ProjectFocus ends its 2010 internship with a hearty farewell to our HUGS participants, their families and the wonderful HUGSʻ staff whose dedication to those in need is inspiring beyond words. Our warmest mahalo to our kids whose spirits shined with grace and compassion, their siblings who taught us about courage, and their parents whose strength and perseverance amidst adversity can only be described as the greatest love of all.

Our thanks to Isabel of Cirque du Soleil (lower front wearing PFH t-shirt) for arranging complimentary tickets for our kids to see “Alegria” at the Neal Blaisdell Arena. It was a fantastic experience for our participants, many of whom had never been to the arena, much less experienced a show of this caliber. Mahalo Isabel and Cirque du Soleil! If you havenʻt seen the show…itʻs a must!

 

At the Honolulu Contemporary Art Museum our participants learned how to journal and as part of the lesson, received their own leather- bound journals!


While sitting in museum's serene and peaceful setting, the participants made their first entry into their journal.


We ended with bubble blowing. Some of the bubbles were gargantuan! Better watch out when they pop!

Thank you to the Bead Gallery for their wonderful support!

At the Bead Gallery, our participants made colorful key chains and light catchers.

Those sure are beautiful light catchers!

What a fun and exciting day at the Honolulu Zoo! It was so much fun to feed the giraffes carrots! Look how big the giraffes head is!


It was so much fun to feed the giraffes carrots! Look how big the giraffe's head is!


The participants broke up into groups to play a fun game that helped them build their communication skills. One person was blindfolded, and was instructed by his or her teammates as to where and what to draw. The object of the game was to create a duplicate of the drawing given to the group.


Look at that teamwork! The interns and participants did the human knot to help them with their cooperation, leadership, and problem solving skills.

These are the wonderful ladies from HUGS who we are so blessed to be working with!


Our participants learned about Project Focus Hawai’i at a meeting in the HUGS headquarters.