“Let's Fight Hunger Together!” - Hawaii Foodbank

OFFICERS
Chair Linda Chu Takayama
Attorney at Law
1st Vice Chair Noel Trainor
Savoy Consulting, LLC
2nd Vice Chair Roger Godfrey
Community Volunteer
Secretary Mark Felmet
Community Volunteer
Treasurer Ralph Nakatsuka
Vice Chairman & Co-Chief
Operating Officer,
Territorial Savings Bank
President Dick Grimm
Hawaii Foodbank
FOODBANK
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE HAWAII FOODBANK
March 2010 Number 72
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERS
Cindy Bauer
Surfing the Nations
Rick Blangiardi
General Manager, KGMB-
KHNL
Stanley Brown
Sales Director - Hawaii,
ConAgra Foods
Brian Christensen
President & CEO, The Pint Size
Corporation
Chuck Cotton
Vice President & General
Manager, Clear Channel Radio
Hawaii
Sarah Fargo
Community Volunteer
Dennis Francis
President & Publisher, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin & MidWeek
Hoagy Gamble
President, L.H. Gamble Co., Ltd.
Michael Gold
Executive Vice President, HMSA
Pastor Joe Hunkin, Jr.
Lighthouse Outreach Center
Assembly of God
Larry Ishii
Vice President, Corporate
Banking Officer, American
Savings Bank
Steve Johnson
General Manager, Kazi Foods
Corp. of Hawaii
D.K Kodama
Owner & Executive Chef, Sansei
Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Jade Moon
Community Volunteer
Michael Navares
General Manager, Customer
Service, United Airlines
Gary North
Independent consultant
Barry O'Connell
President, HFM FoodService
Sheri Rolf
Rolf Advertising
Daryl Sato
Advantage Webco Hawaii
Mary Sellers
Bank of Hawaii, Vice
Chairman & Chief Risk Officer
Gerald Shintaku
Business Manager, Kraft Foods
Hawaii
James Starshak
Partner, Carlsmith Ball, LLP
George Szigeti
President & General Manager,
Better Brands
Ronald Taketa
Financial Secretary & Business
Representative, Carpenters
Union, Local 745
Wayne Teruya
Vice President, Teruya Brothers
Mark Tonini
General Manager, Hawaii
Foodservice Alliance, LLC
Ed Treschuk
Director of Liquor Operations,
Foodland Supermarket, Ltd.
EDITOR
Lori Kaya
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tiffany Hilton-Quezada, Mike Kajiwara, Lori Kaya
The Foodbank Review is the newsletter of the Hawaii Foodbank.
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about Foodbank events and volunteer opportunities. If you do
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Hawaii Foodbank
2611 Kilihau Street, Honolulu, HI 96819
Ph: 808.836.3600 Fax: 808.836.2272
www.hawaiifoodbank.org
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – RODNEY NAGAI
W
hen we hear the words “solid as a
rock,” it always brings to mind our
volunteer, Rodney Nagai. Rodney has been
the “rock” we depend on since 1996!
Rodney is an integral member of our
Salvage team, ensuring the nonperishable
food donations we receive are safe for our
agencies to distribute to those in need.
Rodney volunteers in Salvage
every week, in addition to holding
a full-time career with Kuakini
Medical Center as a laboratory
technician.
His attention to detail has also
made him an integral part of our
Annual Food Drive Day activities
at Waterfront Plaza. Rodney
weighs and records all donations
received on Ala Moana Boulevard
- no small task, by any standard.
Rodney said he enjoys
volunteering at the Foodbank, as
it's totally opposite from his daily
routine at Kuakini Medical Center.
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He was recently recognized by the Hawaii
Foodbank and the Hawaii chapter of the
Association of Fundraising Professionals
as a 2009 Volunteer in Philanthropy at the
National Philanthropy Day conference in
November. The award was well deserved, as
Rodney is truly an example of self-giving.
All of us at the Foodbank are blessed to
have him in our ohana.
November 20, 2009 - Rodney Nagai proudly accepting his 2009
Volunteer in Philanthropy award from Annie Cadirao, Hawaii
Foodbank Volunteer Facilitator.
You can help feed our neighbors, co-workers, friends and family in need by collecting
food and dollars for the Hawaii Foodbank 21st Annual Food Drive. Here's how:
1
Coordinate a food and/or fund drive: Talk to your manager
about organizing a drive. Once approved, announce the date(s) of
your drive and establish goals: for example, 100 percent
participation or $10 per person. Designate area(s) for food collection.
2
Get support from the Hawaii Foodbank: Visit our website at
www.hawaiifoodbank.org to download a Food Drive packet for
information and request supplies. Or you may call our Food Drive
Hotline at 954-7870. Then schedule a group meeting to plan your drive,
announce goals, pass out supplies and generate enthusiasm.
3
Drop off your donations: Please deliver
your donations to the Hawaii Foodbank
warehouse at 2611 Kilihau Street,
Mapunapuna, Monday through Friday between
7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Or you may drop off
your donations at any of our official Food Drive
collection sites on Saturday, April 17.
Your donations of food and dollars are needed now more than ever. Please give what you
can. Mahalo for helping to feed Hawaii’s hungry.
FOODBANK REVIEW