Aloha!

Spring is right around the corner. New years resolutions have come and gone. Sigh, days fly past way to fast some day. Thanks to Facebook I know that 5 years ago we just made one of our bigger donations, 3 years ago we were bringing back donations from our trip to Minnesota, and here we are in 2016 getting ready to not only roll out a new project in earnest, but also letting our community know we exist and in a few short months we will be an official 501c3 if the feds work quickly.

IF you have never heard of Danya's gift take a minute to browse through the pages listed accross the top of the page. You will see a brief description of each of the projects we do and what we need to do them, as well as why we do what we do.

As always you are our greatest resource. If you are reading this it means you care enough to help. We've also added a donation button to our website all cash donations will go towards these projects.

New Things On the Horizon

Amazing things are happening with Danya's gift. We have now entered phase 2 of our process to become a full fledged 501-C3 corporation. This will mean bigger and better things for Danya's gift in the future. This means we can apply for grants to be able to do more, we will be able to dream big. It also means more work and some new projects. Stay tuned because soon you will see more details about new projects and needs. Can't wait for all that is coming!

2015 Girl Scout Cookie Partnership

For 3 years running now Troop 590 out of Waipahu, Ewa, and Kapolei has partnered with us to provide Celebration boxes for Kapiolani Hospital. It has been a treat to see the girls grow as they serve and learn about those who are not as fortunate as them health wise. This year the girls made 42 celebration boxes! What a great gift they have given to the keiki of Kapi'olani Medical Center.

Way to go Girls!

Girl Scout Cookies Help Kids at Kapi'olani have a Happy Birthday!

Once again this year a Girl Scout troop will be partnering with us to provide amazing things to Kapi'olani Medical Center. Troop 590 of Waipahu/Kapolei begins their cookie booth sales today!

Troop 590 has had quite a year so far collecting items for an orphanage and school in Cebu City, Philippines, and earning tons of badges. Now it's time to sell cookies. Through their cookie sales they will be raising money for their troop to do an extra fun activity this summer, as well as pay their registration and dues for next year. But the reason why we are so excited is that a portion of their earnings will also go toward preparing celebration boxes for the keiki of Kapi'olani Medical Center. To find out more about Celebration boxes click here. Don't need any cookies? No worries. They are also collecting donated boxes to deliver to the Ronald McDonald House near the Hospital for the families of ill children who are staying there during treatment. Many of those families medical bills are so high that every little taste of luxury is a gift. Please help them meet all of their goals.

March 1  Menchies in Kapolei 3-7 pm

March 2 Walgreens Ewa Beach 9am-1pm

Celebration Boxes For Kapi’olani

The staff at Kapiolani Hospital guestimate that 50 children celebrate their birthday in the Hospital each year. Kids who are hospitalized on their birthday, typically kids with long term illnesses like Cancer, may not have fancy decorations or any other fun stuff to accessorize their celebration. This is not a way for a kid to feel the hope of recovery. If we put together boxes with party supplies then the kids can have a real birthday party in the hospital. The Celebration boxes may also be used for celebrating other milestones as well; things like a final Chemo treatment, an especially rough week of treatment being over, or just a need for a little sunshine in their day. Below you will find a list of suggestions. We suggest that each girl puts at least one box together. If you find good deals feel free to put together as many as you would like or let each sibling put one together for a kid their own age, or recruit aunties, uncles and cousins to put one together too.
 It is totally up to you. In a plastic shoe box size storage container put any of the following:
 8 plates (new in package)
8 cups (new in package)
Party blowers (new in package)
Party favors
 Banners
 Table cloths
 8 Napkins (new in Package)
Decorations
 Crowns
Necklaces
 Small gift item (coloring book and crayons or hot wheels car, mini lego set, etc.)
Birthday card from your child
 Hats

 When you or your group has finished your collection contact us and we will help you coordinate your drop off, or add it to our annual drop off. Mahalo for your support. For more information on how you can help Contact Pastor Laura at danyasgift@gmail.com or Check out the blog site or facebook page. www.Danyasgift.blogspot.com All Donations are Tax Deductable

A little HELP needed

As you know we have been working very closely with the March of Dimes NICU family support to give basic hygiene items to families who have been transported to O'ahu from the other Hawaiian islands in the Stranded Family Bags. It's a huge undertaking and today at our board meeting we discovered that we have some more people who really need our support too. Moms who have been transported on bed rest. Sometime this means that they went to their local doctor, were told to go to the hospital for more tests and then medi-vaced over to O'ahu without ever getting to go home. You can imagine the stress this provides, plus being away from family and close friends can make a girl very lonely in those times. SO they have asked that we put together these beside organizers for every mom on bedrest at the hospital and have some filled with just boredom busters for local O'ahu moms and others for outer island moms filled with basic hygiene stuffs. Everything you get at the hospital has a price tag on it, and often moms can't afford to allow them to give them any thing extra.

So what do I need from you? Help sewing these organizers and things to fill them. I have a very simple pattern and is done as a tutorial so that even the most inexperienced sew-er can put it together. We will be needing lots of these in the coming months, so any help is greatly appreciated. If you know of others who might be interested in sewing with a purpose, please pass it on. Remember that all donations like this are tax deductable, and since federal laws are as they are, I can't asign a value for them, so you will recieve a fill in the blank in-kind donation form. If other people help you, please let me know so that they can get the letter too. There is a list inside the pattern with care package ideas for the organizer. This is not required, but if you happen to have them is great too.

The hospital has been soo impressed with the response that the stranded family bags have gotten that they basically want to do the same thing with Moms on bed rest who get transfered over. They can't have the food stuff as the hospital will provide that for them since they will be admited, but the simple nessasary items are very welcome. We have enough soap, shampoo, and lotion for quite a while but tooth brushes and paste (travel size) are always welcome additions. Also anything to stave off boredom. Things like crafting kits, i.e. cross stitch, and plastic canvas, to books and other distractions.

Again any help is great,

Organizers can be mailed to

Danya's GIft

94-548 Palai Street

Waipahu, HI 96797

 

To get the pattern please email me at danyasgift@gmail.com

Mahalos for all your help!

Dedication Sunday!

Good morning! Today is the day we as a Church dedicate this month as a special collection month. This is the stuff we've collected all year! As I kept pulling it out of the storage boxes I could't believe how much clothing we've collected so far! After looking through everything I'd like to focus our giving for the month. The NICU still has quite a bit of clothing from past graduates, as well as the nurses finding it on clearance, so I think with this gift they will be set. They have asked us to focus on the stranded family bags. For those we will need lots of non perishable items:

• Chef Boyardee pasta cups
• Vienna Sausage
• Spam
• Bottled Water
• Cracker packs
• Individually wrapped candies
• Individually wrapped cookies
• Tooth Paste
• Travel size Qtips
• Travel Laundry Soap
• Starbucks Via Coffee packets
• Or you could give cash via the paypal button at the side of this blog, or in person.

The other area we want to focus on is our gifts to the older keiki in the hospital. We are in need of a variety of party plates, cake size, in different characters for all ages of Keiki. Small puzzle books, or new toys they could play with in their bed. The simple travel type games, or cheep dolls (Barbie, Princess, Polly Pockets or baby style dolls) We could also use small finger nail polish, single use makeup samples or any other beauty product that would help a teen undergoing Chemo feel pretty.

John delivered an awesome message on compassion, click here to listen to his message.

I can't wait to share the fun of collecting with all of you.  I know you all have the ability to amaze not only me but the hospital ladies as well. I can't wait!