*********************** This thank you letter is for the recently completed drive for 2025 Christmas gifts for the OST Homeless Veterans Shelter on Pine Ridge Reservation. November 17, 2025 To Our Generous Donors and Community Supporters, On behalf of the OST Homeless Veterans Shelter, I extend my sincere thanks for your generous support of our Christmas Drive, hosted by Chris. Your … [Read more...] about 2025 Thank You Letters
2024 Thank You Letters
This thank you letter is from the Principal of Jack Norton Elementary and Weitchpec Yurok Elementary School for our donated Christmas gifts for the kids. December 5, 2024 Dear Chris and FOPR, I know I promised this letter days ago but have just now been able to get it written—my apologies. It’s tardiness is not because of lack of appreciation but because much is going on around here. The … [Read more...] about 2024 Thank You Letters
2023 Thank You Letters
***************************** This thank you letter is from the Indigenous Program Manager of the Little Free Library organization and here's how you can donate a book to an Indigenous Little Free Library. December 22, 2023 Dear Chris & Generous Donors- My name is Talia, I am the manager of the Indigenous library program at Little Free Library. We are a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, … [Read more...] about 2023 Thank You Letters
2022 Thank You Letters
******************************************************************** This thank you letter is for the Christmas Gifts Drive I set up for all of the children served by the Yurok Tribe Head Start. Thanks so much to all who donated a toy! December 27, 2022 Dear Chris and Friends of Pine Ridge, We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to each one of you for the generous donation that were donated … [Read more...] about 2022 Thank You Letters
2021 Thank You Letters
************************************************************************ This letter is from the Yurok Head Start for their ongoing donation drive! November 30, 2021 Dear Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation, Thank you so much for all of the amazing donations. The educational toys and supplies you have provided to our students here at the Klamath Yurok Tribe Head Start were greatly … [Read more...] about 2021 Thank You Letters
2020 Thank You Letters
Here's a thank you letter from Havasupai Elementary School on the Havasupai Reservation for a school supplies donation drive. October 24, 2020 Dear Chris & Donors: On behalf of the Havasupai Elementary School we would like to thank you for the school supplies. Our students appreciate everything you do for them with the supplies. On March 2020, our reservation was closed due to the … [Read more...] about 2020 Thank You Letters
2019 Thank You Letters
This thank you letter is from First Families Now for the children and elders Christmas gift drives. December 16, 2019 Friends of Pine Ridge, I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your heartfelt contributions towards the Elders and Children Christmas drives. We held a large community Christmas dinner and fed close to 200 people in the community! The place we held the dinner and … [Read more...] about 2019 Thank You Letters
2018 Thank You Letters
Every year we provide the incoming nursing students at Oglala Lakota College with rolling backpacks and various school supplies. Here is a thank-you for our 2018 efforts! 9/3/18 Hi Chris, Here are some pictures for you from our admitting class. A huge thank you for all of your supporters, which in turn become ours! This is such a tremendous way to start our new class off with everything they need to be … [Read more...] about 2018 Thank You Letters
OLC Library Donations Guidelines
About those book donations... Many people donate lots of books to the reservation; however, they are oftentimes spending money to ship inappropriate or unacceptable materials. It's such a shame that people send musty, moldy, insect-ridden books to our friends on the reservation, but sadly, it happens. In a nutshell, please send no textbooks, no encyclopedias, no magazines, nothing more than a year or two old. The … [Read more...] about OLC Library Donations Guidelines


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