KOR-Aloha Chapter to Hold “Aloha for the Youth” Golf Tournament

By Jun Colmenares

The Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter, through its nonprofit arm Friends of Rizal, Inc., will be holding its inaugural ‘Aloha for the Youth’ Golf Tournament on March 24, 2023 at the Pearl Country Club in Pearl City.

The Knights of Rizal is an international fraternal organization dedicated to the teaching and promotion of the life, works and ideas of the Philippines’ foremost national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. The Friends of Rizal, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.

Proceeds from the golf tournament fundraiser will benefit the youth programs of the Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter, specifically its annual Rizal Youth Leadership Institute, which provides leadership and civics training to intermediate/high school/college students; its college scholarship program, which provides financial support to promising college students; the Rizalian Essay Contest, an essay-writing competition focusing on the legacy of Dr. Jose Rizal; and the Model Students of the Year Program, which recognizes outstanding Filipino high school students in Hawaii.

According to Jun Suela, commander of the Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter:

“Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, considers the youth as the hope of our fatherland. We, as Knights of Rizal, hope to pursue this ideal by instituting programs that would help our youth become active and contributing members of our community. This fundraiser will help support these programs.”