{"id":76296,"date":"2017-10-31T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=76296"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:27:50","slug":"hugs4hugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/hugs4hugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vices Virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_76297\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76297\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-26.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-26.jpg?resize=450,300 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-26.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-26.jpg?resize=335,223 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured are (from left) Lori Shimoda of I Am A Scientist, George Kon of T-Shirt Theatre, GIFT Foundation event co-chairs Erin Shon and Trevor Benn, and Joan Naguwa of HUGS.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>GIFT Foundation&#8217;s <em><strong>Miami Vice<\/strong><\/em>-themed party benefitted three virtuous local nonprofits this year: T-Shirt Theatre, I Am A Scientist and HUGS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every year since 2003, GIFT Foundation has thrown one helluva hullabaloo for three local nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our mission is very simple: to inspire our peers and encourage young adults to participate in philanthropic giving. We do that through one annual fundraising event every year &#x2014; essentially a super fun, crazy Halloween party,&#8221; says Erin Shon, co-chair of this year&#8217;s shindig, which saw 700 guests party the night away Oct. 21 at The Modern Honolulu under the theme &#8220;Miami Vices &#038; Vixens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-03-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76298\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are a low-tech, high-zest community of practice,&#8221; explains artistic director George Kon, who also serves as executive director of ADE. &#8220;We use drama to help young Kalihi rehearse for life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since its inception, GIFT Foundation has given $2.5 million to various nonprofits. This year&#8217;s beneficiaries are The Alliance for Drama Education&#8217;s T-Shirt Theatre; Chaminade University&#8217;s I Am A Scientist mobile outreach program; and Help, Understanding &#038; Group Support (HUGS).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what makes us unique,&#8221; explains co-chair Trevor Benn. &#8220;There isn&#8217;t a fixed beneficiary, so we&#8217;re able to adapt the beneficiaries based on what the community&#8217;s needs might be at a given moment in time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And as the following profiles show, GIFT&#8217;s, well, gift, can go a long way for the good missions of these groups. Not bad for a night out, huh?<\/p>\n<p>Never underestimate the power of play.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76299\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76299\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-tshirttheatre2-450x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-76299\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of student participants in T-Shirt Theatre, all of whom hail from Kalihi.<br \/><strong>PHOTO COURTESY THE ALLIANCE FOR DRAMA EDUCATION<\/strong><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Alliance for Drama Education&#8217;s T-Shirt Theatre program certainly doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are a low-tech, high-zest community of practice,&#8221; explains artistic director George Kon, who also serves as executive director of ADE. &#8220;We use drama to help young Kalihi rehearse for life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For 32 years, Kalihi kids have been gathering to write, stage and perform short scenes and plays with a message. This year&#8217;s production, <em>Kipuka<\/em>, focuses on prevention of bullying, cyberbullying and suicide.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kipuka<\/em>, Kon says, refers to &#8220;an oasis in the middle of the lava field,&#8221; or those small groups or people that provide a haven for youth during hard times. <em>Kipuka<\/em> hopes to offer a template, a resource for kids to draw on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76300\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76300\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-scientist1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-scientist1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-scientist1.jpg?resize=450,300 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-scientist1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-scientist1.jpg?resize=335,223 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A participant in I Am A Scientist uses a microscope. <strong>PHOTO COURTESY I AM A SCIENTIST<\/strong><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kon offers an example of one scene within the play, written by a girl struggling with her mental health.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She just locked herself in her room and &#x2026; as she was touching and making contact with her floor, she evolved this little practice. She does &#x2018;five things I can touch, four things I can see, three things I can hear, two things I can smell and one thing I can taste.&#8217; She keeps repeating this mantra until she&#8217;s able to settle down. &#8220;When I first heard this, I was so struck by how much that&#8217;s very close to a yogic practice. She evolved that out of her own emergency. She found that kipuka within herself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Right now, T-Shirt Theatre regularly performs in the Kalihi area, but GIFT Foundation&#8217;s grant will enable the group to expand to new venues, mediums and platforms, reaching out to new kids in need of guidance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76301\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76301\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-hugs1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-hugs1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-hugs1.jpg?resize=450,300 450w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-hugs1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-hugs1.jpg?resize=335,223 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-76301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HUGS children enjoy activities with their volunteer buddies at monthly respite events.