The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union said Friday it is doubling funding to $40,000 for its annual Investing in Education grant program for Hawaii public school teachers.
Beginning today, public school teachers in the Department of Education are invited through Oct. 31 to submit their applications requesting grants to purchase needed supplies, books, furniture, electronic equipment and classroom activities.
“Expanding our Investing in Education program reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting Hawaii’s teachers and keiki,” said Andrew Rosen, president and CEO of Hawaii State FCU. “We are aware of the personal sacrifice many teachers make to provide supplies for their classrooms, and we hope to help lessen that burden.”
Eligible applicants are asked to submit an essay outlining how the grant will help them achieve classroom goals. Grant recipients will be awarded funds between $200 and $500 based on the needs of the classroom. Submissions will be reviewed and awarded as they are received until all 2018 program funds have been disbursed.
Since 2009 Hawaii State FCU has distributed more than $196,000 to Hawaii educators through its Investing in Education program.
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ON THE MOVE
‘Ekahi Health has announced the following new appointments:
>> Maryann Kaiwi-Salvador is a nurse practitioner. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who has experience assisting patients with chronic kidneydisease and diabetes. Kaiwi-Salvador has more than 10 years as a medical intensive care unit registered nurse at The Queen’s Medical Center and has served as anadjunct nursing faculty member at Hawaii Pacific University.
>> Christina Benito is a medical social worker. She will work closely with patients who have diabetes and provide behavioral health services as well as transportationservices. Benito was previously a licensed social worker at Islands Hospice and a service coordinator at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.
>> Sonya Aguirre is a medical assistant. She has five years’ experience in the medical field, including having served as a clinical operations assistant and clinicalmedical assistant. As a medical assistant for ‘Ekahi WellCare, Aguirre’s responsibilities will be to assist patients with scheduling and enrollment in education classesand support the health professional team.
