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Kroc Center Commemorates 10th Anniversary With Gala
The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawai‘i recently cel- ebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala at its ‘Ewa Beach facility.
ing experience from chef Richard Andaya, who shared a personal story about the transformative work of The Salvation Army in his own life. There was also a social hour, silent auction and mu- sical entertainment.
$133 million. Construction began in April 2010, with the facility’s doors opening to the public in February 2012.
Proceeds from the eve- ning event, which was at- tended by area legislators and community leaders, benefited Kroc Cares Initia- tive, the nonprofit’s commu- nity outreach and social ser- vice efforts that serve West O‘ahu residents in need of food, Christmas toys, schol- arships, preschools and Kroc Center memberships.
“We are grateful for the outpouring of community support the vision for Kroc Center has received over the years, from pre-planning to build-out and operations, to pivoting during COVID-19 and now celebrating the milestone of our 10th anni- versary,” states Maj. Osei Stewart, corps officer for Kroc Center. “We look for- ward to celebrating many more milestones and sup- porting West O‘ahu’s com- munities for many more years to come.”
(From left) Majs. Osei and Lynn Stewart, corps officers, The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawai‘i; Maj. Debbie Lum, divisional director of women’s ministries, The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands; and Maj. Phil Lum, divisional commander, The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands pose for a photo at the Kroc Center’s recent gala.
PHOTO COURTESY SAYRE PR
Kroc Center was made a bequest to The Salvation Kroc. As a condition of the possible thanks to a $110 Army by the late Joan Kroc, grant, the community also million combined capital widow of fast-food company raised nearly $23 million lo-
The 200,000-square-foot center is located on 15 acres of land, making it the largest community center of its kind in Hawai‘i. It features an Olympic-size competition pool, a pool with water slides and lazy river channels, a 14,000-square-foot fitness center, an NCAA-regula- tion gymnasium, a worship and performing arts center, a conference center, a multi- use classroom, an art studio, a café, a 40-bed dormitory for traveling teams, a 3-acre multiuse outdoor field and a learning center.
The initiative also sup- ports kūpuna, veterans, fam- ilies, keiki and individuals in need of life skills, char- acter-building programs and services to better communi- ties across the Westside.
For more information, visit kroccenterhawaii.org.
The gala featured a din-
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