<br \/><strong>PHOTO COURTESY HUGS<\/strong><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Public performances of Kipuka run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Farrington High School auditorium. Admission is <em>free, with a suggested $5 donation. For more information, find T-Shirt Theatre on Facebook. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the name, Chaminade University&#8217;s mobile STEM outreach program I Am A Scientist is not about persuading kids to become scientists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(The reality is) everyone needs to know some math and science and not be afraid of it,&#8221; says program director Lori Shimoda. &#8220;The saddest thing for us is to hear some kids saying, &#x2018;I&#8217;m not good at math, I&#8217;m not good at science.&#8217; It&#8217;s just that they haven&#8217;t encountered it in a way that is meaningful and fun for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I Am A Scientist thus gives science that meaning and sense of fun by bringing real-life experiments and mentorship into classrooms, and demonstrating to public school keiki in grades K-12 (with a special emphasis on kids in elementary school) how and why it applies to their lives.<\/p>\n<p>A microbiology project, says Shimoda, might ask students to swab their hands or classrooms and later observe the &#8220;living world around them&#8221; that they cannot normally see. Other kids might extract their own DNA, or mimic the spread of contagions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-06-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-76302\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Everyone needs to know some math and science and not be afraid of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They practice the scientific method, they use scientific equipment and they&#8217;re taught by real scientists and people in the science field,&#8221; affirms Shimoda, who also serves as a research associate at Chaminade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When they get to do activities that utilize math, graphing, statistics, scientific thinking, and they do it with ease, then you bring to their attention: &#x2018;You just did that.&#8217; And they&#8217;re like, &#x2018;I did!&#8217; That&#8217;s what we want to do; we want to get them so they have no biases about math and science.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GIFT Foundation&#8217;s grant will serve as a stepping-stone of sorts for the project. Since 2009, the group has been collecting data on the program&#8217;s effectiveness in hopes of pursuing long-term federal funding. The GIFT monies also will help hire new staff and bring the program to more schools outside the Honolulu area.<\/p>\n<p><em>Teachers or parents interested in requesting a free visit from I Am A Scientist should fill out the request form at iamascientiststem.org. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>When a child suffers from life-threatening illness, their family suffers with them.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where HUGS enters the picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/10\/mw-cover-110117-gift-foundation-ac-07-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76303\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In a nutshell, HUGS provides hugs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In a nutshell, HUGS provides hugs,&#8221; says executive director Joan Naguwa. &#8220;We serve all members of the family, not just the child, but moms and dads and siblings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This service comes in the form of just about anything the family might need through these challenging times, for as long as they need it: bedside checkers games for sick kids, momand dad-oriented nights out, family respite events, financial aid and more.<\/p>\n<p>One event that stands out for Naguwa is HUGS&#8217; sibling camp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take the kids camping for three days,&#8221; she says. &#8220;They go through the fun stuff of camping, as well as activities that help them talk about what it&#8217;s like to have a brother or sister that is ill, what are your own fears, how do you learn to deal with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Parents have said a lot of their children have come back transformed from that little experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the best help HUGS can facilitate is that quiet camaraderie of understanding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The families have often told us, &#x2018;I have great family and friends, but it&#8217;s really not the same as somebody that has already walked through what I am currently walking through,'&#8221; Naguwa says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw literally the other night at moms night, a mom who had lost her child in June, talking to a mom who had lost hers a year and a half ago. And at the end of that two-hour evening meal, they were trading phone numbers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s that kind of natural support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>HUGS will use its GIFT Foundation grant to further expand its peer-support program to the neighbor islands.<\/p>\n<p><em>HUGS kicks off its latest social media campaign Nov. 2. Titled Hugs4HUGS, the campaign asks people to hug their loved ones or those in need, donate $1 to HUGS and post about it on Facebook or Instagram by tagging @hugshawaii and using hashtag #hugs4HUGS. The goal is 10,000 hugs and $10,000 by Dec. 8. There are other ways to donate, too. 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