Posted on: Monday, July 19, 2004
Grants
Advertiser Staff
Cancer society receives $42,020
Macy's Thanks for Sharing campaign recently presented the American Cancer Society Hawai'i Pacific Inc. with a gift of $42,020 in support of programs that are custom designed to reduce cancer incidence, reduce cancer mortality and improve the quality of life for cancer patients in Hawai'i and Guam.
The donation was the result of a fund-raising campaign sponsored by Macy's West and the charitable giving of Macy's customers and employees.
The gift will pay for various programs and services available to breast cancer patients.
Weed & Seed given $50,000
The Estate of James Campbell and the James & Abigail Campbell Foundation have given $50,000 to the 'Ewa Weed & Seed program.
The contribution comes at a critical time for Weed & Seed because the program has not received any federal financing for the two years that it has been operating.
This lack of money has forced the program to rely on private contributions, community partnerships and state and county grants.
In spite of limited money, the program has helped the community reduce property crime, truancy and other major crimes.
Money donated to art center
Friends of Hawai'i Charities, a nonprofit charitable organization, has awarded a $4,500 grant to the Volcano Art Center.
The grant will give needy students of all ages tuition discounts for art center classes.
Home-building effort gets grant
Centex Destination Properties gave $25,000 to Hawai'i Habitat for Humanity toward the Build-a-Thon fund-raiser in June.
The event involved 500 volunteers building homes for low income families throughout the state.
$60,000 goes to cancer program
The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation recently awarded $60,000 to the Hawai'i Children's Cancer Foundation, to be paid over the next three years, toward the agency's cognitive remediation program, which helps long-term childhood cancer survivors overcome some of the learning challenges resulting from cancer treatments.
The foundation also received a $10,000 grant from Friends of Hawai'i Charities.
$1,500 raised for arts program
Make Your Boss Wash Your Car, the fund-raiser held by the MW Group at the Nimitz Center raised $1,500 for the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific's Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program.
Executives from local companies washed cars, vans and SUVs to raise money for the charity.
The creative arts program encourages those with disabilities to develop talents through different art media.
Their creations are showcased each fall in the "Art from the Heart" fund-raiser.
Grant to help drug counseling
The Friends of Hawai'i Charities has granted $10,000 to Hina Mauka for drug and alcohol addiction treatment at the Institute for Human Services homeless shelter.
Hina Mauka will provide a combination of assessments, low intensity counseling and referrals to other services for more formalized treatment including mental-health services.
The treatment approach is nontraditional; it involves engaging the prospective client to help motivate them towards more extensive treatment.
Experience has shown that with the proper approach, many in the homeless population can achieve higher levels of functioning and housing status.
Health program awarded $5,000
Kuakini Health System has received a $5,000 donation from the Friends of Hawai'i Charities Inc.
Kuakini will use the donation to help cover the cost of its Healthful Lifestyle Promotions, a year-round program of community health events featuring health education activities, brochures and free screenings.
The program educates the community about healthful lifestyles and reinforces the importance of practicing good health habits.
