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1. This November 2011 we were going to make our annual holiday delivery to the Rosebud & Pine Ridge reservation. However,
due to the early winter this year and the extreme winters the last few years we have decided to change our holiday delivery
to a spring delivery in 2012. Similar to the delivery we made this spring 2011. Due to the many humanitarian request nationally
from numerous Indian communities, clans, tribes and reservations we may consider smaller deliveries to numerous reservations
in Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, including South Dakota. With such overwhelming needs our Board members will have some tough choices
to make this coming year.
San Pasqual Rez tribal government will again donate funds to help in our efforts to deliver needed services and goods.
This effort is due to our Southern California Coordinator, Huumaay Quisquis.
2. We have teamed
up with a large Christian organization from the Denton-Arygle area in Texas for a project that will bring work teams and supplies for home repair, including
installing heating stoves, food, water purification, etc. to the Pine Ridge/Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Our goal is to arrive in spring of 2012. AIHF will assist with coordinating
the logistics and community relations. The Church volunteers will donate their own time and money to bring some relief to
those in need. They have contributed humanitarian needs to worldwide disasters, such as Haiti,
Indonesia, India, Mexico and South America. They have experience in building
schools, clean water for communities, construction repair and more.
We are grateful that
there are others who commit humanitarian relief (from their hearts) on a worldwide basis have recognized the 3rd
world conditions and indigent conditions here in America
amongst our nations original native people…. More info will follow.
3. We
have been advised from San Pasqual Reservation, Valley View Casino & Hotel that they have more pallets of clothes
to donate. We are looking to see where we can send these items to help our people in need.
4. After
making the attempt 3 years ago then deciding that our commitments do not warrant the financial requirements nor the administrative
burdens to create an IRS 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation, we have decided to file for the non-profit status due to increased
donations. Thanks to recent donors we have now grown to meet the criteria standards. Again we thank our Texas
donor who donated the funds that we may pay the high fee to file for non-profit status, as well as serve more Indian people.
5. We have changed our P.O. Box mailing address to a local business address. This required
us to amend our Articles of Incorporations to reflect said changes.
Wanted to Thank Everyone for their Generosity & Support
(Click here for more info)
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