Jarrett Middle School Foundation Annual Dinner Foundation 2014

Jarrett_foundation_flier_2014Dear Members and Friends,

As part of our work in the Palolo Valley community, I serve on the Jarrett Middle School Foundation which raises awareness and funds to help the students (which are mostly from the Palolo Low Income apartments) of Jarrett attend school activities such as school excursions, 6th grade camp, purchase band instruments, uniforms for the cross country team, etc. Many teachers spend their own money to help the needy students, but they need to know that the community is behind them. It is absolutely vital that we support the teachers that are mentoring the young people in our valley. They serve as role models that help to reduce delinquency. If the community and teachers don’t care, the children become problems in our community later.

Just last week five teenage boys robbed the store next door (Number One Store) with two cases of beer. I felt helpless as I saw the store owner struggle with the boys and called the police. I yelled at the store owner to just let them go, which he did eventually. Getting hurt over two cases of beer was not worth it.

This incident reminds me that there is delinquency in the valley and that we need to work together to bring up the children in right way. They say “It takes a village to raise a child.”

This year we will be celebrating our 20th year and I’d like to call on our members and friends to support our cause by joining in the annual dinner fundraiser on Saturday, November 15. See attached. If you want to join our table, no need to submit the form, just let me know and make your check payable to Tenrikyo Pearl Church. We will reserve your seat and make the payment together with everyone for our table.

Mahalo,
Owen Nakao

Jarrett Foundation Dinner 2014 Flier (pdf)

Jarrett Foundation Thank You Message:

Thanks to your generous support of the Jarrett Foundation, they were able to donate over $15,000.00 in grant requests to the students at Jarrett Middle School. 6th grade Camp was made affordable for all students to be able to attend. 6th and 8th graders attended Challenger Center at Barbers Point. Lessons learned in all of their classes helped them to succeed in the mock space mission.

The AVID students got a taste of the college experience when they visited Heald College and UH West. They were also able to attend a UH Men’s Basketball game in Stan Sheriff Center.

Our Cross Country team showed their sportsmanship and pride during the XC season, thanks to the grant that funded their transportation, entrance fees and uniforms.

The 7th grade went on numerous field trips to support their classroom learning, giving them a hands-on, practical learning experience. We were able to provide refreshments for our Parent Involvement activities to encourage parents to be active in their children’s education.

Our Positive Behavior Support (PBS) program was able to reward our students for their positive behaviors through fun incentives that we could not have provided without your support.

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