By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The philanthropists rubbing shoulders at the Augustine Educational Foundation donor appreciation reception Sept. 21 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Hau Terrace Lanai got an idea of the impact they are making when the foundation’s executive director Sue Ferandin called Kelsy Padilla to the podium. Padilla is one of 60 PWH […]
Photo: Augustine Foundation reception
Young students from Saint Louis School and Sacred Hearts Academy greet guests at the Augustine Educational Foundation donor reception, Sept. 8 at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. The reception brings together benefactors of the foundation with local Catholic school faculty and students, and diocesan staff. Bishop Larry Silva, in the reception’s printed program, wrote that […]
Augustine Educational Foundation this year distributes $855,000 in scholarships, grants
The Augustine Educational Foundation awarded $855,000 this year in scholarships to Hawaii Catholic school students and grants to Hawaii Catholic schools, topping $9 million in total distributions since it started more than 25 years ago. The foundation honored its many funders Sept. 17 at its 14th annual Donor Appreciation Reception at the Halekulani Hotel. […]
Photo: Big donation
At the annual Augustine Educational Foundation donor reception Sept. 17, at the Halekulani Hotel, a $75,000 donation was given by the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to fund college preparation programs for PWH Scholars. The PWH program provides opportunities for students who, for income or other reasons, normally would not attend Catholic schools. The program presently […]
PWH scholarships picks for Catholic schools students with potential
It’s like a new virtual Hawaii Catholic high school, imbedded in three — soon to be four — campuses, comprised of a small, but growing, you might say elite, group of students assembled almost by fate, by chance. By a “fluke,” as Sue Ferandin, the executive director of the Augustine Educational Foundation, put it. They […]
Big contributors to Catholic education recognized at Augustine reception
The cheerful clique of Catholic high school students greeting guests at the Augustine Educational Foundation’s annual donor appreciation reception Sept. 25 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Hau Terrace Lanai represented the life-changing potential of the scholarship-granting organization. They were the PWH scholars, 16 students handpicked from public middle schools and given a remarkable opportunity — a […]