MIdWeek Leeward - Nov 17, 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17, 2021
TALKING TURKEY
Today is the presales deadline for a Leeward CC Thanksgiving meal-to-go. SEE PAGE 2
COP ON TOP
Volunteer, off-duty officers will raise funds in ‘Aiea and Pearl City for Special Olympics Hawai‘i. SEE PAGE 5
Help Others Using Pearlridge Machine
TBY DON ROBBINS
here’s a well-known proverb noting that it’s better to give than to receive. With that in mind, from Nov. 20 through Jan. 2, patrons of Pearlridge Center can use a Giving Machine filled with goods and services that they can purchase, which will go directly to help those less fortunate. Two Giving Machines will be located at Pearlridge Mauka Level 1 and accessible seven days a week during center hours of
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Seven-year-old Noah Kapono Spencer keeps his eye on the ball as he practices his batting recently at Waimalu Neighborhood Park.
ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
operation.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints sponsors the program, and this year it is partnering with four local charitable orga- nizations — The Salvation Army, Helping Hands Hawai‘i, Aloha Medical Mission and Family Promise of Hawai‘i — to distribute the goods and services.
Looking and working much like any other vending device, these Giving Machines have individually priced cards inside describing items that a Hawai‘i individual or families in need will get. A few examples include a kid’s
SEE PAGE 4