THE HAWAII FOODBANK NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2011
MARINA Marina paused as tears flowed. She remembered the hurt she caused her babies and family when she was on drugs. Drugs had Marina is a 44-year-old mother of five children: a daughter and four taken over her life completely. Drugs were all that mattered. boys, the youngest who are twins. She proudly shared that she’ll be a first-time grandma since her daughter is expecting in February. That morning, she and her boyfriend made a life-changing decision together: to stop doing drugs. They received help through Hope, Marina and her family have lived in Waianae for most of their lives. Inc., where they attended substance abuse classes and broke their They moved into a new rental and have enjoyed living there for addiction. seven months. HOPE FOR THE FUTURE As she talks to me, Marina looks happy and relaxed sitting on a blanket surrounded by her children, on the grounds of Now drug free, Marina not only feels better, but Waianae Baptist Church. However five months enjoys doing more with her children. She ago, things were very different. found the food pantry at Waianae Baptist Church through word of DEVASTATING LOSSES mouth. “Food stamps don’t last very Marina admits she’s happier now long,” Marina admits. “The church because she’s been drug-free and clean provides us with frozen meat, for 150 days. She had been addicted to canned goods, Hamburger methamphetamine (ice) for 10 years. Helper, rice and saimin.” I asked what started her addiction. All food distributed from the Looking back, she remembered a church pantry and used to series of life-changing events that cook breakfast for the caused her to fall into a deep weekly service is from the depression. First, she lost her job Hawaii Foodbank. working on an interisland cruise When asked what she ship, due to the failing economy. would do without the food Shortly after, her mother passed she and her family receives away. A month later, her brother from the Foodbank, she followed. admitted, “I would be Throughout her life, Marina borrowing money from Marina with her twin sons before enjoying breakfast at Waianae Baptist Church. admired her mom’s courage as a family.” single parent of nine children. Mom made sure “Thank you” she continued. “I appreciate they were all fed and never went hungry. Her ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE everything you give. My family receives food home was always a safe place for kids. There and clothes because of you. Now I can work was never any abuse and everyone treated KICK-OFF BREAKFAST and give back to the community. Thank you each other with respect. Thursday, January 26, 2012 for helping.” 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. With little hope of employment and the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom You can make a difference in someone’s life devastating loss of her family members, through your support of the Hawaii Marina turned to drugs to ease the pain. Please send your RSVP or regrets by Friday, January 13, 2012 Foodbank. Join us at our Annual Food Drive I asked what made her decide to break the Kick-Off Breakfast and we’ll show you how. Phone: 954-7870 or email: addiction. She woke up one morning and hit Invite your co-workers, friends and family [email protected] “rock bottom” she remembered. “I turned to and learn how you can give the gift of food my boyfriend and said, ‘I’m so tired of this. I Register online at and hope to Hawaii people in need. don’t want to do it anymore.’” www.hawaiifoodbank.org Make Your Donations Now Through January 10, 2012 ‘Tis the season to “Check-Out Hunger” in Hawaii! Join Kraft Foods in Hawaii this holiday season to • For just $2.81 help feed hungry children, seniors and families in you will feed a need. Last year, you donated a record-breaking child breakfast for a week $217,783.23 statewide to feed Hawaii’s hungry. Mahalo! • For just $12.43 THE HAWAII FOODBANK NEWSLETTER you will feed a DECEMBER 2011 Making a donation through Check-Out Hunger is senior lunch for a easy. Just look for the bright green coupons at month EDITOR check stands in your neighborhood : Lori Kaya • For just $16.84 you will feed a family dinner for a • Times Supermarkets (Statewide) week CONTRIBUTING WRITERS • Safeway (Statewide) Mike Kajiwara, Lori Kaya, • Don Quijote At checkout, tear off the donation coupon of your choice and hand it to the cashier. The coupon Tiffany Quezada, Michelle Panoke, • Tamura’s Market in Hauula, Kalaeloa and Wahiawa Roxanne Stark amount will be added to your grocery bill as a • Tamura’s Fine Wine & Liquors in Aiea, Aikahi and Kaimuki donation to the Hawaii Foodbank. Feeding Our ‘Ohana is the newsletter of the Hawaii Foodbank. The • Tamura Super Market, Waianae Your donation will not only provide nutritious publication serves to thank our • Kokua Market Natural Foods Co-op meals to a person in need, but also give holiday donors and inform the public about • KTA Super Stores, Big Island cheer to those who may not have hope for a Foodbank events and volunteer • Big Save Markets, Kauai better tomorrow. opportunities. Each time you tear off a coupon and make a Mahalo for your loyal and generous support of If you do not wish to receive a copy, donation, you are making a difference in the life of Check-Out Hunger over the past 18 years. Happy please email donorservices@hawaii a person in need. Holidays from our ohana to yours! foodbank.org or call 836-3600, ext. 223 to have your name removed from our mailing list. THE 7TH ANNUAL HAWAII FOODBANK HUNGER WALK Saturday, August 27, 2011 – The Annual Hunger The award for “Most Participants” went to Our Mission Walk sponsored by the Harry C. and Nee Chang Trinity Missionary Baptist Church with 63 The people of Hawaii are one C. Wong Foundation and the Hawaii Foodbank, registered walkers. The award for “Most ‘ohana. The Hawaii Foodbank raised $104,679.80, through the hard work of 50 Improved” went to Sts. Peter and Paul Church. provides food so that no one in our member agencies to