship recipients. This concept for the scholarship program for Academic Year 2009–2010 will continue our chapter's goal: "Support of Our Youth" in "Building of Hawaii Through Education" - our future leaders of Hawaii. Questions regarding this program may be di-rected to Mr. Howard S. Okada, Vice Chair-man, Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America by e-mail: [email protected] or by telephone at 265-1898 or to LCOL Harold H. Takenaka, USA, Ret., Treasurer, Aloha Chapter Scholarship Fund Military Officers Association of America by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 456-7822. Howard
Corrections to 2009 Directory The following corrections need to be made to the 2009 Aloha Chapter Membership Directory: Janet Hee is deceased. Jane Kekoa has moved to 2469 Myrtle St., Honolulu, HI 96816; her phone # is unchanged. Bert N. Nishimura has moved into Kahala Nui, 4389 Malia St., #477, Honolulu, HI 96821. John E. Seward has not retired yet. Marcellino K. Vellaverde has moved to the other side of the Big Island. His new address is 75-221 Aloha Kona Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Stan Yasumoto was prematurely promoted to a COL, he is a LTC at 79 San Miguel Way, not Hwy.
Annual Golf Program Report This annual report from Norm Fujiwara, Golf Pro-
gram Coordinator, was overlooked and inadvertently omit-ted from the 2009 Membership Directory—it was found
when the directory was already at the printer – Ed.
The 2008 Aloha Chapter Golf Group’s season was without any major incidents or events. We did manage to play all of our scheduled events without a single “rain out.” I do suppose that the one area that perhaps is most noticeable is the fact that we had a number of guests joining us during the year, thanks to Walter Kinoshita, who recruited some players, not only for the golf outings but also for mem-bership in our Aloha Chapter, Joe Kuroda and his Japanese Nationals guests, John Ma, who in-vited his many friends as guests, and Gordon Cho, who also provided his share of guests. If we were awarding golf stars to players who participated in the most of our gold outings, the brightr star would go to Ken Munechika who had a perfect attendance this past season, to Ken Yamada, Allen Ono, and Leroy Perry for miss-ing only one outing. Gordon Cho and Rambling Joe Kuroda missed only two outings. My heart-felt Mahalo to all for your steadfast support of our gold program.
If there is a down side to our Aloha Chapter Golf Program, it is your coordinator’s inability to attract more wahine golfers. Checking my records, Alice Fuji-wara played in 6 golf outings, Tomi Kurokawa (Joe Kuroda’s guest) played 4 times, Barbara
Chong and Arlene Bohman each played 2 times, and Marilyn Tagawa and Phyllis Yasu-moto each played one time. I hope we will be able to do a better job of recruiting wahine golf-ers in 2009. To all of you non-golfers who have been so com-plementary about my monthly golf report, I say a very big “Thank you” and I hope you will continue to read and enjoy my monthly reports and, per-haps, one day join us on the golf links. Norm
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Dinner/Night at the Theatre We have planned a dinner and night at the Richardson Theatre on Friday, May 15, 2009. This unique outing is in keeping with the present club leaders’ desire to offer diverse activities to members and a way to “keep connected” with one another. The dinner will be held at Hale Ikena at 5:30 PM, and at about 7:00 PM take the short drive to Richard-son Theatre where the show will begin at 7:30 PM. Choices for dinner will be char broiled prime rib, seared ahi or oriental chicken salad with drink, tossed salad, sautéed vegetables and a choice of rice, garlic mashed potatoes or French fries in-cluded. Cost will be $16.00 for the prime rib and ahi and $12.00 for the salad, gratuity included. The show is entitled “Children of Eden”, which is a musical about parents, children and faith. It is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and chil-dren. The cost for the show is $19.00. Season ticket holders will not be charged for the show and will sit together with all other members. They will reserve as many seats for our members as nec-essary, which will be in the center of the theater. There will be a follow-up article in next month’s newsletter with a reservation form. So please cir-cle Friday, May 15, on your calendar and plan to attend this unique evening outing. Harold
