Employees at the Office of the Corporation Counsel joined together to help two families in Hilo celebrate a merry Christmas. Partnering with HOPE Services Hawaii for the second year in a row, they selected two families in need to receive gifts, household items, toiletries and furniture.
Employees at the Office of the Corporation Counsel joined together to help two families in Hilo celebrate a merry Christmas. Partnering with HOPE Services Hawaii for the second year in a row, they selected two families in need to receive gifts, household items, toiletries and furniture.
Katherine Garson, an assistant corporation counsel, told the staff and the families at a small gathering, “HOPE Services assisted one of our friends and co-workers when she was in need of help. This employee spearheaded this project on behalf of our office, to help other families … we just want to keep paying it forward.”
Corporation Counsel Office employees collected gifts for each family member throughout the year, based on a list that the families created. They also donated household items such as laundry detergent, cookware, a bed, a dresser, a recliner, bedding, as well as purchasing gift cards from Walmart.
“It’s exciting for our office, it makes us feel like it’s really Christmas time,” said secretary Martha Rodillas. “It’s really a feeling of giving back to somebody who is less fortunate than we are. It makes us feel good to do for others, like we are a part of the solution.”
For more information on how to partner with HOPE Services Hawaii, contact administrator Brandee Menino at 933-6013 or email bmenino@hopeserviceshawaii.org. Visit www.hopeserviceshawaii.org.