fund feeding programs They increased funds raised by 1,200 percent family goes hungry. across Oahu. The Wong Foundation and the from last year! “Team Spirit” went to the Kau We work to gather food and Hawaii Foodbank matched a percentage of those Kau Wagon. Sharon Black and her ohana have support from our communities. We funds with over $50,000 of their own donations. fed us each year with their ono hot dogs, chili, then distribute food through nachos and shave ice. charitable agencies to those in Awards were given by Hawaii Foodbank Director need. Our mission is from the of Agency Affiliations Roxanne Stark at the annual We are grateful to KFC Hawaii and community heart, and we will fulfill our Agency Conference on October 17 to recognize members who made generous contributions and mission with integrity, humanity agencies for their fundraising successes. Our top came out to walk with us that day. and aloha. three fundraisers were: St. Pius X Parish, Once- Mahalo to all for another record year! A-Month Church and Angel Network Charities. Hawaii Foodbank 2611 Kilihau Street Honolulu, HI 96819 Ph: 808.836.3600 Fax: 808.836.2272
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Connect with our ‘ohana: www.hawaiifoodbank.org Cora Deguzman (right) of St. Pius X Parish, Pastor Ron Valenciana (right) of Mac Macalino (left) of Angel Network Follow us on: accepted the Harry C. and Nee Chang C. Once-A-Month Church, accepted Charities, accepted the award for “Third Wong Foundation perpetual trophy as “Top the award for “Second Highest Highest Fundraiser” with $12,297. Angel Fundraiser.” The members of St. Pius X and Fundraiser” with $14,997. Network Charities was also recognized for Sacred Heart Parish raised $16,930.80 for “Most Innovative Fundraising” for their their food pantry distributions. matching donations program. TH Hawaii Foodbank Board The Hawaii Foodbank 16 Annual Patriots Celebration CHAIR HONORING SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN THE PACIFIC Linda Chu Takayama Attorney at Law July 1, 2011 – Guests of the Hawaii Foodbank Senior Chief Art Luna. The traditional POW/MIA VICE CHAIR 16th Annual Patriots Celebration, gathered to Ceremony was delivered by Gary Chamberlin Noel Trainor honor the brave men and women who make up from Special Forces Association, Chapter 8 who Savoy Consulting LLC Special Operations Forces in the Pacific. Guests called for a toast to “our armed forces warriors.” SECRETARY enjoyed photo displays in our “Hall of Patriots” of To close the POW/MIA ceremony, “Taps” was Gerald Shintaku Kraft Foods in Hawaii U.S. Army Special Forces or “Green Berets,” U.S. played and guests reminded that “they are not TREASURER Air Force Special Operations, U.S. Navy SEALs forgotten so long as there is one left in whose Ralph Nakatsuka and U.S. Marine Force Reconnaissance Units in memory they remain.” Territorial Savings Bank PRESIDENT THE KEYNOTE SPEECH Dick Grimm Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. The Hawaii Foodbank was honored to Cindy Bauer have Admiral Robert F. Willard, USN Surfing the Nations Commander, U.S. Pacific Command as Rick Blangiardi our keynote speaker. During his speech, KGMB & KHNL Adm. Willard paid tribute to the Stanley Brown ConAgra Foods “Guardians of the Pacific,” recalling their Neill Char efforts in the Pacific region. He brought to First Hawaiian Bank light the efforts of special operations Brian Christensen forces in the areas of counterterrorism The Pint Size Corporation and counterinsurgency. He also Chuck Cotton Clear Channel Radio, Hawaii highlighted their humanitarian efforts Sarah Fargo following the recent tsunami in Japan. And Community Volunteer action. Guests were also able to view parachute he recognized the families of Special Operations Dennis Francis and communication displays and some even got Forces who support these clandestine operators. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser to try on an authentic jump pack, courtesy of Willard’s powerful speech closed with a standing Roger Godfrey Community Volunteer Special Operations Command Pacific. ovation from all guests present. Michael Gold HMSA Emcee Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN (Retired), Pastor Joe Hunkin, Jr. former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, Lighthouse Outreach Center opened the evening with a welcome to this year’s Assembly of God Larry Ishii honorees. The 25th Infantry Division Homefront American Savings Bank Brass played as honorees from the Special Forces Steve Johnson Association Chapter 8, Special Operations Kazi Foods Corp. of Hawaii Charlie King Command Pacific and Joint POW/MIA King Auto Center Accounting Command were escorted to the Coral D.K Kodama Ballroom. Escorts were the JROTC Cadet Scouts, D.K Restaurants Jade Moon Hawaii Foodbank Board members, Miss Hawaii Community Volunteer 2011 Lauren Cheape, Miss Hawaii United States Michael Navares 2011 Shari Wong and Miss Hawaii International United Airlines 2011 Alexandria Gasper. Gary North Hawaii Harbors Users Group Barry O’Connell THE POW & MIA TRIBUTE HFM FoodService THE PERPETUAL TIFFANY AWARD Sheri Rolf After the posting of the colors, the “Star Spangled Rolf Advertising Banner” and “Hawaii Pono’i” were performed by Hawaii Foodbank Board Chair, Linda Chu Daryl Sato Takayama, presented the perpetual Tiffany Advantage Webco Hawaii Award to Master Mary Sellers Bank of Hawaii Sergeant Wendell Enos, James Starshak U.S. Army (Retired), on Carlsmith Ball LLP behalf of all retired George Szigeti Young’s Market Company of Hawaii Special Operations Wayne Teruya Forces and to Master Teruya Brothers Sergeant Joseph Mark Tonini Carpenter, on behalf of Hawaii Foodservice Alliance LLC Ed Treschuk all active duty Special Foodland Supermarket, Ltd. Operations Forces. Donna Willard Community Volunteer
DECEMBER 2011 3 The 6TH ANNUAL Canstruction® Presented by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Honolulu Chapter
