By Léo Azambuja

Alison Ford

Alison Ford

The 11th Annual Golf Tournament organized by KVMH Charitable Foundation Nov. 22 in Po‘ipu was an ace in the hole.

For the first time, the event attracted more than 100 golfers; 104 to be exact. This represents a 25 percent increase in entries compared to last year’s 81 entries.

The money raised — between $10,000 and $12,000 — will be donated to Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital to help in the purchase of a machine called Division BiPAP Ventilator, according to foundation treasurer Michele Higgins. The new equipment whill be used in the hospital’s ER and ICU, replacing a 15-year-old ventilator for which parts are no longer available, she said.

The foundation, along with the hospital’s Auxiliary Department, holds several fundraising events each year — craft fair, orchid sales, bon dance, symphony night, golf tournament and fashion show — to help KVMH purchase new equipment.

Tournament Chair Steven Kline
Volunteers Alice Baptista, left, and Cheryl Tennberg
Tournament Chair Steven Kline and volunteer Bella Dennis
Left to right, volunteers Mahe Vegas, Maile Poai and Mika Doctolero
Volunteers Paige Moura, left, and Trudy Hegwood
Volunteer Cory Caplener
Dr. Randy Blake
Andy Honl
Brian Batchelder
Mike Pecsok
Craig Ford
Alan and Linda Smith
Russell Char, left, and Alvin Robinson
Pat Lichenstein, left, and Jon Ventura
Gavin Sarmiento
Nicole Okuna
Charitable Foundation Treasurer Michele Higgins
An endangered nene goose cruising the green.
Left to right, Roger Honjo, Noel Udaundo, Mark Chinen and Teo Serrano

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