MEDIA RELEASE

The Rotary Club of Kona Mauka has announced  Earl Greenia, CEO of Kona Community Hospital, is this year’s Rotary Vocational of Professional Excellence Award recipient.

The club recognizes Greenial’s outstanding personal and professional achievements, high ethical standards, passion and commitment to our community and his vocation, and his support of the Rotary concept of Service Above Self. Through the nomination of Rotarian Poppy Sokham, the club believes he exemplifies all of the qualities of who this award should go to and is truly deserving of this honor.

A special club meeting award presentation is noon Tuesday, May 19 at Teshima’s Restaurant. Anyone interested in celebrating Greenia’s achievement is welcome to attend. Lunch is $17 per person.

Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.  Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

Kona Mauka Rotary Club consists of more than 20 members from the Kona community.  It meets nevery Tuesday at Teshima’s Restaurant in Honalo from noon t p.m.  If you are interested in finding out more about Rotary,  contact President Les Salisbury at 326-7923.