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Windward O‘ahu Residents Help Keiki Get Ready To Learn
Windward residents can assist in efforts to get chil- dren the school supplies they need. Helping Hands Hawai‘i and American Savings Bank are partnering for the eighth year to help Hawai‘i’s keiki prepare for school through the Ready to Learn program.
education for local students by making a donation at any of our locations across the state.”
Additionally, the public can donate to the RTL pro- gram using several methods.
Hands Hawai‘i and sent to Ready to Learn Program, c/o Helping Hands Hawai‘i, 2100 N. Nimitz Hwy., Hono- lulu, HI 96819. Write “Ready to Learn” in the memo line.
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (no appointment is needed).
with the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye and his wife Maggie.
The public can stop by any ASB branch in the state from June 13 to July 15 to make a monetary or school supply donation that will support children from low-income and houseless families.
The school supply kits contain a variety of the most common items found on the state Department of Educa- tion’s back-to-school lists. Each kit is valued at approxi- mately $30 and the goal is to distribute 1,000 kits to stu- dents.
Via mail, checks should be made payable to Helping
Ready to Learn was found- ed in 1998 in partnership
For more information, email rtl@helpinghandsha- waii.org or visit helpinghand- shawaii.org.
The donations that are re- ceived through this partner- ship supplement preordered inventory purchased with donated and grant-awarded funds for students from kin- dergarten to 12th grade.
Online, they can visit helpinghandshawaii.org and click on the “donate” button to make a gift, then select “ready to learn” from the drop-down menu.
In-person cash, check and school supply donations are accepted at all ASB branches June 13-July 15 or at Helping Hands Hawai‘i on Tuesdays
Area branches include Kailua at 200-C Hāmākua Drive and Kāne‘ohe at 45- 1144 Kamehameha Hwy. For a complete list of ASB branches, visit asbhawaii. com/locations.
Its purpose is to ensure that low-income and homeless students throughout the state have basic school supplies for their education.
It will provide them an op- portunity to participate and achieve in the classroom.
“Our Ready to Learn pro- gram has a tradition of sup- porting the community and provides kids with free edu- cational kits containing es- sential school supplies each fall,” states HHH president and CEO Susan Furuta. “And we couldn’t provide this as- sistance without business partners like ASB, who are invested in the well-being of keiki throughout the state.”
Some items needed in- clude backpacks, black or blue ballpoint pens, eras- ers, markers, face masks and colored pencils. Others are wide-ruled composition books, crayons, yellow high- lighters and more.
During a recent community service event, Kailua Elks Lodge 2230 and Timmy T’s Gourmet Grinders provided a lunch of gratitude to the Honolulu Police Department Kailua substation in May as part of Law Enforcement Appreciation Month. Tom Solie of Timmy T’s donated sandwiches to feed the station’s day and night shifts. (From left) are HPD officer B. Grenander; HPD member Brannon Noguchi; Elk Nicky Jennifer Kreider; Elk Debbie Chillingworth; officer P. Krog; officer L. Hokiao; and investigator Kevin Espinda PHOTO COURTESY JIM LINKNER
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“We are delighted to con- tinue our ongoing partnership with Helping Hands Hawai‘i to cultivate and prepare stu- dents for the future and pro- vide them with supplies and resources to be successful in school,” adds Ann Teranishi, president and chief executive officer at ASB.
In addition to donating at the nearest ASB location, in- dividuals, organizations and corporations can organize their own fundraising drives or volunteer by completing a Community Partner Form.
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An RTL team member will follow up with additional information and assistance. A list of RTL Community Partners and donation drop- off locations will be provided at helpinghandshawaii.org as more information becomes available.
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