Grants and awards
Advertiser Staff
PACT awarded $50,500
Parents and Children Together (PACT) has received a number of grants:
• $20,000 from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation through the Aloha United Way.
The money will be shared among PACT's Early Head Start program at Ko'olauloa, Ohia Spouse Abuse Shelter, Kane'ohe Community Family Center at He'eia Elementary and PACT's Respite Care program at St. Matthew's Church in Waimanalo.
• $28,000 from various individuals and foundations to support the PACT Community Teen Program at Kuhio Park Terrace: $10,000 from the Barbara Cox Anthony Foundation; $10,000 from The Schuler Family Foundation; $5,000 from Garner Anthony; $2,000 from James and Sally Zukerkorn Foundation; $1,000 from the Castiglione Casauria Foundation.
• $2,500 from the Servco Foundation and employees of Servco Pacific Inc. to assist PACT in providing a wide range of family-strengthening services.
$5,000 helps support exhibit
The Japanese American National Museum received a $5,000 grant from the Rev. Takie Okumura Family Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation to support its recent showing of the exhibition, "From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i," at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului.
The exhibit, which was designed for a broad audience, encouraged families to talk and learn about the life experiences of each generation and the contributions of other ethnic groups to building Hawai'i.
Mo'ili'ili project garners support
Mo'ili'ili Community Center has received the following grants for its Mo'ili'ili History Project: Group 70 Foundation, $5,000; State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, $3,521; Malama O Manoa, $2,000; Hawaii Council for the Humanities, $2,250; Central Pacific Bank, $2,000; Hawaii Charity Walk, $3,500 for the Children and Families Program; Beta Beta Gamma Foundation, $500 for the Senior program; Pearl Harbor Performing Arts Association, $1,000 for the Senior program; and Foodland's "Give Aloha" Campaign, $733.
The center also received a grant of $2,500 from First Hawaiian Foundation, the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank, for the project.
"The award will go toward the publishing of 'Mo'ili'ili: The Life of a Community,' the definitive history of Mo'ili'ili in summer 2004," said E. Rebecca Ryan, executive director of Mo'ili'ili Community Center.
Jamba Juice collects food
Nearly 25,000 pounds of canned fruits and vegetables were recently collected by Hawai'i Jamba Juice stores. The bounty of canned goods was donated to Hawai'i Foodbank, Hawai'i Island Foodbank and Maui Community Food Bank. The community was encouraged to bring their donations in exchange for a coupon for a free smoothie.
This is the second food drive by Jamba Juice and Hawai'i Foodbank. The previous "Race for Rice" netted 25,000 pounds of rice to feed the hungry statewide.
Midwife service recognized
The Midwifery Program at Moloka'i General Hospital's Women's Health Center was recently awarded the 2004 President's Award by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii for their commitment to excellence and leadership toward improving perinatal care for Hawai'i's women and infants. The Midwifery Program at Moloka'i General Hospital is the first of its kind in the Islands. Since its inception in 1985, more 900 babies have been delivered on Moloka'i and more than 1,500 women from Moloka'i and Lana'i have received reproductive and perinatal care.
Domestic abuse work applauded
The Queen's Medical Center was recently selected as the first recipient of the Domestic Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline "Health Cares About Domestic Violence" award. The award was presented at the Fifth Annual Golf Gala on Feb. 28 at the Oahu Country Club.
The "Health Cares About Domestic Violence" award is given annually to a health-sector agency that demonstrates a commitment to the safety of women by making women's health a priority; supporting the efforts within healthcare to optimize domestic violence response and supporting community agencies that respond more directly to domestic violence.
Kalaupapa woman honored
The Kaneohe Stake Relief Society, a unit of one of the largest women's organizations in the world, honored the postmaster of Kalaupapa, Kuulei Bell. Bell was presented with fresh bandages at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake. Women from 11 church units on the Windward side packaged the items for the residents of Kalaupapa.
Members knitted or crocheted special bandages from cotton thread that doesn't include dye. The bandages will be used by Hansen's disease patients. Bell, a Hansen's disease patient, was also recently awarded the Liberty Bell award on the Big Island.
