{"id":213684,"date":"2025-04-09T11:28:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=213684"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T00:09:22","slug":"uh-giving-day-community-unites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/09\/uh-giving-day-community-unites\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Giving Day: Community unites in support of the University of Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SmilingStudents, faculty and staff enthusiastically waved signs and loudly cheered on the lawn fronting the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Bachman Hall in M\u0101noa, as approving motorists honked their horns while driving along University Avenue and Dole Street.<\/p>\n

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On April 9, UH<\/abbr> Giving Day<\/a> demonstrated the power of collective philanthropy, with donors across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and beyond rallying together to support UH<\/abbr> students, faculty and programs across the state.<\/p>\n

“Our students mean everything to us, and we can only support them with the help of the community. So please, anything you can do makes a big difference whether it’s $5 or $5,000. We’d love to hear from you today,” said UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel.<\/p>\n

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UH<\/abbr> Giving Day is an opportunity for the community to make a lasting impact by contributing gifts of any size to initiatives that advance education, innovation and student success in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Scholarship recipient Tam Dang, a student in the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, said her education would not have been possible without the support she received from UH<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Dang said, “The scholarship support that I have received has been truly momentous. My family are immigrants and low income, and money has always been tight.”<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Electrical Engineering student Jenny Brown, a scholarship recipient who also earned two degrees from Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College, said, “$5 and up, any amount really does have significant impact to students like me. So please support our community.”<\/p>\n

The impact of Giving Day goes far beyond a single event\u2014it helps shape the future of UH<\/abbr> and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for generations to come.<\/p>\n

“Whether you made a gift, shared your story or inspired others to give, you played a vital role in something truly impactful,” said Tim Dolan, UH<\/abbr> Foundation CEO<\/abbr> and Â鶹´«Ã½VP<\/abbr> of Advancement. “Your kindness generates opportunities, ignites innovation and creates lasting change for our students, faculty and the entire UH<\/abbr> community.”<\/p>\n

To give to UH<\/abbr> at any time, go to uhfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Donors across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and beyond come together to uplift UH<\/abbr> students, drive progress and build a stronger future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,71,319,1726,14,9,60,947,59,56,1664,66],"class_list":["post-213684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-giving-day","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-hensel","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t