Hot Shots – 10/19/2016

Teacher Of The Year Gets A Chevy

The state Department of Education named Sung Man Park (left) of Washington Middle School 2017 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year Oct. 7 at Washington Place. Bobby Krieger (right) presented Park with the ceremonial key for a 2017 Chevy Cruze LT, which he will use for a year, compliments of Hawaii Chevy Dealers. PHOTO FROM DAVE ROLF

Financing BBBS With $20,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii received a donation of $20,000 from Finance Factors. The funds were raised Sept. 22 at the third annual Finance Factors Charity Golf Tournament, held at Hawaii Prince Golf Club, where more than 168 golfers hit the greens for a great cause. Pictured are (from left) Greg Kawakami, Russell Lau, Dennis Brown, Steven Teruya and Melvin Young. PHOTO BY ANTHONY CONSILLIO

Back-to-school Support For Keiki

AlohaCare gave $5,000 to Ka‘ewai Elementary School in Kalihi for teachers to purchase school supplies for their students. Making sure children have access to a good education — with suffi cient supplies — helps to reduce health disparities now and in future generations. This helps to raise the quality of health in the community. Pictured are (from left) Britney Sabado, a teacher who was once a Ka‘ewai Elementary School student of Maria Seu; John McComas, AlohaCare president and CEO; Bert Carter, Ka‘ewai Elementary School principal; and Seu. PHOTO FROM ALOHACARE