Starting Friday, September 26th, Xpress Chefs will be at the Fort Street Market every Friday, offering yummy baked goods, homemade jam and healthier bentos.  Take a break from work to explore taste tempting, fresh choices at Xpress Chefs Open Market!  Click here to download the PDF flyer.

Xpress Chefs succulent Kalua Turkey is available for sale to benefit Lanakila Meals on Wheels and more!  Just $7.00 per ticket includes a pound of fully cooked and frozen, shredded Kalua Turkey using an authentic Hawaiian Recipe.  Preparation instructions will accompany your order.  Just heat and enjoy!  For tickets, call Xpress Chefs at 533-3054, or visit us at the HMSA Island Scene Festival or Fort Street Market.  Pick up will be from October 6 - October 10 at our Bachelot Cafeteria. Click here to download the PDF flyer with preparation ideas.

What do you think of when you hear Lanakila Rehabilitation Center? Most people think of Lanakila Crafts, lauhala baskets, Christmas ornaments, pillows - all at bargain prices. But Lanakila has always been much more than crafts. The organization has provided training and employment services for individuals with disabilities for more than 69 years. We also offer a wide range of social enterprises, staffed by those we serve, to provide services to the community that help us in moving toward financial self-sufficiency.  To read more of the Midweek, Business Round Table story, click here.

Apply for an Aloha Save-A-$ ClubŪ charge card to purchase Aloha Top Tier quality gasoline or PowerKing diesel fuel and receive 4 cents per gallon off the regular pump price.  PLUS, if 100 new Lanakila Pacific Affinity accounts are opened, Aloha will donate an additional 1 cent per gallon to Lanakila Meals on Wheels for every gallon you purchase. That's right!  4 cents-per-gallon discount for you and 1 cent-per-gallon to support meals for seniors in need.  For more details, call Paul Brencick at Aloha at 522-9742, visit the web site or click here to download the PDF flyer.

To help encourage participation in the election process, Lanakila Pacific welcomes candidates from all parties to share their vision and views with program participants in a non-partisan manner.  Most recently, Board of Education candidates Janis Akuna and Carol Mon Lee visited Lanakila Teaching and Learning Centers (TLC) and answered questions such as their views on special education. It was an excellent opportunity for participants to exercise their voice, and to encourage inclusion of people with disabilities in the process.  To learn more about education opportunities at Lanakila Pacific, please feel free to contact our community relations office at 531-0555 or cr@lanakilapacific.org.
 
** Remember to register to vote by Monday, October 6, 2008 for the General Election.  For voter registration information, call the voter hotline: (808) 453-VOTE (8683) or visit: www.hawaii.gov/elections

On Saturday, September 20th, employees of the Central Pacific Bank Beretania Branch provided much more than excellent customer service when they participated in Lanakila Meals on Wheels' weekend delivery of meals to homebound seniors.

 

Part of a growing trend nation-wide of businesses encouraging community service work by employees, CPB Beretania is the first business to partner with Lanakila Meals on Wheels for weekend deliveries. This energetic and well-dressed team delivered more than 35 meals to homebound seniors in the downtown area. CPB Branch Manager and regular home delivery volunteer, Dean Yoshida wanted his employees to do more service work in the community.  Since Dean volunteers regularly, the choice to expose his team to the needs of our seniors was an easy one.  A big mahalo goes out to CPB for all their support throughout the year!  Way to go CPB!   

 

For more information on business and group volunteer opportunities, please contact Eric Batalon, Volunteer Coordinator at 356-8532 or ebatalon@lanakilapacific.org.

Use GoodSearch.com every time you search the Internet or make an online purchase through their partner merchants (including Amazon, iTunes, Target, Gap, ebay, Macy's, BestBuy, Barnes & Noble and hundreds more), and GoodSearch will make donation to Lanakila Pacific. Spread the word to your friends and family!  Click here and start searching now!

After learning about the recent gas thefts from Lanakila Meals on Wheels, Five Star and Wireless Magic, LLC stepped forward to help install a security camera system to help deter future thefts, and KM Electrical Systems donated the electrical work.  Thanks to their generous donations, Lanakila staff and volunteers were reminded that despite challenges, goodwill persists.  Special Mahalo to Five Star, Wireless Magic and KM Electrical Systems for their generous donations of time and equipment to help restore a sense of security for Lanakila Meals on Wheels!  For related KITV news story, click here. 

A big mahalo goes out to B&J Signs & Graphics, run by the sibling team of Benny Padilla and his sister Joanna Padilla Anderson.  Benny & Joanna provided Lanakila with excellent customer service as well as very reasonable rates, to re-brand our fleet of vehicles with our new logos. They were flexible with our challenging schedules and made themselves available at our convenience. As many of our staff put it, "their work was impeccable, our vehicles look great!"

Lanakila Meals on Wheels has been selected as a winner of the Platinum Award, including a $3,000 grant from the Meals on Wheels Association of America in recognition of the success of our 2008 March for Meals Campaign.  This is the highest award given to the handful of members nationwide who exceeded expectations, using creativity and collaboration to make the campaign work in their communities.  The success of Lanakila Meals on Wheels' March for Meals campaign, in addition to the $3,000 grant received from MOWAA, will fuel momentum for an even more successful campaign next year. Our warmest mahalo to MOWAA for their support, and to all the volunteers who helped "March for Meals"!

The Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) includes workshops given in community settings, facilitated by trained leaders who teach techniques that promote healthy aging.  Subjects covered include self-management of chronic diseases such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema, among others. 

 

The goal of CDSMP is to keep seniors as healthy as possible for as long as possible, thus reducing healthcare costs and providing assistance to family caregivers.  

 

Lanakila Meals on Wheels is one of the Kupuna Care providers selected to participate in this program, funded by a $300,000 grant from the National Council on Aging. Hawai'i is one of just eight states to receive the funds, which come from a three-year private grant. Read more>>

On August 1st, Mr. Andrew Aoki from KANU Hawaii gave an informative talk to a captivated Lanakila Teaching and Learning Centers (TLC) audience on how each one of us can have a vital part in preserving paradise-our beloved `aina.  Read more>>