Holiday Giving Calendar
Advertiser Staff
• Hospice Hawaii's Holiday Memorial Trees are on display at some satellite city halls this month, featuring dove ornaments in remembrance of deceased loved ones. Public invited to personalize a dove ornament for their deceased loved one. Participating satellite city halls: Ala Moana Center, Fort Street, Kailua, Kalihi, Kapolei, Pearlridge, Wahiawa, Wai'anae and Windward Mall. Memorial trees also at the municipal building.
• Pearlridge Express Holiday Train, a ride for children benefiting the Hawaiian Railway Society, running through Wednesday at Pearlridge Center, Uptown. Volunteer historians from the society are docents, educating people about the custom-built train and the historic Oahu Railway & Land Co. $3 per child four feet or shorter.
• 9th Annual Check Out Hunger Campaign, benefiting the Hawai'i Foodbank, through January at Safeway and Times supermarkets, Tamura's Wai'anae and Tamura's Wahiawa. Bright green tear-off tags are available at checkout stands; $1 or $5 will be added to the donor's grocery bill. Every $1 donation allows the organizatioin to distribute $20 worth of food to the hungry.
Throughout the holiday season, The Advertiser is listing holiday-themed events that benefit the community. Send to: Holiday Giving Calendar, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802.
