Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 8, 1 October 1984 — Oct. 14 Bash to Benefit Waianae, Nanakuli Youths [ARTICLE]

Oct. 14 Bash to Benefit Waianae, Nanakuli Youths

The West Coast Athletic Club is the brainchild of former Nanakuli resident and Waianae High School graduate George Rosa whose primary goal is to have funds available for the various youth athletic programs along the Waianae coast. "A lot of programs for young people along the Waianae coast, especially those involving athletics, are at a standstill or cancelled because there's no money to buy equipment," Rosa said. , "They can't raise enough funds through the various benefit sales that seem like a perpetual thing," he pointed out. This is where the WCAC comes in. lt is sponsoring a big entertainment program Oct. 14 at the St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For $10, you will be able to eat and drink beer and wine with no limit. This all you ean eat and drink bargain will also have door prizes and will feature such entertainers as the Makaha Sons, 3 Scoops of Aloha, Brother Noland, Ledward Kaapana and Ikona, Ainakoa, Steve and Teresa and others. Tickets are available at Shyrl's Fishing Supplies in Waianae, at the clubhouse or from Rosa at 536-8825. Among door prizes are gym membership, sports equipment, heahh products, dinners and others. Rosa has some high goals for profits realized from the Oct. 14 fund raiser. First, he'd like to use the money to buy equipment for those programs whieh needs funding. Then he'd like to establish academic and athletic scholarships for Waianae and Nanakuli High School

students. He also wants to establish clinics, using both loeal and mainland college and professional athletes. He also wants to utilize former athletes in the area as role models — ballplayers going out and eomine 'oaek into the communitv.

Rosa has been a talent agent and served as a deputy sheriff since his football-play-ing days at Waianae. He isalso heavy into body building, having won the Mr. Waikiki contest in 1976. He only recently competed in the Mr. Hawaii Physique contest.