2018-05-17 The Salvation Army responds to Puna lava flow -- press release

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Air Patrol, Pueos Restaurant, Hawaiian Airlines, Seventh Day Adventist Hilo and Puna, Eagles Lighthouse Café, and Arise Church Hilo.  DISTRIBUTION CENTER VOLUNTEERS – Volunteers are needed to help sort items and staff the distribution center in Pahoa. For additional details and to sign up to volunteer, visit hawaii.salvationarmy.org and click on the “volunteer” option button on the main page. Current volunteer opportunities can be viewed by entering a local zip code by island.  THRIFT STORE VOLUNTEERS – Additional volunteers are needed to help sort through clothing and other donations at The Salvation Army’s thrift stores in Honokaa, Hilo and Kailua- Kona. For additional details and to sign up to volunteer, visit hawaii.salvationarmy.org and click on the “volunteer” option button on the main page. Current volunteer opportunities can be viewed by entering a local zip code by island.  DISTRIBUTION CENTER BACKGROUND - A distribution center is now operating in Pahoa near the community pool parking area. Hours of operation through Saturday, May 19, will be from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Distribution Center will reopen on Tuesday, May 22, when the operation schedule shifts to Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday with the same hours of 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The distribution center provides basic needs items to those affected by the Puna lava flow. Please direct all food donations, including bottled water, to Food Basket. Clothing items \[and other items indicated above\] may be dropped off at any of The Salvation Army’s three Hawaii Island thrift stores in Hilo, Honokaa, and Kailua-Kona. Those in need will be provided clothing vouchers for redemption at our stores.  FOOD DONATIONS – Juice boxes and kid-friendly food items are requested along with the continued requests for cases of bottled water and food donations. Also, requests are coming in for garbage bags. Donations of all these items may be made at Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s Food Bank, at 40 Holomua St. in Hilo and 73-4161 Uluwini Pl. in Kailua-Kona. For details, call (808) 933-6030.  CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS - We’re also pleased to announce that Ansaldo Honolulu JV, provider and operator of trains and systems for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, has made a $5,000 contribution to support The Salvation Army’s EDS efforts in Hawaii. See previously announced support listings below along with additional ways the public can make donations at businesses across Hawaii.  CLOTHING VOUCHERS – The Salvation Army is providing clothing vouchers for those affected by the current lava flow. Vouchers are distributed at all disaster RIACs that are established and the distribution center.  EDS AWARENESS EVENT IN HONOLULU - The Salvation Army EDS Awareness Event in Downtown Honolulu – It’s National Salvation Army Week and The Salvation Army had already planned to hold an EDS Awareness Event in downtown Honolulu this Friday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tamarind Park on the corner of Bishop and King Streets. There will be information about Emergency Disaster Services checklists, volunteer training opportunities, and general information about The Salvation Army, among other items. Monetary donations to support The Salvation Army’s EDS response efforts across Hawaii also will be accepted via Red Kettle and via a link to our donation webpage at hawaii.salvationarmy.org. Previously announced contributions to The Salvation Army’s EDS efforts in Hawaii include:  Bank of Hawaii Foundation - $12,500  Central Pacific Bank Foundation - $20,000  Enterprise, Alamo & National Car Rental Hawaii - $5,000  Hawaiian Airlines - $50,000  Kaiser Permanente - $10,000 Previously announced partnerships include: