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DOLE HONORS GIRLS SCOUTS OF HAWAII

GOLD MEDAL WINNER AS ULTIMATE EXAMPLE

OF COURAGE AND KINDNESS

 

Produce leader returns to its Oahu roots to acknowledge Brin Jaffe

for her passion to help Hawaii’s hungry

WAHIAWA, Hawaii  (Aug. 24, 2021) – Dole Food Company returned to its Hawaiian roots to acknowledge a Girl Scouts of Hawaii (GSH) Gold Medal Winner for her work to help alleviate hunger in Hawaii.

The fresh fruit and vegetable leader recognized Brin Jaffe, a member of GSH since 2015, for establishing a Meals on Wheels community service club at her high school in Kailua on Oahu. Inspired by her family’s work with Meals on Wheels, the 18-year-old senior recruited her classmates to start a local chapter to deliver meals to the elderly in Kailua and surrounding communities including Waimanalo, Lanikai, Enchanted Lakes, and Kaneohe.

For her efforts, Jaffe received the Girl Scouts Gold Award, the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, given to those senior scouts affecting lasting change in their communities and beyond. Dole, which traces it roots to Oahu in 1901, hosted Jaffe at its Waialua Estate in Wahiawa and presented her with a financial gift and basket of DOLE® Royal Hawaiian Pineapples, chocolate and coffee grown on the property.

“Brin’s passion for the elderly and others suffering from food insecurity in Hawaii is contagious and mirrors Dole’s generations-old commitment to health, wellness, nutrition and feeding the hungry,” said Dan Nellis, general manager of Dole Food Company Hawaii. “We salute her for championing the courage and kindness it takes to change her community and create a better, healthier world."

The Aug. 19 presentation and tour of Waialua Estate served as an extension of “A Recipe for Courage and Kindness,” Dole’s ongoing total-wellness tribute to Disney’s Ultimate Princess Celebration global event. Spanning original recipes, digital downloads, influencer partnerships and other free activities that challenge Dole and Disney fans to model the same courage and kindness exhibited by Disney Princesses, the special initiative continues through Sept. 30 at www.dole.com/Disney.

“I was looking for a way to serve my community through my school and work with the Girl Scouts – and it was my family who inspired me to consider Meals on Wheels,” said Jaffe. “Once I saw the amazing work that the organization does throughout Hawaii, I knew we could do something similar to help the elderly and others in need in Kailua. Thanks to my fellow classmates, this spirit can continue to impact our community long after we graduate.”

A graduate of Le Jardin Academy High School in Kailiua, Jaffe will attend Dartmouth College in September. 

Dole will acknowledge others for demonstrating courage and kindness in the coming weeks and months.

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