LIHU‘E — Glen Takenouchi, manager of Hawai‘i Gas, formerly The Gas Co., recently dropped off a collection of food and cash which resulted from a Hawai‘i Gas employee food drive. Wes Perreira, the warehouse supervisor for the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Glen Takenouchi, manager of Hawai‘i Gas, formerly The Gas Co., recently dropped off a collection of food and cash which resulted from a Hawai‘i Gas employee food drive.
Wes Perreira, the warehouse supervisor for the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i Branch, accepted the contribution which amounted to 210 pounds of food and $25 in cash.
“We at the Hawai‘i Foodbank want to thank Glen, Ipo Yoshioka and the rest of the Hawai‘i Gas ‘ohana for their contribution to help feed Kaua‘i’s hungry,” Perreira said in an email. “We currently have a number of groups and businesses holding food drives and if someone wants to hold a food drive for their business or group, they can call either myself or Michelle Panoke at 482-2224.”
Since July, the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i Branch has distributed an average of 68,000 pounds of food to 29 agencies which cover the entire island.
Call 482-2224 for more information.
