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Spectrum Gives $10,000 Award To the Hawaii Foodbank
Foodbank Nominated Twice This Year and Will Help Provide More Meals to Those Impacted by COVID-19
Spectrum announced a donation of $10,000 to the Hawaii Foodbank, as part of the company’s community philanthropic program, Spectrum Employee Community Grants.
The $10,000 Spectrum Employee Community Grant award was presented June 26 to the Hawaii Foodbank at its Honolulu facility. The Hawaii Foodbank combats hunger and provides critical emergency food relief following natural disasters.
This is the second Spectrum Employee Community Grant awarded to the Hawaii Foodbank this year bringing the total of the two grants to $15,000. The funding will help provide food to vulnerable members of the local community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as those already facing hunger every day.
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“Through Spectrum Employee Community Grants, we are proud to provide support to community organizations with which our local Spectrum employees are volunteering their time,” said Gregg Fujimoto, Spectrum Senior Vice President. “Together, we are building stronger communities where our customers and employees live and work.”
“Due to COVID-19, Hawaii Foodbank has been making emergency food purchases like never before,” said Marielle Terbio, Director of Community Engagement and Advocacy of Hawaii Foodbank. “Spectrum’s donation will help us provide about 25,000 meals to those struggling with food insecurity in Hawaii during these challenging times and for this, we are truly grateful.”
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Spectrum employee Cybil Chun-Ming nominated the Hawaii Foodbank. "I am humbled and beyond thrilled that the Spectrum Employee Community Grant was able to donate to the Hawaii Foodbank once again,” said Chun-Ming. “In these uncertain and unprecedented times, this grant will go a long way to making sure that no one in Hawaii goes hungry.”
Introduced in 2019, Spectrum Employee Community Grants provides funding to local nonprofits throughout the company’s 41-state service area. Recipients deliver critical social services, helping underserved residents meet basic needs, including food, shelter, clothing, job training and neighborhood safety. Each awardee is nominated by one of the company’s 95,000 U.S. employees who has volunteered with the organization for at least one year.