KAPA‘A — The Kaua‘i Police Activities League received a check for $10,000 in February thanks to the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay and the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. KPAL provides an array of activities islandwide for school children ages
KAPA‘A — The Kaua‘i Police Activities League received a check for $10,000 in February thanks to the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay and the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.
KPAL provides an array of activities islandwide for school children ages five through 18 and students still in high school. The proceeds will be used to award scholarships for participants who cannot afford the $20 fee per class.
“We are very grateful to the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay and the Weinberg Foundation,” states Deputy Police Chief and former KPAL Youth Center Director Michael Contrades. “There are many volunteer-based organizations throughout Kaua‘i, and we are humbled to be the chosen recipient of such a generous donation. This money will help us immensely in our goal to create positive opportunities for our keiki by engaging them in activities outside of school.”
KPAL is a nonprofit organization that strives to “fill playgrounds, not prisons” by providing positive activities and role models for our youth in hopes of encouraging good behavior and helping them reach their full potential.
The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay chose KPAL to be the recipient of its Weinberg Friends Program community service grant. Terms of the grant require a service group to perform a community service project with no less than 25 volunteers, and in return for their service, the club designates a nonprofit organization aimed at helping those in need to receive a $10,000 donation from the Weinberg Foundation.
To qualify for the grant, members and friends of the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay spent a Saturday in January at the Kilauea Elementary School, renovating a storage shed and power washing the school’s walkways as its community service project.
“We have followed the hard work of the Kaua‘i Police Activities League for several years and continue to be impressed with all that they’ve accomplished in growing the program and creating opportunities for our young people,” states the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay Community Services Chairperson Branch Lotspeich. “KPAL depends solely on donations and volunteers to keep doing what they do, and we were happy to provide a service to the Kilauea Elementary School while at the same time providing a monetary donation to KPAL through the Weinberg Foundation. It is a win-win for all of us, and our community is the ultimate beneficiary.”
For information on the KPAL program contact Sgt. Mark Ozaki at 652-6999 or email mozaki@kauai.gov.
