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It’s All AboutYOU Legacy of Shining Stars in Waimea The Class of ’52 Knows How To Get it Done
They were a classy bunch, even back in the day. Waimea High School’s class of ’52 — dubbed the “Classy ‘52” — still hangs close, over the passage of years and families and careers. So when Millie Wellington saw how many Waimea kids needed money for college, she knew her classmates would rally. She put out the call, and pretty soon
the Waimea High School Class of 1952 Scholarship Fund was up and running at HCF. Donors to the Waimea Class of 1952 Scholarship Fund at HCF: Norman Akita, Sanae Morita, and Millie Wellington.
Now almost six years old, “We knew our classmates the fund is thriving — from would come through on this,” said Norman Akita, and they those first few thousand did. Akita and his classmates dollars raised, the fund now turned to HCF to make sure totals almost $50,000 — and the fund was in good hands. local kids are getting the “Working with helping hand a professional they need “I want to provide organization to pursue like HCF their dreams. students the allowed us to Caylee ability to shine.” carry on with Yamamoto, our work, the fund’s Caylee Yamamoto, raising awardee, recipient of the Waimea Class of ’52 funds,” he scholarship fund at HCF said.
> Did you know: HCF’s scholarship portfolio is diverse, with funds available for students from specific high schools to students looking to study fashion to those wanting to pursue a career in science. In the last 15 years, HCF awarded over $55 million in college scholarships to Hawai‘i’s college-bound students.
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looks forward to a career in education, just like the fund’s founder, Millie Wellington. “I want to provide students the ability to shine,” Caylee told The Garden Island. For the Classy ’52, that’s music to dance to, their shining stars lighting the way for the next generation of Waimea’s leaders.