We recognized and celebrated the Kauai recipients of Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation scholarships at an Island-wide luncheon with their parents. These bright and talented students were awarded $5000 scholarships to study at a 4-year college. Our club sponsored Haven Luper-Jasso. She plans to study Film Production and Marketing at Chapman University in California.
Excitement was in the air as all four young women will be moving to the mainland in a couple of weeks and starting this next chapter of their lives. A hui hou!
The Rotary Club of Poipu Beach is awarding $15,000 in community grants to nonprofit organizations on Kauai. The funds come from part of the proceeds of our One Fine Evening fundraiser held in March.
The grant awards are used for items such as uniforms, food for the needy, transportation, safety gear, cultural education, sporting equipment and literacy supplies. Each grantee organization must be sponsored by a Rotarian and then is invited to apply for the grant awards.
Nancy Kanna, Rotary Club of Poipu Beach past president and community grants chair, said since the Community Grant Program was established in 2001, the club has awarded over $275,000 to over 50 organizations.
“By partnering and funding specific items for other nonprofits, we are able to work together to have an even greater impact in the Kauai community,” Kanna said.
2018 Free Friday Night Movies in the Park!
Friday, May 18, 2018
Coco
Friday, June 15, 2018
Paddington 2
Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it's up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
Friday, July 13
Despicable Me 3
The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the Anti-Villain League fires him. Instead, Gru decides to remain retired and travel to Freedonia to meet his long-lost twin brother for the first time. The reunited siblings soon find themselves in an uneasy alliance to take down the elusive Balthazar Bratt, a former 1980s child star who seeks revenge against the world.
The concession stand will be staffed by Koloa Elementary School teachers and parents to raise funds for school activities.
Bring a beach chair and a blanket. Come and enjoy the fresh air and free movie.
This event also supports the Koloa Elementary School PTSA as they offer a food concession at the movie. This has enabled them to fund many extracurricular programs that improve the quality of campus life for all of their students by funding after school activities and supplemental education programs that do not make it into the school budgets.
One of our key initiatives is supporting education and youth opportunities.
As part of that, we have partnered with Aloha Angels and Joe Nelson, owner of Koloa Surf Company, to sponsor supplies and field trips for 19 teachers at Koloa Elementary School. In addition, we are also sponsoring 8 after-school clubs.
Here we are presenting a check from Rotary Club of Poipu Beach to Linda Uyehara, Principal of Koloa Elementary. Pictured are Chris Young, club President, Rick Cox of Aloha Angels, Linda Uyehara, and Michael Carlsson, past-President of our club.
This is in addition to book donations, Rotary Readers, the Dictionary Project, and other work that Rotarians do with youth in the community.