Open Letter to Veterans WASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- Following is an open letter to Veterans from Secretary of Veter-ans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki: "My name is Ric Shinseki, and I am a Veteran. For me, serving as secretary of Veterans Affairs is a noble calling. It provides me the opportunity to give back to those who served with and for me during my 38 years in uniform and those on whose shoulders we all stood as we grew up in the profession of arms. "The Department of Veterans Affairs has a sol-emn responsibility to all of you, today and in the future, as more Veterans join our ranks and en-roll to secure the benefits and services they have earned. I am fully committed to fulfilling Presi-dent Obama's vision for transforming our de-partment so that it will be well-positioned to per-
form this duty even better during the 21st cen-tury. We welcome the assistance and advice of our Veterans Service Organizations, other gov-ernment departments and agencies, Congress, and all VA stakeholders as we move forward, ethically and transparently, so that Veterans and citizens can understand our efforts. "Creating that vision for transforming the VA into a 21st-century organization requires a com-prehensive review of our department. We ap-proach that review understanding that Veterans are central to everything VA does. We know that results count, that the department will be meas-ured by what we do, not what we promise, and that our best days as an organization supporting Veterans are ahead of us. We will fulfill Presi-dent Lincoln's charge to care for ". . . him, who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan . . ." by redesigning and reengi-neering ourselves for the future. "Transforming any institution is supremely challenging; I know this from my own experience in leading large, proud, complex, and high-performing organizations through change. But the best organizations must be prepared to meet the challenging times, evolving technology and, most importantly, evolving needs of clients. His-torically, organizations that are unwilling or un-able to change soon find themselves irrelevant. You and your needs are not irrelevant. "Veterans are our clients, and delivering the highest quality care and services in a timely, con-sistent and fair manner is a VA responsibility. I take that responsibility seriously and have charged all of the department's employees for their best efforts and support every day to meet our obligations to you. Our path forward is chal-lenging, but the president and Congress support us. They have asked us to do this well -- for you. Veterans are our sole reason for existence and our Number 1 priority -- bar none. I look for-ward to working together with all VA employees to transform our department into an organization that reflects the change and commitment our country expects and our Veterans deserve. "Thank you, and God bless our military, our Veterans, and our nation." --signed-- Eric K. Shinseki
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Aloha Chapter Party Bridge The “Ides of March” turned out to be a suc-cessful day for the Aloha Chapter Party Bridge ladies as they swept their male counterparts for the first time since the program was established in 2004. Hosting the session in the Fahrni Realty Classroom with an assortment of delicious sand-wiches, snacks and drinks were Jane Miler and Coralie Vellis. Leading this historic effort was Lois Luehring, the runner-up for the Bridge Player of the Year Award the last 2 years. She was followed closely by ardent bridge players Jane Miller and Mary Ellen, and Coralie Vellis and Mitzi Austin. One Small Slam was bid and made by Lois Luehring and Harriet Weissman. Other participants in the 4-table session were: Bobbi & Dayle Carlson, Helen Fahrni, Les & Shirley Ihara, Dave Luehring, Dan Matthews, Marion & Vernon Von, and Phyllis Williams.
The next bridge session will be held on Sunday afternoon, April 19th in the Fahrni Realty Class-room, beginning at 1 pm. Hosting the session will be Gary & Bev Jensen. All those intending to play on that date are asked to contact the Jensens by Wednesday, April 15th, via telephone at 623-4296 or e-mail to [email protected]. Shirley
Top scorers at the Chapter’s March Bridge Session, seated left to right, Lois Luehring, Co-hostess
Coralie Vellis, and Small Slam-maker with Lois, Harriet Weissman. Standing are: Mary Ellen
Reed, Co-hostess Jane Miller, and Mitzi Austin.
