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THANK YOU! TO OUR
COMMUNITY!Kauai
Food Drive Day results: With over 200 volunteers
island wide at 10 different sites, we secured $14,882
and 799 lbs. of food.
The
total spring food drive results to date are now:
18,699 lbs. of food and $29,208.
However,
there are still about 50 food drive coordinator packets
still out in the community which haven’t come back in
yet and the drive goes until April 30th.
BOTTOM
LINE:
Food Drive
day dollar donations are down by about 18% from last
year.
Our
demand for services is up by 48% (first quarter 09
compared to first quarter 08).
Sponsors to thank include:
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Waste Management
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Safeway
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KCFCU
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Aqua Engineering Ron’s Electric
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American Savings Bank
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The
Garden
Island Newspaper
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County
of
Kauai
Fire Department
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KQNG Radio Group
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Kukui’ula Development Company
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Volunteers to thank include:
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Church of the Pacific
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Kula
School
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Kauai
High School
Key Club
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Kaiola Canoe Club
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Kukui’ula Outrigger Canoe Club
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Niumalu Canoe Club
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Kawaikini Canoe Club
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Puuwai Canoe Club
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Lihue Court
Townhouse
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First to Work
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Kauai
High School
Students
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Rotary Club of
Kauai
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East Kauai
Lion’s Club
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Salvation Army-Lihue
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Timao Health Services
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Kauai
Marriott
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U-Turn for Christ
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Kapaa
High School
Cheer Squad
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Nana’s House
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KIUC
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Boys and Girls Club-Waimea
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Circle of
Light
Church
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St.
Raphael’s Church
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And of course the KFB Board of Directors!
Here’s my take on the day: “Once again, our
volunteers were AMAZING! 24 volunteer groups gave
their time for this one- day blitz: schools, churches,
non-profits, businesses, Rotary and Lion’s Clubs, and
almost all the Canoe Clubs on Kauai! Without a doubt the volunteers were wonderful,
enthusiastic, hard-working, and seemingly everywhere on Kauai! And once again, the generosity of the Kauai community is second to none. Even in a down
economy, Kauai people
willingly share to help others, especially when they
know that so many of their friends and neighbors are
having hard times.
While it is true that the donations were down 18%
from last year, I believe this is because tourism is
down by a similar percentage. It just seemed like there
was less foot traffic at the stores this year, and this,
of course, this impacts the total. Still, the
heart of Kauai’s people continues to be so generous to
the food bank and I am humbled by their support of this
important organization.
I
think everyone understands the concept and our theme
this year: IF CAN, CAN. A lot of people just can’t give
this year (our demand for services is up 48% over last
year). But IF CAN, the community of
Kauai once again topped the charts in
aloha!”
Judith F. Lenthall
Executive Director
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Aloha & Welcome to The
Kauai Food Bank
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On behalf of the Kauai Food Bank, we want to say Mahalo Nui Loa
Kauai, for making our 2008 Annual Holiday Food Drive and Food Drive Day one of
the best drives ever!
The food drive
was held from October 15- December 31st and Food Drive Day was on October 18th
. To date, we have raised over $41,000 and 36,000 lbs of food on this
drive, and with the support of the following Coalitions: State of
Hawaii,
County of
Kauai,
Schools, Private Businesses, Health and Agencies, Volunteers, Sponsors and the
Kauai Food Bank Board of Directors. MAHALO NUI LOA to all of Kauai who came
together to support this effort to help feed the hungry on
Kauai:
Businesses:
Century-
21 All Islands, Snorkel Bob’s, Curves, Pizza
Hut, Dukes Restaurant, Shioi Construction,
Keoki’s Restaurant, Taco Bell, Sign Art, Wal
Mart, Big Save, Kukui Grove Shopping Center,
Kmart, Ching Young Village, KQNG Radio Group,
Ishihara Market, Foodland Waipouli and
Princeville, Cost-U-Less, Safeway, KICU, Garden
Island Newspaper, Pono Kai, Home Depot, Lawai
Beach Resort, Kauai Marriott, Grand Hyatt Resort
& SPA, and Weston Princeville Ocean Resort, and
Sheraton Kauai Resort.
County
of
Kauai:
Fire Department, Police Department
Schools:
Kauai
High School,
Kauai
Community College,
Koloa
School, Wilcox Elementary,
Kilauea
School,
Hanalei
School,
Waimea
High School,
Kapaa
Elementary School,
Cheifess
Kamakaheli
Middle School,
Kahili
Adventist
School,
and All Saints Pre-School.
State
of
Hawaii:
Department of Accounting,
Department of Transportation Airport,
Judiciary
Fifth Circuit
Volunteers:
New Hope Church Kapaa, Aloha
Church, Timao Health, , Kalaheo Missionary
Church, Kapaa Missionary Church, Saint Raphael
Church, Hui O’ Makua, Rotary Club of Kauai,
Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay, East Kauai Lions
Club,
Kauai High School Key Club, Kapaa High
School Cheer Squad, Waimea High School Leo Club,
Century 21 All Islands, Kauai Christian
Fellowship Youth Group, Nana’s House, U-Turn for
Christ, Kula School Interact Club, Waimea Boys &
Girls Club, and Lihue Town Courts
And
a special mahalo to our Food Drive Sponsors:
County of Kauai Fire Department, Garden
Island Newspaper, Grove Farm, First Hawaiian
Bank, Kukui’ula Development, King Auto Center,
the Gas Company, Arroyo Plumbing, Garden Island
Courier, and KQNG Radio Group.
The mission of the food bank
is to “Provide food for the hungry, respond to
emergencies, and eliminate Hunger.”
This year we have seen a 25% increase in
demand for our services and in early October our
warehouse was the most empty I’ve ever seen.
Because of community support, we were able to
distributed over 800 turkeys for Thanksgiving
and 800 Christmas hams.
Mahalo Kauai for your ongoing support to
help to end hunger on our beautiful island. We
wish you all a very Mele Kalikimaka and Hau’oli
Makahiki Hou!
Sincerely,
Judith f. Lenthall
Kelvin Moniz
Executive Director
Development Officer
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