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Thanksgiving Means Reaching Out To Help Those In Need
(Clockwise from right) ALTRES employees pack meals-to- go for seniors; Murphy’s Bar & Grill owner Don Murphy helps load turkeys at the business’s Turkey Tailgate; and runners brave wind and rain to participate in the Institute of Human Services annual Homebound 5K fundraiser. PHOTOS COURTESY ALTRES, MURPHY’S BAR & GRILL, AND INSTITUTE OF HUMAN SERVICES
and sound healing, as well as sessions with psychics and yoga instructors. It takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell’s Hawai‘i Suite (777 Ward Ave.). For more informa- tion, visit wellnessandmeta- physical.com.
The Mānoa Lions Club is hosting a Christmas parade from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It will start at Noelani Elemen- tary School and end at the Mānoa District Park’s gym. After the parade, families are invited to stay at the gym for family-friendly games, crafts and photo opportuni- ties with Santa. For more in-
Thanksgiving is typical- ly a time for families and friends to gather around the table and connect over a traditional meal of turkey and all the fixings.
in the organization’s annual Homeward Bound 5K fund- raiser, which started at 7:30 a.m. at Mānoa Valley Park.
For many in Honolulu, that concept reaches be- yond the family table. This year, Murphy’s Bar & Grill hosted its 11th annual Tur- key Tailgate, collecting more than three dozen fro- zen birds for the Hawai‘i Foodbank, which sent them to the Institute of Human Services.
This year, IHS teamed up with the Punahou School girls cross-country team and raised $28,000 for the island’s most vulnerable people.
Murphy’s also collected nearly $4,500 in donations, plus an additional $1,000 from the restaurant’s own- ers. That was enough to feed more than 11,000 fam- ilies.
Meanwhile, more than 30 employees from AL- TRES, an employment and human resources adminis- tration company with an of- fice in Honolulu, prepared Thanksgiving meals-to-go for kūpuna at Lanakila Pacific.
IHS serves nearly 7,000 individuals a year and op- erates 11 homeless shelters.
Speaking of the Institute of Human Services, about 450 runners braved the wind and rain on Thanks- giving Day to participate
The meals, which were then delivered to the home- bound seniors. According to Lanakila Pacific, Hawai‘i has one of the highest pov- erty rates among seniors, with 1 in 6 kūpuna facing hunger every day.
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for keiki in attendance. The route starts at Kūhiō Ele- mentary School, proceeds along the mauka side of South King Street, contin- ues onto the makai side of Beretania Street and ends at the Old Stadium Park. For more information, visit hawaiilions.org.
• HOLIDAY EXPO A new holiday expo is coming to Honolulu 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11. The Holi- day Wellness and Metaphys- ical Expo will feature edu- cational talks, workshops on breathwork, quantum energy
formation, visit hawaiilions. org.
THURSDAY, DEC. 8
• KAPAHULU PARADE
SATURDAY, DEC. 10
The Kapahulu-Mōʻiliʻi- li Lions Club is hosting a Christmas parade at 6:30 p.m. The Saint Louis School and Kaimukī High School marching bands will be participating, as will Santa. There will also be goodies
• CRAFTS & COL- LECTIBLES The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is hosting its Crafts & Col-
• MĀNOA PARADE
• MELE MARKET The Mele Kalikimaka Market- place takes over Blaisdell Exhibition Hall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 10 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 11. Ex- pect a crafters village, pop- up shops, unique gifts and ono foods from hundreds of local vendors. For more in- formation, visit melekaliki- makamarketplace.com.
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