Saturday, September 24, 2011 – The of the “People’s Choice Award” was Richard and Angela Marshall, Boy Scouts of Pearlridge Center Uptown Center Court Matsunaga and Associates Architects, Inc. America, Aloha Council. was filled with pirates and pandas as with 3,877 votes (cans). They constructed, building began for “Canned Cinema- “Release the KraCAN,” a pirate ship attacked One CAN does make a difference. With your Dinner and a Movie,” the theme for this by the Kraken monster from the “Pirates of generous support, Canstruction® has raised year’s 6th Annual Canstruction® the Caribbean” movie series. The team with over 200,000 pounds of food over the past competition. After months of planning, the “Most Pounds Donated” was team six years to help feed the hungry in Hawaii. teams from Hawaii’s leading architectural, WATG with 3,663 pounds of food from Please join us next year for the 7th Annual allied design and engineering professionals their structure “CANfu Panda.” Canstruction® competition at Pearlridge “canstructed” their movie-inspired designs Center, Uptown! out of canned goods and other Winning teams from the Honolulu nonperishable foods. A total of 26,111 competition will vie with winners from over pounds of food was collected from this 140 Canstruction® competitions in the year’s Canstruction® competition. United States and Canada, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Columbia. Once the structures were completed, jurors were given the difficult task of choosing Mahalo to event sponsors AIA Honolulu this year’s winners: Chapter, Pearlridge Center, Makana Communications, HonBlue, C&S • Jurors’ Favorite: “Guess Who’s Coming Wholesale Grocers, Breezeway, for Dinner!” (based on the movie, Evergreen by Debra, US CAD and the Boy “Monsters Inc.”) by InSynergy Scouts of America, Aloha Council. Engineering, Inc. Many thanks to Canstruction jurors Philip • Best Use of Labels: “Enter the Gateway K. White, AIA Vice President/President- to a Hunger-Free Hawaii” (based on the Elect, 2011; Russell Siu, Co-Owner and Jurors’ Favorite: “Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner!” movie, “Jurassic Park”) by Hawaiian Executive Chef of 3660 on the Rise and (based on the movie, “Monsters Inc.”) by InSynergy Dredging Construction Company, Inc. Managing Director of Kakaako Kitchen Engineering, Inc. • Structural Ingenuity: “Green CANtern” (based on the movie, “The Green Lantern”) by KYA Design Group • Honorable Mention: “Weeeeeee’re off to feed the hungry!” (based on the movie, “The Wizard of Oz”) by Bowers + Kubota Consulting The structures were on display from September 24 through October 9 at Pearlridge Center Uptown Center Court. During this time, the public was encouraged to vote for their favorite structure by Best Use of Labels: “Enter the Gateway to a Hunger-Free Structural Ingenuity: “Green CANtern” (based on the movie, donating one can of food representing one Hawaii” (based on the movie, “Jurassic Park”) by Hawaiian “The Green Lantern”) by KYA Design Group vote. After two weeks of voting, the winner Dredging Construction Company, Inc.
Honorable Mention: “Weeeeeee’re off to feed the People’s Choice Award: “Release the KraCAN,” (based on the Most Pounds Donated: “CANfu Panda” (based on the hungry!” (based on the movie, “The Wizard of Oz”) by movie, “The Pirates of the Caribbean”) by Richard movie, “Kung Fu Panda”) by WATG Bowers + Kubota Consulting Matsunaga and Associates Architects, Inc.
4 FEEDING OUR ‘OHANA Hele Mai — Come Join Us!
WARD CENTERS HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS TROLLEY HAWAII FOODBANK 8TH ANNUAL TOURS GOLF CLASSIC December 4 through 30 SPONSORED BY THE (except December 24 & 25) HAWAII FOODBANK DEPARTS NIGHTLY FROM WARD WAREHOUSE HOSPITALITY COALITION Friday, February 17, 2012 Take the entire family for a fun-filled trolley ride of the dazzling Honolulu City HAWAII PRINCE GOLF CLUB Lights through Downtown Honolulu! Nonstop trolley rides are approximately Registration 9:00 a.m. 20 minutes long and depart nightly from Ward Warehouse, except on Shotgun Tee Off at 11:30 a.m. December 24 and 25. Tickets are $5.00 per person, with children 3 years old and under FREE, if accompanied by an adult. Presale tickets are available now Love to golf? Join the Hawaii (until sold out) at the Ward Warehouse common area between T&C Surf Foodbank Hospitality Coalition Designs and Pa’ina Café from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. Limit is 10 tickets for a day of golf to help feed per person. Cash or checks are accepted. Net proceeds from ticket sales will island families in need. The benefit the Hawaii Foodbank to help feed the hungry. tournament will feature a http://www.wardcenters.com/Events/current/HonoluluCityLights.html Closest-to-the-Pin contest, Lucky Draw Tickets, door prizes and SHAVE ICE BOWL dinner. “The Works” package for Honolulu Disc Golf Association a three-person team is $795 and includes a hole Saturday, February 25, 2012 sponsorship. By signing up, your team will help 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. provide food to distribute 1,237 meals! An individual HONOLULU HALE GROUNDS, 530 S. KING STREET entry is $250 and provides food to distribute 375 Registration Fee: $30 per player or meals! All packages include contest entry, goody bag, $75 for a team of three players lunch, dinner and beverages. Hole Sponsorship: $50 Register your “The Works” team by December 31, Join the Honolulu Disc Golf Association and the Hawaii Foodbank for our 2011 for a chance to win a round of golf for four at annual Shave Ice Bowl. If you enjoy playing Frisbee, you will love Disc Golf. Huala¯lai at historic Ka‘u¯pu¯ lehu! Bring a friend or form a team and play a round of “pole holes” at the heart of Register your team today at www.hawaiifoodbank.org the city on the grounds of Honolulu Hale. Lunch and beverages are included. under “Events/Golf Classic” or call 836-3600, ext. For more information call 836-3600, ext. 244 or email 244 for more information. [email protected]. GreatChefs ®FightHunger HAWAII’S PREMIER CULINARY EVENT! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AND SAVE! GIFT IDEA!
