In July, Go For Broke National Education Center’s Torchbearers presented a “Taste of Aloha” fundraiser at King’s Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance to support wildfire relief efforts in the Pasadena and Altadena area. From left: Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, GFBNEC’s president and CEO; Courtney Taira, president of IFG Restaurant Group; Mark Taira, King’s Hawaiian CEO; Kurt Ikeda, GFBNEC’s director of programs and engagement. King’s Hawaiian partnered with GFBNEC for this event. Proceeds benefited the Pasadena Branch of the NAACP, Pasadena Nikkei Seniors, Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute, Pasadena Buddhist Temple, and First Presbyterian Church of Altadena.