Grants
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Developer helps PBS series
PBS Hawaii has received a $45,000 grant from Honolulu developer Honu Group. PBS will use the grant to pay for a three-part series on arts and culture in Hawai'i called Art Stories. Major support for PBS Hawaii comes from the people and businesses of Hawai'i.
Bank supports Seabury Hall
The Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation has awarded $75,000 for construction at Seabury Hall in Makawao, Maui. The grant will help build upper-school classrooms, expand the middle school and improve the campus grounds. The money will also help create a technology lab and provide money to purchase a land near the school.
HTY outreach efforts boosted
The Honolulu Theatre for Youth has received a $65,000 national grant from the New Generations Program to expand its theater and drama education programs for Hawai'i's children and families. HTY is one of only 14 theaters in the country to receive the "Cultivating the Audiences of Tomorrow" grant.
The money will support the theater's outreach efforts through performances. The grant was made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Theatre Communications group.
The Honolulu Theatre for Youth has served Hawai'i's children for 49 years.
Cancer society program aided
The American Cancer Society has received a $25,000 grant from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to help with patient service programs in Leeward and Central O'ahu.
The grant will help the society replace wheelchairs and upgrade hospital beds and equipment loaned to patients with cancer. The grant will also help patients make arrangements to get to medical appointments on time.
Disabilities group helped
Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. has made grants totaling $15,000 to Opportunities for the Retarded Inc., an organization that provides training, employment and housing to people with disabilities.
Of the amount, $5,000 will assist ORI's computer training project for people with disabilities and $10,000 will go toward its Elder Day Care project.
$10,000 helps opera program
The Hawaii Opera Theatre has received $10,000 from the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation to aid its Opera Residency education program. The program guides elementary school students through the production of a mini-opera performance.
The Hawaii Opera Theatre is a nonprofit organization that offers year-round educational programs that reach 20,000 students each year in Hawai'i.
Grant allows for camp repairs
The Salvation Army's Camp Homelani youth facility has received a $25,000 grant from the Atherton Family Foundation to repair a 60-year-old building.
Camp Homelani is on the North Shore of O'ahu. It provides affordable camping experiences for children and teens regardless of their financial circumstances.
