How to Help

WAYS TO HELP WAIKIKI COMMUNITY CENTER

SAFETY NET OF SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY

For over 34 years Waikiki Community Center has been a safety net of services for thousands of senior adults, young children and families who visit, work or live in Waikiki. WCC depends on the generosity of supporters like you to help us create, maintain, and enhance the quality of life for many in our community. Please help us continue to provide needed programs to the more than 15,000 people who visit our facilities each year.

Your charitable gift to Waikiki Community Center will make an important difference in helping to sustain the Center’s many programs and services. Giving opportunities range from gifts of cash and securities to life income which have favorable financial and tax benefits. You can also support the Center by becoming a member or volunteering. Please remember Waikiki Community Center in your will or trust and make a contribution today. Thank you!

Gifts to the Waikiki Community Center are vital to fulfilling our mission and goals. We rely on the generosity of the community to help support our mission, through both monetary and in-kind donations. 100% of our funding stays right here, in Hawaii, helping families, children and senior adults. For more information, please call Denice Keliikoa, Director of Development at (808) 923-1802 ext. 108 or e-mail at denice@waikikicommunitycenter.org, we'd love to meet with you and provide you with a personal tour of Waikiki Community Center. This is a great way to see your gift at work.

WCC Wish List
Give Aloha at any Foodland or Sack 'n Save store in September
Makana Fund - monthly giving program
Give online via secure network - www.justgive.org
Matching Gifts or Memorial Gifts
Planned Giving Information
Giving Stock, Land or other Assets
Aloha United Way or Combined Federal Campaign Our AUW agency designation #96540
Terms to use in your Will and/or Trust
Your Gift of Time - Volunteer Opportunities
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!

Please support Waikiki Community Center every September with the Give Aloha program

at all Foodland and Sak ‘n Save stores! Our Give Aloha number is #77892

During the month of September Waikiki Community Center will be participating in Give Aloha Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts program with Western Union.

How it Works: From Sept. 1-30, customers are invited to make donations up to a cumulative total of $249 per person, per organization at checkout. Be sure to use your Maika’i Card to receive the matching fund. Our 5-digit code is #77892. Your donation will be added to your grocery purchase total. The amount you donated to us and the name of our organization will appear on your receipt. Donor names will not be released by Foodland, so if you would like us to know of your gift, please contact us directly so that we may properly acknowledge your gift. These contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please save your store receipt for tax purposes since it will be the only record you will have. Mahalo!

WCC WISH LIST. Please keep WCC in mind should you encounter any of these special requests. These are the "wishes" of our staff and teachers.

Carpenter or Handy Man to build bookshelves for our classrooms, shelves in the office, repair door entry areas, and minor repair projects around the facility.
New tables and chairs for our Senior Programs.
Sound and PA Systems for our Auditorium and community classes.
Curtains for our Main Stage in the Auditorium
Canned Goods, especially meat products for our Emergency Food Pantry. Items such as Rice, Pasta, Spam, tuna, corned beef, Vienna Sausage, soups, with 'pop-off' covers work well, canned vegetables and fruits, saimin, Cup of Noodles, etc.
Store Helpers to assist in WCC Thrift Shop, Monday to Fridays, 9am-1pm. (Closed Thursdays and weekends and all holidays). Sort clothes, assist customers, label merchandise.
Office Help - to assist in the busy WCC Admin. office. Answer phones, assist members, perform general office/clerical work. Computer experience helpful.
Small laminator and supplies always needed for WCC office.
Paper products: Paper plates, zip locs (gallon and pint size), tin foil, napkins, forks, cups, etc.
Age appropriate books for our preschoolers, infant to 5 years old.
New office supplies - cases of copier paper (letter, legal and ledger size, all colors), manila folders, Avery #5164 white labels, HP 96 and HP 97 printer ink cartridges, pens, #10 envelopes, white out. etc.
Used truck or van to pick up supplies, food donations and run WCC errands.
Website Programmer - Help with updating website monthly - 2-4 hours. Excellent grammar and graphic design skills needed.
Newsletter Editor - Write monthly newsletter and prepare for bulk mailing. Requires own computer, internet access and MS Word program.

Please remember Waikiki Community Center in your Will and Trusts. Mahalo!

