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Kokua Line June Watanabe |
Anthony gives a lot
to charity, but quietlyQuestion: You hear so much about what the Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation has donated to the city. You see their names everywhere. I just wondered what Barbara Cox Anthony, who is listed as one of the world's richest people, has contributed to our city.
Answer: Anthony leads a low-profile life in Honolulu, and just as quietly has contributed much to many and varied groups and organizations in Hawaii, according to the latest public reports we've been able to find.
The 2002 annual report for the Aloha United Way, for example, lists her name under the heading of "Individuals who invest $100,000 to $249,999 annually in our community through the Aloha United Way."
In a 2000 listing of the Top 50 Hawaii foundations by giving, the Barbara Cox Anthony Foundation was listed at No. 29, with $385,394. The list was compiled by the Foundation Center, a national organization.
In 2001, according to its latest Tax Form 990 filed with the Internal Revenue Service, the Barbara Cox Anthony Foundation gave more than $688,000 in grants and contributions to groups, schools and organizations in various states, most of it in Hawaii.
The Barbara Cox Anthony Foundation focuses on education, health, human services and community development. In Hawaii, beneficiaries have included organizations ranging from schools to the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, from homeless shelters to animal aid groups, from hospitals to the YMCA, from the Honolulu Academy of Arts to the Salvation Army.
In a Dec. 23 letter published in Business Week Online, Brian Farley, of Cox Enterprises, wrote that the magazine's estimate of her total giving at $40 million "is grossly understated."
Anthony donates privately, through her foundation and through the James M. Cox Foundation, according to Farley. "She prefers to make contributions quietly, often anonymously, and wishes that her overall level of charitable giving remain private," he wrote.
Q: I was under the impression that you couldn't leave trash curbside for more than 24 hours. But my neighbor in Salt Lake said Mayor Harris did away with that law. My other neighbor left tree trimmings out on the curb on a Sunday even though, on our schedule, pickup wasn't due until Monday of the following week. Who is right?
A: The city says you should not leave your regular trash, green waste or bulky items out on the curb earlier than the evening before the scheduled collection day.
Mayor Harris has not changed that rule, said David Shiraishi, city refuse collection administrator.
You can call the nearest refuse collection yard, which, in your case, would be the Honolulu yard, at 523-4424, he said.
If the bulky item or yard waste pickup schedule is not convenient, residents may dispose of the items at one of the city's nine "convenience centers."
For more information on locations and requirements, call the refuse office at 692-5358, or check the Web site www.opala.org.
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