Hot Shots – 3/7/18

Finance Factors Raises $20,000

Finance Factors donated $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i, a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering life-changing, one-on-one mentorship programs to Hawai‘i’s youth. Funds were raised through the fourth annual Finance Factors Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, which took place at Hawai‘i Prince Golf Club. Pictured are (from left) Greg Kawakami, president, Finance Realty; Steve Teruya, president and chief operating officer; Finance Factors, Dennis Brown, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i; and Melvin Young, president, Finance Insurance.

PHOTO COURTESY FINANCE FACTORS

Monsanto Fund Donates To Foodbank

Monsanto Fund donated $19,667 to Hawai‘i Foodbank to support the nonprofit’s Food 4 Keiki Program. Established in 2015, the Food 4 Keiki Program provides weekly food bags filled with easy-to-prepare, child-friendly foods for local students at Princess Victoria Ka‘iulani and Linapuni elementary schools. Pictured are (from left) Dr. John Purcell,vice president and global vegetables R&D lead and Hawai‘i business lead, Monsanto; Laura Kay Rand, vice president/chief impact officer, Hawai‘i Foodbank; Teri Luna, director of product resourcing, Hawai‘i Foodbank; and Dan Clegg, Hawai‘i business operations lead, Monsanto.

PHOTO COURTESY HAWAI‘I FOODBANK