VIP TICKET Before 12/31/11 $150 After 12/31/11 $175 Saturday, March 31, 2012 • 6:00– 8:30 p.m. • Early entry at 5:00 p.m. HAWAII FOODBANK ~ 2611 KILIHAU STREET ~ VALET PARKING • Premium Wines 12th Ave Grill Hilton Hawaiian Village Roy’s Restaurant • Only 200 Tickets Available 3660 On The Rise Beach Resort & Spa SALT kitchen and tasting bar Beach House at the Moana Himalayan Kitchen Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar Chai‘s Island Bistro Ola at Turtle Bay Tropilicious Ice Cream and Sorbets REGULAR ENTRY d.k Steak House The Pacific Club Y. Hata & Co., Limited Henry Loui’s Restaurant Poke Stop And many more! Before 12/31/11 $100 All proceeds raised by the Great Chefs® will benefit the Hawaii Foodbank to feed over 183,000 of Hawaii’s hungry. After 12/31/11 $125 www.hawaiifoodbank.org or charge by phone at 836-3600, ext. 244 DECEMBER 2011 5 Mahalo To Our Donors
FIGHT HUNGER HUI Ms. Mary Moccia Hawaii Justice Foundation Underwriters Association of Business Network International, Ms. Laureen M. Enoki Monthly Donors Mr. William D. Myers Hawaii News Now Hawaii Inc. Ms. Karen A. Essene Ms. Cassandra J. L. Abdul Ms. Kimberly Naahielua Hawaii Western Management Unilever Ms. Joy P. Cabildo Mr. Marshall A. Eto Ms. Diane E. Adkins Ms. Lorna S. Nagamine Group/AB & Associates United Laundry Services, Inc. Mr. David A. Calistro Ms. Mary M. Evans Anonymous Mrs. Moira Maeda-Nakamine Insurance Waipahu Seventh-Day Adventist Mrs. Angeline I. Camello Ewa Beach United Methodist Mr. Clayton Apilando Mr. Dennis K. Nakauye Hawaiian Electric Industries Church Ms. Katherine S. Cameron Church Mr. & Mrs. Alden I. Avery Joseph & Linda Oba Charitable Foundation Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Ms. Margaret M. Cameron Faith Assembly of God Mr. Allen H. Awaya Mr. James Opiana Hershey’s Chocolate Company Foundation Mr. Alexander J. Campbell Mr. Richard J. Fall BAE Systems Spectral Solutions Ms. Barbara M. Ornellas Holy Hill of Zion Hill Gospel Harry C. & Nee Chang C. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Carroll Admiral Thomas B. Fargo and LLC Ms. Judy Q.U. Park Church Foundation Case Lombardi & Pettit Mrs. Sarah Fargo Mr. Ira V. Bailey Mrs. Karian Parsons Honda Windward Michael & Joanne Wood Ms. Sharlene F. Castillo Mrs. Lori M. Feldman Mr. Kevin J. Banuilos Mrs. Carole Picciotto Honolulu Country Club Worldwide Flight Services, Inc. Dr. Ann B. Catts Mr. Everett V. Fernandez Mr. Alexander F. Bassett John & Patricia Pitre Honolulu United HHBWA Mr. & Mrs. Francis K. Yamamura Center Of Deliverance Ms. Gayle E. Ferreira Ms. Sue Beitia Mr. Ron Poepoe Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay Mr. Glen Takeshi Yasue Richard & Lissi Chadwick Richard & Ruth Ann Ferris Ms. Whitney A. Benedict Mr. J. William Potter, Jr. Hung Wo & Elizabeth Lau Ching Ms. Jamie Lyn Yoshida Robert & Vonlee Cham Mr. Isaac Fiesta, Jr. Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Berkey Restaurant Yoshiya Ms. Emily H.L. Chang Finance Factors Foundation Charles & Mildred Ikehara OHA Mr. Kenneth G. Best Mrs. Patricia R. Robb Mr. & Mrs. Frederick K.Y. Chang David & Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ILWU Local 142 The New Shoots that Grow Ms. Laurel M. Bloombaum Mr. Michael W. Sankovic $999 to $100 Mr. Jeffrey K. H. Chang Foundation of Spiritual Liberty in Island Movers, Inc. Mr. Greg D. Boorsma Mr. George J. Schmelzer Roy & Amy Abe John & Maylani Chang Christ Mr. Melvyn T. Iwaki Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Boylan Mr. Stephen W. Seward Ms. Peggy Abella Ms. Karen L. Chang Mrs. Jan Marie L. Fraga Tad & Carol Iwanuma Ms. Susan Barr Brandon Mr. Norris S. Shito Mr. & Mrs. Wilmer S Abis Ms. Karen M. Chang Dale & Karen Francisco JC Farms of Hawaii LLC Ms. Barbara J. Brodhead Mrs. Dorien Smith-McClellan Mr. & Mrs. Athan K. Adachi Mr. & Mrs. Nelson S. Chang Ms. Mary Jo Freshley Jean & William K.H. Mau Dr. Kathleen S. Brown Ms. Deanna Spooner Jane & Shunji Adachi Susan and William Chang Friends of Clarence Nishihara Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Cambra Muriel & Oded Stitt Advanced Micro-Image Systems Ms. Aileen K. Char Kathy & David Friese Kahala Mall Mrs. Michelle Cannaday Ms. Lily Sui-Fong Sun Hawaii, Inc. Mr. Neill A. Char Mr. Raymond Y. Fujii Kaiser Permanente Mr. Mel Cariaga Mr. Orville Swaby Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ah Yuen Ms. Sidney C. L. Char Mr. Eric Fujimoto Mr. Charles Kamai CARIS Mr. Kiley N. Tahara Mr. Aric Ahlgren Mr. Roman Chavez Sachi Fujita and Tom Fujita Kamehameha Schools Mr. William W. Carreira Mr. & Mrs. Russell Y. Tanouye Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Aisawa William & May Chee Dr. Christine S. Fukui Kauai United Way Mrs. Catherine Carter Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Tepedino