KES Sixth-graders Write About And Practice Charity
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Kaneohe Elementary sixth-graders have the right idea about community giving, and they penned their thoughts in the school’s annual “Charity Is ...” essay contest, which asked: “If you had $100 to donate to a charity, which one would it be and why?”
The three best answers were from Kayla Hida, first; Michiko AizawaSmith, second; and Tatum Spencer, third.
Hida believed her $100 would do the most good in the most-efficient way at American Red Cross. “They will always be able to sort the money and use it fast and efficient, and the money would probably go somewhere across the world to a family in need,” she wrote.
“Even when there’s a tornado that just hit Missouri, and a tsunami just crashed onto the shore of the Big Island at the very same time as the tornado, the American Red Cross has foundations and medical teams all throughout the world that can go anywhere at any time to any place and serve those who are pleading for help.”
Drawing on earlier experience helping her church serve meals to the homeless in Windward Oahu, Aizawa-Smith said she would give her money to the Institute for Human Services.
“I have always wanted to find a fast way to end the homeless problem in our islands,” she explained, and “I have such a good feeling and feel proud of myself when I help the people that do not have as much as I do.
“I believe it is important to give to unsheltered, at risk and homeless people because it is not fair that a lot of people are so blessed and they are not.”
After her grandparents were diagnosed with diabetes, Spencer realized what a difference the American Diabetes Association could make to a family.
“They actually try to help diabetic people,” she wrote. “They help ... by trying to find a cure, and they also want people with diabetes, like my grandparents, to have a happier life.”
While the three children won gift cards and cash ($50, $25 and $20), the contest also donated $100, $50 and $25 to the charities they wrote about (in order of prize level).
A school parent sponsors the contest each year to encourage children to develop a sense of compassion and selflessness.
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