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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Community calendar

TODAY

HECO CAREER FAIR, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ward Warehouse, Kaka'ako Conference Center, second floor; needed are electrical, mechanical, civil/structural, renewable energy and systems engineers and IT development analysts; information sessions 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 5 and 6 p.m.; bring resumes. careers.heco.com.

EXCHANGE CLUB OF DOWNTOWN HONOLULU luncheon, with Connie Sizemore and Jennifer Cilfone of Foster Family Programs of Hawai'i speaking on drug prevention for girls, noon-1:30 p.m., Oahu Country Club; lunch $20. 524-0330, edracers@aol.com.

BLOOD DRIVE, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Hawai'i Pacific University, Hawai'i Loa Campus; must be 18 or older, healthy, at least 110 pounds and show photo ID. 845-9966.

WAI'ALAE-KAHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church.

KANE'OHE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, 7 p.m., Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa 103-105.

WAIPAHU NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, 7 p.m., Waipahu Filcom Center.

MAKIKI/LOWER PUNCHBOWL NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, 7 p.m., Makiki District Park, arts and crafts building.

TOMORROW

FLU SHOT CLINIC, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wal-Mart, Kahului, Maui; $40; free to HMSA, HMSA 65C Plus and HMSA QUEST members, 18 and older with HMSA card and photo ID; free to Medicare Part B beneficiaries with Medicare card and photo ID.

SATURDAY

FREE DIABETES RISK TESTS, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 22 and 29, Blaisdell Park; sponsored by the Philippine Nurses Association and UH School of Nursing. 852-1816.

HULA CLASSES, every Saturday: beginning keiki 9-10 a.m., keiki 10 a.m., teens/adults 11 a.m., Kauluwela Recreational Park, near Liliha Street and Vineyard Boulevard; $10 a month. 521-6905.

BOOTS ON THE BEACH, American Cancer Society benefit, Nov. 22, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom, 5:30 p.m.; silent auction, dinner, dancing; wear cowboy boots and hat; $250. 358-9298 (Eleanor Thommes), ethommes@yahoo.com.

"Rock the Tower," benefit concert for Special Olympics Hawaii, with Hawai'i bands, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Don Ho's Island Grill, Aloha Tower Marketplace; $25 in advance, $28 at door; tickets at Times Supermarkets, select Macy's stores, Blaisdell box office or Ticketmasters (877-750-4400).

FUNDRAISERS

WALK THE TALK, scenic circle-O'ahu walk to fight hunger, continuing through Friday; join the walk along the way for any length of time — an hour, a mile or the rest of the way. www.WalkTheTalkHawaii.org.

BENEFIT FOR GINA IGARASHI, 1978 Miss Aloha Hula who is battling colon cancer, 4-8:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Pearl Ultra Lounge, Ala Moana Center; $25 ($10 for ages 2-12). 284-7846, FriendsforGina@gmail.com.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD shoebox collection sites Nov. 17-24: Central Union Church, Hope Chapel Kapolei, Kailua United Methodist Church; fill shoeboxes with toys, necessities, hard candy and school supplies. 561-4994, www.samaritanspurse.org.

UPCOMING

Annual Holiday Wreath Contest, themed "Holiday Heroes"; entries and entry forms accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1, Lane Gallery, Honolulu Hale; forms available at Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts. www.honolulu.gov/moca/.