American Savings Bank teammates on four islands came together on Saturday, October 22, which was National Make a Difference Day, to make an impact in the community by participating in the bank’s annual Statewide Seeds of Service Volunteer Day. .
“Community is at the heart of everything we do, and we understand that having a real impact on our community means more than just giving financially,” said Ann Teranishi, president and CEO of American Savings Bank. “I’m proud of our 1,100 teammates for their year-round commitment to supporting causes that are important to us and our community.”
ASB teammates on Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi Island and Molokaʻi have participated in community beatification and cleanup projects at ʻAʻala Park, Child & Family Service, Hawaiʻi Food Bank, Hawaiʻi Taro Farm (in partnership with Maui United Way), Kaunakakai School and Waimea Elementary School.
Improvement projects included cleaning, painting, trash pick-up, graffiti removal and more. It’s the first time since the pandemic began that ASB teammates across the state have been able to come together safely for another massive cleanup of Aala Park, which began in 2015.
ASB teammates in Maui have partnered with Maui United Way to help Hawaiʻi Taro Farm weed, mulch, prune, plant and harvest taro, a sustainable food resource for the community.
On Molokaʻi, volunteers prepared bags of keiki treats for the Truck or Treat BOO Bash ʻOhana night.
Hawaii Island volunteers embellished notebooks on the Waimea Elementary School campus by painting inspirational quotes on steps and stairwells and worked with Child & Family Service to assemble backpacks of school supplies for keiki.
On Oʻahu, a sea of green kalo shirts engulfed ʻAʻala Park, College Walk and the surrounding neighborhood – an area that ASB has engaged in and invested in restoration. Nearly 200 ASB teammates, friends and family members came together to give TLC to the surrounding area with painting, raking and litter picking.
ASB teammates have contributed nearly 100,000 hours of volunteer service and ASB has donated millions of dollars to nonprofits and community organizations in Hawaii.
