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Hawaii
COUNTY CLERK
COUNNTYY AOF HAWAII
March 19, 2018 Time
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Hawaii County Council
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni St., Suite 1402
Hilo, HI 96720
Re: FY2018-19 County of Hawaii Non-Profit Grant Funding Request
Dear Hawaii County Council:
We are writing in support of the American Red Cross of Hawaii for FY2018-2019 County of
Hawaii non-profit grant funding of$50,000 for local disaster preparedness and response efforts
on the Big Island. The Red Cross recruits, trains and coordinates volunteers to be on call to
provide immediate disaster relief assistance to disaster victims anytime and anywhere, and to
also conduct community disaster education outreach to share vital disaster preparedness
information with the public, to include installing free smoke alarms in the homes of vulnerable
populations and educating children.
The Red Cross is not a government agency, yet they are always there. The Big Island office of
the Red Cross operates at a deficit and needs funding to support this critical program that
serves the people of Hawaii County. As members of the East Hawaii and West Hawaii Red Cross
AdvisoryCouncils, and as local business leaders and communityrepresentatives, we are asking
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the County Council to support the Hawaii Red Cross on the Big Island through our County non-
profit grant program.
County of Hawaii non-profit grant funding has enabled the Hawaii Red Cross to make a positive
difference in our community. The County of Hawaii and the Red Cross share a spirit of
responsibility and dedication to the Big Island community, and we thank you for your generous
support.
With Warm Aloha,
East & West Hawaii Advisory Councils
Hugh D. Baker, Jr. Rodney Ito Noel Morin
David Bock Judith Jennet Adrian Murphy
Janel de Jesus Mike Kaleikini Debra Ota
Philip Fernandez Mitch Kanehailua Mitchell Tam
Larisa Hamamoto Carol Kitaoka John Yates, III
Randy Hirokawa Chris Leonard -1 t C y
Jacqui Hoover Talmadge Magno Comm. No.
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Ref. Date APR 0 2 2018
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