Youths from 13 countries to be honored tomorrow by Lions
honoluluadvertiser.com     Jul 25, 2008          

The Hawaii Lions International Youth Camp will host a "Fond Aloha" farewell dinner for 24 youths from 13 different countries tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Jarrett Middle School. The event caps a three-week visit by the 16- to 18-year-old teen-agers from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Israel, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Turkey. They will dance hula and perform their own cultural dances and songs. During their visit, the teen-agers met with Gov. Linda Lingle and Mayor Mufi Hanneman, who are both Lions Club members. On Maui they met with Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares and members of the Maui Council. They also participated in two community service projects: Removing 2,000 pounds of invasive plants from the lo'i in Iao Valley Park on Maui, and helping clean Keehi Lagoon and Haleiwa... [read full story]                    


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