Join our Makana Fund - an easy way to help WCC's most needed projects. This is a monthly giving program where your contributions provide consistent support throughout the year, minimum $10 a month. Join this special group of dedicated donors who help WCC throughout the year. Call (808) 923-1802 ext. 108 to join today with your credit card or send an email to denice@waikikicommunitycenter.org.
Through our Secure Online website . . JustGive.org. Click the box to make your generous donation now. Click the Donate Now button to make a secure donation. Through an Outright Gift These gifts include cash, appreciated property or assets (vehicles, boats, stocks,bonds, securities or real estate).
Through a Recurring Gift - Our Makana Fund: One of the most helpful gifts is a recurring one. This type of giving helps us immediately, and in our future planning. It also helps to even out our cash flow (and yours). You choose the amount, you choose the timing, you choose whether to utilize your checking or credit card account. Whether you choose to make a one-time gift or a recurring gift, you have several options. Call Denice at (808) 923-1802 ext. 108 to set this up, you choose the date that is most convenient for you!
Through a Matching Gift. Ask your employer if your company participates in a matching gift program – a great way to double the donation to WCC.
Through a Honor/Memorial Gift. These gifts can be made in honor of a special individual or in memory of a loved one. Perfect way to pay tribute to a special person in your life, obtain a tax advantage and help WCC at the same time.
Through Wills, Trusts or Bequests. Designate the Waikiki Community Center as a beneficiary of your estate or in your Will. It's a simple way to continue giving.
Through Aloha United Way or Combined Federal Campaign. Designate Waikiki Community Center as a recipient of your Aloha United Way or Combined Federal Campaign annual contribution. Our WCC agency designation number is #96540 Please designate WCC #96540 as your beneficiary agency.
The Gift of Time. Share your special hobby or talent with others; read to a keiki in our preschool, mentor an elementary student with his school work, assist in our Thrift Store.

INFO ON PLANNING YOUR ESTATE

The only way to ensure that your personal wishes are carried out upon your death is to have an estate plan. Once you have provided for your loved ones, we hope you will consider a bequest to the Waikiki Community Center. Your gift, whatever the size, will help fulfill our mission and help other senior adults, families and children in our community.

Many donors ask us the proper way to name WCC in their estate plans. The following language can be used in a variety of estate planning tools.

“I give and bequeath the sum of $____ (or ___% of my estate) to Waikiki Community Center (310 Paoakalani Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815) to be used for its general purposes.”

You may also give a particular asset (“my shared of ABC stock..”) or a portion of the residue of your estate after other bequests have been paid (“50% of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate…”).

Regardless of the size of your estate, proper estate planning is important to ensure your that those assets you have spent a lifetime accumulating are distributed according to your wishes. Contact WCC at 923-1802 for further information.

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!

YOUR GIFT OF TIME - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

WCC Volunteer Program

WCC offers individuals a great way to give back to the community, learn new skills, and help others at the same time. WCC encourages active community participation, social awareness and volunteerism. Volunteer opportunities include:

WCC Thrifty Treasures Thrift Shop. Sort donations, assist buys and complete sales transactions. Monday-Friday, 9am-2 p.m. or various shifts. Contact Donna Sallas, Thrift Store Manager to sign up!
Instructors Needed. Teach your favorite hobby or craft to others. Teachers and/or instructors are being recruited for the next session of classes at WCC.
Office/Clerical Assistance. Volunteers needed to assist in WCC busy program office. Answer phones, help members, assist with office duties. Monday-Friday. See Joyce or Joan to register.
Special Events. Join the planning committee for the Ala Wai Challenge and/or Na Mea o Makamae events. Volunteers and committee members needed to help with event setup, clean up, registration, recruiting team members, picking up supplies, entering data and numerous other projects. Never a dull moment, yet lots of fun working with the Development staff! See Jeff and/or Denice for details.

Contact WCC at (808) 923-1802

or e-mail at srprogramcoord@waikikicommunitycenter.org

Make a difference every day of the year by joining WCC Makana Giving Club

Donors who make a monthly contribution to Waikiki Community Center (WCC) help provide consistent support we need to sustain our year-round programs. To join, you simply pre-authorize a monthly deduction from your credit or debit card with a minimum investment of $10. As a monthly supporter, your contribution to WCC is automatic and effective. You can change or cancel at any time. You can make a difference!

You enable Waikiki Community Center to better plan activities in advance
WCC's admiisstrative costs are greatly reduced, which means more fund go directly to programs and services for senior adults, children and families.
You will no longer receive reminders from WCC, which reduces paper consumption.
It is easy, convenient, and flexible to activate and more convenient than writing monthly checks, you can cancel or change at any time by contacting our office. Most of all, it's rewarding.
You can spread your donation out over the year, so that you hardly notice the regular deductions. Deductions will normally be processed on the 5-10th of each month, or another date you designate.

Any gift amount makes a huge difference. Consider the impact your gift will make on the lives of those living right here in Waikiki. Call Denice at (808) 923-1802 to join this special giving club.