The Akaka Falls Lions Club, in partnership with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, is looking for a community service provider who could use an extra $10,000 in its efforts to serve the needy and poor citizens of East Hawaii.
The Akaka Falls Lions Club, in partnership with The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, is looking for a community service provider who could use an extra $10,000 in its efforts to serve the needy and poor citizens of East Hawaii. Part of this grant includes community service completed by the Akaka Lions.
“As facilitators of this grant award, the Akaka Falls Lions Club wishes to solicit a grant to any interested 501(c)3 organization whose mission is serving those less fortunate and residing in the geographic boundaries from Ookala to Hilo, including and up to Haihai Street,” said club spokesman Nate Chang.
“The Akaka Lions are in search of worthy projects within these geographic boundaries to meet our Lions International Mission: We Serve‚” explained Chang. “We are looking to join with a selected organization to serve target populations encountering hardships here in East Hawaii.”
“As an integral part of this partnership — an additional benefit to your $10,000 award — will be 100 community service hours donated to your organization by members of the Akaka Falls Lions Club‚” said Akaka Falls President Len Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro said the club is particularly interested in supporting initiatives that address the following social concerns: 1) vision and/or hearing assistance; 2) prevention of homelessness; 3) health-related ailment/disease prevention; 4) domestic violence awareness and prevention, and 5) mental health support. For an application, or to find out more details, call Chang at 895-1390.
