The Aloha Grown Malama Honua Fund is once again giving away five $500 awards to local nonprofits, schools, organizations or initiatives on the Big Island that embody Aloha Grown’s philosophy to “Support Local. Sustain the Aina. Share the Aloha.” ADVERTISING
The Aloha Grown Malama Honua Fund is once again giving away five $500 awards to local nonprofits, schools, organizations or initiatives on the Big Island that embody Aloha Grown’s philosophy to “Support Local. Sustain the Aina. Share the Aloha.”
Interested groups must complete an application form and write a one-page essay explaining how their organization follows Aloha Grown’s philosophy. Essays must include the organization’s mission and vision, along with the specific project, program and/or effort the $500 award would be used to fund.
“Aloha Grown is committed to supporting efforts to care for our island, our people and our culture. That is why 2 percent of every Aloha Grown sale goes to the Malama Honua Fund, which awards local nonprofits, schools, organizations and initiatives that embody our philosophy.”
Coordinators offer as a prime example Waimea Country School’s “Na Keiki Aloha Aina” garden program, which was selected to receive one of the awards last year. With the $500, teachers were able to purchase new gardening tools and cooking utensils, as they continue to cultivate and teach “garden to plate” sustainability to their keiki.
All submissions are due by March 31. The five selected recipients of the 2014 Aloha Grown Malama Honua Fund awards will be contacted by April 30.
For more information about Aloha Grown or to see last year’s Malama Honua Fund award winners, visit www.alohagrown.com.
