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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Consider making a donation that will help support
USO Hawaii's Services and Programs.
Please mail your Tax-Deductible donation to:
USO Hawaii
300 Rodgers Blvd. #48
Honolulu, HI 96819
All donations will be acknowledged by USO Hawaii with a tax-deductible letter for your IRS 2010 filing.
Online Donations Are Also Accepted Through The Following Link:
www.uso.org/donate/custom.aspx?id=2004&
BECOME A USO VOLUNTEER!
USO Hawaii is still looking for volunteers!
Please go to: usovolunteer.org to complete a volunteer request.
Click on "Pacific & Hawaii"
Follow the prompts which will direct you to the online application.
Questions?!
Please contact Barb @ 808.422.1213 or btroegner@uso.org
USO Hawaii T-Shirts On Sale Now!!
USO Hawaii t-shirts now available! $13.00 each *RED ONLY*
Limited Availability with sizes: S, M, L, XL
Pickup at: USO Hawaii Honolulu Airport Center, Hickam AMC,
and the Navy Aloha Center.
Returning Sailors and Soldiers Receive Welcome Care Packages From USO Hawaii
Sailors returning to Hawaii from having been stationed in Guam recently received USO Hawaii's care packages consisting of toiletry items such as mouth rinse, toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, soap, and shower caps.
Another group of one hundred fifty single soldiers from the 1-14 Infantry Battalion, Schofield Barracks received similar welcome home packages.
Donations of these much-needed items were provided by the Hawaii-based company, Patterson Dental, the Red Hatters, and anonymous donor drop-off s at the USO Honolulu Airport.Center.
When deployed troops come back to our islands, they usually arrive at odd hours, which doesn't give them the opportunity to get to the commissary. They are then expected to report back on duty the very next day-so these basic toiletry items are very much appreciated.
Public Service Announcement
GRANTS WATCH 2011
Boutiki Gift Shop at Pearl Harbor JBPHH awarded a $2,000 annual grant in April to USO Hawaii for various military family-based programs such as the Easter Egg Hunt, Back to School Supplies programs, etc.
KOSC-Kaneohe Officers' Spouses' Club also announced approval of its annual charitable funding for USO Hawaii this April.
The Jack and Marie Lord Trust, through the Hawaii Community Foundation continues to provided grant funding year-round to USO Hawaii which in turn enable our organization to provide morale and support assistance programs to our Military Ohana.
The Aloha United Way continues to provide USO Hawaii with funding awards as a designated Partner Agency throughout the course of the year.
The A ASR Bodies (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites Bodies) through its officer, Rudolf McIntyre donated $1,000 restricted donation for Hawaii's Wounded Warriors in March this year.
Ouida & Doc Hill Foundation$ 10,000 in support of DSRP program (year 2011)
MOAA Hawaii Chapter Colonel Jim Gebhard, USAF (Ret.) $500 organization donation
Grants Watch 2010
Matson Navigation through Alexander & Baldwin Foundation
$1,000 year-end corporate donation
City Mill Employees amd Customers Donate $4300 to USO Hawaii
City Mill, a 111 year-old family owned home improvement and hardware store named USO Hawaii as its Charity Recipient for 2010. In a holiday event held last Dec. 4 at the Okinawa Cultural Center, USO volunteers and staff were presented on stage, and given a giant check of more than $4300. The donation represents a combined giving from both City Mill employees of its 8 store branches, together with customer contributions. City Mill's President, Steven Ai was there to present the check, along with Caleb Hanisse, City Mill Store Manager, Waipahu branch. Among USO volunteers present that night were enlisted Navy from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Pearl Harbor Officer's Wives' Club Charity Association
USO Hawaii was recently awarded a $1,000 grant for morale and assistance programs by the Pearl Harbor Officer's Wives' Club Charity Association.
Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor
Officers of the Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor donated $1,000 to USO Hawaii during their monthly meeting at the Oahu Club Club.
Friends of Hawaii, Inc.
Awarded USO Hawaii with a $5,000 grant through their recent Sony Open Golf Tournament fundraiser early this year. More than 85 USO Hawaii volunteers assisted in the entire PGA tournament in Honolulu.
