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OLC Library Donations Guidelines

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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

Thank Yous from PRR Organizations

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Updated August 2017 Every year we provide the incoming nursing students at Oglala Lakota College with rolling backpacks and various school supplies.  Here are thank yous for our 2017 efforts! August 18, 2017 Hi Chris, Here are some pics - students with donations and of the donations themselves. https://www.pinterest.com/FoPRR/photos-from-friends-of-pine-ridge-reservation/ Your participants are just MOST … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from PRR Organizations

Thank You from Wounded Knee District School Principal

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July 26, 2016 Friends of Pine Ridge, I'd like to thank you all for the much needed School Supply drive for our students! We are very thankful for your generous efforts to ensure our students get a strong start to their educational journey this school year. The students will be very excited when we hand out their supplies upon their arrival. We will definitely get pictures of them receiving their school … [Read more...] about Thank You from Wounded Knee District School Principal

Thank Yous from Oyate Teca Project

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June 21, 2016Dear Friends,Thank you so much for continuing to support our efforts, I can't express how much your donations mean to our children and to us here at the center.Our summer program is in full swing and our center is now open daily from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm with the exception of a couple of weekends reserved for our community basketball, horseshoes, and volleyball games/leagues. The children get to enjoy arts … [Read more...] about Thank Yous from Oyate Teca Project

A Thank You Letter from the Children’s Justice Center

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Here is a thank you letter from the Oglala Lakota Children's Justice Center for the supplies donation we recently completed for them! May 13, 2016 Dear Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation, This is sent as a "thank you" to those of you who have donated supplies to the Oglala Lakota Children's Justice Center. We have received many items through the mail and deliveries! This is so awesome of you to do this. We have … [Read more...] about A Thank You Letter from the Children’s Justice Center

A Thank You Letter from Partnership for Housing

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Here's a recent thank you letter from the OST Partnership for Housing for our donation drive! May 10, 2016 Dear Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation, Thank you very much for your generosity. These code books will enable a number of persons from our organization, and from our community partners, to study for the International Residential Code Inspector's Certification. This will help greatly in our efforts to … [Read more...] about A Thank You Letter from Partnership for Housing

A Thank You Letter from Wounded Knee District School

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Here's a thank you letter I received yesterday for the Summer Fun donation drive we just completed for Wounded Knee District School:May 2, 2016 Friends of Pine Ridge, I would like to send out a huge Thank you to each and every one of you! We have received all the wonderful camping items. We are so excited and prepared for our outdoor camping activities with the children! These items give us opportunity to provide … [Read more...] about A Thank You Letter from Wounded Knee District School

Thank You Letters from Little Singer Community School

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April 23, 2016Good morning to all of our friends!Little Singer Community School extends an overwhelming appreciation and thank you for all the bakery goods of cake, frosting and sprinkles that you sent - we used a set last night for Father/Daughter dance and will do so for our Mother/Son dance next week.  The end of the school year birthday parties will use up the remaining and we want to thank you for all that you … [Read more...] about Thank You Letters from Little Singer Community School

A Thank You from the Partnership for Housing

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Here's a thank you letter I received recently from the OST Partnership for Housing! April 13, 2016 To: Friends of Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing, Inc. (OSTPH) would like to express its sincere gratitude for the donation of three (3) laptop computers to help with our efforts for affordable housing and self-sufficiency here on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In this digital age, much of our … [Read more...] about A Thank You from the Partnership for Housing