Serve Committee
The serve committee is responsible for planning the monthly community service events. They meet monthly to organize fulfilling and engaging community service events. Their goal is to offer service projects for all SYL members and their guests.
Committee Chair: Haylee Faustin
Ex-Chair: Lisa Kobayashi
From June 15th to July 16th, SYL, Women United and Hawaii Cares will be hosting school supply drives for our local homeless keiki’s upcoming school year.
You too can host your own school supply drive within your company!
Simply follow these four steps and be a part of a movement to ensure that all of our keiki have the resources to succeed in the next school year. Thank you so much!
2018 3rd Annual Knockerball Tournament
On June 16th, SYL hosted our 3rd Annual Knockerball Tournament presented by UPS and raised over $11,000 to fund a grant for a local non-profit. Check out the recap video!
Maunalua Bay Volunteering
Removing invasive algae to protect the coral and marine ecosystem with Malama Maunalua! @malamamaunalua # takecaretheaina #auwsyl#earthdaypartii @ Maunalua Bay
Hawaii Nature Center Volunteering
For Earth Day we partnered with Aloha United Way Hawaii Cares and volunteered at Hawaii Nature Center. We did worm vermicasting and cleared out invasive species.
Volunteering at Hawaii Fi-Do
On March 24, 2018, 22 SYL members and their guests gathered together to help Hawaii Fi-Do with landscaping, painting and playing with their dogs!
Pau Hana at Modern Ravish
On March 22, 2018, over 100 SYL members and their guests came to connect and to learn about Waikiki Health Center and their Youth Outreach Program. The Modern donated 10% of the proceeds to the program.
American Diabetes Walk
On March 17, 2018, SYL members manned the water aid station at Diamond Head Lighthouse for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Walk. We provided water and encouragement to all those participating.
SYL 2018 January General Membership Meeting
On January 25, 2018, over 60 SYL members and their guests gathered together to go over our accomplishments from 2017 and our plan for 2018. We also came together to provide toiletries for Project Vision, a nonprofit that provides mobile showers for our community’s homeless population.
Boys and Girls Club Basketball Tournament
On January 24, 2018, SYL members and their guests helped Boys and Girls Club with their basketball tournament. We helped the kids with their food booth, so they could raise money for an x-box. We also helped to supervise kids during their basketball tournament.
SYL helps Aloha United Way Book Packing Day
Our SYL members spent their Saturday morning sorting and packing over 5,000 books. In total, 9,200 books will be distributed to over 20 nonprofits throughout Oahu in support of literacy. These books were donated by the generous employees and customers of Barnes & Noble. Many of the books brought us back to memory lane. Some of our favorites as keiki were Where’s Waldo?, Dr. Seuss, Ferdinand the Bull, Good night moon, Where the Wild Things Are and so much more.
Jingle Rock Run
On December 17, 2017, SYL Members helped Make A Wish with their Jingle Rock Run.
We helped Make A Wish with their mission to spread hope, strength and joy through the power of a wish.
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Meal Volunteering
On November 23, 2017, SYL members and their guests gathered together to prepare a Thanksgiving meal.
United Airlines donated 60,000 pieces of tableware and with the help of 55 volunteers, we packed over 2,000 tableware kits for Hawaii’s homeless community. It was non-stop unpacking boxes, wrapping tableware and packing kits from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. One of the highlights of the packing day was seeing keiki, students, nonprofit organizations and people from various businesses work together to help better our community. This successful service event would not have been possible without the prep help from UPS, Walmart Honolulu, Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resortand Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
SYL Membership Meeting and Book Drive
On September 14, 2017, Society of Young Leaders hosted our membership meeting at Aloha United Way.
SYL members and their guests were able to learn more about who SYL is, what we do, and how you can get involved in making our community better.
At our membership meeting we also collected books for Hawaii Literacy‘s Bookmobile. The Bookmobile travels weekly to provide families on the Wai’anae coast access to books and, ideally, a life-long love of reading and learning.