Hickam Officers Spouses Club
A $1,000 grant award from the Hickam Officers Spouses Club will be used for various morale and support programs, especially for its Deploying, Redeploying Support Program.
Aloha United Way
In May this year, the Aloha United Way confirmed its pledged donation designations for USO Hawaii, as well as its share as a Legacy Partner Agency beginning January 1 to December 31, 2010.
Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc.
Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. through the Sony Open, awarded USO Hawaii early in 2010 with a $5,000 grant. This will go towards Wounded Warrior Program and the DRSP (Deploying/Redeploying/Returning Home Troops Program.
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Awards
USO Hawaii with $5,000 at Military
Appreciation Month Celebration
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii hosted the 25th Anniversary of Hawaii Military Appreciation Month with an evening of Aloha at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel last April 29. Every year, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii dedicates the month of May as a tribute to our military heroes and their families.
The evening's guests included all service branch command and officers, government officials, corporate businesses and the general community in paying tribute to our brave men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Members of the Chamber led by Al Landon, Chairman & CEO of Bank of Hawaii, Lee Webber, President & Publisher, The Honolulu Advertiser, Richard Anderson, VP & General Manager, Technology Solutions & Services, BAE Systems, and Chatt Wright, President, Hawaii Pacific University presented USO Hawaii with a check donation of $5,000 that evening.
USO officers led by Karl Kiyokawa, Chair of the USO Advisory Council, Kyle Brockett, Chair-Elect, and Eva Laird Smith, USO Hawaii director accepted the presentation award on behalf of the organization. This generous gift donation from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and its corporate members affirms USO Hawaii's commitment to our troops and their families.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM HAWAII'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
The Queen's Medical Center recently donated $5,000 to the Gala Tribute event, through Sharlene K. Tsuda, Vice President for Community Development.
This donation will be fully utilized by USO Hawaii to enhance its service and morale programs for our military and their families throughout 2010.
A big Mahalo for this community support from The Queen's Medical Center.
USO Hawaii Continues to Receive Help from Local Military Affiliated Organizations
Every bit of help counts! Two nonprofit organizations with military affiliation extended help to USO Hawaii with a community grant of $1,000 each.
Boutiki (a nonprofit gift shop within Pearl Harbor) operated by military spouses and volunteers gifted USO Hawaii with a $1,000 grant to help our nonprofit organization deliver more effective programs services to our military and their families. Every year, Boutiki awards many community-based organizations serving our military here in Hawaii with funding assistance.
This marks the first year that USO Hawaii submitted a grant request to them.
The Kaneohe Officers' Spouses Club is set to award several community-based nonprofit organizations with funding assistance for specific program implementation. In May this year, USO Hawaii will be awarded $1,000 by the KOSC towards USO's Deployment Redeployment Service Programs (DRSP) as well as its Operation Enduring Care (OEC) for Wounded Warriors.
USO COUNCIL MEMBER DONATES $10,000 FOR AIRPORT CENTER UPGRADE
Richard Stelk, a retired Chevron executive and current member of the USO Hawaii Advisory Council, recently donated $10,000 towards facilities upgrade at the Honolulu International Airport, where USO Hawaii maintains a center.
Stelk's individual gift enables refurbishment of the USO center facilities such as new food counters, functional cabinets, and a newly designed reception desk.
In November 2009, the center marked its reopening with enhanced facilities upgrades. New leather recliners, round tables with matching leather chairs, a computer terminal, and Wi-Fi alcoves allow deploying troops and family members transiting through the airport with internet connectivity.
Last year, USO Hawaii provided over 64,000 troops and families with services and amenities of a home away from home. Rick Stelk's generous gift completes the second phase of facilities upgrade this year.
Rick Stelk splits his time as an active board member and volunteer at both USO Hawaii and USO Palm Springs, California.
Rick Stelk, USO Hawaii staff William Johnson and Eva Laird Smith with visiting USO Pacific team members Debbie Kolstad, Yuko and James Embry (L-R)
Please click below for more photos:
http://www.uso.org/Hawaii/files/Gala_slideshow.pdf
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