Assistance League of Hawaii Regular Meeting
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 • 10:30 am to 2:00 pm
Oahu Veteran's Center • 1298 Kukila Street
Honolulu, Hawaii • Deadline to RSVP: October 5
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Transforming Lives - Strengthening Community |
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Now is the Perfect Time to Step Up |
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October is the perfect time to step up your involvement in Assistance League of Hawaii. There will be an opportunity to help with packing Kokua Clothing Boxes, a new component of Operation School Bell. The Operation Wildlife program is looking for additional volunteers to help with their school presentations. If you just can’t pass up those adorable baby clothes when you are out shopping, you might enjoy helping out at the Lullaby Layette packing party on Friday, October 7. (See the Philanthropic Programs article below for all the details.) At our Thrift shop there will be a special Art Show and Sale on Sunday, October 16 and help will be needed to set up for that. Of course, the Thrift Shop is always in need of additional help every week on Tuesday through Saturday. You can drop by to lend a hand whenever you have a spare hour or two.
We look forward to seeing many of you at our next Membership Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday, October 12 at the Oahu Veterans’ Center. (Details are in the Hospitality article below.) It’s great to have some face-to-face time together, to hear about all the good things we are accomplishing and just to enjoy each other’s company.
Mahalo for all that you do.
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RSVP for October Membership Meeting Due by Wed., Oct.5th |
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This month's Regular Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 12 beginning at 10:30 am, at the Oahu Veterans' Center, (Sullivan Hall 2) located at 1298 Kukila Street, Honolulu, HI 96818.
Parking is free and a handicap ramp is available. Car pooling is recommended.
The menu features Boneless BBQ Chicken, Breaded Fish with Tartar Sauce, Meat Jun with Meat Jun Sauce, White Rice, Potato Macaroni Salad, and Tossed Salad with Chef's Choice Dressing. Drinks will be provided provided.
Price is $20.00 Per Person - Cash, Credit Card or Check.
Deadline for signup is this coming Wednesday, October 5th.
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The September Luncheon at Natsunoya Tea House was enjoyed by many of our members. Thanks to Ku’ulei Pai again for the time and effort she devotes to making such beautiful centerpieces and using her decorating skills to make our meetings/luncheons so festive. There was a lot of food remaining from the luncheon, which was given to our guest speaker, Kristle Jury-Hale, from Boys and Girls Club of Waianae. 38 deserving children and adults enjoyed dinner from our leftovers!!!
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Busy Thrift Shop Events Need Volunteers |
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Things have been very busy at the Thrift Shop. Thanks to everyone who has come in to volunteer a few hours to help out upstairs. We had a successful Aloha Week sale, and the Southwest silver jewelry and dolls went very quickly. Halloween items are on sale now, and the Thanksgiving items have been priced and are ready to go out for display.
Arden Moore is hoping for more donations of jewelry, both fine and costume jewelry. Her supply is very low, so members are encouraged to “sort through their stuff” and bring in some jewelry.
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Thrift Shop Art Sale:
Sunday, October 16
11:00 am-2:00 pm. There will be plenty of publicity about this event, and all types of artwork will be displayed throughout the shop. This special event will take place on a Sunday, rather than one of our usual open days. Many paintings and collages, done by Niki Fuller, will be featured, along with other artwork. As things are finalized, you will all be informed. To avoid any self dealing issues, members may purchase paintings at the end of the sale on Sunday, after closing.
And what other great event do we have to look forward to??? It is our Christmas Work Party, where we attack over 80 bins and boxes of accumulated Christmas items gathered during the year. We will start Saturday, November 5 (after 3:00) by clearing off the tables and display shelves, getting out the bins and boxes, etc. Then on Sunday, November 6, from 9:00-3:00, we will all gather to sort, organize, price and display the holiday merchandise. Hopefully we will continue to have the Farrington High School students to help us. Please note this day on your calendar now, as we will need lots of help then!! Details of the pot luck lunch, and sign-ups to help will be sent out in the near future.
As we approach one of the busiest times of the year, please continue to help at the shop whenever you can. Many thanks to all of you who have continuously stepped up when the need arises.
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Steady Work Continue with Strategic Planning |
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The Strategic Planning committee is working steadily on the 2022/23 action plan which utilizes suggestions from last year's evaluation meetings. Implementing these ideas this year, we are concentrating on our volunteers, expanding our technology and increasing funding sources to support philanthropic programs. Perhaps you have an idea or even better, a solution! Feel free to send an email.
The longer term strategic vision, set out for 2018-2023, is reaching its goals. With grateful thanks to the conscientious volunteering of every single person involved with Assistance League of Hawaii, we are transforming the lives of children and adults in our community.
