Click on the post to see the full-size view of the announcement.
FUNDRAISER SENDS 27 WAIANAE YOUTH TO COLLEGE
Wai`anae, HI. MAO's 4th Annual MAO Ma TOWN event on September 20, 2008 at DOWNTOWN Restaurant was a huge success, raising a total of $34,752.28 – enough funds to provide 27 Waianae youth with full tuition scholarships for the 2008-09 school year at Leeward Community College. TOWN Restaurant has helped MAO raise over $100,000 over the past three years through this event.
Twenty-three of these youth are of native Hawaiian ancestry and over 90% of college interns are 1st generation college goers. All are pursuing their Associate of Arts degree with an Academic Subject Certificate (ASC) in Community Food Systems. The youth are:
ABELL, Jonathan
AILA, Kainoa
AILA, Kiane
ALBIOS, Chelsea
BERENGUE, DinoCAMBRA, Albryan
FUNG, Jenyssa
HOKOANA, Kealohi
INCIONG, Noheaikamalanai
KAMA, Shea-lah
KANUI, Kylie
KAULULAAU, Roylyn
LA'A, Stanya
LOPEZ, Makana
MILES, Manny
PARKER, Derrik
PERREIRA, Maile
POPA, Anson
QUITOG, Mandy
RUBIN, Krystal
SAMSON, Ku'uleilani
SANA, Cheryse
SOTERO, Chuco
TAULAVA, Hilda
TOKIO, Nadene
WAKINEKONA, Lynze
WILLIAMS, Puanaupaka
Mahalo nui loa to our supporters:
o American Savings Bank
o Island Insurance
o Hawaii Association of Independent
Schools
o Leavitt Ohana
o Smith & Williams Ohana
o Whole Foods
o Omidyar Ohana
o Kamehameha Schools
o DOWNTOWN Restaurant
o Kona Brewing Company
o Our countless individual donors
For more information regarding MAO, please visit http://www.maoorganicfarms.org
Contact: Summer Shimabukuro
Cell: 808-696-5569
No comments:
Post a Comment