90.3 FM KTUH - Spread The Aloha

First Day of School - Raising Awareness at UH-Manoa

Local college radio KTUH, SIQ Records, & Housing Project 360 will host “Spread the Aloha,” a canned food & clothing drive to benefit the homeless teenagers and older seniors served by Waikiki Health Center. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, January 12 at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa Center Courtyard.

Entertainment will be provided by KTUH DJ’s, live local music by SIQ, and a hip hop & house dance exhibit by Housing Project 360.

Canned food, bags of clothing and cash donations will be accepted during the four-hour event, and all contributors will receive a SIQ album by Hawaii hip hop artists Waikiki Health Center: a “medical home” for those in need Waikiki Health Center is in its 42nd year of providing safety net medical and social services to the people of Oahu. No one is turned away for inability to pay.

The non-profit agency’s quality services are available to everyone, but special emphasis is placed on serving those who are the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach, including homeless and runaway teens, older seniors who are “aging in place,” disadvantaged children who need immunizations and physical exams to enroll in school, homeless individuals and families, people with HIV/AIDS, and other at-risk populations. Two-thirds of the Center’s patients live at or below federal poverty level.

About KTUH 90.3 FM - local college radio Celebrating 40 years of quality radio, KTUH is a student-run noncommercial educational radio station broadcasting from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa.

KTUH broadcasts 24/7 on three frequencies island-wide. Since 1969, KTUH has provided the community with diverse on-air programming, and offers UHM students hands-on radio broadcasting experience (www.ktuh.org)

About SIQ Records and Hawai`i’s independent music movement. SIQ Records is an independent record label based out of Honolulu, Hawai`i which supports Hawai`i’s artists and music scene. SIQ Records assists both local and out of state artists with production, recording, marketing, events coordination and distribution of their music. (www.siqrecords.com)

About Housing Project 360: dance for ages 4 and up. Housing Project 360 is the first and only school of House dance (New York style) in Hawai`i dedicated to high quality instruction and positive, uplifting music. The classes are limited to smaller numbers for optimal learning and promote healthy minds, bodies, and spirits through this soulful music and dance for ages 4 and up (www.housingproject360.com)

Event Sponsor
KTUH, Manoa Campus

More Information
956-5288, http://ktuh.org/