Mr. Jackson B. Ajolo Mr. & Mrs. Garret R. Chi Mr. Todd Y. Fukunaga Ke`aki Technologies LLC Mr. & Mrs. John A. Carter III Ms. Mary E. Tripoli Mrs. Helene S. Allen Mr. Wayne H. China Mrs. Ann Fukushima Kobayashi Group LLC Ms. Julia M.S. Chan Mr. & Mrs. Edmund L. Tuthill Alliance of Residential Care Mr. Eric K. Ching Mr. Brent K. Funakoshi Kosasa Foundation Ms. Blossom M.H. Chang Mr. Joseph Uno Administrators Foundation of Mrs. Lorraine C. Ching Ms. Carolyn J. Galdeira Lanie Albrecht Foundation Mrs. Lilly T. Chen Waipahu Physical Therapy, Inc. Hawaii Ms. Suzanne M. Ching Mr. Orlando G. Galeon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Lau Ms. Carol A. Coleman dba First Physical & Function American Business Women’s Ms. Tuyet Lisa Ly Chmiel Mrs. Michele Galli Mr. Kent Lucien Mrs. Camala Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Jeffry S. Wallace Association - Punahele Cedric & Patricia Choi Gap Inc. Giving Program Ms. Pom Luxton Mrs. Dorothy J. Dale Ms. Chiung L. Wang Chapter Kelvin Chong Sheryl P. Gardner, M.D. Mr. Duncan MacNaughton Ms. Catherine E. Davis Wanna Hula America’s Charities Mr. Rodney J. Choy Mrs. Naomi Gauthier Macy’s Mr. Chris Debnar Mr. & Mrs. Perry J. White Ameriprise Financial Services, Mrs. Mona Choy-Beddow GEICO Philanthropic Foundation Manoa Waioli Lions Club Inc. Ms. Kris DeBode Stacey R. Whitten Ms. Lila Chun Chrystal Ms. Gayle Ann Geiger Marine Corps Base Hawaii Joseph & Yonnie Ancheta Ms. Doris Domingo Ms. Julia K.S. Williams Ryan & Bliss Chun Ms. Mary Jean Giannelli Chapel Don & Joyce Arakaki Dr. Dian A. Dooley Ms. Cindy Winegar Ms. Eileen Chun Robert & Sue Gibson Mr. Ian L. Mattoch Merle M. Arakaki Jana and Larry Dove Mrs. Donna S. Wisenbaugh Michael J. Chun, Ph.D. Rev. and Mrs. Gerald G. Gifford McDonald’s of Waipahu Ms. Lynn N. Arakawa E.A. Buck Insurance, Inc. Ms. Lynette M. Wong Mr. Stewart Chun Mr. Frederick J. Gilbert Mr. Wayne Melnyk Jeff & Loan Arce Bruce & Denise Ellinwood Ms. Harriet Woods Mr. Stuart S.L. Chun Mrs. Michelle Gladstone Monarch Insurance Services, Inc. Mr. Creighton D. Arita Mrs. Diane F. England Mrs. Laraine S. Yasui Mr. Thomas B.S. Chun Mr. Laurence B. Goldstein Mr. Francis T. Nakamoto Mrs. Kelly K. Asato Col. Suzanne S. Evans Mr. Ronald M. Yokota Mrs. Twyla Chun Mr. Alejandro E. Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Paul Naughton Ms. Margaret M. Atkinson Family Hearing Aid Center Mr. & Mrs. Harold I. Yonashiro Mr. Dennis L. Chung Ms. Ronda K. Goo Navatek, Ltd. Mr. Ken Austin Marlette L. Fernandez Mr. Gerald Yoshikane Mr. James P. Chung Ms. Louise H. Good and Mr. Ms. Ai Wah K. Ng Marvin and Audrey Awaya Mrs. Gayle E. Ferreira Mr. Nicholas S.T. Young Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Clarke James N. Heasley Nordic PCL Construction BAE Systems Spectral Solutions Mr. Jay K. Goss Mrs. Cheryl L. Fontes Mr. Teik-Seng Yu Services, Inc. Peter & Bernie Colarusso LLC Gourmet Foods Hawaii Ms. Kitti Ford Oahu Volleyball Association Mr. Selwyn J. Collins II LAULOA Ms. Jeaneen P. Baggett Mr. Christopher J. Grandy Ms. Lea C. Galicia Once A Month Church Ms. Margaret S. Connors The Long Leaf of the Taro Ms. Joyce E. Baker Stephen & Mary Graner Ms. Belinda Geier Mr. Axel Ornelles Construction Associates Inc. $1,000 or More Mr. Raymond F. Baker Ms. Gabrielle F. Grange James & Laura Giddings All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Pacific AquaScapes, Inc. Leslie C. Cook Mrs. Lorilee T. Tobosa-Balino Mrs. Estella M. Grantham Mrs. Melanie Goulart Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. Pacific Souvenir Group, Inc. Mrs. Kleona B. Corsini Mr. & Mrs. Catalino C. Balmilero Ms. Harriet K. Gray Mrs. Shirley B. Gould Aloha United Way Mr. & Mrs. Alton R. Parkes Dr. Richard C. Courson Mr. Clifford M. Balmilero Greenfleet Hawaii LLC Mr. Michael C. Graham ALSCO Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines Mr. Timothy A. Craig Bank of the Orient Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood Ms. Linda Gue American Savings Bank LLC Ms. Tina Cross Ms. Catalina D. Barnes Mrs. Boobpar Grehawick Vincent & Kerry Guerreiro Anheuser-Busch Sales of Hawaii, Patricia Wiegand Trust Mr. Ward P. Cullen Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Barnhart Ms. Jane E. Gross Mrs. Sara Hagen Inc. Mr. Jonathan V. Perreira D&J Specialties Bill & Janet Beaulieu Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gruetzmacher Mrs. Mercedes Haleakala Bank of Hawaii Private Sector Hawaii Mr. & Mrs. Michael Daniels Mrs. Patricia S. Begonia Moana & Samuel Guerrero Charles & Lois Hanohano Ms. Sandra Mae Bowman Punahou School DataHouse Consulting, Inc. Ms. Marcella A. Beiling Mr. David J. Haena Mr. Ronald K. Hirata Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Cahn