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Advertiser Staff
Family Service gets $25,000
Child and Family Service has received $25,000 in grants from two local organizations: $20,000 from the Sony Open golf tournament and the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for the Hau'oli Na Keiki program, and $5,000 from the Atherton Family Foundation for the CFS Ka Pa Ola group home that offers support to adolescents with severe emotional and behavior-related problems.
CFS is a 104-year-old local organization dedicated to strengthening families and fostering the healthy development of children.
Honolulu Elks collect $78,000
Elks Lodges throughout California and Hawai'i this year have raised more than $2.7 million to be used in treating children with disabilities during the California-Hawai'i Elks Major Project, Inc.
Honolulu Lodge #616 members raised $78,261 for the cause. All money is devoted to providing hospital and medical services, vision screening, and therapy to children with a broad range of disabilities.
Council awards $27,000 in grants
The Hawai'i Council for the Humanities has awarded five grants totalling $27,761 to nonprofit groups and individuals for projects to take place in Hawai'i, including: $9,985 to Windward Community College Friends of the Gallery to produce an interactive exhibit on the historical legacy of the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903; $12,300 to Mission Houses Museum to redesign its grade school tours on the major cultural, religious, and socio-economic changes that occurred in the islands in 19th century Hawai'i; $2,476 to the Hawai'i Inter-generational Network for research on changes in the media's images of being American in different generations; $1,500 to Heather Diamond to conduct oral interviews with participants in the 1989 Hawai'i program at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.; and $1,500 to Katalina McGlone to conduct oral interviews of adults who were raised hanai in their Hawaiian extended families.
March of Dimes raises $360,000
The March of Dimes Hawai'i charity walk raised $360,000 at the recent 33rd Annual WalkAmerica. More than 3,000 volunteers, business leaders, and community members participated in the walk. Bank of Hawaii and its employees topped all donations with $87,000.
Walks were held on O'ahu, Kaua'i, Maui, and in Kona and Hilo on the Big Island.
The March of Dimes is dedicated to preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Proceeds from this year's WalkAmerica will help to pay for research and educational programs, community services and advocacy efforts to provide all babies with the best chance for a healthy start in life.
