donations – Assistance League – Hawaii https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii Transforming Lives • Stregthening Community Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:05:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2022/09/cropped-ALH-Logo-32x32.jpg donations – Assistance League – Hawaii https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii 32 32 Operation School Bell: Making a Difference https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/archives/7063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=operation-school-bell-making-a-difference Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:57:22 +0000 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/?p=7063

Operation School Bell® member volunteers delivered Kokua Boxes and refills to a number of public schools with students in need around Hawaii. More deliveries will be or have been made to Oahu schools upon reopening after the Holiday Break. There are requests for refills from Molokai (Kaunakakai Elementary) for larger shorts and the Big Island (Pahoa Elementary) for a complete reorder with more slippers!

Pu’uhale Library, as part of Operation School Bell’s Literacy Program, continues to provide library services to many students. Our volunteers, including Carol Hasegawa, Hazel Sumile, Linda Andersen, Joan Helbling, Gloria McGehee-Koel, Jaye Devendra, and Helen Taufa’asau, all work together to conduct library services for 260 students in Grades K-5, with weekly class visits on Tuesdays (8 classes) and Thursdays (6 classes). There are an average of 15-25 students in each class, many of whom are second language learners.

The typical day begins with the first class visit at 9 a.m. and ends with the last class visit at 1 p.m. (There is a lunch break.) Some volunteers read books, do storytelling and give book talks. Other volunteers check books in and out of the library, shelve books and process new and cancelled books. The students enjoy listening to stories and often request to borrow the specific titles the readers have introduced. Teachers also request specific types of materials for their class use.

Books keep us busy. It is rewarding to see the students’ excitement and reactions to new information. We are always looking for new member volunteers!

This post was compiled from an entry made in our January 2023 member newsletter.

]]> Honolulu Office of Merrill Lynch Donates Items for Operation School Bell https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/archives/6700?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=honolulu-office-of-merrill-lynch-donates-items-for-operation-school-bell Fri, 02 Sep 2022 03:00:51 +0000 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/?p=6700
Chinli Sun, Karen and Rick Handy from the Honolulu office of Merrill Lynch delivered 2 boxes of children’s underwear and 3 boxes of children’s slippers to our Assistance League of Hawaii Thrift Shop on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.
Approximately 50 employees from the Honolulu office of Merrill Lynch take part in quarterly community outreach projects, and they decided the Operation School Bell’s Kokua Clothing Boxes were worthy of their efforts.
Chinli, Karen and Rick were given a tour of our facility and photos were taken of the group with Operation School Bell Chair Laurelyn Berger, Vice President and Kokua Clothing Box Coordinator Mary Monohon, Finance Chair Margie Van Swearingen, and President Nancy Sparacino.
]]> Our Thrift Shop is Re-Opening on June 2 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/archives/5435?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-thrift-shop-is-re-opening-on-june-2 Wed, 20 May 2020 21:52:43 +0000 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/?p=5435

Thrift Shop to Re-Open on June 2

The Thrift Shop which has been closed since March 18, 2020 will re-open on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Our Customer Bulletin was sent out on May 18 notifying the public of the change. Our website was updated to reflect the new information.

THRIFT SHOP PAGE

MAY 18, CUSTOMER BULLETIN

]]> Support Assistance League of Hawaii at the Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/archives/4949?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-assistance-league-of-hawaii-at-the-annual-visitor-industry-charity-walk Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:51:38 +0000 https://www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii/?p=4949

Assistance League of Hawaii will participate in the 41st Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk coming up on Saturday, May 18 starting at 8:00 a.m. from Magic island in Ala Moana Beach Park.

Assistance League of Hawaii participates in this event every year as preference is given to non-profit organizations that provide services to Children and Education. Grants are based on an organization’s community impact up to a total of $10,000 per organization. Besides the good you’ll be doing for Assistance League of Hawaii, think of all the fun, comraderie, and refreshments (food!!) that you’ll be having along the way!

Assistance League of Hawaii member volunteers can sign up with Arden Moore (922-1011), our Resource Development Chairman. She also has more details on the event or you can access them at the Visitor Industry Charity Walk website.

People will also be able to make a pledge to Assistance League of Hawaii through the Visitor Industry Charity Walk website at this link:

https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/Oahu/team/AssistanceLeague

Donations to Assistance League of Hawaii can also be sent by TEXT MESSAGE: Text Oahu65 to 71777.

Note: Information on this event will be updated. Bookmark this page.

The Charity Walk, founded in 1974 and expanded statewide in 1978, is now Hawai‘i’s largest single-day fundraising event by a non-profit organization. Since its inception, more than $32 million has been raised to support hundreds of local charities throughout the state. Spearheaded by the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association and its non-profit arm Hawaii Hotel Industry Foundation, the Charity Walk is traditionally held every May on Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, Lana‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, and O‘ahu. Money raised on an island or county stays there. The public is invited to participate in this event featuring a morning of great food, fun, fabulous entertainment, and a little exercise to help island charities.

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