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“Real estate assets make it possible for HCF to bring benefit and opportunity to so many worthy causes across the state and present an attractive estate planning option for families looking to give back.”
Jack and Marie Lord's generosity provided much needed money and attention to worthy causes.
- Kelvin H. Taketa, CEO of HCF
Book 'Em Danno! Gifts from Hawaii Five-0 Actor Continue to Make Hawai‘i Better
➻ A NUUANU FAMILY GATHERS at the bedside of a dying mother, reminiscing, celebrating her life, saying good-bye. A middle-aged woman blinded by disease makes her way off the bus onto King Street with Laika, her trusted guide dog. And middle and high school students learn to write and produce news stories about communities across the state, from Hāna to Hilo.
So many different people, different stories, different needs — all of them beneficiaries of the generosity and vision of one couple and their love for Hawai‘i. Jack and Marie Lord left their significant assets, including their real estate holdings, to the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, making it possible for Hospice Hawai‘i and St. Francis Hospice Care to bring closure to families when they need it most; for Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs Foundation to bring technology and trained dogs to those with disabilities and for PBS Hawaii to create HIKI NO, the first student news network in the nation. The Lord’s generosity started with a $50,000 gift to
HCF, which later grew to over $40 million in 2006, one of the single largest legacy gifts at the time. Known for his iconic role as the first Steve Garrett of Hawaii Five-0, Lord left big shoes to fill both on screen and off. He and his wife, Marie, embraced Hawai‘i, leveraging their resources and their celebrity status to bring attention and much needed money to an array of causes that include: Through their designated fund at HCF, the following organizations benefit from the Lord’s spirit of generosity and community commitment: Bishop Museum Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs Foundation Hawaii – Association for Retarded Citizens Hawai‘i Lions Eye Bank and Makana Foundation Hawaiian Humane Society Honolulu Museum of Art Hospice Hawai‘i PBS Hawaii St. Francis Healthcare Foundation The ARC in Hawaii The Salvation Army USO, Inc. Variety School of Hawaii Through their designated fund at HCF, the Lord’s spirit of generosity and community continue to live on and change the lives of many.
Did You Know … In addition to the Lords’ generosity, the daughters of Leonard Freeman, creator of the Hawaii Five-0 series, established the Leonard & Rose Freeman Family Fund for the benefit of Hawai‘i’s nonprofits.
» To learn more about HCF visit HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org/you JUNE 2016 · HAWAII BUSINESS 137