Name of Requester: Natalie Ropa

Organization: LHES Foundation

Requester Phone: (808) 221-8962

Requester Email: info@lhesfoundation.org

Is this organization a 501C3?: Yes

If NO, Fiduciary and/or 501C3 sponsor?:

Fiduciary Address: PO Box 630633

Name to Appear on Check: LHES Foundation

EIN: 453680782

Project Name: Celebrate LHES

Rationale for Project: Lanai High and Elementary School Week
“Celebrate Lanai High and Elementary School”
By honoring our teachers, students and school

Our school would like to start an annual tradition that celebrates our love for our students, teachers and school. The hope is to begin a new culture of a bigger and more positive school community that includes everyone that lives on Lanai in hopes to make our school the best that it can possibly be.

Total Amount of Funding Request:    $5700

Date Funds Will Be Needed: 4/1/2023

Itemized Breakdown of Budget Request (can be emailed separately if needed): see link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QciDvW9U1fH0kZcoIVvFBpY0ydtBF6fs2FpP4yclciA/edit?usp=sharing. See below for update from 3/7/2023 email from Natalie Ropa.

Please include a current budget for the proposed project (can be emailed separately if needed): See below for update from 3/7/2023 email from Natalie Ropa.

Identify who would benefit from funding request (age groups, number and demographics of targeted population): LHES Students & Staff
Lanai Community

What specific goals are you trying to achieve? : Increase the value of education in our community

How will you evaluate success?: A successful event with lots of attendees

-see link also
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QciDvW9U1fH0kZcoIVvFBpY0ydtBF6fs2FpP4yclciA/edit?usp=sharing

Other sources of funding the group has received or is planning on applying for: If approved by MKCF, LHES Foundation will have a basis to work with and will see other funding.

Supply a community reference and their contact information: Jennifer Pimental
Jennifer.Pimental@k12.hi.us

Update 3/7/2023, email from Natalie Ropa, LHES Foundation:
The overall request to MKCF is for $5700 to help support three events.
The "one day" was in reference to teacher appreciation week-we have a full week of treats for them and were hoping that MKCF would host one day of the week-the request was for breakfast.  

My total request breakdown is: BUDGET $5700

Itemized breakdown for the breakfast would be:
Feeding -150 people (all LHES employees)/$1000 total for Breakfast supplies
$500-pasteries
$100-paper goods
$200-fruits
$200-coffee, tea, juice
Total:  $1000

STEM Supplies-$200
Kiwi Kits-$2000
Dinner-hot dogs, chips, juice-$500
Total:  $2700

$1000 for a coordinator: Susu Woolsey
$1000-for miscellaneous supplies
Total $2000