MAHALO!

Aloha in the Redwoods 2004

WAS A BIG SUCCESS!

Come To ALOHA in the REDWOODS
~ SUNDAY Sept. 18, 2005 ~
This year with LEDWARD KAAPANA

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Click here to see Photos of Aloha in the Redwoods 2004

A GREAT BIG MAHALO

for a lovely day of

Hawaiian Music and Culture featuring:

Hawaiian Music's Next Generation

Slack Key Guitar & Ukelele Masters

in Concert

David Kamakahi, Herb Ohta, Jr., Keoki Kahumoku,

and Patrick Landeza

with lovely HULA dancers dancing

beneath the Redwoods!

A BENEFIT FOR LA HONDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

PROCEEDS WILL FUND TEACHER SALARIES, CLASSROOM AIDES, EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT & MUSIC PROGRAMS AT LA HONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

What is Aloha?
by Karen Shaff

In June 2002, George Kahumoku, Jr., Hawaiian Ki Ho'Alu Slack Key Guitar Master, performed a wonderful concert for our very first Aloha in the Redwoods. It was a fundraiser to help raise money for a new playground for our school. The playground was soon constructed from the ground up by the community of parents and teachers of La Honda Elementary School. People ~ all volunteers ~ brought their tractors, shovels and all kinds of tools, food, and refreshments on several scorching hot weekends to prepare the land and assemble the large purple climbing structure & swing set which now stands upon the "upper playground" at La Honda Elementary School. The day after Kahumoku's 2002 performance, he flew over to Maui and called me all the way in La Honda, California to thank ME for putting on such a wonderful event and making HIM feel so welcome and at home here. George loved the warm spirit of the community of La Honda, the generosity of the people, the wonderful food people had prepared for the luau and the wonderful connections he had made with community members at this event. "This is Aloha," he said!

Mahalo George!

La Honda Educational Foundation is at it again, bringing the Aloha spirit to La Honda to benefit our schools. We are currently seeking sponsorship, donations, and volunteers to help with this wonderful event. Sponsors will receive FREE advertising*, FREE tickets* to the event, and public acknowledgement on stage! (Privacy is kindly respected for anonymous donors & sponsors.)

*For sponsorship details & application click here or email aloha@karenshaff.com or call 650-747-9633.

To download VENDOR APPLICATION click here

All proceeds benefit the La Honda Educational Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for teacher salaries, classroom aides, educational enrichment, and the music program at La Honda Elementary School.

State budget cuts have forced the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District to lay off two full time teachers and one part time teacher for the 2004-05 school year unless our educational foundations can raise at least $100,000. This is a difficult burden for our small rural district with few commercial enterprises to draw upon - we are grateful for our generous local community and surrounding neighbors who donate to our foundations and volunteer in classrooms or at fundraisers regularly. Your help allows us to maintain the small class size and excellent teaching environment found here in this unique, rural setting. La Honda Elementary School is very special; it has many highly educated parent volunteers assisting in the classrooms and on campus every day. The quality of education is important to us, no matter how small the district or how tight the budget, and we work hard to do whatever we need to do to preserve it!

What a great way to get to know your neighbors and Hawaiian Ohana (family), enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon among the redwoods with friends and family, sipping a cool drink and having a traditional Hawaiian meal while the sounds of the islands transport you to paradise ~ all the while knowing that you are helping the local schools maintain the high quality of education every parent wants for their children. Please mark your calendars and join us August 29, 2004 at 3:00 PM in La Honda Gardens for Aloha in the Redwoods 2004, on this fun-filled "Hawaiian Island of La Honda!"

Authentic Hawaiian Cuisine:

Kalua pork "Plate Lunch"

$8 Small / $10 Large plate,
provided by

Restaurant & Catering

650-726-8114

MAHALO MIKE LACY, owner

Ono Hawaiian Grill

100% of proceeds from food sales go directly to

LA HONDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Mahalo Dancing Cat Records!

For helping us promote our fundraiser, Aloha in the Redwoods.

And Mahalo for the wonderful CDs & T-shirts to be auctioned or raffled off at the event!

Please check out Dancing Cat's awesome website for Excellent Quality Hawaiian Music Recordings www.dancingcat.com

Mahalo Dancing Cat Records!

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Beads of Light by Karen Shaff