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Hawai`i Community Foundation
Philanthropy
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Winter 2009
Quarterly News from the Hawai`i Community Foundation
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Faces of Philanthropy
Winter 2009
Schools of the Future On October 22, the Foundation partnered with the Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools and unveiled Schools of the Future, a multi-year capacity building grant program designed to engage teams of educators in professional learning communities which will study together and create advanced technology applications with the power to transform and enhance teaching and learning aligned with 21st century skills. A group of schools will be selected to participate in this initiative over the next five years with funding support, training opportunities, peer learning, and consulting services. These schools will generate numerous opportunities for others to learn about their transformative efforts and the positive impacts they have on students, teachers, and the entire education process.
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Top Left photo (l-r): Kelvin Moniz of the Kaua'i Food Bank, Darcie Yukimura, HCF Kaua'i Philanthropic Services Officer, Charlie King, HCF Kaua'i Leadership Council Chair, Judy Lenthall, Director of Kaua'i Food Bank, and Uri Pasaoa, Philanthropic Services Assistant. Top Right photo (l-r): Ginger Gannon, HCF Maui hilanthropic Services Officer, Richard Yust, Executive Director of Maui Food Bank, Gilbert Keith-Aragan, HCF Maui Leadership Council, and Kathleen Buenger, HCF Maui Philanthropic Services Officer. Bottom photo (l-r): Linda Chu Takayama, Board Chair of the Hawaii Foodbank and Kelvin Taketa, HCF President & CEO.
HCF Celebrates 20 Years of Donor Advised Funds Fundraising effort helps Hawai‘i’s foodbanks On December 16, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation presented charitable contributions totaling $162,360 to food banks and food pantries across the state. “We wanted to do something meaningful to commemorate this year’s 20th anniversary of the Foundation’s donor advised funds.,” said Kelvin Taketa, president and chief executive officer of the Foundation. “At the same time, we recognized that the downturn in our local economy has placed tremendous pressure on a number of families in Hawai‘i.” 20 of the Foundation’s funds were targeted for gifts, but instead, virutally every donor asked supported the effort, raising a total of $162,360 from 29 funds. For more information on connecting with a cause that you care about, please contact HCF’s Philanthropic Services Department at (808) 566-5560 (toll-free at 1-888-731-3863) or email clientservices@hfc-hawaii.org
For more information about this and other community building initiatives in which Hawaii Community Foundation is involved, please call our Programs Department at (808) 537-6333
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