Hyatt Residence Club’s Operations Manager Kevin Kuratko (from left), Human Resources Manager Elizabeth Alvarez and Front Desk Supervisor Ronimar Baraoidan, along with Salvation Army Capt. Steven Howard, show school supplies collected as part of the “Adopt a Backpack Campaign.” — Photo courtesy Maui Hotel and Lodging Association

Maui hotels and businesses and The Salvation Army teamed up to supply keiki in need with more than 2,700 school supplies and $5,000 in monetary donations.

Six members of the Maui Hotel and Lodging Association — Andaz Maui, Hyatt Residence Club, Wailea Beach Resort, Wailea Golf Club, The Westin Nanea and Trilogy Excursions — hosted their own in-house collection of supplies to fulfill The Salvation Army’s request as part of its “Adopt a Backpack Campaign.”

“In the past year, we’ve had many more families ask for support, especially for back-to-school items,” Salvation Army Capt. Steven Howard, the Maui County coordinator, said in a news release July 28. “We are grateful for the hospitality industry’s support and know there will be many more keiki starting school with solid foundations in August.”

For more information about The Salvation Army on Maui, contact Howard at (808) 871-6270 or Steven.Howard@usw.salvationarmy.org.

For more information on Maui Hotel and Lodging Association’s scholarship fundraisers, meal deliveries and other events, visit www.mauihla.org.