HONOLULU As part of its $1.5 million Centennial Service Campaign in 2019, the Servco Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Servco Pacific Inc., selected 19 local nonprofits to receive $20,000 grants. The odd number is a nod to 2019, the companys centennial year $20,000 each to 19 nonprofits.
HONOLULU — As part of its $1.5 million Centennial Service Campaign in 2019, the Servco Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Servco Pacific Inc., selected 19 local nonprofits to receive $20,000 grants. The odd number is a nod to 2019, the company’s centennial year — $20,000 each to 19 nonprofits.
On Kauai, grants went to Growing Our Own Teachers Kauai, Kauai Independent Food Bank and Kauai Humane Society.
From June 1 through July 14, nominations were open to the public, where nominators would pen a 150-word narrative explaining why an eligible nonprofit should receive a grant or how the nonprofit has impacted his or her life.
“Servco was founded on the idea of service, and we hope these grants will enable others to perpetuate service within their own causes” said Peter Hirano, executive director of the Servco Foundation. “We are excited to see these grants go toward the local community that has supported us for the past 100 years.”
The Servco Foundation received almost 5,000 nominations for over 550 different organizations across the state. The foundation selected five nonprofits on Oahu, four nonprofits on the Big Island, three nonprofits on Maui, three nonprofits on Kauai, and four statewide nonprofits.
The chosen organizations, as well as the individual who nominated them, were invited to a ceremony at the State Capitol to receive their grant, meet with Servco Foundation representatives and celebrate Servco’s Centennial Service Campaign.
