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Kaiser Permanente donates $10,000 in honor of Nurses Week

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi has pledged $10,000 in donations to support three community organizations working to fight food insecurity.

Big Island Business Man Strives to Raise $20,000 for The Food Basket

Every shirt sold will allow The Food Basket supply 7 children with breakfast for a week, 1 senior lunch with lunch for a month, or a family with dinner for a week.

Senior Produce Program Ends After a Decade

The Food Basket’s Senior Produce Program is forced to shut down after budget slashes.

Feed-A-Thon Collects Over 73K Pounds of Food

The Food Basket’s annual “Feed-A-Thon” collected over 73,000 pounds of food at five KTA Super Stores and Hawai`i Community Federal Credit Union locations.

Food Basket Rolls Out ‘New Year, New Wheels’ Campaign

The Food Basket is aiming to reach its $150,000 goal by July 31 in order to have these vehicles in use by the end of the year.

#GivingTuesday: National Day of Giving and Volunteerism

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Don Young introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving and volunteerism.

Food Basket Seeks Community Support on #GivingTuesday

The Food Basket will participate in an international day of giving on Nov. 29, through an online fundraising campaign.

LETTER: Cliff Kopp: A Remembrance

Cliff, thank you for donating your time and your earnings, for leading so many efforts to improve the place we live, and for caring and showing us how to care for those we’ve never met.

300-Mile Walk Brings Homelessness Into Focus

Kailua-Kona Dentist Dr. Clifford Koppends completed his 300-mile trek against homelessness at the end of June.

Dentist ‘Walks the Talk’ for the Homeless

The Food Basket – Hawai‘i Island’s Food Bank is conducting a community outreach/food drop in coordination with Dr. Clifford Kopp’s “Walk the Talk” campaign.