Our goals were to have 100% participation and raise $12,000. By the end of our campaign, we reached 77% overall participation and raised $14,246! We are blessed to have such wonderful staff and appreciate each and every contribution.

This year, we incentivized the fundraiser by dividing up into program- and region-oriented teams and had a friendly competition. One-third of our teams reached 100% participation, so the top teams were chosen down to the minute!

Our Ka Paʻalana HOPE and Maili Valley team came in 1st and will receive a ‘pizza party’ to mahalo them in the next few weeks. Our Tūtū and Me Oʻahu team came in second, narrowly beating our Nā Pono No Nā ʻOhana/ Kupa ʻAina team. They received a coffee and donut ‘party’ today.

We are thankful to be a part of Aloha United Way, an organization that supports Hawaiian nonprofits and serves our communities. We congratulate them on their 100 years of service, and look forward to next year’s fundraiser.

To learn more about Aloha United Way, visit auw.org.

Since 1919, Aloha United Way (AUW) has helped raise $677 million for nonprofit organizations in our community. AUW seeks to “address problems at the root,” and supports solutions that have will have lasting, sustainable change. 

This year in honor of their 100th anniversary, AUW is asking participating organizations like Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) to strive for 100% participation in their internal campaigns. We will be working hard as an ʻohana to do our part for our sister organizations here in Hawaiʻi nei!

To donate to PIDF through Aloha United Way, use our number (#96730) when filling out an online or paper form.

To learn more, visit auw.org.

As part of this year’s holiday festivities, Wyndham executives asked employees to bring in new, unwrapped toys and canned goods in exchange for food and beverage tickets at their employee Christmas party. The response was enormous, with the event gathering dozens of new toys as well as much-needed basic essentials like canned goods, hygiene products, and toiletries.

Mahalo to Aloha United Way for helping us partner with Wyndham Vacation Ownership. And Mahalo to all the staff at Wyndham Vacation Ownership for your overwhelming generosity.

When asked why they decided to donate the gift baskets last year, Daniel Paik, General Manager of Aloha Island Lei, stated that the company had always wanted to give back to the community and that he could think of no one more deserving than our families.

This year, the big-hearted staff of Aloha Island Lei wanted to do something similar so they once again partnered with Jody Shiroma, Vice President of Marketing and Communication at Aloha United Way to put together more than 125 gift boxes filled with food.

Mahalo to Aloha Island Lei and Aloha United Way for making the holidays that much brighter for our families and communities.

Mahalo to David Paik, President of Aloha Island Lei, and his warm-hearted staff for spreading cheer during the holiday season.

By 7am, incoming traffic along Bishop and S. King Streets were met with the echoing sounds of happy shouts from a multitude of volunteers of different organizations. One and all were encouraging the motorists to support the fundraising effort with donations. And the commuters responded with the honking of horns, adding to the clamor of the early morning rush-hour.

This was a great event , and we are proud to be actively involved in the Aloha United Way fundraising campaign, as they move forward to “mobilize the caring power of our community to make a difference in people’s lives”.

Partners In Development Foundation President Jan E. Hanohano Dill, presented them with a certificate of appreciation and recognition, as well as gift baskets containing baked goods made by administrative personnel.

Being true to their exceptional aloha, the ladies of Nā Pono, together with the only male of the group, treated their admin guests to a most scrumptious repast of homemade goodies of their own.

Congratulations to Lora Perry and her staff for helping to make this year’s Aloha United Way campaign a success!!!