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AUGUST 18, 2021 MIDWEEK 19
For Dung, It’s About Accentuating The Positive
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Beginning next month, MidWeek welcomes its newest contributor as Da- rah Dung pens a weekly column called “Mahalo Nui.” Like its predecessor, Applause, which was writ- ten over the past two de- cades by Pamela Young, the feature celebrates the good deeds that people perform for one another.
Readers are encour- aged to share these ran- dom acts of kindness with Dung, who may choose to cover them in her col- umn. She can be reached at mahalonuiwithdarah@ gmail.com.
“I’m honored and op- timistic,” says Dung. “I think people are looking for positivity, and the fact that it can be highlighted in a publication that goes to every home is even better.”
who support the Salvation Army and the community.
nearly a decade. The organi- zation provides a home for families who have seriously ill children who need medical care on O‘ahu.
“We’ve done things like a CEO sleep-out at the state Capitol to raise awareness for homelessness,” Dung says.
“When you’re going through something like that in your life, you can’t put a price on the kind of support the Ronald McDonald House Charities provides,” she says.
The group has also fed the homeless, distributed food to underserved communi- ties, donated school supplies to students in need and gone to school campuses to help clean them up.
Here, she gets to combine two of her loves: her dogs and giving back. Every year, Dung takes her dogs to the organization’s Christmas parties so the kids can play with them.
“Basically, we’ve taken the mission of The Salvation Army and we’ve instigated a younger generation to get involved and just show the importance of giving back, volunteerism and serving,” she says, adding that she encourages people who’ d like to get involved to visit hawaii.salvationarmy.eche- lon.org.
she says with a laugh.
The event, which benefits
Another organization that’s dear to her heart is Ronald McDonald House Charities. Dung has been in- volved with the nonprofit for
In addition to those two charitable groups, another big part of Dung’s commu- nity work is her involvement with the Celebrities and Their Pets Fashion Show.
“Sometimes people go and watch the show just thinking they’ re watching the show
“That’s kind of my family that I take to their family. It’s just a really nice event, which (is an example of) dogs being therapeutic, too.”
an array of local shelters, fea- tures island celebrities walk- ing the runway with either their own adopted or foster pet or a pet that needs to be placed in a foster or forever home. The purpose of the show is to encourage people to adopt shelter animals.
(Above) In addition to being a professional television host, actress and model, Darah Dung is a lifelong animal lover. Here, she is hosting her show The Pet Hui at the Celebrities and their Pets Fashion Show. (Inset) Dung, who is a founding board member of The Salvation Army’s Echelon, lends a hand at one of the group’s food distribution community service events.
PHOTOS COURTESY DARAH DUNG
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