Operation Wildlife Featured on Hawaii News Now

technology archive — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:29:46 +0000

With the presentation to 45 students at Ala Wai Elementary School on March 6, 2023, the Operation Wildlife (OWL) Team finished all the school sessions for this school year.

We shared our OWL presentation at 26 schools, including 6 in Hilo and 5 on Maui, with a total of 1,787 people, including students, teachers and administrators. Sixteen OWL volunteers went out to the schools, and we even had a few non-member volunteers observing at some schools. A couple of our volunteers played critical roles of Neighbor Island advisor and biofact triage specialist!

The best critique comes from teachers. Here are some from this year’s evaluations:

“The students had an amazing experience. A lot of them said that they never would have thought that they would be able to see or touch such beautiful animals in their young lives. One student said it was the best moment he ever had at a school. A lot of my students were inspired to do something and create change because of this presentation. Thank you for creating such a wonderful program for students”.

“Thank you for all that you do. A lot of my kids felt the importance of taking actions to help our native species. It is an experience they will never forget.”

“All of the provided teaching material, video presentation, and viewing of biofacts were above and beyond our expectations. The students loved it!”

The student with the sea turtle, in the photo above, said he had a staring contest with the turtle and lost! Comments like these make it all worthwhile!

We also made the news on Maui and had an interview with Jim Mendoza of Hawaii News Now, thanks to our Public Relations committee led by Linda McColgan.

More Than Just a Friendly Thrift Shop

technology archive — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:01:14 +0000

The following article is reprinted with permission from Generations Magazine.

The Assistance League of Hawaii (ALH) is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization with 100-plus members and volunteers who strive to make a difference to the people of Hawai‘i.

The ALH Thrift Shop in Honolulu continues to be the primary source of funding for its philanthropic programs. The shop is staffed and managed entirely by member volunteers. All monetary donations and thrift shop profits stay in Hawai‘i.

“We are proud of our reputation as one of the best and friendliest thrift shops in Honolulu,” says ALH President Mary Monohon.

ALH delivers programs to schools, shelters and hospitals. The Share Program distributes donated items that are unsellable in the Thrift Shop to other nonprofits. Programs for keiki include Operation School Bell, which provides new school clothing to Title I students. ALH volunteers teach fourth grade students about endangered species in Operation Wildlife. The We Care Program provides teddy bears to organizations that give them to children in hospitals and hospice centers. And when an emergency strikes, outreach volunteers help other organizations post-crisis.

Although COVID has changed some of the nonprofit’s practices, ALH’s programs continue to support the keiki and families of our community.

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF HAWAII (501(c) 3 nonprofit)
1505 Young St., Honolulu, HI 96826
808-946-1505 | althrift281@gmail.com
www.assistanceleague.org/hawaii

ALH, a local chapter of National Assistance League, collaborates with over 120 similar chapters across the US. Photo Courtesy by Assistance League of Hawaii / Melvin Ah Ching

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Operation Wildlife Featured on Hawaii News Now

More Than Just a Friendly Thrift Shop

More Than Just a Friendly Thrift Shop