Guava Shop teams up with the Kokua Hawaii Foundation for their 2nd Community Clothing Swap

Guava Shop, the North Shore’s beachy chic boutique and Plastic Free Hale’iwa Coalition member, will be teaming up once again with the Kokua Hawaii Foundation for another highly requested community clothing swap.

The clothing swap will take place at Guava Shop on Saturday, June 26, 2010, from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

This is how the clothing swap works: Starting Tuesday, June 1, 2010 and every day until 6:00pm the night before the event June 25, 2010, anyone can bring their swappable clothes to Guava Shop to receive swap tickets. These swap tickets can be used to ‘purchase’ clothing on the event day.

The amount of swap tickets you are given will depend on the ‘value’ of the clothing you bring in. The value will be determined at the discretion of the Guava Shop owners or the Kokua Hawaii Foundation volunteers and depends on the cleanliness, quality, style, and brand of the clothing items. For example, bringing in a great dress in perfect condition may get you five swap tickets. While a skirt that’s out of style and has holes in it may only get you one ticket.

Swappable items include quality wardrobe items that you’d typically consign or share with a friend—Clothing that others would be happy to wear. Items must be CLEAN (freshly laundered) and in very good condition. All unclaimed items are donated to various local non-profits that provide clothing to people in need. Out of respect for fellow swappers and your community, please do not bring ripped, dirty, stained items or those with broken zippers, etc. Remember: If everybody brings in great clothes, this swap will be a success and possibly a tradition.

Guava Shop is rewarding participants by offering a 10% discount on all purchases the day of the event. In addition, all Green-themed merchandise will be 20% off.

*Swap tickets can also be purchased for $3 per ticket on the day of the event.

For more information, please call 808-637-9670

‘AINA In Schools Looking for Docents!

We are already building our ‘AINA IS (Actively Integrating Nutrition and Agriculture In Schools) teams at each of the ‘AINA schools for the 2010-2011 school year. We are recruiting parent and community docents to teach monthly nutrition lessons for grades 2nd & 6th, and garden lessons for Grades K, 1st, 5th. No experience necessary, and times are flexible! Join us in educating the next generation about how to make healthy food choices and how to grow their own food.

If interested, please save the training date for your region below and RSVP to Kelly Perry, Volunteer Coordinator, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Garden Docent Training Dates:

• Honolulu Schools: Monday, August 16th, 9am-12pm, Ala Wai Elem  
• Windward Schools: Thursday, August 19th,  2:15-5:15pm, Ahuimanu Elem
• North Shore Schools: Wednesday, August 18th, 9am-12pm, Sunset Beach Elem

Nutrition Docent Training Dates:

• Honolulu Schools: Tuesday, August 24th, 9am-12pm, Wai’alae PCS Elem
• Windward Schools: Thursday, August 26th, 9am-12pm, Aikahi Elem
• North Shore Schools: Monday, August 30th, 9am-12pm, Sunset Beach Elem

Click here for more info on ‘AINA In Schools

ATTENTION TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS! Now Accepting KEAP Applications!

A Kokua Earth Action Project (KEAP) is an environmental service learning initiative aimed at taking care of our islands and encouraging long-lasting change in your classrooms, schools or community. If your class or school is interested in starting a project to create positive change for our environment this upcoming school year, please submit what you’re doing by completing Kokua Earth Action Proposal application. You may already have an environmental project planned for this upcoming school year, so we invite you to participate. We want to recognize your work and share it with other schools.

To apply, you may download the KEAP application online. For more information please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Environmental Field Trip & Mini-Grants for Educators

Our 2010-2011 Environmental Field Trip & Mini-Grant applications are now available at kokuahawaiifoundation.org/schoolprograms.

Please fill out your grant applications and submit now.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 1, 2011. We look forward to assisting your school in furthering your environmental education goals.

For more information about our grant opportunities, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Live Aloha Day 2010

Come join us on Saturday, June 19th at Waikiki Elementary School for Kanu Hawaii’s Live Aloha Day, where we will be working on two major projects: completing the plant nursery and building an aquaponics system. Other gardening jobs will include weeding, raking, mulching, and watering in one of our many gardens and fruit tree orchards. Waikiki Elementary School students will conduct a garden tour for interested volunteers, and provide information about organic gardening and seed starting. They will also hold a plant sale and Student Farmer’s Market.

The Waikiki Elementary School garden program is a 3200-square foot “Food Farm” that includes organic heirloom tomatoes, fruit trees, ‘outdoor-classroom’ plant nursery, and Kokua Hawaii Foundation ‘AINA In Schools teaching gardens. Everything was built by community volunteers with donations and grants.

By growing food directly on campus, students learn first-hand about the knowledge and hard work required to produce what we eat.

Please bring any tools you may have, a water bottle, sunscreen, and pack a dish for three to share for a potluck lunch. We will provide cold water for refill.

        Click here to sign up!