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IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MARCH 11, 2011 TSUNAMI, 220 LIVELIHOODS ARE THROWN IN THE AIR AND WASHED AWAY
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE OHANA FOUNDATION PUTTING UP A $50,000 MATCHING GIFT, OVER $170,000 HAS BEEN RAISED. THE MONEY IS BEING RAISED FOR THE KONA VILLAGE/HUALALAI RELIEF FUND ESTABLISHED QUICKLY AFTER THE TSUNAMI. THERE ARE 220 KONA VILLAGE EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A JOB NOW, 2 HUALALAI EMPLOYEES AND 30 MORE AT KONA VILLAGE WHO WILL SOON FACE UNEMPLOYMENT.
OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $250,000 TO GIVE AS DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS TO THESE VICTIMS.
WE NEED $70,000 MORE TO REACH OUR GOAL.
THE MONEY RAISED SO FAR HAS COME FROM PAST KONA VILLAGE GUESTS, KTA, TESORO GAS, A FACEBOOK CHALLENGE,
HUALALAI MEMBERS AND YESTERDAY, THE HAWAII HOTEL ASSOC. GIFTS ARE TO BE MADE TO EMPLOYEES ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TOWARD GROCERY, GAS, UTILITY, COUNSELING OR VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
JUST IMAGINE THE UPHEAVAL TO THESE EMPLOYEES LIVES! ALL OF US ON PROPERTY THAT DATE EXPERIENCED SOME LEVEL OF SHOCK FROM THE DISASTER. THESE EMPLOYEES, THE BACKBONES TO OUR SPECTACULAR LIVING EXPERIENCE HERE, HAD THEIR LIVES TURNED UPSIDE DOWN FIRST FROM THE ACTUAL DISASTER AND A SLOW DOWNWARD SPIRAL SINCE THEN. THE MORE TIME PASSES, THE MORE ACUTE THE PROBLEM BECOMES.
THE RELIEF FUND WANTS TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST EACH AFFECTED EMPLOYEE WITH UP TO $1000. THE FIRST ROUND OF GIFTING WILL TAKE PLACE SOMETIME SOON AFTER JUNE 1ST. PLEASE FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS TO MAKE AS GENEROUS A GIFT AS POSSIBLE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS EFFORT CAN BE MADE BY CONTACTING THE OHANA FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KEI-LIN CERF AT 808-325-4701 OR EMAIL KLCERF@OHANAFOUNDATION.COM.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE ONLINE AT THE OHANA FOUNDATION WEBSITE WWW.HUALALAIOHANAFOUNDATION.ORG
OR BY MAILING A CHECK TO:
HUALALAI ‘OHANA FOUNDATION
ATTN; KONA VILLAGE/HUALALAI RELIEF FUND
P.O. BOX 5227
KAILUA-KONA, HI 96745
HUALALAI ‘OHANA FOUNDATION TAX ID # IS 81-0570716.
PLEASE KOKUA NOW TO THIS VALIANT EFFORT!
MARTI deBENEDETTI
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