The Garden Island and the Zonta Club of Kaua’i are again teaming up with the community to try and make the holidays a little happier for those in need. Every year, the community makes donations to the Zonta/Garden Island Christmas
The Garden Island and the Zonta Club of Kaua’i are again teaming up with the
community to try and make the holidays a little happier for those in
need.
Every year, the community makes donations to the Zonta/Garden Island
Christmas Fund.
With the help of community agencies, Zonta Club members
identify families who will not have a merry Christmas without our help.
Every day from now until Christmas, The Garden Island will publish stories
about some of our neighbors who could use some assistance.
The names have
been changed to protect their privacy but the stories are all actual case
histories of people living on Kaua’i.
Monies collected are used to fulfill
their wishes whenever possible.
Checks and money orders may be sent to
Zonta/Garden Island Christmas Fund, c/o The Garden Island, P.O. Box 231, Lihue
HI 96766. Donations may also be dropped off at The Garden Island office at 3137
Kuhio Highway in Lihu’e during office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Because
of space limitations, people are asked to refrain from bringing in used goods.
Monetary donations are preferred.
Single mom needs help
Joe (12),
John (10) and Mary (8) are living with their single parent mother.
They
have just moved out of shelter into their own home.
Mother is on welfare
and there is no child support money coming in from the father till January
2000.
The children have just changed school so mom needs money for school
supplies and jackets.
She would also appreciate one nice gift for each
child.
Child needs warm clothes
Henry is the only child of a
partially disabled mother.
They arrived at a shelter in April straight
from the Mainland. They were forced to run to Kaua’i to escape an ex-husband
who stalked them after getting out of prison in April.
They came directly
into the shelter off of the plane.
They now live in an apartment. The boy,
age 10, needs warm clothes and a nice gift, as mom has no money for Christmas
gifts.
James wants games and music
James Holden, age 7, is a
victim of domestic violence.
He has returned home with his mother to his
retired father’s home. Mom works and receives low wages of less then $7 an
hour.
His father has no income.
James also is suspected of being
abused by an older relative.
James is very active and intelligent and
loves interactive games and music.
