Recent reports indicate the economy is booming but for at least 200 Kaua‘i families, there seems to be little to cheer about this year. In an effort to make the holidays happier for these families, The Garden Island newspaper, Zonta
Recent reports indicate the economy is booming but for at least 200 Kaua‘i families, there seems to be little to cheer about this year.
In an effort to make the holidays happier for these families, The Garden Island newspaper, Zonta Club of Kaua‘i and caring members of the community are again teaming up — as they have for more than two decades — through the Zonta/Garden Island Christmas Fund.
Each year, the Zonta Club invites agencies including Alu Like, Catholic Charities, the Agency on Elderly Affairs, Easter Seals, the Department of Health/Community Services for Developmentally Disabled, Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity, Wilcox Day Care and Child and Family Services to refer the families they feel are most in need of help from the Christmas Fund.
From now until Dec. 24, The Garden Island will share stories of families who could use a little holiday cheer along with an appeal for monetary donations of any size. The names are changed to protect the privacy of these families. The Zonta Club of Kaua‘i Foundation 501(c)3 acts as a pass-through agency, using monetary donations to purchase gift certificates at various Kaua‘i businesses to help families make their simple wishes come through.
“This year, we have received a greater number of requests for help,” said Dimples Kano, chair of the Christmas Fund committee.
Because of logistical limitations, only monetary donations can be accepted. Gift certificates and used or new items, while appreciated, should not be submitted.
Checks should be written to Zonta Club of Kauai Foundation 501(c)3. Donations are tax-deductible, and should be mailed to Zonta Club of Kauai Foundation, c/o Dimples Kano, P.O. Box 1120, Kapa‘a HI 96746.
For more information, contact Dimples Kano at 822-9882.
Family needs food
and school clothes
Lisa is a single mom raising four children. One has just turned 18, graduated from high school and is struggling with no job, no skills and no transportation He still lives at home with his mom and other siblings. Mom works full time and continues to support her children. The family is currently living in an extension at their grandparents home and shares the main house with both grandparents. There is no kitchen, so cooking is done outside on a burner/ gas stove and an outside shower and bathroom.
The three younger girls are all in school and could use some assistance with school clothes. The family also could use food for their home.
