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JULY 20, 2022 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK 3
As the end of summer break nears, it’s a time to celebrate new beginnings — like a new school year and, for me, a new job. Allow me to intro- duce myself.
lecting back-to-school sup- plies until July 24. Donations can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays-Sat- urdays.
pouches, pens (black, blue and red), portfolios, rulers, scissors, small calculators, and wide-rule binder paper.
Earlier this month, I was honored to be appointed corps officer for The Salva- tion Army’s Hanapēpē Corps and I look forward to meeting many of you in our outreach efforts in Hanapēpē and sur- rounding areas. I’ m also ex- cited to work closely with Capt. Shawn Uilani Keoho, who serves as The Salvation Army’s Kaua‘i County co- ordinator and Līhu‘e Corps officer.
The Salvation Army Līhu‘e Corps, located at 4182 Hardy St., is collecting back- to-school supplies until Aug. 1. Donations can be dropped off at the Līhuʻe Corps Thrift Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on any Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday.
Our Kaua‘i social service programs include food dis- tribution and feeding pro- grams, family thrift stores in Hanapēpē and Līhuʻe, homeless services, and reli- gious services. Last year in Hawai‘i, we provided more than 1 million meals.
We encourage our island
Hanapēpē Corps, located at 4465 P ū‘olo Road, is col-
Support Salvation Army’s Back-to-school Supply Drives
By Lt. Jose Gonzalez, The Salvation Army Hanapēpē Corps officer
The Salvation Army Hanapēpē is accepting school supply donations through July 24, while Līhu‘e is collecting until Aug. 1. PHOTOS COURTESY THE SALVATION ARMY HANAPĒPĒ CORPS
Requested items include backpacks (most needed), colored markers, colored pencils, composition note- books, crayons, erasers, fa- cial tissue, glue, glue sticks, highlighters, school boxes, paper towels, pencils, pencil
For more details about The Salvation Army’s various back-to-school supply drives, or to make monetary dona- tions to support the efforts, visit schoolsupplyhawaii.org and follow us on Facebook.
communities to support our back-to-school supply drives to help keiki in need. With the cost of back-to-school
items being out of reach for many Kaua‘i families, our goal is to help make sure every keiki has the supplies
they need to succeed.
The Salvation Army
Wishing our island keiki a blessed school year!
HITTING THE
TARGET
KIUC 2022 ANNUAL MEETING
Register for our live webinar Wednesday, July 20, 2022
5:30 p.m.
Questions and Testimony must be submitted via email to connections@kiuc.coop no later than noon on Monday, July 18 at noon.
KIUC members who register for the Zoom meeting by noon on Wednesday, July 20 will be eligible to win a $100 gift card to various Kaua‘i retailers. You may also enter the random drawing by calling 808.246.4300 by the deadline. Prize
eligibility will be verified by member name, account number, phone
and/or email address.
For more information or to register for the meeting, visit kiuc.coop
KIUC is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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