Grants
Advertiser Staff
School building projects aided
Seagull Schools recently received grants to support its plan to build two new childcare centers in 'Ewa Beach and Ko Olina.
In support of a $4.9 million capital campaign, contributions of $75,000 were received from the Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation and $100,000 from the James and Abigail Campbell Foundation.
When completed in 2005, the two preschools will provide care for 360 children ages two to five years.
"Because of rapidly expanding population and job growth, we are targeting 'Ewa Beach and Ko Olina, where land valued at over $2 million was donated, as the best sites to construct two new childcare centers," said Seagull director Chuck Larson.
Youth program gets $56,000
Marimed Foundation has received grants totaling $56,000 to develop and implement a vocational education program for youth in the Kailana Program, a residential treatment program for at-risk boys ages 14 to 18. The hands-on vocational training program will provide youth with the necessary skills to succeed in the workplace or to qualify for other educational or vocational opportunities upon their return to the community.
The program, operating in Kalihi, will concentrate on agriculture, aquaculture and culinary arts and will include classroom instruction, project-based learning, life skills training, entrepreneurship skills and service-learning projects.
Benefactors include Friends of Hawaii Charities, $5,000; Cooke foundation, $5,000; Atherton Family Fund, $5,000; McInerny Foundation, $10,000; Bank of Hawaii, $5,000; First Hawaiian Foundation, $5,000; Kailunani Urban Forestry Grant Program, $10,000; J. Watamull Foundation, $1,000; Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, through the Kaneohe Lions Club service project, $10,000.
$10,000 given to homes group
The Nanakuli Housing Corporation has received a $10,000 grant from the James and Abigail Campbell Foundation to support the recycling of salvageable construction materials for families to use in renovating their homes.
NHC was established in 1989 to fill a need for low-cost home loans. Having met that need, the organization moved on to providing homeownership training to native Hawaiian families and in 2001 created Baseyard Hawaii to make donated reusable construction materials available to families to repair their homes.
Security firm helps food drive
Akal Security, which provides security services at Honolulu International Airport, has donated $3,000 to the annual Hawaii Foodbank food drive. Fred Chun, local operations manager of Akal, presented the check on behalf of the company's 750 employees to food drive chairwoman Sheri Rolf.
"Each dollar donated to the Hawaii Foodbank allows it to distribute more than $20 worth of food," Chun said. "Akal Security is honored to be among the Foodbank's first contributors of 2004, and this is just the start. With the Foodbank, Hawai'i is made an even better place."
The food drive runs from January through April 2004. Those interested in getting involved can call 836-3600.
