From left to right: Touch A Heart apprentices Alisa and Nick; Kupuna and Family Meals customer Rich; and Jason from The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach.
The Touch A Heart team and our community partner The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach have been working on a special project. The first part of this endeavor will take place during the Kupuna and Family Meals pickups next Wednesday, September 28 at Kalihi Union Church and Pearl City Community Church, and we hope to see you there. We'd like to express our deepest and sincerest gratitude to The Ritz-Carlton team for bringing Touch A Heart into their Community Footprints Program. As part of their training component, we're excited to surprise and delight you next week. The support we've received from The Ritz-Carlton has gone well beyond the purchasing of Baker's Heart cookies to give as amenities and sell at the Spa, and their help has been truly priceless. We'll be starting to receive training from them to help us create the best customer experience for you. This partnership will surely be an opportunity for all of us to learn and grow together. "If you have the choice between doing something intentional that's a force for good versus doing nothing, we're always the type of people that are going to make that choice to help. Even if it's difficult, we don't let that stop us," said Jennifer Koon, Spa and Recreation Director at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach. "That's always our choice to move in that direction. When we find other companies, like Touch A Heart, and other people who are like-minded, we grab onto them and hold on tight, just like all the wonderful people in your life that you love—you just hold onto them and grab on tight." We encourage you to check out next week's menu and place an order so that you'll be able to partake in the special experience. Please help us spread the word by encouraging friends and family to order too. And if you haven't ordered in a while, this would be a great time to do so. For those who have their orders delivered, our volunteers will receive special training to bring elements of the surprise right to your doorstep. We look forward to seeing you next week. As always, our hearts are full of gratitude for your continued support of Touch A Heart.