The Adventure Project

Walmart | February 22, 2020

Organizers of the annual Camp Agape Big Island recently received a $20,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation at the Hilo Walmart. The grant will provide accommodations, bus transportation, meals, activities, backpacks, sleeping bags, pillows, blankets and toiletries for approximately 150 campers. “All of us are so thankful to have the local support of Camp Agape from Walmart,” said Kahu Charlie Kama. “We are expanding our program this year and will be able to accommodate more c...

Fundraising,Social Movements and Community,Philanthropy

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals | January 09, 2023

McLane Company, a supply chain services company that provides food and grocery solutions, has raised over $100 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) since 1987. McLane's contributions have funded critical medical treatments, research, and financial assistance for 170 children's hospitals in the US and Canada, which serve 10 million children each year. By contributing over $100 million since 1987, McLane Company has played an invaluable role in the health an...

Amazon | February 17, 2020

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the launch of a new Earth Fund that the e-commerce chief plans to use to combat the effects of climate change. He said in an Instagram post that he’s pledging $10 billion to start the fund, which will be called the Bezos Earth Fund, and will issue grants to scientists, activists and other organizations in their efforts to “preserve and protect the natural world.” “We can save Earth,” Bezos wrote in his post. &ldq...

Nonprofit Management

First Community Credit Union | November 02, 2020

First Community Credit Union (FirstCCU) donates a total of $36,500 to local nonprofit organizations, small business, and community members impacted by COVID-19. FirstCCU received a total of $35,000 in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLB) to help assist small business and nonprofit organizations in their local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following organizations were recipients of the grant distributed by FirstCCU:...