East Hawai’i Cultural Center volunteers were thanked for their service at a March 17 dinner.

The following volunteers were singled out for special mention, based on the length of time and variety of ways they have participated in EHCC activities:

Hilary Gonya was thanked for her involvement in the gallery, clerking in the curated gift shop SPACE, and her efforts to research the history of EHCC’s facilities and neighborhood.

Martie Buchanan was recognized for being a dedicated gallery attendant who loves to learn about the art being exhibited, and for cheerfully spending hours greeting visitors to EHCC’s booth at the recent ‘Ikuwā Festival at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center.

Larry Butler was thanked for his past service on the EHCC Board, for organizing EHCC’s lecture series and giving many interesting talks himself, and for being a prime mover behind the renovations to the old police chief’s garage, that transformed it into a dedicated studio for EHCC’s Javanese gamelan, a bronze percussion orchestra.

The awardee was given t-shirts emblazoned with “Distinguished Volunteer 2023.” and were  invited to the dress rehearsal for “The Prom”, a new musical production by the Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre being performed at EHCC from March 17 to April 2.

 

Photo credit: East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center