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The lobby in the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel has been full of decorated Christmas trees for weeks now. Thirty-seven to be exact. The hotel hosted its 23rd annual Charity Trees event recently.
Visitors had a chance to donate $1 to vote for their favorite charity tree through Dec. 22 to raise money for the organizations.
The winners were announced and with $5,107 in vote money collected, the charity drive results are in.
1st Place – Military Order of the Purple Heart ($2,000)
2nd Place – Friends of the Library – Waikoloa Region ($1,000)
3rd Place – Kohala Animal Relocation & Education Service ($500)