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Community
and Other Events
Please
click on the links to see photos of the
events.
Feed the Homeless
The
Kona Visayan Club, in collaboration with
other Filipino organizations and the State
Office of Social Ministry, participates in
the Feed the Homeless program. We serve
lunch of rice, pork adobo and green salad
four times a year to homeless individuals
and families in the Kona area.
Annual
Fil-Am Friendship Doubles Tennis Tournament
Headed
by Ms. Lovette Llantos (gonnalove-it.com),
this annual tournament has become the Big
Island’s biggest Tennis Tournament event.
This is also KVC’s biggest and only
fundraisingevent to support its Scholarship Program.
Annual COVO Convention
Members
of the Kona Visayan Club attend this yearly
gathering of Visayans from across the state
to renew friendships, meet new friends and
most importantly, discuss current and
relevant issues that affect the Visayans and
the Filipino community at large.
Annual Kona Coffee Festival
KVC
is a regular participant of this annual
event honoring the Kona Coffee Industry.
Events include the Lantern Parade and the
International Market Place where KVC members
sell and serve authentic Filipino dishes.
Annual
Christmas Program
Every
year, KVC puts on a family Christmas event
where all Filipinos, Visayans or otherwise,
gather to celebrate the Christmas season
with lots of food, music and dance.
Typhoon Relief Fund Drives
Whenever
there is a need, KVC, in cooperation with
COVO and the Filipino Community Center in
Oahu, organizes relief fund drives to help
victims of calamities and natural disasters
in the Philippines.
Other Fundraising Events
KVC conducts different fundraising activities to
fund different projects and advocacies. We
are grateful to our community for supporting
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