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Last Updated September 2, 2010
"An Old Hawaii Night"
Save the Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Celebrate
Old Hawaii and support Family Support Hawaii on Saturday,
November 6, 2010 at Waikoloa Marriott. Family Support Hawaii
(formerly Family Support Services of West Hawaii) provides
services islandwide to help families and children. Stroll with a
complimentary glass of premium wine (or soda, if you prefer) or
no host cocktails, chat with friends, and delight in the
amazing silent auction focusing on Hawaiiana, bringing many
items home to the islands! Dinner begins with Caesar salad,
followed by your pre-ordered choice of rib eye steak with
hamakua mushrooms and merlot demi glaze, or blackened salmon
with a smoked pineapple sake vinaigrette, or grilled portobello
mushroom and vegetable stack with spicy tomato couli.
Premium wines accompany dinner. Dessert? White and dark chocolate mousse
in a raspberry chocolate cup with a chocolate drizzle.
About Breastfeeding
West Hawaii Early Head
Start (WHEHS) and its parent agency Family Support Services of West
Hawaii (FSSWH) requested and obtained supplemental funding from a
local foundation to initiate the Big Island Breastfeeding Support
Project in the spring of 2008. The aim of this project is to expand and evaluate the evidence-based
practices used within West Hawaii Early Head Start to promote and
support extended exclusive breastfeeding in a manner that builds
upon cultural strengths and acknowledges traditional practices.
A Celebration of Fatherhood 2010
Fun, fun and more fun was the order of the day at the 6th Annual Celebration of Fatherhood, held on Saturday June 12th at the Swing Zone in Kona. Fathers and their families were treated to this free event sponsored by Family Support Hawaii’s, Na Makuakane Maikai O Hawaii fatherhood program. Almost 200 participants enjoyed the event, an increase of 100% over last year. Activities included use of the batting cages, mini-golf, Tsunami water Slide, Slip-N-Slide, and a dunking-booth. (The line to get dunked was as long if not longer than the line to throw the ball at the target.) A gourmet chili and rice lunch was included as well as hotdogs and shaved-ice.
Rainbow Connections: Volunteers in Support of Big Island Families
The
Baby Baskets Are Back!
If you gave birth to a
child at either the Kona Community Hospital or the North Hawaii
Community Hospital a few years ago, chances are that you received a
newborn baby basket to welcome your baby into the community, and to
provide you information on the variety of resources available for
new families. Unfortunately, due to cuts in both the State and the
County, the particular program that provided for the delivery of the
baskets was suspended, leaving some parents unsure of what community
resources were available to them if they had a need.
FSSWH Selected As "Reading Is Fundamental's" National Program of the Month
Press Release
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2010—Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation's
oldest and largest children and families' literacy nonprofit
organization, named Family Support Services of West Hawaii (FSSWH)
as the Program of the Month for June.
Located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, FSSWH spreads awareness about the
lifelong consequences of child abuse and neglect. Founded in 1979,
the organization's mission is to support families and communities in
providing love and care for area children. FSSWH has several
programs dedicated to supporting early childhood education and
development for 3,500 Hawaii Island individuals and families each
year.
