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BoH awards $5K grant to Ayuda
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Posted on Oct 04 2005
The Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to Ayuda Network Inc. to help the social services group renovate its Capitol Hill offices that were damaged by supertyphoon Chaba in 2004.
Bank of Hawaii board chair and chief executive officer Al Landon led bank executives in handing out a symbolic check to Ayuda Network executive director Konrad S. Reyes in a brief ceremony at the bank’s Garapan branch Monday.
Also present were BoH vice chair Alton T. Kuioka, BoH vice president and CNMI district manager Stephen A. Brock, and American Red Cross-CNMI Chapter executive director John Hirsh.
Reyes thanked Bank of Hawaii and its charitable foundation for the donation. Ayuda Network’s offices were flooded and sustained structural damage due to the onslaught of the supertyphoon; it also incurred extensive damage to equipment, furniture and documents.
Ayuda Network has been engaged in diverse social services and has established the CNMI Long-Term Recovery Committee to address long-term needs of disaster victims.
The non-profit group also provides services through alliances with other non-profit organizations such as the Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition, Parent Information & Resource Center, Parents-As-Teachers program, Voluntary Organization Active in Disaster, Family Violence Task Force/Domestic Violence Intervention Center, and Connecting Families, Inc., among others.
“The grant will help restore the office building which houses the network of social and human services organizations, allowing staff to resume their day-to-day operations for the community,” Brock said.
“Our community greatly benefits from the services of Ayuda Network. This [grant] is Bank of Hawaii’s way of giving a helping hand. By doing what we can to help Ayuda Network rebuild and recover, we’re reinforcing our commitment to the people of the CNMI,” he added.
Brock said the bank’s charitable foundation has been committed to support non-profit groups involved in improving the quality of life, health and well-being of the people in Hawaii, American Samoa and the western Pacific, including the CNMI.
The foundation may be reached by contacting Elaine Moniz at (808) 538-4944 or emoniz@boh.com.