River of Life Mission Davies Pacific Center Mrs. Sheree Belshe Hale O Honolulu Ms. Carol L. Hong Cavanah Associates Inc. Ron’s Performance Center Mr. Rickard A. Deakins L.W. Bennett Mr. Wataru Hamamoto Mr. Michael M. Howard Cedar Assembly of God Ms. Betty Jane Rose Ms. Corazon F. Deguzman Ms. Sara J. Benson and Mr. Karen & Mark Hanabusa Dr. Kerry Ishihara Central Union Church Royal Hawaiian Movers Ms. Lea G. Del Castillo Michael Connolly, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Hanebuth and Ms. Jeanne Iwashita Church of the Holy Nativity Mr. Dennis Sanford Phyllis Dendle Jerry H. Bentley Ms. Cynthia Surrisi Mrs. Vineeta Jetley Mr. Kenneth A. Conner Servco Pacific Inc. J. Nicholas & Leslie Detor Mrs. Mary G. Bitterman Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Harada Ms. Mary Beth Johnson Continental Airlines Share Our Strength Gracelyn & Rodolfo Devega Blackmore Brady Hawaii LLC Harland Clarke Ms. Esther B. Justice Mr. Steven J. Costa Geraldine & Ed Sniffen Dr. Michael J. DeWeert Blahnik Construction Services, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy F. Harris Steve & April Kachilla Kathryn & Kevin Daisey Southern Wine & Spirits of Mrs. Le Nga Dewitz Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Hashimoto Ms. Dianne Kaniaupio Mr. Gregory Desamito Hawaii Mr. Steven Dick Gerald & Christine Blass Hata Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Kato DHX Cmdr. Timothy J. Sprowls Mr. Bernard R. Dier Ms. Alexandra Bley-Vroman Hawaii Foodservice Alliance LLC Ms. Jana Kimata Edward Enterprises, Inc. St. Francis Healthcare System of Discover Financial Services You Ms. Sharlene Bliss Hawaii Literacy, Inc. Ms. Jo Ann C. Kocher Electricians, Inc. Hawaii Care, We Share Ronald & Patience Boersma John and Sachie Hayakawa Mr. Richard D. Kornowski Environ Control, Inc. St. Jude Church Mr. & Mrs. H. Mitchell D’Olier Carl & Paula Bonham Ms. Janice Yooko Hayden Mrs. Jane Laninga Farmers Insurance Hawaii St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc. Books Are Fun Hawaii David & Nery Heenan Mrs. Toni L. Lathrop-Lee Feeding America State of Hawaii - Dept of Labor/ Mrs. Lucille K. Donohue Tim Bostock and Melanie Holt Mr. Roger V. Heman Ms. Bonnie V. Lau The Feinstein Foundation Office of Community Services Mr. David B. Dorman Mr. Brian J. Bowers Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Hernandez Leahi Swim School, Inc. First Hawaiian Bank Linda Chu Takayama Ms. Susan J. Dougherty Ms. Trina T.K. Bowman HI Energy Alternatives DBA Solar Ms. Jacqueline J. Levandoski Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Mr. Gavin Tanioka Boy Scouts Troop 1 BSA Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Driver Miss Juliana Lo Target DS II Audit Services, Inc. Wave Hawaii Mr. William Foster Mr. Horst G. Brandes Mr. & Mrs. George Higa Miss Sonnya Londono Geotech Solutions, Inc. Team Clean, Inc. David & Elizabeth Bremer DTG Operations Inc. Mr. Thomas P. Mastin Ms. Lorraine M. Teniya Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Dwight III Mr. & Mrs. Scott H. Higashi Mr. Russell M. Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Broderick Mr. Chuck Hill Richard & Marjorie Mau Graywest, Inc. Territorial Savings Bank Mrs. Virginia Lowrey Brown Mr. Kendrick G. Dwyer Mrs. Christi L. McLellan The MacNaughton Group Mr. Tom S. Dye Ms. Nancy R. Hiraoka Harmony Chapter #4 O.E.S. Abby V. Brown Watson Edward & Harumi Hirata Dr. and Mrs. Brian Misaka Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Hartley The Schuler Family Foundation Brown’s Plumbing & Solar Ms. Charlotte C. Edwards Mr. Gary S. Miyamoto Times Super Market, Ltd. Mrs. Karen M. Ehrhorn Ms. Mazie Hirono Hawaii Hunter Education Gerald & Anita Bruce Gerry K. Ho Moanalua Gardens Missionary Program Trinity Missionary Baptist Church Mr. Joseph L. Burley Mr. David L. Ellis Church U.S. Aviation Services, Inc. Vernon & Marina Endo Ms. Mary L. Ho 6 FEEDING OUR ‘OHANA June – September 2011
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St. Catherine Church, Kapaa St. William Church, Hanalei Aloha! “The people of Hawaii are one ohana.” Mark Whitson (flashing the shaka) and his volunteer crew at the Hawaii Foodbank - Kauai Branch receiving That’s the first sentence in our mission statement. food. Like the Hawaii Foodbank, St. Catherine’s Church Food Pantry in Kapaa provides food so that no one in our ohana goes hungry. They are a three-church parish, with two on the North Shore: St. Sylvester Church in Kilauea and St. William Church in Hanalei. St. Catherine’s Food Pantry started in February 2010, a year after St. William. The pantry has grown from helping 10 to 20 people a week to a record high of 428 clients the week of October 26, 2011. The food pantry usually gets