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The Zonta Club of Hilo awards microgrants to five women for their local businesses
Dawn Patterson, Rachel Edrman, Napua Arakaki-Heen, Megan Brady and Syd Wang were awarded $10,000 total in microgrants.
Sen. Lorraine Inouye recipient of Zonta Club’s Rose Award of Excellence
The award dinner is also a fundraiser for the Zonta Club of Hilo and will help support scholarships for young women, programs on confidence building for middle school girls, women’s and girls’ advocacy, and Pay-it-Forward micro-grants to local women-owned businesses.
UH-Hilo student wins local and international STEM scholarships from Zonta
University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s Sofia Ferreira Colman, from Paraguay, received $1,000 from the Zonta Club of Hilo Women for her master’s work.
Zonta Club of Hilo raises awareness of sexual assault on “Denim Day”, April 26
Zonta Club of Hilo asks businesses, organizations, and individuals to wear jeans on Denim Day, April 26, in support of sexual assault survivors and to raise awareness about sexual assault misconceptions.