YOUR HELP NEEDED NOW!!
Nearly 25-thousand people have been killed from a vicious cyclone over the weekend which has also left nearly a million people homeless and without vital supplies of food, water and shelter. If you can help, please send your donations to the Myanmar Association of Hawai`i (720 N. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96817) or call (808) 851-7010. Or you can make a donation to the American Red Cross International Response Fund
Wed 5/7: Kids Day 2008
Look for Pipi, along with other local celebs and volunteers Oahu-wide selling special editions of the Honolulu Advertiser to benefit Parents and Children Together (PACT). This year's theme is "The Ocean & Me" featuring essays, poems and artwork from Hawaii's keiki. PACT is a private non-profit service agency with a history of over three decades' service to the community and is dedicated to promoting and supporting healthy individuals, families and communites. For more info, contact Elissa Josephson at (808) 732-7733.
Fri 5/9: `Olelo Youth Xchange Awards Ceremony
Check out the entries for this year's Youth Xchange Awards any time on Olelonet at www.olelo.org. All videos are written, produced, and edited by K-12 public and private school students statewide using different genres. They are also competing in different categories which include HI-5 Recycling, Start Living Healthy and Peacemaker. The awards ceremony & luncheon will be at the Ihilani Resort and Spa. For more info, call 780-1896.
Adopt-A-Manatee for Mom!!
Here's a fun and different idea for Mom's Day! Be mom's true pride and joy...adopt a manatee for her this Mother's Day. Adoptions from Save the Manatee Club cost $25, are tax deductible, and include an adoption certificate, photo, biography, handbook and more! For more info, call 1-800-432-JOIN or visit www.savethemanatee.org. End date: 5/11/08
Wed 5/14: Times Charity Golf Tournament
It's the 31st Annual charity golf tournament at the Hawaii Prince Country Club (91-1200 Ft. Weaver Rd. `Ewa Beach). Join Jesse Sapolu and other great celelbrities as they tee off for the Hawaii Foodbank. For more info or to be a part of this great event, call Betsy at 831-0811 x267.
Sat 5/17: It's a Lu`au with Da Braddahs, Willie K. and more!!
Check out the annual Habilitat Lu`au Fundraiser at Windward Community College for some awesome entertainment: Willie K, Robi Kahakalau, Jeff Rasmussen, Matarii Tahiti and Tunui's Royal Polynesians with your hosts, Da Braddahs! KCCN FM100's Pipi will be there, too! Plus enjoy awesome Hawaiian food, live and silent auctions...everyone in the family is invited! Habilitat is a non-profit long term substance abuse program located in Kaneohe, Hawaii. To purchase tickets or for more info, call 235-3691.
Sun 5/18: A Benefit for the Bodacious and Beautiful!!
It's the 5th annual Hawaii Wellness Institute Fundraiser at Waioli Tea Room (2950 Manoa Rd, Honolulu) from 11 am to 2 pm. Featuring a delicious brunch, exquisite piano playing by David Hicken, an outrageously fun live auction, chair massages, free drawings, gift bags and fabulous sale items for every budget and taste. Tickets at $35 or 2 for $60. Funds raised will provide workshops to women in need at the Domestic Violence Action Center and the Hawaii Wellness Institute. For more info or to make you reservations, call 848-5544 by May 12.
Mon 5/26: Lantern Lighting Ceremony
At 6:30 pm, ala Moana Beach Park, all are invited, regardless of social, cultural or religion affiliation, to take part in a special Latern Lighting Ceremony to remember those who have passed on. Each handcrafted lantern carries prayers for those victims of disasters, war, water-related accidents, famine and disease; and carries also hope for harmony and world peace. All proceeds collected from Lantern Floating Hawaii are donated to Ala Moana Beach park through the C&C of Honolulu. For more info, call Na Lei Aloha Foundation at 942-1848 or Shinnyo-en Hawaii at 947-2814.
Applications Being Accepted for the Myron B. Thompson Academy
This is a FREE tuition public charter school which blends non-traditional learning with the classroom, empowering students with access online and innovative technology in face-to-face classes. Accredited by WASC and CITA, students earn a State of Hawaii High School Diploma. Applications for K-12 statewide are being accepted now for Summer School (deadline May 30), full-time students (deadline June 16) and extension students for the online e-Academy. For more info, call 441-8000. End date: June 16.
Free QUEST Health Insurance Available
Parents and guardians who recently became unemployed have several health insurance options that will cover their children based on household size, income, and citizen or immigration status. QUEST health plans include AlohaCare, HMSA, Kaiser and Summerlin. For more info, call 211 (free from all islands) to talk with a live operator or call 948-555 on O`ahu. Neighbor Islands, call 1-800-620-4672. Sponsored by Hawai`i Covering Kids.
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