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Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation Supports Performing Arts
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED A $15,000 GRANT FROM THE ARTHUR AND MAE ORVIS FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT ITS
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PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM. THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE
PROFESSIONAL MUSIC TRAINING TO PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS
PARTICIPATING IN CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY’S ANNUAL SUMMER
THEATRE FESTIVAL.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation for this generous donation,” said Chris Patrinos, the new director of Chaminade’s Performing Arts Program. “Though the future for performing arts is uncertain, we are still hoping to hold a festival in the summer of 2021. This gift will allow us to offer the best possible musical support for the student performers and help us to bring first-rate theatre performances to Hawai'i audiences.”
Chaminade University Collegiate Theatre Festival began four years ago to give college students from Hawai'i an opportunity to participate in performing arts during the summer. The 2020 festival was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation was founded in 1967 by talented opera singer Mae Orvis. Mae created the foundation in memory of her husband, financier and philanthropist, Arthur. The two loved the arts very much, and were each great supporters of the arts in Hawai'i. Their legacy of generosity lives on through their foundation.
G.N. WILCOX TRUST GRANT SUPPORTS DISTANCE LEARNING
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU RECENTLY RECEIVED A $20,000 GRANT FROM THE G.N. WILCOX TRUST, BANK OF HAWAI'I, TRUSTEE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES
TO HIGH-NEED STUDENTS. THE
PACKAGES WILL INCLUDE A LAPTOP
COMPUTER, HEADPHONES WITH A MICROPHONE, AND AN EXTERNAL FLASH DRIVE FOR SECURE DATA STORAGE.
“This generous grant from G.N. Wilcox Trust will help us meet some of our students’ critical technology needs and allow for continued student success,” said Dr. Helen Turner, Chaminade’s vice president for Strategy and Innovation. “Even as face-to-face classes have resumed, ensuring our students have the proper equipment will provide resiliency against future lockdowns, and provide for those students who have elected to stay online because they or their family members have compromised immune systems.”
Across the nation, the transition to distance education in response to COVID-19 has exposed a digital divide. The Technology Package program reflects Chaminade’s continuing mission to serve low-income students with an exceptional college education.
G.N. Wilcox Trust provides support for programs that better the lives of individuals and families in Hawai'i. It was created by George Norton Wilcox, who began his career growing sugar at Hanalei, Kaua'i in 1863 and later became owner of Grove Farm plantation. He also served as a representative for Kaua'i from 1887 until annexation of the Islands in 1898. As a philanthropist, Wilcox’s interests centered largely around religious and educational work and expanded to include arts and culture, community, environment, health and human services.
