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Thank Yous from Oglala Lakota College

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August 17, 2006Dear Chris and Friends:We want you to know how much we appreciate the time and generosity you and your organization has spent over the past year to increase our resources at this library. Your donations have exceeded 40 books, 30 magazine subscriptions and 20 CD's of traditional, ceremonial and contemporary Native American music.It is an amazing experience to watch a patron when they realize we have a … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from Oglala Lakota College

OST Partnership for Housing Thank Yous

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April 10, 2006Dear Friends -On behalf of everyone at the OST Partnership for Housing, Inc., I want to extend a huge thank you to all of you who helped make our Financial Literacy Training possible.We also reached out to local businesses to cover such costs of refreshments, meeting space, etc. Everyone was so impressed with the training. Having the calculators, note pads, play money, pens, pencils, and all the other … [Read more...] about OST Partnership for Housing Thank Yous

Thanks Yous from LOWO

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December 29, 2005Dear Chris and Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation,We, here at Lakota Oyate Wakanyeja Owicakiyapi Inc. would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the Christmas gifts sent by our Friends of the Pine Ridge Reservation group. The time, energy and resources represented in your gifts are truly appreciated!As many of you know, our families experience daily survival challenges and often the Christmas … [Read more...] about Thanks Yous from LOWO

Thank You from Oglala Lakota College, Learning Resource Center

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December 19, 2005Dear Friends of the Pine Ridge Reservation:I hope this finds you in good spirits as your gifts have found us!! Thank you all so very much for the magazine drive, the titles are going to be a wonderful addition to our subscriptions at our academic/public library. Your gifts of time and material are greatly appreciated.A special thank you to Chris for including us in your wonderful idea!Thank you again … [Read more...] about Thank You from Oglala Lakota College, Learning Resource Center

Thank You from Oyate Networking – Oyate Teca Projects

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November 29, 2005Dear Chris,I would like to take this time to thank you and all the very generous people who have donated toys for our children and gifts for the elders to the Oyate Teca project, located in Kyle, South Dakota. Our children and elders come from very low income families and without your kindness and generosity none of this would be possible.Again, we thank you and wish you Happy Holidays.Mary Whiting … [Read more...] about Thank You from Oyate Networking – Oyate Teca Projects

Thanks You from Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary Library & Teacher

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October 24, 2005Dear Friends of Pine Ridge,I want to express my sincere gratitude for the books that have been pouring into the Our Lady of Lourdes library. Before coming to Our Lady of Lourdes I did not know what sort of budget to expect for the library or what sort of resources I would have. As it turns out, it was the Middle School that was poorly supplied with quality literature, so this was my first project. … [Read more...] about Thanks You from Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary Library & Teacher

Thank Yous from Red Cloud High School 2005

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9/21/05Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation,I wanted to send you a note, thanking you for the books you sent. My freshman class uses numerous titles as they are involved with the Accelerated Reading program. With this curriculum, students read books of their choice that have been approved by the Accelerated Reading program. They read them independently and then take a test over the book. Each book has an amount of … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from Red Cloud High School 2005

Thank You from Red Cloud Middle School

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Sept. 12, 2005Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation,First of all, I would like to thank you for a wonderful helping hand and supporting the Lakota children here on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The Lakota Culture class means a lot to these kids and they look forward to coming in and learning new arts and crafts and the culture, history, and the language. A lot of these are new to some kids and they begin to explore … [Read more...] about Thank You from Red Cloud Middle School

Thank You from Anpetu Luta Otipi

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August 22, 2005Dear Friends of Pine Ridge,Anpetu Luta Otipi is the comprehensive substance abuse program for the Oglala Lakota Nation. We offer counseling services for substance abuse and addiction to the youth and adults of the Pine Ridge Reservation.Our services include referral, assessment, residential, outpatient and aftercare counseling. We are the second largest Tribe in the United States and are funded by … [Read more...] about Thank You from Anpetu Luta Otipi