Matt was passionate about so many things that it was difficult for our family to choose one way to use the donations given in his memory. So we have decided to set up three memorial funds to honor the wonderful and amazing life Matt led. Thank you to those who have already sent donations. Our family will distribute that money to the funds below.
Matt loved his family and we all know he loved books and loved to learn. Matt also LOVED his nieces and nephew and was so great with them during the short time he got to spend with them. Uncle Matt always bragged about his nieces and nephew, showing his friends lots of pictures and videos. So some of the memorial donations will be placed into an education fund for his nieces and nephew to split equally. We think this will be very meaningful to Abigail, Avery, Ellie, & Isaiah when they graduate from high school and have this incredible gift from their always adoring Uncle Matt.
Matt was also an incredibly talented writer. He was particularly passionate and gifted at writing poetry. He was also a serious reader and loved to collect books. A portion of the memorial donations will be directed to support this part of his life. The specifics for this portion of the funds has not yet been determined, but it will go to support young writers through an award or scholarship fund.
Matt was very involved in whatever community he lived in and touched may lives through his youth mentorship. He was particularly passionate about the work he did with the Service Board (tSB) in Seattle, WA. Matt loved snowboarding and he was always up for an adventure. tSB mentors teens to conquer personal and cultural challenges through public service and outdoor adventures. A portion of Matt's memorial funds will be given to tSB in his name. Another portion of these youth mentorship funds will be given in Matt's name to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawaii, a group Matt volunteered with in Hilo. You can see Matt talk about the importance of mentorship in this Big Brothers Big Sisters video.
Matt loved his family and we all know he loved books and loved to learn. Matt also LOVED his nieces and nephew and was so great with them during the short time he got to spend with them. Uncle Matt always bragged about his nieces and nephew, showing his friends lots of pictures and videos. So some of the memorial donations will be placed into an education fund for his nieces and nephew to split equally. We think this will be very meaningful to Abigail, Avery, Ellie, & Isaiah when they graduate from high school and have this incredible gift from their always adoring Uncle Matt.
Matt was also an incredibly talented writer. He was particularly passionate and gifted at writing poetry. He was also a serious reader and loved to collect books. A portion of the memorial donations will be directed to support this part of his life. The specifics for this portion of the funds has not yet been determined, but it will go to support young writers through an award or scholarship fund.
Matt was very involved in whatever community he lived in and touched may lives through his youth mentorship. He was particularly passionate about the work he did with the Service Board (tSB) in Seattle, WA. Matt loved snowboarding and he was always up for an adventure. tSB mentors teens to conquer personal and cultural challenges through public service and outdoor adventures. A portion of Matt's memorial funds will be given to tSB in his name. Another portion of these youth mentorship funds will be given in Matt's name to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawaii, a group Matt volunteered with in Hilo. You can see Matt talk about the importance of mentorship in this Big Brothers Big Sisters video.