three to four truckloads of food a week. The pantry staff and volunteers distribute 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of food to our recipients, many of whom are homeless, elderly, unemployed or are low-income families with children. The Hawaii Foodbank - Kauai Branch has supported the pantry by delivering food to the staff when transportation was unavailable to them. St. Catherine’s depends on the Hawaii Foodbank – Kauai Branch to supply their food distributions. They tell us, “Michelle and Wes have always been there in our time of need.” The food we distributed enabled their pantry to grow and serve an average of 350 people a week. They now deliver food to five beaches in Kapaa and also distribute food from the pantry on scheduled days or on an emergency basis depending on the need. Their sister parish, St. Williams, serves an additional 100 to 150 clients a week. Collectively, the two parishes served over 16,000 clients this year. Mark Whitson, Operations Manager at St. Catherine’s Food Pantry shared that they have come to know quite a few of the recipients by name and learned what foods they like or need. The Hawaii Foodbank - Kauai Branch has been very supportive of requests for diapers, food boxes, canned meats, dairy products or fresh produce. The clients are satisfied with the selection, quality and nutritional value of the food they receive. Mark added, “The Hawaii Foodbank has also facilitated Safe Food Handling classes for our volunteers and provided networking opportunities with other food pantries to learn ‘best practices’ as we continue our mission to feed the hungry in Kauai.” He expressed his gratitude by saying, “The staff and volunteers at St. Catherine’s Parish want to express our appreciation for the work and support of the Hawaii Foodbank - Kauai Branch. Your food distribution is an essential part of our community outreach program. Our volunteers tell us that this ministry is one of the most rewarding things they have ever done.”
Mahalo Nui, Wes Perreira & Michelle Panoke Hawaii Foodbank - Kauai Branch The St. Catherine ohana at the food pantry before a distribution.
St. Sylvester Church, Kilauea
DECEMBER 2011 9 Koko‘o — Partnerships in Fighting Hunger
RON’S PERFORMANCE AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK PROVIDES 18,750 MEALS THROUGH CRUISE NIGHT 2011 ALOHA UNITED WAY September 13, 2011 - American Savings Bank presented a generous corporate donation to the Hawaii Foodbank to help feed the increasing number of people who need emergency food in Hawaii. The $7,500 contribution made through Aloha United Way, was presented by Larry Ishii, Vice President, Corporate Banking and Hawaii Foodbank board member (second from right) and Laurie Komatsu, First Vice President, Director of Community Development (left). September 10, 2011 - Ron’s Cruise Night 2011, had approximately 250 cars roll in with Accepting on behalf of the Hawaii food and monetary donations for the Hawaii Foodbank! Foodbank were Dick Grimm, Cruise organizer Carol Tashima explained, “We chose Hawaii Foodbank because it is a President, (right) and Polly local charity that addresses a very important social issue - it provides food for Hawaii’s Kauahi, Director of Development hungry. No one should ever go hungry. The Hawaii Foodbank not only provides food (second from left). directly to those in need, but serves and supports other nonprofit organizations that provide hot meals for those in need of assistance.” NORDIC PCL Ron’s Cruise Night 2011 raised 942 pounds of food and $2,565. Mahalo to Ron’s CONSTRUCTION & Performance for “driving out” hunger in Hawaii! AUW DONATE 25,000 MEALS TO THE UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CHARITABLE GOLF FEED THE HUNGRY TOURNAMENT FIGHTS HUNGER October 31, 2011 - Glen September 16, 2011 - Members from the Underwriters Association of Hawaii (UAH) Kaneshige, President, visited the Foodbank to make a special presentation. John Agnello, UAH Treasurer Nordic PCL Construction (left); Scott Mackey, UAH President (third left); Ellen Mimori, System Specialist, (right) and Kim Hawaii Insurance Consultants (second right) and Nikki Brissette, UAH Vice President Gennaula, President, (right) presented Aloha United Way (left) a check for presented Dick Grimm, $7,500 from their Hawaii Foodbank Annual President (center) with a Charitable Golf check for $10,000. The Tournament. donation represents employee designations from Nordic PCL Construction to the Chuck Blandford, Hawaii Foodbank through the Aloha United Way campaign. Director of The $10,000 donation will help the Hawaii Foodbank distribute food for 25,000 meals Finance (second to those who need emergency food assistance. left) accepted the donation on behalf of the Hawaii Foodbank.
