Other Ways to Help WCC Waikiki Community Center

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.

GIVE ALOHA DURING SEPTEMBER AT ANY FOODLAND OR SAK 'N SAVE STORE

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Please support Waikiki Community Center this September with the Give Aloha program at all Foodland and Sak ‘n Save stores!

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!

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. 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.
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!

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!

CHALLENGE 31 2009 DONORS

Mahalo for your contributions and sharing our mission!

As of November 23, 2009

$250 and Above Donors

Juliana T. Aquino Joan Naguwa

$100-$249 Donors

Faye Chiogioji
Rick Egged

Glenn Harada

Hawaiian Electric Co.

Denice Keliikoa

Linda Lee

David Lewin

Leona Nakaahiki

William & Helen Sweatt

Noel Trainor/Savoy Consulting

Vivian Tsuji

Carolyn Wong

Maki Kuroda

$20 - $99 Donors

Anonymous

Maureen Bailes

Barbara Cook

Joyce Fukata

Bernice Harada

Rikichi Kohatsu

Olive Lum

Emma Manzano

Mollie Mead

Matthew Meko

Gail Miraflor

Carole Nelson

Pam Seelig

Bernard Silva

Serena Sullivan

Diane Takasaki

Kristy-Ann Tagaloa

Gary Yoshida

$19 and Below

Anonymous/Coin Drops

Jeffrey Apaka

Cynthia Gee

June Humphrey

Ann Ramsey

Donna Sallas

Dawn Ward

Kawika Yahiro

The need for unrestricted funds is an on-going challenge for WCC.

You can add your name to our list by making a contribution today by contacting Denice Keliikoa, Director of Development at (808) 923-1802 x108 or email at denice@waikikicommunitycenter.org

Celebrating 31 years of service to the community

NOTE: Before making any significant donation please consult with

your financial advisor for the best tax advantage.

For more information, please contact:

Denice Keliikoa, CFRE, Director of Development

Waikiki Community Center

Phone: (808) 923-1802 ext. 108 Fax: (808) 791-2099

E-mail: denice@waikikicommunitycenter.org