Pictured above: Maggie Dunne visits with girls from Edgewood Elementary School
who took action, raised money and collected school supplies for Pine Ridge
who took action, raised money and collected school supplies for Pine Ridge
Our "20k Summer Challenge" is underway and so far we have raised over $3,000 between our Razoo Fundraising Page and off-line donations! Our goal is to raise $20k by September to ensure that our exciting projects will have enough funding and we need YOUR help to spread the word.
Some of the projects we hope to fund, or more fully fund, include the following:
- We are LINKING Elementary School students (on and off the Reservation) through video, service, dialogue and friendship ~ forming friendships on and off the Reservation, both sides learning from each other (the first series of SKYPE dialogues is scheduled to start in the Fall of 2012);
- We are helping a Reservation school develop a music program (they have asked for recorders and electric guitars);
- We are filling wish lists of supplies, fun reading materials and Art materials to keep the children reading and creative;
- We will continue to make sure that children are properly attired to withstand the winter weather of the region (they need snow jackets and boots);
- We will continue to provide children with proper athletic shoes so they can participate in sports; and
- We are launching our First Annual writing competition for girls -- details coming soon!
1. Post our Razoo link on your Facebook Page and encourage your friends to spread the word: Click here for Razoo Page!
2. Tweet the link or retweet our notices @Lakota_Children - You can do this more than once! Different people look at Twitter different times during the day.
3. Send out an email to your friends and family telling them about Lakota Children's Enrichment and our "20k Summer Challenge." Read articles linked to our last Blogpost that tell the story about why we are raising 20k.
4. Hold a fundraiser in your community! We can help you brainstorm and send you flyers that you can use. Email us at lakotakids@gmail.com
5. Post a Razoo widget on your blog or Facebook page. Contact us if you need help with this! Check out our RAZOO FUNDRAISING PAGE!
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| UPDATE: On June 21,2012 students at the Edgewood School in NY presented Maggie Dunne with a check for the Summer Challenge in the amount of $1600, money they raised since she first spoke at the school in January. The have now formed a "Pine-Wood Club" and will be talking by SKYPE to students at a Reservation School in the Fall. |
Email us at lakotakids@gmail.com if you have ideas or want to get involved. We love feedback and hearing your creative ideas!
Peace,
The Lakota Children's Enrichment Team
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