Jeannette Vidgen
Contact: Current Events
Phone (808)326-7820 Fax (808)326-5634
jvidgen@current-events.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UESHIMA COFFEE (UCC HAWAII) CORP. KONA COFFEE
PICKING CONTEST ANNOUNCES WINNERS
HOLUALOA, HAWAII (November 2007)—The Ueshima Coffee (UCC Hawaii) Corp. Kona Coffee Picking Contest event attracted coffee pickers of all levels and experience, attracting coffee pioneers as well as over 40 amateurs plus keiki 12 years and younger.
Visitors and residents alike enjoyed the beautiful grounds of the Ueshima Coffee Farm as they tried their hand at picking only the reddest Kona coffee cherries in a timed competition.
Winners received generous cash prizes and gifts for picking the most Kona coffee in the three-minute time limit.
The Ueshima Coffee (UCC Hawaii) Corp. Kona Coffee Picking Contest is a signature event of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival.
PIONEERS (76 and older) NET WEIGHT
1st Antone Caravalho 460 grams
2nd Adeila Caravalho 165 grams
SENIORS (59 to 75) NET WEIGHT
1st Ernest Kunitake 1420 grams
2nd Carl Nozaki 1305 grams
3rd Betty Matsuo 1065 grams
MEN’S (18-58) NET WEIGHT
1st Robert Camacho 1175 grams
2nd Eric Mendez 1060 grams
3rd Mario Garcia 1000 grams
WOMENS (18 - 58 years) NET WEIGHT
1st Guadalupe Nunez 1735 grams
2nd Helen Lorance 1140 grams
3rd Hilda Cisneros 1090 grams
JUNIOR BOYS & GIRLS (13-17) NET WEIGHT
1st Mindy Lorance 675 grams
2nd Shoyo Tsukamoto 660 grams
3rd Chelsea Abril 625 grams
KEIKI (8 - 12 years) NET WEIGHT
1st Sonia Garcia 790 grams
2nd Mayra Magana 720 grams
3rd Gabriel Magana 715 grams
PEE WEE (5 - 7 years) NET WEIGHT
1st Ana Valdovinos 820 grams
2nd Jose Angel Christian Mendez 660 grams
3rd Sara Tsukamoto 640 grams
AKACHAN (under 4 years old) NET WEIGHT
1st David Vasquez 480 grams
2nd Rin Sato 120 grams
3rd Damaris Magana 100 grams
AMATEUR NET WEIGHT
1st Yoshiko Ikeda 1185 grams
2nd Kono Yuki 830 grams
3rd Noriko Carter 755 grams
To request digital images of the picking contest, contact Jeannette Vidgen at Current Events (808)326-7820 or email: jvidgen@current-events.com
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