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"Growing Rainbows"
Our Sacred Indigenous Youth Education Circle is hosting this all day event. It will be open to all and free of charge. It is a community event which will occur annually. We are bringing the resources of our area together with different subdivision communities to strengthen and empower families for generations to come. It will also help the resources to connect with each other. Additionally, this event is to help inspire families and communities, and keep everyone motivated toward the goals they would they like to see come to fruition.
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We are doing this event with no money. We want to show that where there is a will, there is a way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We want this event to be fun in a comfortable environment.
So we want to bring everyone together to create a unique, outside the box, event.
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We are doing :
a fun photo section for taking silly pictures with character stand-ins, informational booths, guest speakers, a FOODBANK food drive, and a huge private survey,and all kinds of other activities that will help families and communities grow , prosper, and make their footsteps worth following.
We need the help of everyone who can be there.
If you have a skill, knowledge, stories, or crafts to share with the kids and community,
please contact us at 968-1111.
We also need volunteers if you want to sign up. We also need help setting up and breaking down the event.
We would love to have your participation.
Thanks
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Also, we are working on a community survey that will include a wide variety of questions. If your organization would like to see something in particular on this survey, please call us 968-1111.
We will keep everyone posted on updates, here on this page
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So far, the following have confirmed participation with this event:
1.] Us , the Host : Sacred Indigenous Youth Education Circle of the Native American Center in Hawaii
2.] Lucille Chung of Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center
3.] Ruth Forbes of Hawaii Correctional Facility, special program for inmate re-entry to community.She is unable to attend this year, but will be with us next year.
4.] Citizens Against Overflights Association Hawaii- they feel overflight activity causes stress.
5.] Sherwood Forest Animal Sanctuary- grass roots operation who try to help people feed their animals in their homes.
6.] Maku'u Market Place will donate the space for the event. A special thanks to them for sharing their space
with us. Without them, this event would not be possible.
7.] Dragon's Lair- a new grass roots organization that wants to bring people interested in this topic together and create activities with the renaissance/medieval theme. The more activities and resources available to communities will increase participation.
8.] Womens Infants And Childrens Program [ WIC ]-their program is very helpful with nutritional needs.
9.] Easter Seals- East Hawaii Branch, they will do a children's event this day. NOTE : They called and cancelled, due to a
schedule conflict.
10.] Hawaii Island Food Bank- they distribute food and will have an informational booth, and conduct a
food drive at this event.
So, we need people to bring non-perishable food items to their booth that day.
11.] County Of Hawaii Councilwoman Emily Naeole will be there. We are excited and honored to be working with her and the County of Hawaii to produce this wonderful event. Emily will also bless us by being one of our speakers at the event.
12.] Volcano National Park will have an informational booth. We have had them participate before with one of our events. They are great, and Ranger Kupono McDaniels always shows the kids many interesting things.
13.] Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council will also participate with an informational booth.
They are organized businesses, agencies, and individuals that want to reduce crime.
14.] Big Island Martial Arts Academy will have an informational booth. Also, we are very pleased to announce that they will be doing a demonstration that day. The details will be made later.
15.] Arc of Hilo will also participate, the details are being worked on.
16.] Keaau Youth Business Center, details to be provided later.
17.] Ola'a Community Center will have an informational booth.
18.] Neighborhood Place of Puna, will have an informational booth.
19.] The Girl Scouts will have brochures out this day, if anyone is interested in that.
20.] Habitat for Humanity will have a booth, and sign up sheet to volunteer for them. They need volunteers.
21.] Sweetwater Health Education Services- they train nurses aides and will have an informational booth.
22.] Malama O Puna- a non-profit that promotes self-sustainability and other concerns of Puna. They will have an informational booth.
23.] Puna Community Medical Center will also have an informational booth.
24.] Leona Weightman will fly in from oahu and be a motivational speaker.
25.] Drum Speak is an organization that promotes multi-cultural perpetuation
through drumming. They will attend the event as well.
26.] The American Red Cross will have an informational booth.
27.] Alu Like will have an informational booth. Their Elderly Service Dept. will be there with the
Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna Program Which will honor us with dance at 10 a.m.
28.] Bay Clinic will also have an informational booth, with emphasis on their mobile dental unit.
29.] Hawaii County Police Department will have a few officers come out to inspire our next generation of honorable Police Officers. I believe they are doing picture taking as well, but still need to confirm that.
30.] Hawaii County Fire Department will come out to inspire our next generation of fire fighters.
31.] Hawaii Tankless will have an informational booth.
32.] Planned Parenthood from Kona will have an informational booth, and pass out free condoms.
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Also, a huge Mahalo/ Thanks to : ADVANCED GRAPHICS
http://www.advancedgraphics.com/
466 North Marshal Way
Layton, Utah,84041
1-800-488-4144
For their donation of seven character cardboard cut-outs and stand-ins for this event. These stand-ins will provide a
comfortable atmosphere of fun. Plus, people will be able to have their photo taken with them to memorialize the event; helping the positive fruits from our messages and activities at the event to grow and prosper for generations to come.
Also, we thank the private donor who is paying for the shipping of the stand-ins.
We will be getting a variety of characters to offer a wide range of event goers several theme options :
Ariel, Tinkerbell, Bison, Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Smokey the Bear, and for the older teenagers and adults : a skull with a cut out for your head to stick through,so it looks like you are in its mouth,LOL. Plus another one with a zombie coming out of grave,LOL
So, there is something for everyone. BRING YOUR CAMERAS EVERYBODY :D
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If you know of an organization that would like to participate, please let us know.
If you have confirmed participation and do not yet see your agency's name,please bear with us while we wrestle with our slow dial up, and a busy Godaddy.com,LOL.
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Also, note : We are working on the survey that we will conduct at the event. If your agency would like to see specific questions,please contact us, at 968-1111, so we can add it in. Thanks
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MATERIAL DONORS :
Maku'u Market for locale of the event, Advanced Graphics with the 8 stand-ins, Hilo Rice Mill with a 50lb. bag of rice, Punalu'u Bake Shop for their discount on 60 loaves of sweet taro bread for the volunteers, private donors for Banners, shipping for stand-ins and other various items, Safeway Hilo donated $25 for bottled water for the volunteers,and working on more.....
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ITINERARY :
8:00 a.m. set up for participants and our one food vendor [ note : There is only one food vendor because we have limited space and want agencies to have most of the booths since we are limited to 30 tables and 60 chairs ].
9:00 a.m.- Opening by Thunderfoot
9:15 a.m. - Aunty Councilwoman Emily and R.J. Hampton will speak
10 a.m. - Seniors from Alu Like Hula.
10:45 a.m. - Lucille Chung from Queen Liluokalani will speak
_________ - Taylin from the Foodbank will speak after Lucille Chung.
_________ - Providing 45 minutes for photo opportunity with Police officers and Fire Deptartment
_________ - The rest of the speakers are yet to be officially scheduled : Leona Weightman, Taylin for the Foodbank and Big Island Martial Arts is suppose to a demonstration, but they are failing to return phone calls, so , we don't know about them closing and then clean up.
[ PLEASE NOTE : Schedule is flexible and some events may be shuffled around. ]
