Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle Scholarship Chair Claudia L. Webster with David Medina, Agriculture Scholarship recipient. Photo taken by Bonnie Beatson.
By Staff Reports
(Kaneohe)- The Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle (LKOC) recently donated $6,000 to fund scholarships at Windward Community College. This gift will be awarded to students during the 2013-2014 academic year.
“As a Windward O’ahu organization concerned with preserving, protecting and enhancing our environment for future generations, we are pleased to support agriculturally-focused scholarships at Windward Community College,” said Lyn Turner, Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle president. “Our members enjoy meeting ‘our’ students and hope to help many more WindwardCC students in the future.”
This new gift will support existing LKOC scholarships at Windward CC: the LKOC Environment Studies Scholarship and the WCC Agriculture Scholarship. To date, the LKOC Environment Studies Scholarship, established in 2010, has awarded $7,000. The WCC Agriculture Scholarship was established in 1993 and has awarded a total of $21,000 in scholarship support.
“Our students are fortunate to have donors step forward and offer financial help,” said Windward Community College Chancellor Doug Dykstra. He continued, “We have many students struggling to pay for tuition, books and fees, so every scholarship gift is critically important to both student success and persistence.”
Windward CC Chancellor Doug Dykstra joins Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle President Lyn Turner as she signs the ceremonial check. Photo taken by Bonnie Beatson.
To learn how you can support students and programs at Windward CC please contact
KC Collins, CFRE at (808) 956-3458 or KC.Collins@UHFoundation.org. You can also make a secure gift online at www.uhfoundation.org/GiveToWCC
The University of Hawai’i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai’i System. The mission of the University of Hawai’i Foundation is to unite donors’ passions with the University of Hawai’i’s aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawai’i and our future generations. www.uhfoundation.org
Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle: Founded in 1912, The Outdoor Circle, a statewide, non-profit, environmental organization, is dedicated to keeping Hawai’i clean, green and beautiful by preserving, protecting and enhancing our environment for future generations. http://www.lanikailuaoutdoorcircle.org
Windward Community College, founded in 1972, is the youngest community college in the University of Hawaii System, with an enrollment of 2,800 students. WCC offers the the liberal arts associate in arts degree, the associate in arts degree in Hawaiian studies, the associate in science degree in veterinary technology and 12 certificates. In addition, WCC offers non-credit career and community education, and is host to the only art atelier in the state. Creative programs at the Hawai’i Music Institute, Palikū Theatre, Hōkūlani Imaginarium and Gallery ‘Iolani attract thousands to the campus every year. For more information, visit www.windward.hawaii.edu.