Twinning 2009 So far, 15 Chapter members and spouses have commit-ted to participate in Twinning 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, this September. Accordingly, Coordinator Les Ihara has indicated that Twinning 2009 is a “GO”. Contacting Les or Shirley Ihara to confirm their participation so far are: Allen & Evelyn Ono, Bob & Mazie Kozuki, Cedric & Barbara Chong, Joe & Betty Kuroda, Nobu & Nell Matsuda, Bill & May Yamada, and Nari Hamlin. Twinning is a unique experience which brings to-gether participants from two geographically distant organizations but with common goals and relationship as members of the Military Officers Association of America for fun and fellowship in each other’s locality. It “opens the doors” for new and lasting relationships through the meetings and activities offered by host chapters, broadening participants’ scope of friend-ships, knowledge and experiences. Twinning 2009 offers the above on the same trip to Las Vegas for the UH-UNLV Football Game on September 19th, so if you’re going to the game, sign up to be part of it. If you’re not going to the game, that’s OK, too, since twinning activities themselves will be worth the trip. If you have any questions relating to Twinning 2009, please call Les or Shirley Ihara. Les
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great to see you back; short-time absentees Bob Kozuki and Cedric Chong (too bad Barbara couldn't make it); and riding shot gun with his grandpa was Joe Kuroda's grandson. As for the regular participants, they included Allen Ono, Mel Soong, John Ma, Kelly (Calvin) Lau, Marv Baum, Howard Okada, Larry Enomoto, Vernon Von, Ira Tagawa, Ken Yamada, Gordon Cho, Stan Furukawa, Dick Towne, John Holmes, Leroy Perry, Alice Fujiwara, and yours truly. After struggling for 18 holes, we, at least speak-ing for myself, gathered in the snack bar and cal-culated all the scores and picked numbered poker chips to determine the blind partners. After all the dust settled, there was a tie for fourth place between partners Cedric Chong and Alice Fuji-wara and the team of Walter Kinoshita and Mel Soong, so we went to a tie breaker and after the first hole Cedric and Alice went to fifth place thus no monetary rewards but one "atta boy." In third place were Allen Ono and Marv Baum; in second place was the pair of Joe Ku-roda and Kathy Pickering. The grand prize winners in first place were Gordon Cho and Ira Tagawa. Congratulations to all the winners and a great big Mahalo for the rest of us participants. The March Madness continued while having lunch at Todai after the tour of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. I was able to get a commitment from Wesley Fong to join us in the near future and recruited new member Charles Moriyama for our monthly outings. Now for our thought of the day "Failures are divided into two classes - those you thought and never did and those who did and never thought." Our next golf outing will be on Monday the 27th of April at Leilehua Golf Course. See ya'all there!
March Golf Report
It’s time for the March Madness and there is madness on the sweet sixteen campuses, as well as in Japan after defeat-ing Korea in extra in-nings in the WBC, while back in paradise there was happiness at the
Mamala Bay Golf course for the golf enthusiasts of the Aloha Chapter on Monday, March 23rd. The weather was perfect, the tee times confirmed, traffic was light thanks to spring break, making driving a breeze on H-1, and we had twenty-three confirmed players. Among the twenty-three players were first-time player, Richard Kinoshita, Walter's brother and guest player; a long time absentee who has not played in a "coon's age," Kathy Pickering—it was
Recruit A New Member!
Your Aloha Chapter is always looking for new members—active duty, retirees, and auxiliary mem-bers—all are welcome and will enjoy the camarade-rie of the Aloha Chapter. Make it your goal to re-cruit at least one new member in 2009. Cut out the Membership Application on Page 9 of this newslet-ter to give to a prospective member.
Norm Fujiwara
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Aloha Chapter Annual Fundraiser to be at a New Site Our annual fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 26. We will again offer Bar BQ chickens for sale, and you will soon be getting a letter and tickets in the mail from Herb Nakagawa asking you to sup-port this event. You have three options: pay for the tickets and pick-up your chickens at a different sale location this year (Kalihi-Waena Elementary School—see above map), pay for the tickets and re-turn them to us and we will give your chickens to the Institute for Human Services (IHS) as a donation for a big Sunday lunch for the homeless, or you can return your tickets without payment. We certainly hope you don’t select the last option so that we can maintain our treasury to pay for annual expenses such as printing and mailing of this newsletter, community services donations, etc.
