SHINING STARS
Kauai boy with illness climbs with help
Nine-year-old
Bodhi Stergion of Kilauea, Kauai, who is suffering from acute lymphocytic leukemia, was granted his wish for a climbing structure in his yard through the
Make-A-Wish Foundation. Participants worked together to build the structure, including
Home Depot, which donated $2,500; project leaders
Michael Goodnight and
Eric Nagao of
Creative Partition Systems; workers
Tony Batilla, Ryan Paik and
Tony Gali;
Lee Grusman, Keoni Nakano and
Shannon Masada of
JD Painting; and
Brano Miranda of
Garden Island Shrub & Turf Care.
The
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Aloha Chapter, recognized the following winners of its 2007 Philanthropy Day Awards:
Outstanding Philanthropist -- Violet and the late Paul Loo, major supporters of the Contemporary Museum, Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific University and St. Clements Church; Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser -- Ozella P. Mabson, who founded the Epileptic Foundation of Maui in 1996; Outstanding Corporation -- Kraft Foods Hawaii, which has partnered with the Hawaii Foodbank and retailers to provide food to needy families, and sponsors other fundraising events for various charities; Outstanding Small Business -- Olomana Marketing LCC has donated more than 3,500 hours of expertise to help community nonprofit organizations.
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