TMT Sponsors $50,000 Hawaii Island Online STEM Learning Program

Unfortunately, thousands of students across Hawaii will be out of school for the next several months due to the coronavirus crisis. With parents taking on a larger teaching role to make sure their kids continue to learn and grow while sequestered at home, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Hilo-based Hawaii Science and Technology Museum to fund its innovative online STEM learning program.

Hawaii Science and Technology Museum’s Online STEM Learning Program project-based learning activities and innovative science lessons have been designed to help parents, teachers and kids so the kids don’t miss out on critical development. The program will serve 500 students in grades K-8 in the Department of Education’s Hilo-Waiakea Complex Area in May, June and July.

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The Food Basket Receives $100,000 Donation From TMT to Meet Growing Demand for Food Assistance on Hawaii Island

The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank, has received a $100,000 donation from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to meet the growing demand for food assistance on the island in the wake of COVID-19. The funding will be used to support The Food Basket’s existing programs, including Ohana Drops, the Kupuna Pantry and Da Box Program.

“We’re incredibly grateful to TMT for this generous gift that will have a significant and meaningful impact in the community,” said The Food Basket Executive Director Kristin Frost Albrecht. “Calls for food assistance have tripled since the COVID-19 crisis began, and TMT’s $100,000 donation will allow us to help anywhere between 2,000 to 20,000 people in a single month, depending on the program.”

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