Friday, November 4, 2011

TOYS, TOYS, TOYS: For Children on the Pine Ridge Reservation!


Please join in our effort to provide Holiday Toys to the children of 2 communities.

PLEASE do not send anything that your own children would not be thrilled to open. The toys you send will be distributed as gifts in late-December.

Also, please take the time to read these instructions and refer to our Shipping Instructions Tab for suggestions about shipping methods.

WHAT TO SEND AND WHAT NOT TO SEND

BEST BETS:

  • Sports equipment, including basketballs, soccer balls, Frisbees, Archery, volleyballs, Nerf balls, footballs, etc.
  • Beanie Babies (small non dust collecting items)
  • Games, cards, word games, math games, educational games (new or complete)
  • Arts and crafts (craft kits, crayons, markers, un-used coloring books and drawing paper, glue sticks, stickers, scissors, anything you can think of as long as everything needed for a project is included)
  • Clean toddler toys (please clean and disinfect if not new and do not send rusted or incomplete items)
  • Teens: popular teen items 


PLEASE DO NOT SEND:
  • Battery operated toys (unless you include LOTS of batteries to keep them going)
  • Large items unless they are outdoor items
  • Stuffed animals (which can collect dust and mold)
  • Cloth dolls, unless they are new
  • Water/ice sports equipment (no ice skates, scuba or snorkeling equipment)
  • Anything worn or dirty

WHERE TO SEND


                             LOCAL DROP OFF IN NEW YORK
Parish House Lobby, Scarsdale Congregational Church, One Heathcote Road (red brick building at corner of Heathcote and Post Roads)
OR
on covered front door step of 14 Edgewood Road, Scarsdale, NY
OR
Scarsdale High School, Post Road entrance in marked bins

                                        MAILING ADDRESSES
We will be sending toys to two communities, where our partners have agreed to distribute toys through local events and to deliver toys to families located in remote areas:

COMMUNITY OF KYLE
Inila-Wakan Janis, Sr.
P.O. Box 797
Kyle, South Dakota 57752

COMMUNITY OF WANBLEE
 Jerome and Theresa High Horse
P.O. Box 317
Wanblee, South Dakota 57577

BOOKS: (grades K-12)
Crazy Horse School
P.O. Box 260
Wanblee, South Dakota 57577

THANK YOU ALL. WE LOVE OUR FANS!

14 comments:

  1. where can send money order
    doing a card and craft sale for you all

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  2. Thank you Ingrid! You can either make an online donation (through Pay Pal on the "donate" button at the top right of this page) or you can mail it to LPRCEP, P.O.Box 581, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Let us know how it goes!

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  3. I WANT TO HELP TOO.CAN YOU GIVE MY EMAIL ADDY TO FAMILYS,SO I CAN HELP THEM.ID RATHER SEND DIRECTLY.I HAVE A LOT OF TOYS.ETC. LOOKNTHRUWOLFEYE@EARTHLINK.NET
    352-540-4729
    IS ANYONE HOMELESS.I LIVE IN FLORIDA, HAVE HUGE HOME.BE MORE THEN HAPPY TO HELP.

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  4. You can send gift quality toys directly to the people on the Reservation listed in the above post, who have agreed to distribute toys at December holiday parties and also to children in more remote areas. You can contact us at lakotakids@gmail.com if you would like further information. Shipping instructions are posted on the Tab on Menu Bar above entitled Shipping Instructions. Thank you for joining our effort to make this a wonderful holiday season for as many children as possible!

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  5. Hello, being in Belgium, I thought it might be better to send a direct money donation for this time, it all worked well on the site. You are doing such a great job, thank you so much, I am far away but I am with you in my heart and I hope so very much to be able to visit and help one day. Meanwhile I will be following up on the site/FB. Have a happy time!

    Michèle Gruber

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  6. Thank you so much Michele from Belgium! Your contribution will be applied towards gifts for the children of Wanblee and Kyle. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! WE LOVE OUR FANS!!!

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  7. nice to see so many donations going. I am probably too far to send any though.

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  8. Thanks for sharing your info. I really appreciate your efforts and I will be waiting for your further write ups thanks once again.

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  10. We all want the kids to be happy! So contribute for their best interest people!

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  11. I would like to do something for the Crazy Horse school. As a former teacher I am going to mail out several large boxes of high quality, like new, children's literature. Also, I would like to do something for the kids for Christmas- a fund raiser or toy drive. Where would I send the stuff via mail? Thanks!

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    1. Great! Crazy Horse is grades K-12 and the Wanblee CAP (Community Action Program - -a community center) and/or the High Horse family run holiday parties for the children. We try to provide them with Halloween,December and spring Easter Egg parties.

      The Crazy Horse School address in the above post - just address your books to the Librarian. Make sure to check our shipping instruction tabs for helpful hints. For example, shipping books by media mail will save you a lot of money.

      We will be posting the holiday party soon! Thank you for your interest!

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    2. Forgot to mention, please let us know what you send so we can keep track of how much is going to each location -- when the volumes start to get overwhelming we direct donations to other schools. Wanblee, in general, is one of the communities with the greatest need.

      Also forgot to mention, if you are interested in doing an online fundraiser, our Razoo link (top right) has an option for you make your own event that links to our charity. That way you can raise money for a specific project.

      You can contact us at lakotakids@gmail.com with any questions!

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