With your GENEROSITY a $1,000 to buy Christmas JOY, HOPE and CHEER for a family of 6 In Pine Ridge, South Dakota will be raised!
WHY:
In 2012 I started sponsoring two kids in the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, through an organization that assist and supports many people in that area of the world.
" One Spirit South Dakota" you can find them here:
http://www.nativeprogress.org
I have been following these two kids steps closely through these past five years.
Nalaw just turned 10, she is a great student, she wants to be a kitty for Halloween, and she wanted me to know that she started running track at school this year.
Phillip (her brother) is 9 years old and lives with his dad out of the reservation. It turns out that he did not need any more sponsoring, as per his father's request. Nevertheless we have been keeping in touch.
Nalaw moved in with her auntie and 3 cousins, 3 years ago after she had been "home-hopping" since the passing of her mother when she was 6 years old.
(By the time she moved into her current home, she had been living at her step-dad's trailer with her brother, then taken to a foster home, (because kids were being neglected by step dad) meanwhile, her brother left to go live with his dad, and she was placed with her grandparents, until finally, she is, currently, living with her auntie.)
Here is when I realized that I could no longer send gifts to her only, but I had to "adopt" the other kids too. Not as an obligation, but because I felt that as a kid, I would have liked to be INCLUDED!
This past June (2017) I drove with my daughter (12) and Goddaughter (11) to finally meet them all.
It was an unforgettable experience filled with joy, laughter, friendship and caring that left me wanting to give MORE! That is the reason I created this campaign.
Just to give you an idea, funds will be used like this:
•Buy gifts for each of the kids.
•Gifts for the mom and dad.
•Fill out the stockings with little candy and toys for each member of the family.
•Get some edible items.
•A gift card for "Sioux Nation Supermarket" in their reserve.
•Wrapping paper, bags, boxes and cards and bows.
•Shipping.
I would need the funds by November 25th.
I will get a few days to shop, pack and mail, for them to get these gifts before Christmas.
It means the world to me assisting and caring for others, I can just see the joy and happiness of these kids as they open their presents and realize that the world, after all, is a nice place for kids to grow older.
If you would like to participate you can help me reach my goal with your donation and sharing this campaign with all your friends.
I have been following these two kids steps closely through these past five years.
Nalaw just turned 10, she is a great student, she wants to be a kitty for Halloween, and she wanted me to know that she started running track at school this year.
Phillip (her brother) is 9 years old and lives with his dad out of the reservation. It turns out that he did not need any more sponsoring, as per his father's request. Nevertheless we have been keeping in touch.
Nalaw moved in with her auntie and 3 cousins, 3 years ago after she had been "home-hopping" since the passing of her mother when she was 6 years old.
(By the time she moved into her current home, she had been living at her step-dad's trailer with her brother, then taken to a foster home, (because kids were being neglected by step dad) meanwhile, her brother left to go live with his dad, and she was placed with her grandparents, until finally, she is, currently, living with her auntie.)
Here is when I realized that I could no longer send gifts to her only, but I had to "adopt" the other kids too. Not as an obligation, but because I felt that as a kid, I would have liked to be INCLUDED!
This past June (2017) I drove with my daughter (12) and Goddaughter (11) to finally meet them all.
It was an unforgettable experience filled with joy, laughter, friendship and caring that left me wanting to give MORE! That is the reason I created this campaign.
Just to give you an idea, funds will be used like this:
•Buy gifts for each of the kids.
•Gifts for the mom and dad.
•Fill out the stockings with little candy and toys for each member of the family.
•Get some edible items.
•A gift card for "Sioux Nation Supermarket" in their reserve.
•Wrapping paper, bags, boxes and cards and bows.
•Shipping.
I would need the funds by November 25th.
I will get a few days to shop, pack and mail, for them to get these gifts before Christmas.
It means the world to me assisting and caring for others, I can just see the joy and happiness of these kids as they open their presents and realize that the world, after all, is a nice place for kids to grow older.
If you would like to participate you can help me reach my goal with your donation and sharing this campaign with all your friends.
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