Feed five people with a $50 donation! Click here to make a secure donation.
Help raise money for WCC at www.goodsearch.com and designate Waikiki Community Center as your charity of choice. Each time you search, a penny is donated to WCC! An easy and effortless way to raise money for WCC programs. Mahalo!

WAYS TO HELP WCC

Thank you for supporting the Waikiki Community Center and the important work we do for young children, senior adults and families who live, visit and work in Waikiki.

Yes! I/We want to help the families, seniors and children at WCC!

This is what your dollars at work will accomplish! With your help, we can!

Your gift of $25 will help WCC provide 5 families with emergency food.
Your gift of $50 will help subsidize activities for seniors on a limited or fixed income.
Your gift of $100 will help WCC purchase new tables and chairs for our members.
Your gift of $250 will help provide educational materials and supplies for WCC's preschoolers to prepare them for school success; printing expense for the monthly member newsletter.
Your gift of $500 will provide new playground equipment for WCC's preschool students.
Your gift of $1000 will help make building improvements for the people who use our facilities. (Wheelchair ramps, better lighting, library shelves, etc.)

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WCC WISH LIST - click here for a complete list of WCC needs and wishes.

MAKANA FUND ~ WCC’s MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM

You can help WCC make a difference every day of the year by becoming a founding member of our Makana Fund. Help is needed to sustain our year-round programs and enable WCC to better plan activities in advance. It’s simple to join. Simply pre-authorize a monthly deduction from your credit card (or debit card) with a minimum investment of $10. As a monthly supporter, your contribution to WCC is automatic, you can change or cancel at any time with a quick phone call to (808) 923-1802 .

Consider the impact your gift will make on the lives of those living right here in Waikiki. As a Founding Member you will receive a (free) WCC lanyard for your membership card & listed on our Makana Donor Honor Roll.

Be an angel and help all year round. To join simply call Denice at (808) 923 1802,it takes a few minutes to do something good all year! You'll feel better by doing this good deed!

GIVING STOCK CAN IMPROVE YOUR TAX OUTLOOK

As you begin reviewing your end of year tax strategies we hope you will remember Waikiki Community Center in your giving plans. One especially advantageous way of giving combines greater tax savings for you while providing additional funds for Waikiki Community Center. Here’s an example of how this can work.

The Gift. Mr. Brown purchased publicly traded securities (stocks) 10 years ago at a cost of $5,000. They are currently valued at $17,000. Because he has owned the securities more than 1 year and they have increased in value, Mr. Brown can use them to make his year-end gift at a lower out-of-pocket cost.

Increase the savings. Mr. Brown is entitled to a tax deduction for the full current value of the donated securities, not the lesser amount he paid for it. In addition, he is not subject to the capital gains tax which would be due on the increase in value of the securities if had sold them.

How the gift is made. Since Mr. Brown does not hold the stock certificates he wishes to give, he simply contacts his investment broker to handle the transfer to Waikiki Community Center. For tax purposes, this gift is considered complete at the time of the actual transfer. To be sure your gift will qualify for a tax deduction, allow enough time for the transfer to be made this year end.

An alternate giving method. If you do hold the stock certificate, you can simply mail it to WCC, a signed stock power is also needed. Contact Denice at 923-1802 for more details.

Gifts of personal property. Items such as antiques, jewelry, coin collections, automobiles and other such assets offer significant tax advantages when given to a non profit like WCC. We turn this into working cash to provide enhanced services for our members—senior adults, families and children.

Let us know if you have any questions. Mahalo!

WCC INVITES YOU TO JOIN “CHALLENGE 31”

The Waikiki Community Center has thrived since 1978 with no federal or government funding thanks primarily to the generous philanthropy of our members, community and business partners. Campaigns such as this help us with general operating and administrative expenses without having to raise our membership or class fees.

We invite you to join the CHALLENGE 31 CAMPAIGN to help Waikiki Community Center celebrate 31 years of dedicated service to the community. We’ll be focusing on ‘31’ reasons to give and show you more than ‘31’ ways to support our on-going programs. This is truly a challenging time for us – your help is needed more than ever. Our goal is to raise $131,000 by October 31^st to meet our annual budget and keep WCC open.

Here are ways you can help and raise the thermometer to reach our goal.

Inviting 31 donors to donate $ 3,100 and we’ll raise $ 96,100! (wow!)

Inviting 310 donors to donate $ 310.00 and we’ll raise $ 96,100!

Inviting 310 donors to donate $ 131.00 and we’ll raise $ 40,610!

Inviting 3100 donors to donate $ 31.00 and we’ll raise $ 96,100!

Inviting 1,310 donors to donate $ 13.10 and we’ll raise $ 17,161!

Inviting 3100 donors to donate $ 3.10 and we’ll raise $ 9,610!

Our Early Education Center parents and students are also participating and will be counting the coins to learn what 3100 pennies look like (and solving math problems). Every little bit counts! During your sales transactions, our staff will be asking you if you’d like to contribute a little extra to help.

Bring in your loose change and pennies too! Bring your “loose” change (Pennies from Heaven) to fill our canisters at the Thrift Store or Main Office.

Lastly, mark your calendars and join us for a Celebration Party on Friday, October 30 starting at 3:10 p.m as we tally the final counts! Give what you can, every bit will help WCC continue with programs for our community!