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Pictured are members of the Strategic Planning Committee. |
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We had a very special guest, Kristle Jury-Hale, Manager, Boys and Girls Club of Waianae at our September 14 Assistance League Hawaii Regular Meeting. She shared information about the important work their club does in the Waianae community and the current partnership Assistance League of Hawaii has with them through our SHARE program. We were all pleasantly surprised by the gift packets Kristle provided for all our members at the meeting. This is just one example of the impact stories that are all around us - our Philanthropic Programs have so many success stories to share.
Also at the September meeting, Program Information Sheets were made available for each member. A Program Sign-up Sheet was also circulated. As a result, several members expressed interest in volunteering for some of our programs.
OPERATION SCHOOL BELL® is currently processing t-shirts and has paid out over $27,000 for over 4,000 shirts! Those shirts are just for a few schools! We’ll also be doing the packing for the Kokua Boxes in a few weeks and will need help with that! We are hoping for a packing date and time toward the end of this month. Member volunteers will be notified on the logistics of these events, which will include delivery information and requests for volunteers to help deliver Kokua Boxes to the schools.
WE CARE: As usual, We Care has been very busy these past months. Here is a summary of their activities:
8/16/22 - Reiko Stiver purchased plastic boxes, scissors, colored pencils, pens, coloring books, crayons, composition books, colored paper, toothbrushes and toothpaste for Shriners Hospital.
8/18/22 - Linda Tsark purchased and delivered a water cooler and Liquid IV hydration packets to Youth Outreach in Waikiki.
8/30/22 - Carol Jones delivered 60 Malama Bears and 20 boy's layettes to Kapiolani Hospital.
9/20/22 - Linda Tsark delivered 60 Malama Bears to Wahiawa General Hospital.
A Lullaby Layette packing party will be held at Mary Kay Junk's home in Kailua on Friday, October 7. An invitation was sent to We Care Committee members. If there are any other interested volunteers, they can contact Linda Tsark at (808) 343-1107.
SHARE: Thanks to Kristle Jury-Hale for attending our Sept. 14 Regular Meeting, addressing our group, and for the thoughtful gifts she provided us. Kristle is to be acknowledged for the great work that is done at the Boys and Girls Club of Waianae. Presently there are over 80 after school children in their program, and Share continues to help keiki in need through Assistance League Hawaii's partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Waianae.
OUTREACH: Carol and Larry Jones volunteered to join and help this "one and done" program. Kudos to those wonderful volunteers! As a reminder, you can contact Miho Teipel, Outreach Chair, if you know of any one-time emergency need that might qualify for our Outreach program.
OPERATION WILDLIFE: A group of OWL volunteers met on September 9 to assess how it went last year and recommend some changes for this year. Mostly, it was agreed that everything went quite well, and just a few small adjustments are needed.
The OWL program will be starting the year off this month, and so far, schools are scheduled as far into the year as March 2023!
There are plans to go to at least two sets of Neighbor Island schools on Maui and in the Hilo area on Hawaii Island. Hopefully, we will be able to expand more on that, if not this year, then next school year. We are still looking for more folks to join in on the fun and help to make a difference directly with children! Contact Hazel Sumile at hazelsumile@gmail.com if you're interested.
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New members presented at last month’s Regular Meeting include (below: l to r) Chris Pelletier, Linda Young and Debbie Nordstrom. We also welcome a familiar face, community volunteer Olivia Yule (inset), who has finally joined as a member. Member orientations are held every Saturday afternoon at the Thrift Shop. If you have interested friends or family, let them know to stop by from 12:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturdays.
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Mahalo For Your Donation Assistance League of Hawaii through Give Aloha |
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Mahalo for your donations to the Assistance League of Hawaii through Foodland's Give Aloha campaign. We are confident that we are close to our goal for Hawaii’s Keiki this year through the Operation School Bell Program. We will receive the final figures from Foodland in mid-October. |
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They "KWAKed" us up: The Resource Development Committee donned their duck bills to remind members of Foodland's Give Aloha fundraising campaign. |
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October 2022 Thrift Shop Calendar |
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Thrift Shop Days & Hours:
Tuesday & Thursdays 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Saturdays 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
REMINDER: Regular Meeting on October 12 • 10:30 AM
Oahu Veteran's Center • 1298 Kukila Street
Honolulu, Hawaii • Deadline to reserve: October 5
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Send In Your Service Hours |
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The Thrift Shop continues to boom and many people are putting in long hours, I know. Meanwhile, Assistance League of Hawaii once again needs to count your hours for this month. Please send me all of your hours, including meetings and transportation, promptly to be included in the grand total for our organization.
To do so, just email (vandwfay@mac.com) or call me at (808) 282-0878. Mahalo, Vicki Fay.
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President’s Award for Service |
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Congratulations to Ellen Dihel, who received the President’s Call to Service Award for surpassing over 4,000 hours of community service during her time with Assistance League of Hawaii. She is shown with Finance Chair, Margie Van Swearingen and Service Hours Chair, Vicki Fay.
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Newsletter Editor: Melvin Ah Ching assistanceleaguehimarketing@gmail.com
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