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From Pacific Business News:
Wildfire survivor and advocate Kai Pelayo and the Stupski Foundation, which gifted Maui Economic Opportunity $450,000 for early childhood programs, were named Volunteer and Benefactor of the Year respectively at MEO’s annual Volunteer Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13.
About 75 government, business and nonprofit leaders, MEO staff and volunteers filled the MEO classroom in Wailuku. The event, staged for the last 40 years, is held on Valentine’s Day, unless the day falls on a weekend like this year.
The highlights of the event are to honor the Volunteer of the Year and departmental nominees and the Benefactor of the Year.
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