KILAUEA — The Egyptian set comes complete with a camel. Ann Corrigan, wife of George Corrigan of the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay, said she’s been working between four and six hours a day for the past month, preparing items
KILAUEA — The Egyptian set comes complete with a camel.
Ann Corrigan, wife of George Corrigan of the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay, said she’s been working between four and six hours a day for the past month, preparing items for sale in the club’s garage sale, scheduled for today at the Kilauea Mini Storage on Aaona Road in Kilauea.
“You can’t just throw a price tag on them,” Ann said of items. “They have to be cleaned up and checked out first.”
George said starting at 7:30 a.m. and running until 3 p.m., the Rotarians from the Hanalei Bay will be joined by Kaua‘i teaching candidates from the Growing Our Own Teachers on Kaua‘i at the garage sale.
“This is the biggest garage sale on the island,” George said. “Kilauea Mini Storage is 9,000 square feet, and we have merchandise on 6,000 square feet. It’s really big.”
When the doors open, George said this will be the third year the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay has hosted the fundraiser that benefits programs around the island.
“The club recently completed the courtyard project at the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital which was dedicated at the end of July,” George said. “For future projects, we are working with the Kaua‘i Police Activities League that has plans for refurbishing one of the buildings near Mahelona Hospital for one of their programs.”
The Rotarian, who also wears the hat of president of the Growing Our Own Teachers on Kaua‘i program, said another project the Rotarians are looking at is to provide rescue tubes at beaches unmanned by water safety officers.
Teacher candidates from the Growing Our Own Teachers on Kaua‘i have been an ongoing beneficiary of the Rotary Club at Hanalei Bay for several years, George said.
“The first year, we had 13 candidates, followed by another crop of seven candidates,” the program’s president said. “We provide financial help for these candidates during their final semester when they spend time in the classroom without pay.”
A lot of the candidates are parents, some single parents, and to have to spend the time equivalent to a full-time job and have no compensation is hard on the families. Without the aid provided by the Rotary Clubs, a lot of these candidates would not pursue their teaching credentials.
“Kaua‘i needs teachers,” George said. “We get help from the Rotary Club of Po‘ipu and the Kalepa Sunrise Rotary Club to ensure that qualified teaching candidates can get their credentials so they can help our children.”
By taking advantage of the bargains ranging from furniture to collectibles, shoppers get great deals and the island gets the help it needs during these trying times, George said.
“This is big,” he said. “We even have a four-foot high mug that says ‘This is a big party!’”
For more information, visit www.hanaleirotary.org.
