Track & field and softball practices begin

Explosions delegation gather for a group photo at track & field practice(top photo)

While the Red Waves softball team pause for a photo also at their practice (bottom photo)

Sweet Thunder Spicy Ahi Food Challenge

Kelton Chang and Chris Amaral eat and eat as they are cheered on by Don Ching, Chris Liberato, Jason Pascua and Cindy Uchida. Thank you for the fun!

Sweet Thunder Product Food Challenge

Tomorrow, Jamuary 19, Sweet Thunder Products is holding their monthly Keoni Spicy Ahi Poke Challenge starting at 4:00. Money collected will be donated to Special Olympics East Hawaii. Join the challenge or just come to cheer the participants on. Try their Ono food!

Hilo High School's Project Unify Event

Hilo High School is an OUTSTANDING Project Unify School! They include the Special Olympics athletes into their school activities and work in partnership with the many clubs, athletic teams and classes to promote inclusion in the school. It is the BEST Project Unify school in our eyes!!!  Here is a basketball signed by all of the Hilo High School Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity players and coaches that was presented to East Hawaii Area Director, Carey Uchida, at their game against Kamehameha tonight. What an honor for our Special Olympians!

Hilo High School Girls Basketball team are a shining example of what Project Unify is all about-inclusion! Way to go Vikings!!

Hilo High School girls basketball athletes and Special Olympics athletes celebrate the Vikings win!

Mahalo to Hilo High School's Principal, Robert Dircks,  Athletic Director, Sondra Lundvick, Varsity head coach, Ben Pana, Assistant coach, Aaron Kaleo, Conditioning coach, David Baldwin for embracing Project Unify into Hilo High School athletics. Mahalo also to Lisa Pana who made the game a festive one with those awesome blue & gold balloons!

Honoka'a Delegation -athetes, coaches & Ohana

 

Honoka'a begins their Summer Season with Softball and Track & Field today. Here is everyone after a delegation meeting at the start of the new year-Good Luck HAWKS!

 

 

Honokaa's Gilbert Acosta received his award for the 2012 Outstanding Male Athlete for East Hawaii! Congratulations Gilbert!

UH Hilo Vulcan Baseball team wins 2012 Outstanding Organization of the year for East Hawaii

Congratulations to Coach Joey Estrella and the University of Hawaii at Hilo's Vulcan baseball team for their 2012 Outstanding Organization of the Year for East Hawaii! Coach Estrella's 36 years dedicated to Special Olympics is an example of the commitment he makes to help his community. Mahalo Coach Estrella and happy retirement!

Big Island FCU raises over $2,400 for Special Olympics East Hawaii through their Mile of Quarters Campaign. MAHALO!

Look at these awesome Mile of Quarters Icons that are displayed!

 

 

            Thank you very much to Nyla Silva, President, Ronnette Shimaoka, Mile of Quarters coordinator and all the staff at Big Island FCU's 3 Big Island Branches for their hard work. Many thanks also to the generous members who donated to our campaign and bought Big Island Candies Crunch bars in helping our 208 athletes in our area program!