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Holiday Newsletter
 December 2009
Greetings!

Greetings Kids hurt too and HFYC family and friends. It's been an exciting month at our Kukui center. Check out all the holday fun our kids have enjoyed and upcoming events. We end this year with gratitude in our hearts for all the support from donors, foundations, partners, friends, and families. We wish you and your family a safe and healthy holiday and New Year.
Best wishes,
Cynthia White, M.A., Executive Director
Kids Hurt Too
 
In this issue
FBI Award
Kids go to ballet
Punahou donates gifts
Calendar
FBI selects Kids hurt too for prestigious award

FBI AwardThe Director's Community Leadership Award from the FBI for the state of Hawaii will go to Kids Hurt Too in 2010.

Kids hurt too was honored this month at local headquarters and awarded with a certificate by Special Agent in Charge Charlene B. Thornton. Luke Goolsby, Cynthia White, Exec. Dir., and Hiro Ito will travel to Washington D.C. in March to come together with awardees from all states for national recognition and awards given by the National Director of the FBI. Kids hurt too was nominated by Agent Luke Goolsby, who conducts the Jr. Special Agent Program at Kids hurt too.


Kids attend Nutcracker Ballet


70 Kids hurt too children and 10 mentors went to see the Nutcracker Ballet at the Hawaii Theater on Dec. 17 due to the kindness of the Hawaii Ballet Angel Program.

While the kids were at the Ballet, parents had a chance to go shopping or take some time for themselves. 15 parents came to the center to enjoy special treats and a short workshop on how children grieve.

Ballet Hawaii's Angel Program funds scholarships and performance tickets for students from underserved schools and special organizations.

Punahou students and families make this holiday special for needy children from Kids hurt too
Punahou School selected Kids hurt too participant children to receive holiday gifts for the fourth year in a row. Kids hurt too provides  a list with ages and gender and a wish list from the children. Punahou students and their families bring joy to the hearts of children who are missing one or both parents even more during the holidays. Because Kids hurt too has grown so much in the past year, only new participant children in 2009 or those who haven't received a gift through this program before were selected. 67 children received gifts from their wish lists. They have a strong sense of the caring community in which they live. The joy and comfort the children got from the generosity of so many can not be measured. Thank you and a Merry Christmas to all.
Calendar of upcoming events

Support Group Meetings will resume in the third week of January.

Jan 15
Youth Matters: Bringing a Youth Voice to the Legislature training for youth 
9 AM to 3 PM at the State Capital in Room 329. To register call 545-5683

Jan 16
Seeds of Love at Ka Papa Lo'i o Kanewai Hawaiian Cultural Garden
9 AM to 12 NOON. To sign up call Hiro at 256-2447

Jan 16
HFYC QID meeting  10 am at the Kukui Center Conference Room, first floor 
10 AM. To attend call 545-5683

To sign up kids for free computer classes provided by Ohana Komputer in the computer lab on Tuesdays and Fridays call 523-8191.  Older teens and adults can call Kids hurt too to arrange for classes at other times.

Coming  in February:

Feb 6
Poi for the Soul
at Ka Papa Lo'i o Kanewai Hawaiian Cultural Garden
 

CHANGES AT Kids hurt too
In order to accomodate more families, Wednesday support groups will change to once a month for loss through death and once a month for children in care, starting January 20th for children impacted by the death of a parent.