Congratulations!

Congratulations Natalie!

Congratulations to Natalie, a 2011 graduate! She is one of our 2011 Ready for the Real World Scholarship recipients.

Natalie has done extensive community service for wildlife conservation on the Big Island of Hawaii and will continue in her passion at a University in Washington. Double majoring in Biology and Zoology, she is a young woman with a heart to serve her community and world.

Thank you Natalie for all of your hard work!

Mililani Golf Club fundraiser

Thank you Mililani Golf Club!

Ready for the Real World is pleased to announce a new sponsor!

Mililani Golf Club has become a partner of this scholarship program and we are so thankful to have them on board!

The Golf Club invited us to their annual Mega Day and Golf tournament. All the proceeds from sodas, raffle tickets, and the putting contest were given to Ready for the Real World!

We are so thrilled to have an organization like this in our community who is willing to use their creative ideas to help the youth in our community.

If you have an organization that also like to create a fundraiser to sponsor a scholarship, please contact us at info@readyforscholarships.com.

Volunteer Opportunity!

Weed Circle Clean-up in Waialua/ Haleiwa!

Meet at Weed Circle

Saturday, April 30 2:00-5:00.

Come for any amount of time ready to work hard and make the entrance of Haleiwa and Waialua more beautiful!

Please contact us at info@readyforscholarships.com for more information!

Ho'omana Youth Empowerment

Ho'omana Youth Empowerment Day was a huge success!

The Ho'omana Foundation was created to inspire, uplift, motivate and empower Polynesians and others of all ages. Ho'omana shares the success stories of Polynesia to inspire others to live their dreams and be creators of their own destiny.

Jack Johnson playing at Youth Empowerment Day

Ho'omana held a youth empowerment day for the graduating seniors at Kahuku High school. They heard from inspirational speakers from their own community who have become successful. Some of these included Jack Johnson, Sam Choy, Miss Hawaii 2010, football players and a doctor. The youth were inspired to achieve their greatest potential and keep working hard even after high school.

Guest speakers

Ready for the Real World also extended our application deadline for 2011 scholarships for the seniors at Kahuku High School, in hopes that they will realize the possibility of college and pursue their dreams!

Kokua for Japan

Come out and support Japan!

Kokua Japan is a A Benefit Concert For Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Disaster Relief. Come out and enjoy music from entertainers like Natural Vibrations, Amy Hanaiali'i, Mailani, Taimane and more! All of Hawaii's radio and TV stations have teamed up to promote and make this event happen.

It will be held on Sunday, April 10 from 12-5pm at the Hilton Hawaiian Village the Great Lawn. Tickets are only $15! There will also be a telethon to raise funds for Japan's relief effort throughout the day.

This is a great way to show our support not only for our personal community, but also for our international community. We can pull together and help our neighbors in need.

Please click here for more information about Kokua Japan. Hope to see you there!

Prudential Awards!

At the Hawaii State Capitol, four youth in Hawaii were acknowledged for their community service both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.

They were given this opportunity through Prudential Financial, which has a program to award youth who do extensive volunteer service in their communities. Each of these young people are completely dedicated to their causes.

One young woman has raised tens of thousands of dollars for orphanages in Uganda and even for the homeless kids in her community. Another has dedicated herself to helping wildlife preservation on the Big Island of Hawaii. The young man helps at-risk youth build, repair, and maintain bikes to keep them focused on something positive.

Each of these teens have found a cause they absolutely love and continually give back to help those in need. They are daily preparing themselves for the Real World as they see the real needs of others and work to help them.

If you are interested in championing this call to volunteer, please contact us at info@readyforscholarships.com.

Mililani Middle School making a difference!

Aloha friends,

A few months back a large group of Middle School students participated in a walk-a-thon to raise funds for various charities across the island. These 8th grade students were filled with excitement to see how much money they could raise.

It was an honor to reunite with these students this month as they presented checks to the charitable organizations they raised funds for. They gave thousands of dollars to charities like Partners in Development for the homeless, an ocean clean up program, and a foster families program to name a few.

I had the chance to speak with them again about the value of service and about making this one-time event into a life-long commitment to help our community. These are the values that Ready for the Real World is all about. It is so important that our young people see the value in giving back to their communities. They must realize it can not only help someone else, but also themselves. That's why Ready for the Real World gives scholarships to young people who do extensive community service.

It's always encouraging to see youth excited about giving back to others.

You can check out the scholarships available and opportunities to serve at www.readyforscholarships.com!