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE - 2,920 POUNDS & $6,624.10 AND COUNTING! October 31, 2011 - Kathy Freitas (left), Briana Ackerman (second left) and Kaiulani de Silva (second right) of the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) Education & Consumer Affairs division delivered Halloween treats of monetary and food donations raised from the HECO Annual Employee Food Drive. Food donations totaling 714 pounds were loaded into a HECO electric van and car and delivered to the Foodbank warehouse where they were presented to Dick Grimm, Hawaii Foodbank President (right). So far, HECO employees raised 2,920 pounds of food to feed the hungry. CHECK-OUT HUNGER KICKS OFF WITH A GENEROUS HOLIDAY Also, donated that day was $6,624.10 in monetary donations. Dollars raised will help DONATION! distribute food for 16,560 meals to those who need emergency food assistance. November 2, 2011 – Kraft Foods in Hawaii and representatives from Safeway, Times Supermarket and Don Quijote kicked off Check-Out Hunger, the Hawaii Foodbank annual holiday giving program at the Foodbank warehouse. Kraft donated $5,000 to start the program which last year, collected a record breaking $217,783.23 statewide to feed Hawaii’s children, seniors and low-income or homeless families in need. From left to right: Liza Garcia-Mitchell, Advertising Manager, Don Quijote; Clayton Eto, Safeway Store Manager, Kapahulu; Gerald Shintaku, Business Manager, Kraft Foods in Hawaii; Tad Fukushima, Marketing Department Manager, Times Supermarket; Sweetie Pacarro, Spokesperson, Kraft Foods in Hawaii; Kraft’s Cheesasaurus Rex, Dick Grimm, President, Hawaii Foodbank; Carl Fukushima, Grocery Supervisor, Safeway Hawaii; Floyd Mikasa, Director of Store Operations, Times Supermarket; Polly Kauahi, Director of Development, Hawaii Foodbank and Kevin Yoneshige, Dry Grocery Buyer, Don Quijote. 10 FEEDING OUR ‘OHANA MAHALO TO OUR FOOD DONOR:
Costco was founded by James COSTCO HELPS FEED THE Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman HUNGRY IN HAWAII who opened their first warehouse in Seattle on Costco has seven stores in Hawaii, September 15,1983. including four on Oahu. Last fiscal year, Costco Oahu donated over In 1993, Costco merged with 423,000 pounds of food to the Hawaii Price Club becoming Foodbank, doubling their donations in PriceCostco, with 206 locations the last two years. generating $16 billion in annual sales. PriceCostco was “Costco has been a major partner of initially led by executives from the Hawaii Foodbank with their both companies, until Sol and donations,” said Mike Kajiwara, son Robert Price left in Hawaii Foodbank Director of December 1994 to form Price Product Donations. “We sincerely Enterprises. appreciate Costco’s continued support and commitment in helping to feed Finally in 1997, the company Hawaii’s hungry.” changed its name to Costco Tom Burba, Costco Waipio General Manager, proudly standing storefront. A Hawaii Foodbank truck is at the Wholesale and all PriceCostco Costco Waipio store Monday through locations were rebranded Costco. Costco does not carry multiple brands or Friday, picking up food donations year varieties where the item is essentially the round. Tom Burba, Costco Waipio Today, Costco employs about 142,000 full same except when it has a house brand to General Manager said, “I have worked and part-time employees, including seasonal sell, typically under the Kirkland Signature workers. all over the country. And in every label. community, I have donated to food Costco membership as of September 2009, THE KIRKLAND SIGNATURE LABEL banks. I feel they are a very important was 55 million members strong. part of communities and I’m glad Kirkland Signature is Costco’s store brand, Costco can help them.” COSTCO PRODUCTS & SERVICES otherwise known in the retail industry as an Tom continued, “I have volunteered at “own brand,” “house brand” or “private Costco focuses on selling products at low the Hawaii Foodbank and found them label.” Kirkland Signature is trademarked by prices, often at very high volume. These to be a well organized organization the company and is found exclusively at goods are usually bulk-packaged and ensuring only wholesome food is Costco warehouses and online at marketed primarily to large families and distributed throughout the Island.” businesses. Costco has changed many of its Costco.com. Costco introduced Kirkland items to smaller packages for smaller Signature as its private label in 1995. The In addition to the Hawaii Foodbank, families as well. Eye glasses, hearing aids idea was to identify categories in which a Costco strongly supports the and a pharmacy are just a few of the extra private label product could provide brand Children’s Miracle Network and Aloha services they offer to members. name quality at discounted prices. United Way.
Harry C. & Nee Chang C. Wong Foundation FOOD DROP OFF AREA
July 5, 2011 – The girls from the Blitz Futbol Club (soccer) presented the Hawaii Foodbank with 174 pounds of food collected from their Ocean’s Club fundraising event. The event raised dollars to cover traveling expenses for their Far West Regional Championship game. The girls also asked their guests to bring canned good donations for the Hawaii Foodbank.
The girls of Blitz FC Orange 99 went on to win the championship for their division, a first ever for a girls team from Hawaii. Congratulations to (top, left to right): Kacie-Lynn Viernes, Eden Kawabe, Taylor-Ann Muramoto, Shay Nakahira, Lauryn Cabudol & Bethany Nazareno and Shayla Padilla. And (bottom, left to right): Gianni Meyers, Jordan Hill and Brooke Rames. 11 HAWAII FOODBANK, INC. 2611 Kilihau Street Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808.836.3600 Fax: 808.836.2272 www.hawaiifoodbank.org Email: [email protected]
Helping to Feed Hawaii’s Hungry
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