A message from Project Hawaii - Summer Camp
Aloha Everyone,
Thank you for your continued support and care for homeless keiki. We are gearing up for our annual summer camp that provides these poverty stricken children with a healthy alternative to their current situation. Our summer camp assures they will have healthy and nutritious meals while school is out and keep their minds active and learning, so they will be more prepared when they return or start the new school year. Since we are solely supported by public donations, we need YOUR support to succeed. This allows everyone to make the difference in the overall success of the program, and is a great opportunity for all those who belong to a club, group, church, etc., or for companies to get involved.
I have the following opportunities still available for those GROUPS who wish to be involved. Of course, if you have your own ideas or other proven ways to meet these goals, we are more than happy to work with you.
DRIVES:
- Menus: We will need 12 groups, clubs, etc. to take on ONE DAY of menu meal needs. I will provide you with the list of items, sizes, etc. you will need to complete one day of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks. (I am open to breaking down days as well, if it seems too much.)
- Supplies: We have various supplies that need to be sponsored, such as the sleeping bags, pillows, swimsuits, towels, hygiene bags, and lots more. Please email me (summercamp@projecthawaii.org) for all the details for the different islands. Please do NOT start a random collection or a collection without signing up as to not duplicate efforts.
- Back-to-School: We will need help from groups with the collection of necessary supplies, including backpacks, outfits with shoes for the keiki as well as specific school supplies. Lists will be provided. Please sign up for specific needs before you start a collection. We do not want to duplicate efforts and end up with way too many bottles of glue or crayons.
- Company T-shirt: I need 10 total companies; I currently have 2 signed up and 4 almost signed up. We are still in need of 4 more companies to help with the sponsorship of the summer camp shirts. Let us become your walking billboards across the islands all summer long and beyond. Only $249.00 (add $50.00 for your logo).
Current Companies already committed:
- Big Island Jewelers, Ltd.
- Hawaii Hypnosis Center
- Individual: Anyone who wishes to make a donation to help towards the care of our homeless keiki. Below I have broken down the costs per child. I also want to remind everyone about a very important program that will help us meet our goals even faster. Did you know that almost every company has a donor match program? This means that any amount of donation you make, your employer will match it. It is a simple form. And did you know that over 10 MILLION $$ go unclaimed annually? So please check with your employer for the form needed. DOUBLE YOUR EFFORTS. Millions of companies participate from Wal-Mart to Wall Street.
$20.00 provides a sleeping bag.....add $7.00 for a pillow
$241.00 provides ONE Child all their camp meals; $15.00 provides ONE DAY
$15.00 provides their swimsuit...add $9.00 for their towel
$18.00 provides their cabin hygiene bag
$10.00 for a camp activity project per day; $50.00 per week
$12.00 for swim shoes
$20.00 for camp shoes (most children will not have proper footwear to participate in all our activities)
$12.00 for their camp t-shirts
$15.00 Field Trip Lunches
$12.00 Back-to-School Supply Pack
$20.00 Backpack
$20.00 New Outfit for School
$25.00 New Athletic Shoes for School
- Major Camp Needs: This includes:
Cabin rental fees of $1,260.00 for Big Island; $4,890.00 for O'ahu
Transportation costs of $3,150.00 for Big Island; $1,150.00 for O'ahu
Activity Funds is a sponsorship of $1,000; eg, science day, theater presentation, etc.
Full Day Menu Needs: $650.00
We are still seeking youth groups that can either host their own fundraiser or we can organize a 2-1/2 hour event to help us raise the awareness and funds needed for the overall camp needs.
UPCOMING EVENTS ON OAHU:
- May 4th: Saturday from 8A-2P at the Prince Kuhio Community Center in Kapolei.
We will offer some Mother's Day gifts or very special all-occasion gifts as well as flower cookie pops and other great gifts. We will also be pre-selling all our one-of-a-kind Cookie Mug Bouquets for Mother's Day. - May 11: Saturday 9A-5P at Kapolei Wal-Mart
We will offer a full array of our one-of-a-kind cookie mugs, red velvet cake bowls, and other special gifts for mom, grandma, sisters, and daughters. Great gifts and of course, as with all our fundraisers, this will help our summer camp funds.
Please make your donation payable to: Project Hawai'i, Inc. (not Summer Camp).
Our mailing addresses:
- Big Island of Hawai'i: P.O. Box 1844, Kea'au, HI 96749
- O'ahu: P.O. Box 140, Wai'anae, HI 96792. (please put c/o Magin Patrick until the O'ahu post office gets used to seeing Project Hawai'i)
http://www.helpthehomelesskeiki.org/apps/donations/. This page has a drop down link of top matching companies.
Our website (http://www.helpthehomelesskeiki.org) is also featuring new pages including UPCOMING EVENTS, and we will be adding awareness event pages and groups that fundraise for us soon as well. We are trying to update before summer camp as well.
Mahalo with Aloha,
Magin Patrick & Cliff Kama, Directors
Project Hawai'i, Inc.
Big Island: P.O. Box 1844 * Kea'au, HI 96749
O'ahu: P.O. Box 140 * Wai'anae, HI 96792
Cell: (808) 987-6018
Em: Summercamp@projecthawaii.org
http://www.helpthehomelesskeiki.org
Summer Camp Site: http://www.projecthawaii.org
