Posted on: Friday, December 27, 2002
Contributions
Barge firm aids asthma camp
Young Brothers Ltd./Hawaiian Tug & Barge has given $500 to the American Lung Association of Hawaii to support the Big Island Asthma Sports Day Camp in July.
Lung disease is the third-leading cause of death in Hawai'i. It includes asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Asthma affects 102,533 people in Hawai'i, nearly half of them children.
The camp gives 25 asthmatic children ages 5 to 12 and their families a chance to better understand asthma and asthma medications, increase awareness of how to manage asthma episodes and gain greater confidence in their ability to live with the condition.
Children participate in group recreation, excursions, arts and crafts and sports clinics. Parents are educated on how to deal with asthma and how to support their children.
For further information on lung disease or the camp, call Hawai'i island program coordinator Sally Ancheta at (808) 935-1206.
Akimeka fixes school network
Local high-technology company Akimeka LLC volunteered more than 40 hours and $5,000 in services to restore network capability to the Kihei Charter School's 115 students and 11 staff members.
The company responded to a request from a local computer expert who had been asked to diagnose the problem with the school's computer network. Akimeka embraced the opportunity to help a local school.
"By helping the school, we promote high technology, and most of all, we help kids learn. We give them a chance in life," said Andy Vliet, Akimeka's information assurance division program manager.
The charter school, under the direction of principal Rick Paul, promotes the Environment and Spatial Technology program, which offers high school students the chance to work independently through project-based learning. The students' research occurs primarily on-line, making the school's computer network its essential resource.
Donations made for mediation
The Mediation Center of the Pacific Inc. (formerly the Neighborhood Justice Center) has received donations from the following organizations: $18,000 from the Atherton Foundation, the Cooke Foundation and the McInerny Foundation to support the expansion of the Conflict Management Program; $7,500 from the Hawaii Justice Foundation to provide affordable arbitration, facilitation and mediation; and $8,000 from the Bretzlaff Foundation to maintain and further develop training and quality assurance for the center's volunteer mediation program and to support the juvenile restitution and school mediation programs.
SEA Programs raise $5,400
More than $5,000 has been received by the local affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill to benefit its SEA Programs — support, education and advocacy. These programs target people affected by serious mental illness.
The donors are: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, $2,000; Eli Lilly and Co., $1,000; General Growth Properties Inc., $1,000; Pfizer Inc., $500; Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health Inc., $400; AlohaCare Inc., $250; and Psychiatric Associates Inc., $250.
Meals on Wheels aided
Lanakila Meals on Wheels was awarded a $1,000 grant for its participation in the inaugural Meals on Wheels Association of America March for Meals Campaign.
"The March for Meals was a wonderful campaign and we look forward to participating again next year to help ensure that the mission of 'No Senior Goes to Bed Hungry,' is accomplished," said Laura Colbert, president and chief executive officer of Lanakila.
