LIHU‘E — The Garden Island newspaper and the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i are teaming up again this year and asking the community to help make the holidays happier for less-fortunate residents through The Garden Island/Zonta Christmas Fund. From now through
LIHU‘E — The Garden Island newspaper and the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i are teaming up again this year and asking the community to help make the holidays happier for less-fortunate residents through The Garden Island/Zonta Christmas Fund.
From now through Christmas Eve, 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 have been changed to protect their privacy. Funds raised will be distributed to needy families by Zonta Club members, who purchase gift certificates at appropriate businesses to help make these simple wishes come true.
Because of logistical limitations, only monetary donations can be accepted. Checks made payable to Zonta Club of Kaua‘i Foundation can be mailed to P.O. Box 3032, Lihu‘e, HI 96766. For more information, call Yoshiko “Dimples” Kano, chair of The Garden Island/Zonta Christmas Fund Committee, at 822-9882.
Elderly couple wishes for food vouchers
Eve and Adam are an elderly couple who are receiving home-delivered meals. They used to live in a trailer but luckily they were able to move into a house. They are renting one room and they share a common living room, kitchen and bathroom with other tenants. They seem to have mental issues and they are really struggling with their day-to-day living. Eve has high blood pressure and Adam is suffering from hearing loss. Food vouchers would be of great help to both of them so they can have good food for the holiday season. Case # GZ/H.96
Holiday meal would spread cheer to couple
Leroy cares for Lara, who suffers badly from diabetes. He still drives so he takes her to appointments like dialysis three times a week. She suffers from a lot of pain so he had to take a loan to bring her to a chiropractor, which their medical does not cover. They receive home-delivered meals because Leroy cannot cook due to his taking care of his wife all the time. It would be nice to give them a good dinner to celebrate the holidays together. Case # GZ/H.97
Couple wishes to treat daughter to nice meal
Laura and Sonny used to live by themselves in an elderly housing complex. However, both of them have diabetes and their conditions has gotten worse. They are having a hard time being by themselves. They moved to their daughter’s house. She is still working so she is not with them during lunch time and they get home-delivered meals. It would be nice if they can treat their daughter to a nice dinner during the holiday season to show their gratitude to her. Case # GZ/H.98
Help a woman relax with chair massager
Kehau is fortunate to still have a husband who does everything for her. She does not drive and is unable to prepare meals. She is suffering from lots of back and body pains due to her diabetes. She is always on pain killers. She receives home-delivered meals because her husband is doing a lot of things for her and he needs respite during lunch time. A portable chair massager would be good for Kehau to get some relaxation. Case # GZ/H.99
New bedding would bring big smiles
Neri and Gabriel are an elderly couple who live by themselves. Because of age, they now have a hard time going around. Both are receiving home-delivered meals. They used to volunteer a lot to the community during their younger days. Both are still in very cheerful spirit all the time. It would be wonderful if both can get new bedding and linens for the holiday season. Case # GZ/H.100
Woman wishes for new clothes
Lena is elderly and receives home-delivered meals because she cannot prepare her own meals and there is nobody with her during lunch time. She is lucky to have a sister who goes and checks on her regularly and helps her with transportation to medical appointments. She is very weak and frail due to age. She is also not eating right and the home-delivered meal is a great help to her. Having new clothes would surely brighten Lena’s holiday season. Case # GZ/H.101
Kupuna would appreciate food voucher
Lisa (age 67) lives alone and does not drive and is unable to prepare meals. She suffers from numerous health conditions including arthritis, asthma and diabetes. The arthritis is so bad that she suffers for a lot of body aches and pains. She is so fragile being underweight. It would be wonderful if Lisa could have food voucher for the holiday season. Case # GZ/H.102
Homebound woman would like clothes
Mely (age 74) is handicapped and has a hard time walking. She cannot get around by herself so she uses a wheelchair. She has difficulty preparing even a simple meal. Since she is homebound and only goes out for doctor appointments it would be a nice surprise to get her new clothes for the holidays. Case # GZ/H.103
Man wishes for meal with granddaughter
Bob lives alone and hasn’t given up smoking since he was in his teens. As an 86 year old he is still healthy, except for asthma attacks at times. He used to live with his 15-year-old granddaughter but he got into an argument with his son-in-law so the granddaughter had to leave him. He is still depressed about that.
He likes to talk about his past to anyone who will listen. He waits every day for his home-delivered meals driver to bring his lunch. It seems that companionship make him very happy so it will help if he can go out to lunch with his granddaughter during the holidays. Case # GZ/H.104