| 'N Gold, a Hawaii based Hawaiian jewelry | | | | Jocelyn is great! My son, Kaleo, loves her and |
| manufacturer, was thrilled to be a part of this | | | | looks forward to the speech sessions. She is very |
| summer's Kailua Elks Lodge annual Major Project | | | | patient and shows genuine care for my son. She |
| Luau. The charity luau, which was held at the | | | | makes it fun for my son to help overcome his |
| Kaneohe Kokokahi YWCA in Kaneohe, helped | | | | speech problems. I really am thankful for the |
| raise over $10,000 for Hawaiian handicapped | | | | California-Hawaii Elks for providing this to my son |
| children. Designs N Gold was one of the major | | | | and others in similar situations explained Nan |
| sponsors for the event and donated various | | | | Ahlo who attended the event with Kaleo and her |
| jewelry items that were then raffled off or bid on | | | | husband Ainsley. |
| during a silent auction. | | | | The money will go to the California Hawaii Elks |
| Hawaiian born and raised Colette Aoki, owner of | | | | Association Major Project. The California-Hawaii |
| Designs N Gold, is also the Chair of the Kailua Elks | | | | Elks Major Project, Inc., a committee of the |
| Lodge Major Project Committee. She helped | | | | California-Hawaii Elks Association, pledges its |
| organize and arrange for several local businesses | | | | commitment to addressing the unmet needs of |
| to donate goods and services that were | | | | children with disabilities throughout the states of |
| auctioned off during the event. They also made | | | | California and Hawaii by developing a program of |
| sure that the crowd of over 200 people where | | | | supporting services to aid these children at no |
| entertained by local Hawaiian musicians with | | | | cost to their families and without discrimination. |
| Hawaiian song and dance. | | | | About Designs 'N Gold |
| "It is important that we in the business | | | | The owner of Designs 'N Gold, Colette Aoki, has |
| community do what we can to help children in our | | | | been in the jewelry business in Hawaii since 1976. |
| community with speech and hearing defects that | | | | Over that period she has designed jewelry for |
| are not normally covered by health insurance or | | | | thousands of clients in Hawaii as well as worldwide. |
| the government explained Colette Aoki. | | | | In 1985 she acquired the jewelry manufacturer, |
| "Because if we are able to help these children at a | | | | Designs 'N Gold, which gave her the ability to |
| young age then it will help them be more | | | | control the entire jewelry making process from |
| productive and successful as adults." | | | | design to finished product. Designs 'N Gold's expert |
| Kailua Elks Lodge were pleased that Jocelyn Agra | | | | jewelers and engravers create each piece of |
| was able to attend. Jocelyn, represents the | | | | Hawaiian jewelry including pendants, earrings, |
| California Hawaii Elks Major Project in Hawaii and is | | | | bracelets, and wedding rings. |
| Hawaii’s Major Project speech therapist. | | | | |