#ALSFHfundraiser – ALS Foundation of Hawaii

Richard Tran: Helping Build an ALS Residence for Hawaii, One Burger at a Time

May 6, 2021

#ALSinCOVID, Fundraising Project, Helpin pALS, Sharing stories, volunteers

My niece, Darlene, who is one-half of my so-called “IT Department,” invited a couple of her friends from Seattle to spend a week on Oahu. One of them was Richard who laughed his funny way into our hearts. He ended up extending his stay into Christmas, to participate in our annual holiday shenanigans, usually orchestrated by the young people in my big Filipino family. In short, my family took to him as he fell in love with Oahu hard. He…

August Babies: Katherine and Divina Request Donations for Birthdays

August 24, 2020

#ALSinCOVID, ALS Philanthropy, Fundraising Project, Hawaii ALS Residence

August 24, 2020, Kailua. – The pandemic has dramatically and irrevocably changed the landscape of life on earth. In the non-profit sector, fundraising is made more difficult by the combination of continuing need for public support and the restrictions on in-person contact. Consequently, non-profits switch to socially distant ways of requesting for needed support. We, at ALSFH, are still understanding the challenges of fundraising mainly by social media. Aside from being a non-techie three-member Board, we also have no paid…

Donate to ALSFH through Foodland’s “Give Aloha” Campaign

August 23, 2020

ALS Philanthropy, Fundraising Project, Hawaii ALS Residence, News, Partners

August 23, 2020, Kailua, HI. – According to Wikipedia, an Irish immigrant, Maurice J. “Sully” Sullivan and See Goo Lau together founded Foodland Super Markets – the oldest, largest, and only locally-owned supermarket chain in Hawaii. The grocery store chain is in all islands although some have been closed recently due to competition from big-box stores, according to Jenai S. Wall, Sullivan’s daughter and current company President and CEO. Despite these changes, Foodland continues to hold its annual “Give Aloha”…

Leni Marie Acosta Knight: A Gift of Art from the Heart

August 17, 2020

ALS awareness, ALS Philanthropy, Fundraising Project, Hawaii ALS Residence, News, Partners

August 15, 2020, Kailua – Where there is kindness among people, there is hope for our human race, especially in these uncertain times. One such kind person is Leni Marie Acosta Knight, a petite, soft-spoken, unassuming lady who was still in her teens when she migrated with her family from the Philippines to join her dad in the United States. When she arrived in Hawaii, she attended school, then moved to Los Angeles, starting a career in commodities and real…

FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER GAINS $400 FOR ALSFH FOR #GIVINGTUESDAY

May 13, 2020

ALS awareness, Fundraising Project, Help pALS, News

May 13, 2020, Kailua, HI. Participating in the global giving movement, #GivingTuesday, Divina Robillard started a fundraiser on her Facebook profile page with an initial goal of $200. Within two hours, the goal was met. “I was thrilled and awed! My network of close friends know how near and dear ALSFH is to my heart. Truly, the world continues to be generous despite Covid-19,” says a grateful Divina. To stimulate more giving, Divina pushed the goal post to $400, which…

“Give ALOHA” to ALSFH #78937, by September 30!

September 23, 2019

Fundraising Project, Partners

September 23, 2019, Kailua, HI. The annual “Give Aloha” Campaign of Foodland and Western Union Foundation in Hawaii started September 1st to continue the legacy of founder, Maurice “Sully” Sullivan of giving back to the community. Sully’s Foundation matches individual contributions, dollar for dollar, up to $249. Foodland gives more than $250,000 annually to non-profits that participate in the program. For the second time in a row, ALSFH signed up to participate in the program. To donate to ALSFH, one simply…