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50 years ago — Sept. 18, 1970
FRIENDS MEET AGAIN — Myron B. Burns, (left), Assistant Manager of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel welcomes former Navy Chaplain Father Frederic P. Gehring and “adopted” daughter Patsy Lee. The story of Patsy, a waif of World War II, has been published in a book written by Father Gehring in “A Child of Miracles.” (Royal Hawaii Hotel Photo)
25 years ago — Sept. 22, 1995
Catholic Charities flourished under Dinell’s directorship
Under the seven-year directorship of Tom Dinell, Catholic Charities tripled its budget, offering its often innovative services to the increasingly larger segments of Hawaii’s poor.
Dinell retires as diocesan director of Catholic Charities Sept. 30 with a briefcase bulging with accomplishments.
In addition to an increase of programs to assist the needy, Dinell oversaw growth in the internal structure of the agency, the raising of funds, and a significant increase in parish and community relations.
10 years ago — Sept. 17, 2010
Big Island-west resurrects a treasured event
Five parishes honor 14 of their best in an evening of appreciation and song
Three years ago, Catholic Charities Hawaii stopped hosting its much-loved Island Treasures event. For 11 years, on an evening in May, hundreds of Catholics from across the state would fill the Sheraton Waikiki’s largest banquet hall for an elegant dinner and awards ceremony to honor each parish’s outstanding volunteer – the unsung hero, the invaluable servant.
On Aug. 27, on the Big Island, the west Hawaii vicariate resurrected the event with a new twist. They melded it to a “With Grateful Hearts” diocesan vocations concert. At the Kona Old Airport Pavilion, 14 “living Treasures” from five parishes were cheered by more than 500 of their closest friends, family and parishioners in a dinner program that featured the diocese’s traveling band of singing and dancing priests and sisters.
