Improving our Playgrounds for our Keiki
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Our mission is to provide financial relief via fundraising activities to parks in distressed conditions in Kailua Kona. Our goal is to provide better infrastructure to our local families and schools.
Our Keikis Deserve Better
Many local families depend on our public parks and their current conditions at the moment are unacceptable. Our local parks are in great need of repairs. Blue Park’s rubber surfacing is falling apart and there is currently plywood to cover the holes where the slides used to be. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Comments from our local community
Maly! I LOOOOVE this quote: 'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, COMMITTED, citizens CAN change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.' Margaret Mead 💪
Shirley Tanzella
However we can help, we’re in! Mahalo for taking the lead and supporting our kids and community!
Mehana Kihoi
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Maly Romero is a local activist and real estate professional. She is set on a mission to improve the quality of life for all Keiki on the West Side of The Big Island. Her efforts are powered by providing fun exercise areas that are inclusive as well for kids with disabilities. The foundation's efforts have been featured on Facebook, local news, and the U.S Senate. Maly brings 15 years of marketing and management experience to the team and she can't wait to see these efforts come to fruition. In addition she is very active on social media. You can find her at @discoverthebigisland
Mollie Gundersen is a CPA with more than 15 years of experience providing audit and management advisory services to various types of real estate entities and not-for-profit organizations. Mollie has extensive experience working with not-for-profit developers, for-profit developers, management companies and investors.
Mollie is a soon-to-be mom of 3 children living in Keauhou with a love for travel and outdoor adventures.
Rachel Chang serves the foundation as our Marketing Officer. Rachel graduated cum laude with her bachelors degree in business with a focus in human resources management. She is also the holder of a PHR certification as well as a CCUE certification. Rachel has participated in many community events such as volunteering with the Kona Iron Man and Waikoloa’s annual charity walk. Rachel retired in August 2020 from her career as the Vice President of Human Resources and Training at a credit union in Washington state. She and her family returned home to the Big Island of Hawaii where she was born and raised, and now spends her time taking care of her two boys and volunteering her time to serve the community that she grew up in.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much – Helen Keller
You Can Make A Difference
You Can Make A Difference
You Can Make A Difference
You Can Make A Difference
You Can Make A Difference
You Can Make A Difference
Our Keikis deserve better parks. Let's do this!
Let’s come together as a community united as one. Our goal is to provide better infrastructure to our Keiki. Together, we can do this. The future of our parks depends on all of us acting now. With our combined efforts, we can have beautiful parks and provide the future generations a fun environment in Kailua Kona.
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7
Number of Youth Ages 0-14 in Kailua Kona
4
Number of Local Parks in Kailua Kona