Blankets donated to Okutsu Veterans State Home

Pictured from left: Charlene Iboshi and Jacky Pualani Johnson, Zonta Club of Hilo; Teresa Fuata, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3830 Auxiliary; and Yukio Okutsu Veterans State Home staff: Iris, Kim, Amalie, Kea, Rachael, and Kiley. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

Members of the Zonta Club of Hilo, Hilo Hongwanji Betsuin Big Island Women Association, Church of the Holy Apostles, Daughters of the American Revolution and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3830-Pahoa Auxiliary in late August presented lap-blankets and “fidget or busy blankets” for veterans and dementia patients at the Okutsu Veterans State Home in Hilo.