Runners, walkers needed for annual race

HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald file Participants dress in festive Independence Day gear during the 2015 A Salute to Our Veterans Hilo Bay 5K at Lili‘uokalani Gardens in Hilo.
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ASalute to Our Veterans Hilo Bay 5K annual race at 7 a.m. on the Fourth of July will kick off festivities in Hilo at beautiful Lili‘uokalani Gardens.

The event supports the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3830 in Pahoa which reaches out to many of Hawaii Island’s needy veterans and their families.

This supports many programs to better serve them, their families and the many other Veterans on Big Island ohana.

This year the need is especially great with the lava disruption to life in Pahoa.

All veterans, and especially those named by participants, will be honored.

Come and participate to honor your special veteran on this day as we celebrate our country’s independence and the veterans who fought for it.

Registration forms and information are available at various businesses around the island or at www.salute-our-veterans.com.

For more information, contact Mike or Pat Sauer at 965-0565, 936-7611 or ohana@sauerfarm.us