MEO volunteers of the year to be announced
Maui Economic Opportunity will announce its individual and benefactor volunteers of the year at its 35th Volunteer Celebration from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event will be held virtually and is open to the public.
Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino, Maui County Council Chairwoman Alice Lee and other county legislators are expected to offer remarks. Maui Mediation Services Executive Director Bevanne Bowers, immediate past president of the Maui Nonprofit Directors Association, will be the keynote speaker and talk about the value of volunteers to nonprofit organizations.
MICHAEL VICTORINO
As World War II was finally winding down, Sir Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
When coronavirus arrived here almost a year ago, the pandemic dictated what we could not do. Yet, Maui County turned its attention to what we could do. And together we did plenty.
From Day One, our top priority has been public health and well-being. That meant helping individuals, families and small businesses cope with the pandemic’s sudden financial damage. Even before the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed on March 25, we were actively planning.
With help from the Maui Food Bank, churches, nonprofits, social service agencies, small businesses, farms, ranchers and countless volunteers, together we distributed nearly 8 million pounds of food to Maui Nui residents during 2020. We shored up nonprofit agencies that care for children, the sick, elderly and homeless. With our partner, Maui Economic Opportunity, we distributed $9.5 million to help
Friday 5
⢠Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA), 12-step recovery program for people who want to develop healthy and loving relationships. 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Newcomers welcome. For information, email FridayNightCoda@gmail.com.
Monday 8
⢠Maui Whale Festival 2021, Virtual Run & Walk, Maui Whale Festival in-person and webinar series and Maui Artisan Virtual Craft Fair activities runs throughout the month of February. For information, visit MauiWhaleFestival.org.
⢠Habitat for Humanity Maui ReStore, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. For information, contact 242-1140 or info@habitat-maui.org.
⢠Rotary Club of Kahului, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom meeting. For information, contact President Della Nakamoto, 264-1213 or dnakamoto@atlasinsurance.com.
Today 1
⢠Maui Whale Festival 2021, Virtual Run & Walk, Maui Whale Festival in-person and webinar series and Maui Artisan Virtual Craft Fair activities runs throughout the month of February. For information, visit MauiWhaleFestival.org.
⢠Habitat for Humanity Maui ReStore, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. For information, contact 242-1140 or info@habitat-maui.org.
⢠Rotary Club of Kahului, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom meeting. For information, contact President Della Nakamoto, 264-1213 or dnakamoto@atlasinsurance.com.
Tuesday 2
⢠Maui Humane Society, beneficiary night; 5-8:30 p.m., Flatbread Company, 89 Hana Hwy., Paia. A portion of their dinner sales will be donated to MHS. Contact 877-3680 x240 or events@mauihumanesociety.org.
Jan 22, 2021
A farm fresh food distribution scheduled for today at the Molokai Community Health Center has been rescheduled to Feb. 19.
The event has been moved “due to unforeseen circumstances with a distribution error in our fresh produce delivery,” the health Center and Maui Food Bank said in an announcement Thursday.
The health center also announced that it plans to launch an on-site Maui Food Bank pantry starting in February.
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