It’s nearly always a beautiful day in Waikoloa for the Annual Charity Walk… and the FRIENDS were there as Walkers and Helpers!
It’s nearly always a beautiful day in Waikoloa for the Annual Charity Walk… and the FRIENDS were there as Walkers and Helpers!
On Friday, April 29 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, the Friends honored three uniquely wonderful people who have made a difference in the lives of abused children.
A girl’s Prom Night can be a very important event… and how sad if the family can’t afford a nice dress. A Friends Board member and some of her friends set out to do something about this problem. Read More
Tickets to our Recognition Dinner Gala, coming up on Friday, April 29 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, are available through Friday, April 22. Please come and enjoy a great dinner and help an even greater cause… the work of the Friends. Call 982-8817 or buy tickets through the adjacent post with the Blue Gala logo design. Read More
Child abuse in our community should be everyone’s concern. The Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawaii (FCJC- EH) is honoring three individuals who have done something about it. On April 29 at The Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, the Friends will recognize these hard working people in a Gala Dinner Event called, appropriately, “Justice for Children.”
The Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s second annual Gala Recognition Dinner is set for April 29 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel’s Moku ‘Ola Room beginning at 5:30pm. Tickets and tables can be purchased by (CLICKING HERE).
When children are taken from their homes because of an abuse situation, they often have nothing personal to take with them. Thus “Therapy Bags” which include a blanket, a stuffed animal, activities, a reading book and hygiene items. Deannah Che Preston (pictured here in the middle) wanted her Senior project to be meaningful, so she decided to fund raise and put together 50 of these Bags for the Friends to distribute.
Thank you, Deannah! With Friends like Deannah, the “Friends” are able to help abused children feel less traumatized when they leave home. Pictured with Deannah are her mother (to the left) Dr. Hannah Preston-Pita and Robin Benedict (to the right), the Friends Program Coordinator. Robin was recently severely injured in a car accident. She is recuperating and thanks to our many fabulous volunteers, the work of the Friends is being maintained.
Toys for Tots remembers keiki at Christmas… but who remembers the teens? The Friends do! This year, the Friends funded 236 teens with $50 Gift Certificates… that totals $11,800! “Teens, especially teens in Foster Care, can be forgotten in the holiday rush,” said Robin Benedict, Program Coordinator. “We are lucky to have a cadre of volunteer retired teachers who ‘fix up’ the cards every year,” Robin concluded. 
Harmony on Tap, a group of beautiful women with sweet sounding voices, presented a concert to benefit The Friends on November 20 and 21, 2015. The Friends were happy to accept the finalized donation of over $3000 after the concert.
Proceeds from the Club’s annual Brewfest has brought in a donation of $13,200 for the work of the Friends. The Friends are indeed grateful and plan to use most of the monies to support the needs of abused children in the Christmas Season.