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Donate
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Your charitable gifts to The Food Basket, Inc. will assure that the
families, youth and elders in our community who need food will receive
help and assistance toward self- sufficiency through our services.
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Although we seek food
contributions for our warehouses to distribute constantly, The Food
Basket, Inc. would be unable to operate without the generous financial
contributions of individuals, businesses and foundations within our
community. Government support amounts to about 10 percent of our
support, maintenance fees paid by our partner agencies for some foods
they select assist with some food storage expenses. However more than
70 percent of The Food Basket's annual operations is supported directly
by annual fundraising activities including direct mail, special events,
food and fund drives and a major gift program. In short, The Food
Basket needs your help to continue its valuable work. Every penny of
your support remains on Hawaii Island to feed Hawaii Island's hungry
children, seniors, working poor and homeless.
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*Donate by credit card
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*Donate online using Paypal
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*Send check donations to:
The Food Basket, Inc.
140-B Holomua Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(Make checks payable to The Food Basket, Inc.)
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*Contact me. I would like to talk to you about contributing a non cash gift toward your mission.
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If you have questions you can email us at
donate@thefoodbasketinc.com or if you would like to speak to someone
privately, please call us at 808-933-6020.
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E kuahui like i ka hana. 'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia
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Let everyone pitch in and work together.
No task is too big when done by all.
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The life of the Kanaka
Maoli, the indigenous Hawai'i people, was linked very closely to the
kalo plant,also known as taro. Kalo is believed to have the greatest
life force of all foods. According to the Kumulipo, the creation chant,
kalo grew from the first- born son of Wakea and Ho'ohokulani. Eating
kalo as poi is a celebration of life and emphasizes that humanity is
one family and should eat from the same calabash.
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Kalo - the overall plant
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Oha - the shoot or keiki (child)
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'Ao Lu'au - the young unfolded leaf or adolescent
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Ha - the stem, also the breath of life
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Lau Piko - the spot that meets the stem; a connection to our ancestors
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Huli - the part of the plant that is used for replanting
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Ko Hina - the connection between the top and bottom of the plant
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A'a - the roots that sustain the whole
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Kalo
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Extraordinary contributions
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Oha
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Diamond
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$25,000 - and over
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'Ao Lu'au
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Platinum
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$10,000 - $24,999
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Ha
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Gold
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$5,000 - $9,999
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Lau Piko
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Silver
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$1,000 - $4,999
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Huli
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Pewter
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$500 - $999
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Ko Hina
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Bronze
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$100 - $499
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A'a
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Friend
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$1 - $99
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2 forklifts in good working order
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donation of gas for vehicles - perhaps vendors would donate a month per year
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laser printer - 3 in one (new please)
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Igloo Cool Roller Ice Coolers - 70-Quart (for Partner Agencies - 20 total)
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Adobe Photoshop Software & Training
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All materials © Copyright 2007-2008 The Food Basket, Inc; Hawaii Island's Food Bank
140-B Holomua Street Hilo, HI 96720 tel: 808-933-6020 FAX:808-961-6733
email:info@thefoodbasketinc.com
Last Revised April 2008
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