Almost everyone has coffee as a part of their breakfast, and two UH Hilo teams found a way to separately prepare both over the weekend during community service projects.

The women's soccer team picked 200 pounds of coffee beans at O.K. Farms in Hilo on Saturday and then helped prepare brunch at the Hawai`i Island Home for Recovery on Sunday. On Saturday, the Vulcan women's tennis team cooked and served breakfast at the recovery home, a facility that provides safe housing for people in need who desire to live free of alcohol and illegal substances. 

O.K. Farms is a scenic ranch of over 1,000 acres that produces coffee, macadamia nuts, lychee, longan, citrus, cacao, heart of palm and a wide variety of tropical fruits and spices. Complete with scenic overlooks and hiking trails, OK Farms also includes a world-class soccer field where the Vulcans sometimes practice. It is one of Hilo's most scenic locations, overlooking Rainbow Falls with views of Mauna Kea, the world's tallest mountain.

Coffee beans that the Vulcans picked will be milled and roasted at Trust's Ka`u Coffee Mill Hawai`i. 

On Sunday, the soccer Vulcans served up a Sunday brunch of chicken salad, grilled cheese sandwiches, papaya and fruit cups. Diamond Head Papaya donated the fruit for the brunch. 

A day earlier, the women's tennis team served breakfast at Hawaii Island Home for Recovery. Residents enjoyed a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, spam, eggs and apples. The effort was coordinated in part by the Rotary Club of Hilo as one of its many community service projects.

For more information, including tours at O.K. Farms, go to https://www.okfarmshawaii.com.

For more information about the Hawai`i Island Home for Recovery, click here. https://hawaiianrecovery.com.