Rayo's Latin Fitness plans 'Dance for Tots Zumbathon'
Rayo's Latin Fitness will host its 4th Annual Dance for Tots Zumbathon on Dec. 4 at the Wailuku Community Center.
The event starts at 5 p.m. and doors will be open for registration starting at 4:30 p.m. There is a $5 ticket donation in advance or $10 fee the day of the event.
Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. There will be door prizes and other activities during the evening. Participants are asked to bring a new and unwrapped toy to be donated to Toys for Tots.
For more information, call Rayo's at 385-2549 or email rayozumba@yahoo.com.
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Club to host Pacific Primate Sanctuary presentation
A Pacific Primate Sanctuary presentation on the protection and rehabilitation of endangered monkeys will be part of the Italian American Social Club in Kihei meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in St. Theresa Church's Hall.
The meeting will begin with a potluck supper.
At 7 p.m., Pacific Primate Sanctuary President Lucy L. Wormser and animal caregiver Terese Masters will speak and show a media presentation about the protection and rehabilitation of endangered monkeys, rescued from research labs, the pet trade and tourist attractions. The 50 rainforest primates at the sanctuary live in jungle enclosures with their companions and are not on exhibit. For more information, contact Don Tedesco at dstedesco@gmail.com.
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High School information night planned Thursday
A high school information night for middle school students and their families will be held at Montessori School of Maui beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The goal of the event is to give attendees the opportunity to become better acquainted with local high schools and their admissions processes. As of last week, the following schools were scheduled to participate: Global Tech Maui, Haleakala Waldorf High School, Maui High, Maui Preparatory Academy, St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School and Seabury Hall.
The event will be held in the Root Family Center on the school's campus at 2933 Baldwin Ave. in Makawao.
The Montessori School of Maui, founded in 1978, provides programs for children from 18 months through 8th grade. For more information, call 573-0374 or go to the website www.momi.org.
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Poinsettias topic of free talk Tuesday
Ann Emmsley of the University of Hawaii Maui College will speak on poinsettias at the meeting of the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at UH-MC.
Emmsley, a professor and program coordinator for the Agriculture and Natural Resources Program, will cover the history of poinsettias from their discovery to the traits of modern poinsettias.
She will discuss the tried-and-true varieties and explore the array of new cultivars becoming available. She also will give tips on the best methods for propagation, fertilization, irrigation, pruning, pest control and growth regulation.
The meeting will be held in the Community Services Building. The meeting is free and open to the public.
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Hawaii Life Flight official to speak
An official with Hawaii Life Flight will speak to the Rotary Club of Lahaina at noon Thursday at the Royal Lahaina Resort.
Kat Revuelto is the business development manager for Hawaii Life Flight, an air medical transportation business. She handles issues that may arise with hospital staff and ensures that medical crews provide proper services to the patient and medical staff. For more information, contact club President Liz May at (808) 721-5909 or go to the website www.rotaryclublahaina.org.
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Mystery writer to appear Wednesday
Toby Neal, a local mystery writer and director of Keiki Kupboard, will speak at the Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise meeting beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Five Palms Restaurant at the Mana Kai Maui Resort in Kihei.
Neal was raised on Kauai and wrote and illustrated her first story at age 5. Her writing has been published in magazines, and she has won several writing contests.
The cost of breakfast is $22.
The event is open to the public. For more information, contact President Patty Hemmen at 280-8372 or visit www.kiheirotary.org.
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BHS Class of '67 plans reunion
The Baldwin High School Class of 1967 will hold its 45-year reunion Friday and Saturday. For reunion details, call Leilani Kenui Kukaua at 572-2324, Karen Lau Hee Ogata at 385-7172 or Daryl Kaluakini Atay at 244-3528.
