Cane navigation demo at low vision group meeting
Cane navigation demo at low vision group meeting
The National Federation of the Blind, West Hawaii Chapter and Hoopono will host a presentation on cane navigation at the NFB meeting at 10 a.m. Friday at Hale Halawai. There will also be an encore demonstration of Zoom Text and the Zoom Text keyboard for those interested in learning about tools to assist the visually impaired in continuing to use a computer as vision fails. Delegates have returned and will give a report of the activities at the NFB 75th national convention in Orlando, Fla.
Meetings are free and open to the public. Anyone interested in learning how to continue an active and independent life with vision loss is welcome.
For more information, call Sally at 345-7065 or visit nfb-westhi.org.
Kona Vet Center plans open house
Kona Vet Center will host an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at 73-4976 Kamanu St., Suite 207.
The center will participate in the National Day of Service and Remembrance by helping to ensure all post-9/11 combat veterans and their families living on the west side of Hawaii Island know about their local vet center and the services offered. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the center, meet the staff, learn about resources for veterans and enroll in Vet Center services.
Vet Center services are earned through military service in a combat zone or area of hostility and are provided at no cost to veterans or their families. They are staffed by teams which may include social workers, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, master’s-level counselors and outreach specialists.
Vet Centers also conduct community outreach and offer counseling on employment, family issues and education to combat veterans and family members. Staff also offer bereavement counseling for families and counseling for veterans who experienced sexual trauma while on active duty.
The Kona Vet Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Veterans and families are welcome to walk-in during these hours.
Appointments can be made by calling 329-0574. More information about Vet Centers can be found at vetcenter.va.gov.
Chevron raising money for school projects
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has launched its Fuel Your School program, an innovative collaboration with donorschoose.org in all counties in Hawaii. Building on the 22,189 local students who benefited last year, Fuel Your School is now in its third year in Hawaii, and will generate up to $350,000 this fall, which will help fund classroom supplies and materials, including those focused on science, technology, engineering and math and hands-on activities to help connect real world experiences to classroom learning.
Public school teachers are invited to post eligible classroom projects at donorschoose.org. Then, from Oct. 1 through 31, the Fuel Your School program will donate $1, up to a total of $350,000, to help fund eligible classroom projects when consumers purchase eight or more gallons of fuel at participating Chevron stations.
Last year, Chevron’s Fuel Your School program helped fund 247 eligible classroom projects for public schools in Hawaii.
For a list of participating communities in the 2015 Fuel Your School program and to track local projects in need of funding, visit fuelyourschool.com. In addition to funds generated through the Fuel Your School program, anyone, including consumers and Chevron employees, may also independently browse and fund inspiring classroom projects on donorschoose.org by making separate, individual donations.
Kona Bridge Club announces results
Results of the American Contract Bridge League at the Kona Bridge Club in August:
Aug. 3: North/south first place went to Rexanne Ring and Dan Sabo; second, Dean Jenkins and Craig Ross. East/west first place winners were Butchie Hayward and Jim Elstran; second, Lois Griffiths and Virginia Scott.
Aug. 5: North/south first place winners were Michael Folkert and Marlene Sabo. Dean Jenkins and Craig Ross came in second. Tied for first place east/west were Pat Aldred and Beth Reid, Dee Overton and Dorothy Case. Coming in second were Chuck Clark and Jim Elstran.
Aug. 6: Marlene Sabo and Lynn Puri came in first. Beth Reid and Jim Elstran took second.
Aug. 10 North/south first place winners were Takemi Totes and Virginia Scott; second, Sally Bobb and Walt Bobb. East/west first place went to Craig Ross and Dean Jenkins; second, Eleanor Ramsey and Polly Beynon.
Aug. 12 North/south first place winners were Richard Gittleman and Shelly Hershberger; second, Dee Overton and Liz Holey. East/west first place went to Chuck Clark and Jim Elstran. Polly Beynon and Sue Kaneta took second.
Aug 13: First place went to Gail Mullen and Shirley Decker; second, Darel Mooney and Roseann Mooney.
Aug. 17: North/south first went to Sally Bobb and Walt Bobb. Alice Goo and Beth Reid won second. East/west first place winners were Chuck Clark and Dorothy Case. Coming in second were Bev Jefferson and Rexanne Ring.
Aug. 19: Tied for north/south first were Stuart Vance and Peter Mitchell, Fred Theurkauf and Dorothy Case. Taking second were Liz Holey and Takemi Totes. East/west first place winners were Jim Elstran and Chuck Clark; second, Beth Reid and Pat Aldred.
Aug. 20: First place winners were Adrienne Lynch and Michael Lynch; second, Shirley Decker and Gail Mullen.
Aug. 24: First place went to Dean Jenkins and Lois Griffiths; second, JoAn Hill and Richard Robbins.
Aug. 26: North/south first went to JoAn Hill and Shirley Decker; second, Sally Bobb and Walt Bobb. East/west first place winners were Kathy Golitzen and Dee Overton; second, Chuck Clark and Jim Elstran.
Aug. 27: JoAn Hill and Kathy Golitzen, Chuck Clark and Takemi Totes tied for first. Second place winners were Gail Mullen and Shirley Decker.
Aug. 31: North/south first went to Dean Jenkins and Lois Griffiths; second, Sue Kaneta and Dan Sabo. East/west first place went to Peter Mitchell and Kathy Golitzen. Second place winners were Sharon Weber and Liz Holey.
For more information about the Kona Bridge Club and schedule of games, visit konabridge.org