Zonta Club honors Brandee Menino with Rose Award at fundraising event

The Zonta Club of Hilo presents its Rose Award of Excellence to Brandee Menino at a fundraising dinner in her honor on Monday, March 13.

The gala event takes place at Hilo Hawaiian’s Moku‘ola Ballroom starting at 5 p.m. with no-host cocktail hour and silent auction, followed by dinner and an awards program.

“I am so pleased that we are able to present the Rose Award to Brandee Menino,” said club president Julie Engelhardt. “Her dedication to the betterment of our community is inspirational and far reaching. She continues to work within organizations that make meaningful impacts on the lives of others and deserves the recognition.”

“I am truly honored to be recognized by the Zonta Club of Hilo,” Menino said. “I strongly believe in Zonta‘s mission and have witnessed its benefits in the advancement of women and girls in our community. Like Zonta, HOPE Services Hawaii invests in women through service and advocacy. We specifically support women transitioning back into our community from incarceration and empower houseless women to safer shelter, putting them on a pathway to securing a house they can call home.”

Since 2004, the Zonta Club of Hilo has recognized outstanding women who have helped shape our community in order to provide visible examples for tomorrow’s women leaders. Funds raised at the dinner and auction support Zonta Club of Hilo Foundation scholarships given to women pursuing higher education, as well as Pay-it-Forward micro-grants to local women-owned businesses.

Tickets are $125 per person ($50 of which are tax deductible). Reserved tables of eight are available for $1,250 mahogany sponsors and $1,500 gold sponsors (VIP seating).

Tickets and tables are available online at tinyurl.com/RoseAwardHilo. Ticket sales end March 3.

Checks can be sent to Zonta Club of Hilo Foundation, P.O. Box 1915, Hilo, HI 96721. More details on the Rose Award can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/RoseAwardInfo.