Grants & donations
Advertiser Staff
Libraries' Korea fund boosted
Moon's Book Club presented $10,000 from the Korea International Trade Association of Seoul, South Korea, to state librarian Virginia Lowell at a recent state Board of Education meeting. The donation will be added to the Moon's Book Club Endowment Fund, established with the Hawai'i Library Foundation to purchase Korean-language books and other materials for Hawai'i's public libraries.
The trade association, established in 1946, represents more than 90,000 companies involved in international trade and is South Korea's largest, most influential economic organization.
Seniors' program gets $10,000
The Pearl City Lions Club has received $10,000 from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to help the Salvation Army's seniors program in Leeward O'ahu. The Weinberg Friends Program helps service clubs conduct charitable work.
The Leeward seniors program provides exercise classes, transportation, craft activities and more.
Walk proceeds distributed
Christmas came early for 60 O'ahu charities that received a share of $220,000 from the Hawai'i Hotel Association. Proceeds from the group's annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk went to the following organizations:
The African Black American Education Center Hawai'i, Aloha Festivals, Alzheimer's Association, American Lung Association of Hawaii, Angel Network Charities Inc., Armed Services YMCA of Honolulu, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Honolulu, Boy Scouts of America Troop 33, Breakthroughs for Youth at Risk, Children's Discovery Center, CrimeStoppers Honolulu, Diamond Head Theatre, Domestic Violence Clearing House & Legal Hotline.
Also: Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Oahu, Girl Scout Council Hawai'i, Gregory House Programs, Hawai'i Association for the Education of Young Children, Hawai'i Lupus Foundation Inc., Hawai'i Meals on Wheels, Hawai'i Nature Center, Hawaiian Humane Society, Hockey Equipment Lending Program, Honolulu Symphony Society, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Hospice Hawai'i, Help Understanding and Group Support, Institute for Human Services and the John Howard Association of Hawai'i Inc.
Also: Junior Achievement of Hawaii Inc., Kahuku Hospital, Kalihi YMCA, Kapi'olani Health Foundation, Kindergarten & Children's Aid Association Pre-schools of Hawai'i, Lanakila Rehabilitation Center Inc., Malama Na Keiki Foundation, Mari-med Foundation, Mental Health Kokua, Na Loio-Immigration & Public Interest Legal Center, Pacific Asian Affairs Council, Palama Settlement, People Attentive to Children, Pearl City Community Youth Organization United to Help, Read Aloud America Inc., Research Center of Hawaii, River of Life Mission and Ronald McDonald Charities of Hawai'i.
Also: The Samaritan Counseling Center of Hawai'i, Sisters Offering Support, Special Olympics Hawai'i, Japan-America Society of Hawai'i, Mediation Center of the Pacific, Private Sector Hawai'i, Salvation Army Family Treatment Services, United Care USA Hawai'i, United Service Organization of Hawai'i, Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai'i, Waikiki Community Center, Waikiki Health Center, Winners at Work Inc., and Women In Need.
