LIHUE — Driving to one location is a lot more convenient than driving around the island for Gezmynn Viquelia and Suzie Yokoyama of Farmers Insurance. Instead of hunting down teachers in various locations, the pair of Farmers Insurance ladies visited
LIHUE — Driving to one location is a lot more convenient than driving around the island for Gezmynn Viquelia and Suzie Yokoyama of Farmers Insurance.
Instead of hunting down teachers in various locations, the pair of Farmers Insurance ladies visited Kumu’s Cupboard this week, the resource center for Kauai’s educators, with a wagonload of new school supplies earmarked to help Kauai’s teachers.
The load was beyond the expectations of Robyn Keawe, a Kumu’s Cupboard director.
The delivery was a way for Viquelia and Yokoyama, being joined by Carmen Quisisem of the Big Island, to discuss the ongoing Thank America’s Teachers campaign being presented nationwide by Farmers Insurance.
“Students are able to thank a teacher by visiting the Farmers website,” Viquelia said. “Teachers and educators are able to submit a proposal for their educational programs, and most importantly, people are able to vote for a teacher.”
Farmers Insurance will give away more than $1 mllion in educational grants throughout the year — 180 teachers receiving $2,500 grants and five earning $100,000 each.”
Yokoyama said people have until Oct. 30 to vote on teacher proposals. A teacher at the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Nikki Chiba who teaches math, is in the running for one of the $2,500 grants.
“Last year, a teacher in Hawaii (state) was the recipient of one of the $100,000 grants,” Yokoyama said. “It’s important for people (not just students) to vote for their teacher.”
