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AUGUST 11, 2021 MIDWEEK 7
Find Pop-ups From West To Windward O‘ahu
Hawai‘i Foodbank’s upcoming Food Drive Day helps the nonprofit raise awareness, rally support, and keep its shelves stocked and ready for whatever may come. Staffers and volunteers will be at the following locations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect nonperishable food items:
• Kapolei Commons
• Koko Marina Center
• Mililani City Mill
• Pearl City Shopping Center
• Wai‘anae Mall Shopping Center
• Waiokeola Congregational Church – Kāhala • Waterfront Plaza
• Windward City Shopping Center
Meanwhile, Hawai‘i Foodbank representatives will also set up shop at farmers’ markets across O‘ahu, during which people can stop by to make a monetary donation, talk story and learn more about its services or purchase a limited-edition T-shirt, designed by Danny Schlag, who is the nonprofit’s director of marketing and communications.
• Kaka‘ako Farmers Market (8 a.m.-noon)
• Kapi‘olani Community College Farmers Market (7:30-11 a.m.) • Mākeke Wai‘anae Farmers and Green Market (8 a.m.-noon)
• McCully Shopping Center Open Market (7:30-10:30 a.m.)
• Pearlridge Farmers Market (8 a.m.-noon)
— and cope with current conditions — Santos says that it’s more critical than ever to help out in any way possible.
vocating for the cause on social media (make sure to tag @hawaiifoodbank and use the hashtag #GiveByExample).
“Since the start of the pandemic, Hawaiʻi Foodbank has spent over $13 million in pur- chasing food. (In a normal year), our annual budget is about $400,000. While we were able to purchase that amount due to donations and CARES Act funds, it’s not sustainable for us. Before the pandemic, we relied the majority on donations, so we’re trying to work back to being able to distribute food based on the donations that we receive.”
For more information, visit hawaiifoodbank. com/food-drive-day.
Those who can’t make it to a site on Saturday needn’t fret. There are plenty of other ways to get involved, including virtually (visit hawaii- foodbank.org/virtual-food-drive), financially (hawaiifoodbank.org/donate), or simply by ad-
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