16 Oct 2014

Ko Olina Resort to Host 16th Annual Thanksgiving Outreach

Ko Olina Resort to Host 16th Annual Thanksgiving Outreach
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Four thousand holiday meals, complete with turkey, gravy, stuffing, pie and more, will be distributed to Leeward residents through Ko Olina’s 16th Annual Thanksgiving Outreach, Saturday, November 22.

What began modestly with just 1,000 meals in 1999 has grown to be the holiday’s largest outreach program on Oahu. Employees from the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Marina and resort residents, will be working hand‐in‐hand with church congregations from Waianae to Waipahu to prepare, distribute and serve meals to less fortunate families along the Leeward coast.

Leeward Community College culinary students will be preparing over 2,700 pounds of turkey, with Ko Olina chefs handling all side dishes and desserts. UPS drivers, many of whom have participated in the voluntary program since its inception, will be delivering the prepared dishes to 14 locations, including:

Waianae
– The Gathering Place of Hope
– Holy Hill of Zion Thy Dwelling Place
– Waianae Vet Center
– Word of Life
– Ark of Safety

Mail
– Paradise Chapel

Nanakul
– City of Joy

Kapolei
– St. Jude Catholic Church
– US Vets of Kalaeloa

Ewa Beach
– West Loch Elderly Village
– Calvary Chapel West Oahu

Waipahu
– Lighthouse Outreach Christian Center
– Waipahu United Church of Christ

Pearl City
– Pearl City Community Church

Ko Olina Charities welcomes monetary donations. Tax‐deductible checks may be sent in care of Ko Olina Charities‐Thanksgiving Outreach, Attn: Patricia Ahn, 92‐1480 Aliinui Drive, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707; or via PayPal.

About Ko Olina Resort
Ko Olina is a 642‐acre master‐planned resort community on the western shore of the island of O‘ahu. Resort partners include the iconic JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina, Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, Marriott’s most successful vacation club product in the world, Ko Olina Beach Villas Resort, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Disney’s first family destination resort outside of its theme park developments, Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Station retail center and the state‐of‐the‐art Ko Olina Marina. The resort, known as O‘ahu’s premier vacation destination, also features seven pristine oceanfront lagoons connected by 1.5 miles.

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