When Kenneth Clark had to leave for Air Force basic training in 2006, he and fiancée Monique Barnett settled for a courthouse marriage and chili dogs but vowed to have a real wedding someday Lolly Pop Charm .

Over the next two years, stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., the Clarks squirreled away $8,000 for their big day. "Monique," says Kenneth, 28, "had great ideas for the wedding rock star guitar charm "

Then the couple, who had signed up as mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, met Chuckie Dennis, now 13. His mother had been murdered, and he and his two sisters are being raised by their great-grandmother Bettye Graves.

One day, learning their kitchen was bare, the Clarks dipped into their wedding account to buy the family $300 worth of groceries. More withdrawals followed, for trips with the kids to the ballet, a museum, a basketball game. "They needed things," says Monique, 27, an aspiring writer, "and a wedding isn't a need." Says Bettye, 75: "They're always here for us Pink Heart Charm Signature Necklace ."

A few months ago, with only $37 left in wedding savings, Monique closed the account. As a tribute to their generosity, PEOPLE, along with the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu, is giving the Clarks a chance to celebrate with an all-expenses-paid six-day stay at the resort in Hawaii. "Now," says Monique, "we can have our honeymoon."