Posted on: Thursday, December 2, 2004
ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
Family needs couch, household items
By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
At 48, J.Q. is a single mother still caring for her children.
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Her 6-year-old grandson recently moved to the Big Island. They all miss him, but because his mother lives in poverty, too, they rarely get to see him.
J.Q. works at an elementary school as a Vista Volunteer, helping to coordinate tutoring for the children. She loves the work.
"Someday I hope to be a special education teacher," she said. "But that means I'll have to go to school for four years, so that'll have to wait until later."
| How to help
To donate, send checks payable to "The Advertiser Christmas Fund" to Helping Hands Hawai'i, P.O. Box 17780, Honolulu, HI 96817. Monetary donations also may be dropped off at any First Hawaiian Bank branch. Goods can be donated at the Community Clearinghouse at 2100 N. Nimitz Highway, near Pu'uhale Road. For details, call 440-3804. |
The family needs a new couch. They need sheets and pillowcases and wash cloths and towels, and J.Q. would like a new frying pan.
Christmas Fund donations will be used for families who need help making it through the holidays. Any money remaining after the holidays will be used to help those in need throughout the year. For information on how to donate, see the "How to Help" box.
Our anonymous Santa is matching the first $25 of each donation to the Christmas Fund.
Recent donations to The Advertiser Christmas Fund
- From Charles Oshiro, In Memory Charlene Oshiro-Morolt $100
- Lorena McGovern $100
- K. Matsumoto $100
- Ayako Obara $55
- Gregory Gibbons & Peter Fujieki $50
- Juliana Lau $50
- In Memory of Ken McLenahan $25
- Helen Tanaka & Kathleen Shigenaga $25
- In Memory of Quentin Underkofler $25
- Kathy MacPherson $25
- Robert & Ann Marie Campbell $10
- Kerry E. Meyer $10
- Anonymous $100
- Anonymous $25
- Anonymous $25
Total $725
Previous total $3,690
Total to date $4,415
