{"id":179816,"date":"2023-07-05T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=179816"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:19:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:19:23","slug":"alumni-makers-market-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/alumni-makers-market-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Alumni Makers\u2019 Market returns, proceeds help student food insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Alumni Makers\u2019 Market<\/a> returns to The Royal Hawaiian Resort in Waik\u012bk\u012b on August 9, 6–9 p.m., with nearly twice the number of alumni-owned small businesses from last year\u2019s inaugural event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The event, presented by the UH<\/abbr> Office of Alumni Relations in partnership with the UH<\/abbr> Alumni Association<\/a>, will donate a portion of the proceeds to help address student food insecurity at the UH<\/abbr> System\u2019s 10 campuses.<\/p>\n

General admission tickets may be purchased online<\/a> starting July 5. Admission includes food and drinks, and the opportunity to purchase merchandise.<\/p>\n

Nearly all of the businesses that participated in the first event last year are among the nearly three dozen food, beverage and small businesses, including Pop Culture Artisan Pops, Pint + Jigger, Ports and Paws and Mari\u2019s Gardens.<\/p>\n

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“Last year was really, really fun. It was nice to be able to work alongside other UH<\/abbr> alumni entrepreneurs,” said Justin Udom, who founded Pop Culture Artisan Pops nearly three years ago. “It was a really nice community and it made me proud to be a UH<\/abbr> alumnus.”<\/p>\n

In addition, more alumni businesses will join the event, including Eden in Love, whose owners, Tanna and Bryson Dang are both UH<\/abbr> alumni.<\/p>\n

“All of us from Eden are UH<\/abbr> alumni, so it\u2019s an honor to be part of an event for the university that helped shape our foundation as business owners, creatives and entrepreneurs,” said Tanna Dang. “The years we spent on the M\u0101noa campus created lifelong values that helped Eden become the company it is today.”<\/p>\n

Several businesses will feature exclusive UH<\/abbr>-licensed products such as shirts and bags, including Eden in Love\u2019s “Eden x UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa collection,” which is also available at the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Bookstore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Participating food and beverage vendors include:<\/p>\n

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